Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Community Bank System, Inc. Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$244M
Total assets Near avg plan size
2,454
Participants Above avg headcount
96th
Percentile by assets National rank
$99,565
Avg per participant Below avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Community Bank System, Inc. Pension Plan · Sponsored by Community Bank System, Inc. · New York · Finance & Insurance

$244M in assets, 2,454 participants

Community Bank System, Inc.'s Community Bank System, Inc. Pension Plan reported $244M in total assets and 2,454 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 96th percentile by assets among filed plans. Figures are as reported by the plan sponsor to the Department of Labor, not audited or endorsed by PlainRetire.

  • #8,670 in Finance & Insurance (9,261 peers)

Coverage in New York

Community Bank System, Inc. Pension Plan covers 2,454 participants in New York, 3.1x the typical New York plan (state average ~798 per filing). Assets: $244M.

#8,670
in Finance & Insurance (9,261 peers)
-16.0%
assets change YoY
2.5×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $46M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Community Bank System, Inc. Pension Plan's outsized position by total assets

Community Bank System, Inc. Pension Plan vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2022 · DOL Form 5500

$244,332,944 Top 4% higher than 96% of 139,123 filed plans

This plan $0 $2,050,000,000 every filed plan with reported assets, bucketed by value

Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.

Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2022

Community Bank System, Inc. Pension Plan's large-plan peer group by participant headcount

Plan-year 2022 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Community Bank System, Inc. Pension Plan lands in the large band (2,454 participants).

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 161213679 · Community Bank System, Inc. PY 2022 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Community Bank System, Inc. Pension Plan · $244M · 2,454 · 96th

  • RANK $244M
  • PHOTO 2,454
  • IND 96th
  • EOY Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • 5500 near I.B.E.W. Local 456 Pension Plan
  • ASSETS ind #8670

Stamps derive from this plan's Form 5500 line items (assets, participants, type, EIN, cohort placement) - not a quality rating of the sponsor. Read with Finance & Insurance retirement plans → · Plans in New York →

Community Bank System, Inc. Pension Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Community Bank System, Inc. Pension Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

New York filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$291M
Net Assets (End of Year)$244M
Net Income-$46M
Employer EIN161213679
Plan Effective Date1976-07-07
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Community Bank System, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Community Bank System, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$747M 19.79070509164679% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$600M$650M$700M$750M$800M 202220232024 $624M $747M ▲ +19.8%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 5,177 $624M
2023 2 5,228 $683M
2024 2 5,097 $747M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in New York

Peer Defined Benefit (Pension) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

Community Bank System, Inc. Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in New York, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. 05000100001500020000 -100102030 Total assets ($B) Participants Community Bank System, Inc. Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.244332944 · Participants: 2454Community Bank System, Inc. Pension PlanIBM Personal Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 25.511753238 · Participants: 16431IBM Personal Pension PlanConsolidated Edison Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 15.815266303 · Participants: 11303Consolidated Edison Retirement PlanPepsico Employees Retirement Plan I, Total assets ($B): 7.656963 · Participants: 11386Pepsico Employees Retirement Plan INew York State Nurses Association Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 5.019503014 · Participants: 18592New York State Nurses Association Pension PlanNew York District Council of Carpenters Pension Pl, Total assets ($B): 4.837058087 · Participants: 11318New York District Council of Carpenters Pension Pl
Community Bank System, Inc. Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in New York, assets vs. participants
Compare Community Bank System, Inc. Pension Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Community Bank System, Inc. Pension Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside New York, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is I.B.E.W. Local 456 Pension Plan in NJ ($244M); by covered participants it is Steamfitters Local Union No. 420 Pension Plan in PA (2,457 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($244M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (2,454 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Community Bank System, Inc. Pension Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
Community Bank System, Inc. Pension Plan declined sharply - down 16.0% during 2022, from $291M to $244M. Reported net income was -$46M.
How have Community Bank System, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Community Bank System, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 19.8%, from $624M to $747M.
Where does Community Bank System, Inc. Pension Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Community Bank System, Inc. Pension Plan ranks in the 96th percentile by end-of-year assets among 139,126 plans that reported assets for plan year 2022 (in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Community Bank System, Inc. Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is I.B.E.W. Local 456 Pension Plan in NJ ($244M, 807 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Community Bank System, Inc. Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Steamfitters Local Union No. 420 Pension Plan in PA (2,457 participants, $556M in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2022.

Source: DOL EFAST2 filing system (efast.dol.gov) - original filing retrieval by EIN 161213679.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA). See our methodology for details.