Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Plumbers Local 27 Pension Fund Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$123M
Total assets Near avg plan size
442
Participants Below avg headcount
94th
Percentile by assets National rank
$279,106
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Plumbers Local 27 Pension Fund · Sponsored by Plumbers Local 27 Pension Fund · Pennsylvania · Construction

$123M in assets, 442 participants

Plumbers Local 27 Pension Fund's Plumbers Local 27 Pension Fund reported $123M in total assets and 442 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 94th 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.

  • #9,193 in Construction (9,927 peers)

Where Plumbers Local 27 Pension Fund sits by assets

Plumbers Local 27 Pension Fund sits in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets, $123M for 442 participants (~$279,106/participant), down 16.2% in 2022.

#9,193
in Construction (9,927 peers)
-16.2%
assets change YoY
1.2×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $24M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Plumbers Local 27 Pension Fund's outsized position by total assets

Plumbers Local 27 Pension Fund vs every filed plan by assets

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

$123,364,846 Top 6% higher than 94% 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

Plumbers Local 27 Pension Fund among mid-size filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2022 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Plumbers Local 27 Pension Fund sits mid-pack in the medium band (442 participants).

DOL schedule card

Filing strip 256034928 · Plumbers Local 27 Pension Fund PY 2022 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Plumbers Local 27 Pension Fund · $123M · 442 · 94th

  • BOOK $123M
  • VS-ST 442
  • BOY 94th
  • SCH Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • EBSA near Sumitomo Rubber USA, LLC 1970 Pension Plan
  • PART ind #9193

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 Construction retirement plans → · Plans in Pennsylvania →

Plumbers Local 27 Pension Fund in the asset neighbourhood

Plumbers & Pipefitters Local 172 Pension FundPlumbers & Pipefitters Local…$123MPlumbers Local 27 Pension FundPlumbers Local 27 Pension Fu…$123MSumitomo Rubber USA, LLC 1970 Pension PlanSumitomo Rubber USA, LLC 197…$123MWelch Foods Inc. Pension Plan$123MCentral California IBEW-NECA Pension Trust FundCentral California IBEW-NECA…$123M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Plumbers Local 27 Pension Fund and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

Scale-class filing particulars (2022)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$147M
Net Assets (End of Year)$123M
Net Income-$24M
Employer EIN256034928
Plan Effective Date1956-06-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Plumbers Local 27 Pension Fund)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Plumbers Local 27 Pension Fund plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$154M 25.12078278766708% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$120M$130M$140M$150M$160M 202220232024 $123M $154M ▲ +25.1%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 442 $123M
2023 1 483 $139M
2024 1 663 $154M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Pennsylvania

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

Plumbers Local 27 Pension Fund vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Pennsylvania, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -20000020000400006000080000 -5051015 Total assets ($B) Participants Plumbers Local 27 Pension Fund, Total assets ($B): 0.123364846 · Participants: 442Plumbers Local 27 Pension FundNational Elevator Industry Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 10.401485458 · Participants: 27097National Elevator Industry Pension PlanSteelworkers Pension Trust, Total assets ($B): 5.908424468 · Participants: 52395Steelworkers Pension TrustThe PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 5.402519 · Participants: 63731The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. Pension PlanConstellation Retirement Program, Total assets ($B): 5.359207207 · Participants: 5314Constellation Retirement ProgramThe Bank of New York Mellon Corporation Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.968344232 · Participants: 8098The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation Pension Plan
Plumbers Local 27 Pension Fund vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Pennsylvania, assets vs. participants
Compare Plumbers Local 27 Pension Fund side-by-side with 3 peers →

Plumbers Local 27 Pension Fund's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Pennsylvania, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Sumitomo Rubber USA, LLC 1970 Pension Plan in NY ($123M); by covered participants it is Major League Baseball Pension Plan for Non-Uniformed Personnel in NY (442 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($123M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (442 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 Plumbers Local 27 Pension Fund assets move in 2022? ▼
Plumbers Local 27 Pension Fund declined sharply - down 16.2% during 2022, from $147M to $123M. Reported net income was -$24M.
How have Plumbers Local 27 Pension Fund plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Plumbers Local 27 Pension Fund's sponsor-wide assets grew 25.1%, from $123M to $154M.
Where does Plumbers Local 27 Pension Fund rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Plumbers Local 27 Pension Fund ranks in the 94th percentile by end-of-year assets among 139,126 plans that reported assets for plan year 2022 (in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Plumbers Local 27 Pension Fund? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Sumitomo Rubber USA, LLC 1970 Pension Plan in NY ($123M, N/A participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Plumbers Local 27 Pension Fund? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Major League Baseball Pension Plan for Non-Uniformed Personnel in NY (442 participants, $103M 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 256034928.

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.