Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Board of Trustees - Legacy Plan of the Unite Here Retirement Fund Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$610M
Total assets Above avg plan size
18,942
Participants Very large workforce
98th
Percentile by assets National rank
$32,205
Avg per participant Low balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: The Legacy Plan of the Unite Here Retirement Fund · Sponsored by Board of Trustees - Legacy Plan of the Unite Here Retirement Fund · New York · Finance & Insurance

$610M in assets, 18,942 participants

Board of Trustees - Legacy Plan of the Unite Here Retirement Fund's The Legacy Plan of the Unite Here Retirement Fund reported $610M in total assets and 18,942 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 98th 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.

  • #8,953 in Finance & Insurance (9,261 peers)

Coverage in New York

The Legacy Plan of the Unite Here Retirement Fund covers 18,942 participants in New York, 24x the typical New York plan (state average ~798 per filing). Assets: $610M.

#8,953
in Finance & Insurance (9,261 peers)
-20.8%
assets change YoY
6.1×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $168M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

The Legacy Plan of the Unite Here Retirement Fund's outsized position by total assets

The Legacy Plan of the Unite Here Retirement Fund vs every filed plan by assets

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

$610,020,203 Top 2% higher than 98% 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

The Legacy Plan of the Unite Here Retirement Fund's mega-plan peer group by participant headcount

Plan-year 2022 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. The Legacy Plan of the Unite Here Retirement Fund is a mega filing (18,942 participants), the rightmost band on the breakdown.

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 820994119 · Board of Trustees - Legacy Plan of the Unite Here Retirement Fund PY 2022 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

The Legacy Plan of the Unite Here Retirement Fund · $610M · 18,942 · 98th

  • SCH $610M
  • EBSA 18,942
  • PART 98th
  • TYPE Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • NET near General Dynamics Retirement Plan (Land Systems)
  • BOOK ind #8953

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 →

The Legacy Plan of the Unite Here Retirement Fund in the asset neighbourhood

U.a. Local 467 Defined Benefit PlanU.a. Local 467 Defined Benef…$611MGeneral Dynamics Retirement Plan (Land Systems)General Dynamics Retirement …$610MThe Legacy Plan of the Unite Here Retirement FundThe Legacy Plan of the Unite…$610MSan Francisco Culinary Bartenders & Service Employees Pension PlanSan Francisco Culinary Barte…$610MTeamsters Negotiated Pension PlanTeamsters Negotiated Pension…$609M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among The Legacy Plan of the Unite Here Retirement Fund and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

New York filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$770M
Net Assets (End of Year)$590M
Net Income-$168M
Employer EIN820994119
Plan Effective Date2018-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Board of Trustees - Legacy Plan of the Unite Here Retirement Fund)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Board of Trustees - Legacy Plan of the Unite Here Retirement Fund plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$1.1B 21.4094054107079% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$0.8B$0.9B$1B$1.1B 202220232024 $0.87B $1.06B ▲ +21.8%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 58,625 $872M
2023 2 61,879 $940M
2024 2 59,771 $1.1B

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in New York

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

The Legacy Plan of the Unite Here Retirement Fund vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in New York, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. 100001200014000160001800020000 -100102030 Total assets ($B) Participants The Legacy Plan of the Unite Here Retirement Fund, Total assets ($B): 0.610020203 · Participants: 18942The Legacy Plan of the Unite Here Retirement FundIBM 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
The Legacy Plan of the Unite Here Retirement Fund vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in New York, assets vs. participants

Scale composition for The Legacy Plan of the Unite Here Retirement Fund

The Legacy Plan of the Unite Here Retirement Fund reports $610M in end-of-year assets across 18,942 participants (0.005% of the $12.3T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.020% of 93,925,755 covered participants) - about $32,205 per participant (23% of the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2022 was -$168M.

This plan identity (EIN 820994119, plan #001) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $610M to $609M (-0.2%) while covered participants moved from 18,942 to 18,598 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.

Plan year Participants EOY assets Filing
2022 18,942 $610M This page
2023 19,570 $591M Open filing
2024 · index core 18,598 $609M Open filing

The same sponsor also keeps 2 other index-core plans on PlainRetire:

The Legacy Plan of the Unite Here Retirement Fund's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside New York, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is General Dynamics Retirement Plan (Land Systems) in VA ($610M); by covered participants it is General Motors Hourly-Rate Employees Pension Plan in MI (18,766 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (18,942 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 The Legacy Plan of the Unite Here Retirement Fund assets move in 2022? ▼
The Legacy Plan of the Unite Here Retirement Fund declined sharply - down 20.8% during 2022, from $770M to $610M. Reported net income was -$168M.
How have Board of Trustees - Legacy Plan of the Unite Here Retirement Fund plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Board of Trustees - Legacy Plan of the Unite Here Retirement Fund's sponsor-wide assets grew 21.4%, from $872M to $1.1B.
Where does The Legacy Plan of the Unite Here Retirement Fund rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
The Legacy Plan of the Unite Here Retirement Fund ranks in the 98th 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 The Legacy Plan of the Unite Here Retirement Fund? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is General Dynamics Retirement Plan (Land Systems) in VA ($610M, 1,181 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to The Legacy Plan of the Unite Here Retirement Fund? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is General Motors Hourly-Rate Employees Pension Plan in MI (18,766 participants, $40.2B in assets).