Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022
Communications Workers of America, AFL-CIO, Clc Pension Plan
Data updated 2026-08-25
- $121M
- Total assets Near avg plan size
- 168
- Participants Small participant base
- 94th
- Percentile by assets National rank
- $720,616
- Avg per participant High balance/head
Official DOL plan name: Communications Workers of America Plan for Employees' Pensions · Sponsored by Communications Workers of America, AFL-CIO, Clc · District of Columbia · Other Services
$121M in assets, 168 participants
Communications Workers of America, AFL-CIO, Clc's Communications Workers of America Plan for Employees' Pensions reported $121M in total assets and 168 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.
- #8,217 in Other Services (8,398 peers)
Coverage in District of Columbia
Communications Workers of America Plan for Employees' Pensions covers 168 participants in District of Columbia, about 12% of the average District of Columbia filer (state average ~1,456 per filing). Assets: $121M.
- #8,217
- in Other Services (8,398 peers)
- -26.3%
- assets change YoY
- 1.2×
- vs typical plan assets (national mean)
The plan reported a net loss of $44M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.
Communications Workers of America Plan for Employees' Pensions's outsized position by total assets
Communications Workers of America Plan for Employees' Pensions vs every filed plan by assets
End-of-year total assets · plan year 2022 · DOL Form 5500
$121,063,428 Top 6% higher than 94% of 139,123 filed plans
Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.
Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2022
Communications Workers of America Plan for Employees' Pensions 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. Communications Workers of America Plan for Employees' Pensions sits mid-pack in the medium band (168 participants).
DOL schedule card
Filing strip 530246709 · Communications Workers of America, AFL-CIO, Clc PY 2022 · Defined Benefit (Pension)
Communications Workers of America Plan for Employees' Pensions · $121M · 168 · 94th
- TYPE $121M
- NET 168
- BOOK 94th
- VS-ST Defined Benefit (Pension)
- BOY near Clearwater Paper Salaried Retirement Plan
- SCH ind #8217
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 Other Services retirement plans → · Plans in District of Columbia →
Communications Workers of America Plan for Employees' Pensions in the asset neighbourhood
District of Columbia filing particulars
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $164M |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $121M |
| Net Income | -$44M |
| Employer EIN | 530246709 |
| Plan Effective Date | 1951-04-02 |
| Filing Status | FILING RECEIVED |
Sponsor Plan History (Communications Workers of America, AFL-CIO, Clc)
Sponsor-wide plan assets over time
All Communications Workers of America, AFL-CIO, Clc plans reported in each filing year
- Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
- $261M 20.4808662276417% vs 2022
- 2024 filing year
| Year | Plans | Participants | Total Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 3 | 1,017 | $217M |
| 2023 | 3 | 976 | $237M |
| 2024 | 3 | 1,015 | $261M |
Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in District of Columbia
Peer Defined Benefit (Pension) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.
- Central Pension Fund of the Iuoe & Participating Employers $23.5B · 97,285
- Iam National Pension Fund $13.8B · 94,512
- United Mine Workers of America 1974 Pension Plan $3.1B · 61
- Danaher Corporation & Subsidiaries Pension Plan $1.8B · 3,671
- Liuna Staff and Affiliates Pension Fund $1.7B · 3,510
Communications Workers of America Plan for Employees' Pensions's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount
Outside District of Columbia, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Clearwater Paper Salaried Retirement Plan in WA ($121M); by covered participants it is University Neurosurgical Associates, P.C. Vip Plan in MI (168 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.
Closest by plan assets
Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($121M here).
- Clearwater Paper Salaried Retirement Plan (WA) $121M · 235
- A-E-F-C Pension Plan (IL) $121M · 199
- National Amusements Pension Plan (MA) $121M · 467
- Northwest Community Hospital Employees Retirement (IL) $121M · 660
Similar participant headcount
Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (168 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.