Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022
Board of Trustees of the American Federation of Musicians and Employe Pension Plan
Data updated 2026-08-06
- $1.7B
- Total assets
- 15,003
- Participants
- 99th
- Percentile by assets
- $116,608
- Avg per participant
Official DOL plan name: American Federation of Musicians and Employers' Pension Fund and Subsidiary · Sponsored by Board of Trustees of the American Federation of Musicians and Employe · New York · Arts, Entertainment & Recreation
$1.7B in assets, 15,003 participants
Board of Trustees of the American Federation of Musicians and Employe's American Federation of Musicians and Employers' Pension Fund and Subsidiary reported $1.7B in total assets and 15,003 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 99th 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.
- 99th percentile by assets (of 139,258 plans)
- #3,073 in Arts, Entertainment & Recreation (3,079 peers)
Coverage in New York
American Federation of Musicians and Employers' Pension Fund and Subsidiary covers 15,003 participants in New York, 19x the typical New York plan (state average ~795 per filing). Assets: $1.7B.
- $1.7B
- total plan assets (2022 EOY)
- 15,003
- covered participants
- 99th
- percentile by assets (of 139,258 plans)
- $116,608
- avg assets per participant
The plan reported a net loss of $271M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.
Participants vs New York filers
In New York, the average filing covers about 795 participants across 8,491 plans. American Federation of Musicians and Employers' Pension Fund and Subsidiary reports 15,003 participants - 19x that state average ($1.7B EOY assets).
New York filing particulars
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $2.0B |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $1.7B |
| Net Income | -$271M |
| Employer EIN | 516120204 |
| Plan Effective Date | 1959-10-02 |
| Filing Status | FILING RECEIVED |
Sponsor Plan History (Board of Trustees of the American Federation of Musicians and Employe)
| Year | Plans | Participants | Total Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | 15,003 | $1.7B |
| 2023 | 1 | 18,826 | $1.8B |
| 2024 | 1 | 19,021 | $3.2B |
Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in New York
Peer Defined Benefit (Pension) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.
American Federation of Musicians and Employers' Pension Fund and Subsidiary vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in New York, assets vs. participants
- IBM Personal Pension Plan $25.5B · 16,431
- Consolidated Edison Retirement Plan $15.8B · 11,303
- Pepsico Employees Retirement Plan I $7.7B · 11,386
- New York State Nurses Association Pension Plan $5.0B · 18,592
- New York District Council of Carpenters Pension Pl $4.8B · 11,318
Scale composition for American Federation of Musicians and Employers' Pension Fund and Subsidiary
American Federation of Musicians and Employers' Pension Fund and Subsidiary reports $1.7B in end-of-year assets across 15,003 participants (0.015% of the $11.6T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.017% of 89,805,449 covered participants) - about $116,608 per participant (85% of the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2022 was -$271M.
This plan identity (EIN 516120204, plan #001) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $1.7B to $3.2B (+81.3%) while covered participants moved from 15,003 to 19,021 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.
| Plan year | Participants | EOY assets | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 15,003 | $1.7B | This page |
| 2023 | 18,826 | $1.8B | Open filing |
| 2024 · index core | 19,021 | $3.2B | Open filing |
The same sponsor also keeps 1 other index-core plan on PlainRetire:
- American Federation of Musicians and Employers' Pension Fund and Subsidiary (Defined Benefit (Pension), $3.2B, 19,021 participants)
Similar-Sized Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans Nationally
Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states closest to American Federation of Musicians and Employers' Pension Fund and Subsidiary by total assets, not by location.
- Disney Associated Companies' Retirement Plan (CA) $1.8B · 25,666
- Group Retirement Income Plan No. 10 (IL) $1.7B · 3,135
- Twin City Carpenters and Joiners Pension Fund (MN) $1.8B · 6,352
- Retirement Plan for Employees of Hawaiian Electric Industries, Inc. and Participating Subsidiaries (HI) $1.7B · 2,548
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Filing takeaways
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- By total assets, American Federation of Musicians and Employers' Pension Fund and Subsidiary ranks among the largest 1% of all filed plans. See the largest plans
- Compare it side-by-side against 3 similar Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in New York. Compare plans
- Board of Trustees of the American Federation of Musicians and Employe's sponsor-wide assets have grown 81.3% since 2022 across 3 plan years on file. More Arts, Entertainment & Recreation plans