Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

American Civil Liberties Union Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$155M
Total assets Near avg plan size
230
Participants Below avg headcount
95th
Percentile by assets National rank
$673,404
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: American Civil Liberties Union Retirement Plan · Sponsored by American Civil Liberties Union · New York · Professional & Technical Services

$155M in assets, 230 participants

American Civil Liberties Union's American Civil Liberties Union Retirement Plan reported $155M in total assets and 230 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 95th 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.

  • #20,668 in Professional & Technical Services (21,562 peers)

Coverage in New York

American Civil Liberties Union Retirement Plan covers 230 participants in New York, about 29% of the average New York filer (state average ~798 per filing). Assets: $155M.

#20,668
in Professional & Technical Services (21,562 peers)
-22.6%
assets change YoY
1.6×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $45M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

American Civil Liberties Union Retirement Plan's outsized position by total assets

American Civil Liberties Union Retirement Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$154,882,812 Top 5% higher than 95% 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

American Civil Liberties Union Retirement Plan 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. American Civil Liberties Union Retirement Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (230 participants).

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 133871360 · American Civil Liberties Union PY 2022 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

American Civil Liberties Union Retirement Plan · $155M · 230 · 95th

  • TYPE $155M
  • TYPE 230
  • TYPE 95th
  • TYPE Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • TYPE near American Federation of Government Employees Pension Plan
  • TYPE ind #20668

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 Professional & Technical Services retirement plans → · Plans in New York →

American Civil Liberties Union Retirement Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among American Civil Liberties Union Retirement Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

New York filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$200M
Net Assets (End of Year)$155M
Net Income-$45M
Employer EIN133871360
Plan Effective Date1965-07-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (American Civil Liberties Union)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All American Civil Liberties Union plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$408M 57.08351362596134% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$200M$250M$300M$350M$400M$450M 202220232024 $260M $408M ▲ +57.1%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 3 1,946 $260M
2023 2 2,029 $364M
2024 2 2,102 $408M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in New York

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

American Civil Liberties Union Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in New York, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -500005000100001500020000 -100102030 Total assets ($B) Participants American Civil Liberties Union Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.154882812 · Participants: 230American Civil Liberties Union Retirement 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
American Civil Liberties Union Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in New York, assets vs. participants
Compare American Civil Liberties Union Retirement Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

American Civil Liberties Union Retirement Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside New York, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is American Federation of Government Employees Pension Plan in DC ($155M); by covered participants it is Pension Plan a of Healthnow Ny Inc. in PA (230 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($155M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (230 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 American Civil Liberties Union Retirement Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
American Civil Liberties Union Retirement Plan declined sharply - down 22.6% during 2022, from $200M to $155M. Reported net income was -$45M.
How have American Civil Liberties Union plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), American Civil Liberties Union's sponsor-wide assets grew 57.1%, from $260M to $408M.
Where does American Civil Liberties Union Retirement Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
American Civil Liberties Union Retirement Plan ranks in the 95th 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 American Civil Liberties Union Retirement Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is American Federation of Government Employees Pension Plan in DC ($155M, 284 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to American Civil Liberties Union Retirement Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Pension Plan a of Healthnow Ny Inc. in PA (230 participants, $136M 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 133871360.

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.