Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-11

$39M
Total assets
141
Participants
86th
Percentile by assets
$278,604
Avg per participant
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Official DOL plan name: Veterans of Foreign Wars Employees' Retirement Plan · Sponsored by Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States · Missouri · Other Services

$39M in assets, 141 participants

Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States's Veterans of Foreign Wars Employees' Retirement Plan reported $39M in total assets and 141 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 86th 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.

  • 86th percentile by assets (of 139,126 plans)
  • #7,834 in Other Services (8,398 peers)

Coverage in Missouri

Veterans of Foreign Wars Employees' Retirement Plan covers 141 participants in Missouri, about 19% of the average Missouri filer (state average ~737 per filing). Assets: $39M.

$39M
total plan assets (2022 EOY)
141
covered participants
86th
percentile by assets (of 139,126 plans)
$278,604
avg assets per participant

The plan reported a net loss of $2M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Where Veterans of Foreign Wars Employees' Retirement Plan sits by total assets

Veterans of Foreign Wars Employees' Retirement Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$39,283,147 Top 14% higher than 86% of 139,123 filed plans

This plan $0 $2,010,000,000 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

State
Missouri
Industry
Other Services

Participants vs Missouri filers

In Missouri, the average filing covers about 737 participants across 2,297 plans. Veterans of Foreign Wars Employees' Retirement Plan reports 141 participants - about 19% of that state average ($39M EOY assets).

Missouri filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$42M
Net Assets (End of Year)$39M
Net Income-$2M
Employer EIN440474290
Plan Effective Date1950-09-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States)

$64M$65M$66M$67M 202220232024 $64.4M $66.2M ▲ +2.8%
Total plan assets by year, all Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States plans on file
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 332 $64M
2023 2 312 $67M
2024 2 302 $66M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Missouri

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

Veterans of Foreign Wars Employees' Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Missouri, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -10000010000200003000040000 -202468 Total assets ($B) Participants Veterans of Foreign …, Total assets ($B): 0.039283147 · Participants: 141Veterans of Foreign …Boilermaker-Blacksmi…, Total assets ($B): 7.485527737 · Participants: 31010Boilermaker-Blacksmi…Ameren Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.442367346 · Participants: 10080Ameren Retirement PlanCo-Op Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.376779083 · Participants: 15460Co-Op Retirement PlanCarpenters Pension T…, Total assets ($B): 3.256518868 · Participants: 8767Carpenters Pension T…Emerson Electric Com…, Total assets ($B): 3.12779001 · Participants: 4763Emerson Electric Com…
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Frequently Asked Questions

How did Veterans of Foreign Wars Employees' Retirement Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
Veterans of Foreign Wars Employees' Retirement Plan pulled back noticeably - down 5.6% during 2022, from $42M to $39M. Reported net income was -$2M.
How have Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States's sponsor-wide assets grew 2.8%, from $64M to $66M.
Where does Veterans of Foreign Wars Employees' Retirement Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Veterans of Foreign Wars Employees' Retirement Plan ranks in the 86th percentile by end-of-year assets among 139,126 plans that reported assets for plan year 2022 (in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Veterans of Foreign Wars Employees' Retirement Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is The Retirement Plan of Dime Bank in CT ($39M, 91 participants).

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Filing takeaways

Ways to act on Veterans of Foreign Wars Employees' Retirement Plan's numbers.

  • By total assets, Veterans of Foreign Wars Employees' Retirement Plan ranks in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets. See the largest plans
  • Compare it side-by-side against 3 similar Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Missouri. Compare plans
  • Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States's sponsor-wide assets have grown 2.8% since 2022 across 3 plan years on file. More Other Services plans

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 440474290.

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.