Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

The Washington Trust Company Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$79M
Total assets Below avg plan size
127
Participants Small participant base
91st
Percentile by assets National rank
$621,028
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: The Washington Trust Company Pension Plan · Sponsored by The Washington Trust Company · Rhode Island · Finance & Insurance

$79M in assets, 127 participants

The Washington Trust Company's The Washington Trust Company Pension Plan reported $79M in total assets and 127 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 91st 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.

  • #7,976 in Finance & Insurance (9,261 peers)

Coverage in Rhode Island

The Washington Trust Company Pension Plan covers 127 participants in Rhode Island, about 9% of the average Rhode Island filer (state average ~1,449 per filing). Assets: $79M.

#7,976
in Finance & Insurance (9,261 peers)
-2.2%
assets change YoY
0.8×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

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.

The Washington Trust Company Pension Plan's outsized position by total assets

The Washington Trust Company Pension Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$78,870,589 Top 9% higher than 91% 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 Washington Trust Company Pension 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. The Washington Trust Company Pension Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (127 participants).

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 050235370 · The Washington Trust Company PY 2022 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

The Washington Trust Company Pension Plan · $79M · 127 · 91st

  • ASSETS $79M
  • ASSETS 127
  • ASSETS 91st
  • ASSETS Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • ASSETS near Tompkins Financial Corporation Retirement Plan
  • ASSETS ind #7976

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 Rhode Island →

The Washington Trust Company Pension Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Sappi North America, Inc. Retirement Plan for Salaried EmployeesSappi North America, Inc. Re…$79MVectren Corporation Combined Non-Bargaining Retirement PlanVectren Corporation Combined…$79MTompkins Financial Corporation Retirement PlanTompkins Financial Corporati…$79MThe Washington Trust Company Pension PlanThe Washington Trust Company…$79MEmployees' Retirement Plan of First Hawaiian, Inc.Employees' Retirement Plan o…$79M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among The Washington Trust Company Pension Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

Rhode Island filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$81M
Net Assets (End of Year)$79M
Net Income-$2M
Employer EIN050235370
Plan Effective Date1959-11-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (The Washington Trust Company)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All The Washington Trust Company plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$143M 23.032333834557967% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$100M$150M$200M$250M 202220232024 $186M $143M ▼ -23.0%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 729 $186M
2023 2 742 $213M
2024 2 759 $143M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Rhode Island

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

The Washington Trust Company Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Rhode Island, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -20000020000400006000080000 -505101520 Total assets ($B) Participants The Washington Trust Company Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.078870589 · Participants: 127The Washington Trust Company Pension PlanThe Bank of America Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 18.835300915 · Participants: 59906The Bank of America Pension PlanTextron Master Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.972448304 · Participants: 7702Textron Master Retirement PlanFactory Mutual Insurance Company Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 2.658220492 · Participants: 3598Factory Mutual Insurance Company Pension PlanBell Helicopter Textron Master Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 2.134460957 · Participants: 2995Bell Helicopter Textron Master Retirement PlanAmica Pension Fund, Total assets ($B): 1.727351006 · Participants: 2750Amica Pension Fund
The Washington Trust Company Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Rhode Island, assets vs. participants
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The Washington Trust Company Pension Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Rhode Island, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Tompkins Financial Corporation Retirement Plan in NY ($79M); by covered participants it is Smithfoods Orrville Inc. Union Pension Plan in OH (127 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (127 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 Washington Trust Company Pension Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
The Washington Trust Company Pension Plan edged down modestly - down 2.2% during 2022, from $81M to $79M. Reported net income was -$2M.
How have The Washington Trust Company plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), The Washington Trust Company's sponsor-wide assets declined 23.0%, from $186M to $143M.
Where does The Washington Trust Company Pension Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
The Washington Trust Company Pension Plan ranks in the 91st percentile by end-of-year assets among 139,126 plans that reported assets for plan year 2022 (in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to The Washington Trust Company Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Tompkins Financial Corporation Retirement Plan in NY ($79M, 283 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to The Washington Trust Company Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Smithfoods Orrville Inc. Union Pension Plan in OH (127 participants, $6M 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 050235370.

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.