Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

York Water Company Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$44M
Total assets Below avg plan size
29
Participants Small participant base
84th
Percentile by assets National rank
$1.5M
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: The York Water Company Pension Plan for General and Administrative Employees · Sponsored by York Water Company · Pennsylvania · Utilities

$44M in assets, 29 participants

York Water Company's The York Water Company Pension Plan for General and Administrative Employees reported $44M in total assets and 29 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 84th 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.

  • #361 in Utilities (721 peers)

Utilities sector rank

Within Utilities, The York Water Company Pension Plan for General and Administrative Employees ranks #361 of 721 2023 filers by assets (1234% of the sector average)-$44M for 29 participants.

#361
in Utilities (721 peers)
+14.2%
assets growth YoY
0.4×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The York Water Company Pension Plan for General and Administrative Employees's outsized position by total assets

The York Water Company Pension Plan for General and Administrative Employees vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2023 · DOL Form 5500

$43,508,125 Top 16% higher than 84% of 127,068 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 2023

The York Water Company Pension Plan for General and Administrative Employees among smaller filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2023 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. The York Water Company Pension Plan for General and Administrative Employees is a small filing (29 participants) on this national headcount ladder.

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • The York Water Company Pension Plan for General and Administrative Employees reported net income rose from -$6M in the plan year 2022 filing to $5M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • The York Water Company Pension Plan for General and Administrative Employees end-of-year assets rose from $38M in the plan year 2022 filing to $44M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • The York Water Company Pension Plan for General and Administrative Employees reported participants fell from 33 in the plan year 2022 filing to 29 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 231242500 · York Water Company PY 2023 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

The York Water Company Pension Plan for General and Administrative Employees · $44M · 29 · 84th

  • 5500 $44M
  • 5500 29
  • 5500 84th
  • 5500 Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • 5500 near Kellanova Muncy Pension Plan
  • 5500 ind #361

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 Utilities retirement plans → · Plans in Pennsylvania →

The York Water Company Pension Plan for General and Administrative Employees in the asset neighbourhood

Sonoco Pension Plan$44MThe York Water Company Pension Plan for General and Administrative EmployeesThe York Water Company Pensi…$44MKellanova Muncy Pension Plan$43MIthink Financial Credit Union Cash Balance Defined Benefit Plan and TrustIthink Financial Credit Unio…$43MAmerican Income Life Insurance Company Collective Bargaining Agreement Employees Pension PlanAmerican Income Life Insuran…$43M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among The York Water Company Pension Plan for General and Administrative Employees and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Utilities filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$38M
Net Assets (End of Year)$44M
Net Income$5M
Employer EIN231242500
Plan Effective Date1959-05-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (York Water Company)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All York Water Company plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$59M 15.344844990334428% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$50M$55M$60M$65M 202220232024 $51.4M $59.3M ▲ +15.4%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 140 $51M
2023 2 140 $59M
2024 2 150 $59M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Pennsylvania

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

The York Water Company Pension Plan for General and Administrative Employees vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Pennsylvania, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -20000020000400006000080000 -5051015 Total assets ($B) Participants The York Water Company Pension Plan for General and Administrative Employees, Total assets ($B): 0.043508125 · Participants: 29The York Water Company Pension Plan for General and Administrative EmployeesNational Elevator Industry Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 11.224377797 · Participants: 27434National Elevator Industry Pension PlanSteelworkers Pension Trust, Total assets ($B): 6.602912146 · Participants: 47052Steelworkers Pension TrustThe PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 5.63715 · Participants: 63680The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. Pension PlanConstellation Retirement Program, Total assets ($B): 5.323012123 · Participants: 5080Constellation Retirement ProgramThe Bank of New York Mellon Corporation Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 5.257223708 · Participants: 7374The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation Pension Plan
The York Water Company Pension Plan for General and Administrative Employees vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Pennsylvania, assets vs. participants
Compare The York Water Company Pension Plan for General and Administrative Employees side-by-side with 3 peers →

The York Water Company Pension Plan for General and Administrative Employees's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Pennsylvania, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Kellanova Muncy Pension Plan in IL ($43M); by covered participants it is Bokers, Inc. Salaried Pension Plan in MN (29 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (29 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did The York Water Company Pension Plan for General and Administrative Employees assets move in 2023? ▼
The York Water Company Pension Plan for General and Administrative Employees grew at a solid clip - up 14.2% during 2023, from $38M to $44M. Reported net income was $5M.
How have York Water Company plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), York Water Company's sponsor-wide assets grew 15.3%, from $51M to $59M.
Where does The York Water Company Pension Plan for General and Administrative Employees rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
The York Water Company Pension Plan for General and Administrative Employees ranks in the 84th percentile by end-of-year assets among 127,072 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to The York Water Company Pension Plan for General and Administrative Employees? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Kellanova Muncy Pension Plan in IL ($43M, 217 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to The York Water Company Pension Plan for General and Administrative Employees? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Bokers, Inc. Salaried Pension Plan in MN (29 participants, $12M in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2023.

Source: DOL EFAST2 filing system (efast.dol.gov) - original filing retrieval by EIN 231242500.

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.