Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

IBEW 143 Benefit Funds - Pension Fund Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$75M
Total assets Below avg plan size
356
Participants Below avg headcount
89th
Percentile by assets National rank
$210,416
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: 143 IBEW Benefit Funds - Pension Fund · Sponsored by IBEW 143 Benefit Funds - Pension Fund · Pennsylvania · Construction

$75M in assets, 356 participants

IBEW 143 Benefit Funds - Pension Fund's 143 IBEW Benefit Funds - Pension Fund reported $75M in total assets and 356 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 89th 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.

  • #7,868 in Construction (9,030 peers)

Coverage in Pennsylvania

143 IBEW Benefit Funds - Pension Fund covers 356 participants in Pennsylvania, about 43% of the average Pennsylvania filer (state average ~822 per filing). Assets: $75M.

#7,868
in Construction (9,030 peers)
+9.1%
assets growth YoY
0.8×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

143 IBEW Benefit Funds - Pension Fund's outsized position by total assets

143 IBEW Benefit Funds - Pension Fund vs every filed plan by assets

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

$74,908,150 Top 11% higher than 89% 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

143 IBEW Benefit Funds - Pension Fund among mid-size filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2023 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. 143 IBEW Benefit Funds - Pension Fund sits mid-pack in the medium band (356 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • 143 IBEW Benefit Funds - Pension Fund reported net income rose from -$14M in the plan year 2022 filing to $6M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • 143 IBEW Benefit Funds - Pension Fund end-of-year assets rose from $69M in the plan year 2022 filing to $75M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • 143 IBEW Benefit Funds - Pension Fund reported participants fell from 361 in the plan year 2022 filing to 356 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 236537047 · IBEW 143 Benefit Funds - Pension Fund PY 2023 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

143 IBEW Benefit Funds - Pension Fund · $75M · 356 · 89th

  • EBSA $75M
  • EBSA 356
  • EBSA 89th
  • EBSA Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • EBSA near Dallasnews Corporation Pension Plan II
  • EBSA ind #7868

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 Construction retirement plans → · Plans in Pennsylvania →

143 IBEW Benefit Funds - Pension Fund in the asset neighbourhood

Boston Symphony Orchestra Pension InstitutionBoston Symphony Orchestra Pe…$75MDebevoise & Plimpton LLP Cash Balance Retirement Plan for PartnersDebevoise & Plimpton LLP Cas…$75M143 IBEW Benefit Funds - Pension Fund143 IBEW Benefit Funds - Pen…$75MDallasnews Corporation Pension Plan IIDallasnews Corporation Pensi…$75MIron Workers Regional Shop Local Union No 855 Pension TrustIron Workers Regional Shop L…$75M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among 143 IBEW Benefit Funds - Pension Fund and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Pennsylvania filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$69M
Net Assets (End of Year)$75M
Net Income$6M
Employer EIN236537047
Plan Effective Date1966-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (IBEW 143 Benefit Funds - Pension Fund)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All IBEW 143 Benefit Funds - Pension Fund plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$75M 9.067995258606443% vs 2022
2023 filing year
$68M$70M$72M$74M$76M 20222023 $68.7M $74.9M ▲ +9.1%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 361 $69M
2023 1 356 $75M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Pennsylvania

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

143 IBEW Benefit Funds - Pension Fund vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Pennsylvania, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -20000020000400006000080000 -5051015 Total assets ($B) Participants 143 IBEW Benefit Funds - Pension Fund, Total assets ($B): 0.07490815 · Participants: 356143 IBEW Benefit Funds - Pension FundNational 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
143 IBEW Benefit Funds - Pension Fund vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Pennsylvania, assets vs. participants
Compare 143 IBEW Benefit Funds - Pension Fund side-by-side with 3 peers →

143 IBEW Benefit Funds - Pension Fund's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Pennsylvania, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Dallasnews Corporation Pension Plan II in TX ($75M); by covered participants it is Hubbell Incorporated Retirement Plan for Salaried and Hourly Employees in CT (357 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (356 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 143 IBEW Benefit Funds - Pension Fund assets move in 2023? ▼
143 IBEW Benefit Funds - Pension Fund grew at a solid clip - up 9.1% during 2023, from $69M to $75M. Reported net income was $6M.
How have IBEW 143 Benefit Funds - Pension Fund plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 2 plan years on file (2022-2023), IBEW 143 Benefit Funds - Pension Fund's sponsor-wide assets grew 9.1%, from $69M to $75M.
Where does 143 IBEW Benefit Funds - Pension Fund rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
143 IBEW Benefit Funds - Pension Fund ranks in the 89th 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 143 IBEW Benefit Funds - Pension Fund? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Dallasnews Corporation Pension Plan II in TX ($75M, N/A participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to 143 IBEW Benefit Funds - Pension Fund? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Hubbell Incorporated Retirement Plan for Salaried and Hourly Employees in CT (357 participants, $328M 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 236537047.

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.