Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Board of Trustees - Legacy Plan of the Unite Here Retirement Fund Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-11

$591M
Total assets
19,570
Participants
98th
Percentile by assets
$30,189
Avg per participant
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Official DOL plan name: The Legacy Plan of the Unite Here Retirement Fund · Sponsored by Board of Trustees - Legacy Plan of the Unite Here Retirement Fund · New York · Finance & Insurance

$591M in assets, 19,570 participants

Board of Trustees - Legacy Plan of the Unite Here Retirement Fund's The Legacy Plan of the Unite Here Retirement Fund reported $591M in total assets and 19,570 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 98th 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.

  • 98th percentile by assets (of 127,072 plans)
  • #8,522 in Finance & Insurance (8,869 peers)

Coverage in New York

The Legacy Plan of the Unite Here Retirement Fund covers 19,570 participants in New York, 25x the typical New York plan (state average ~798 per filing). Assets: $591M.

$591M
total plan assets (2023 EOY)
19,570
covered participants
98th
percentile by assets (of 127,072 plans)
$30,189
avg assets per participant

The plan reported a net loss of $5M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • The Legacy Plan of the Unite Here Retirement Fund reported net income rose from -$168M in the plan year 2022 filing to -$5M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • The Legacy Plan of the Unite Here Retirement Fund reported participants rose from 18,942 in the plan year 2022 filing to 19,570 in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • The Legacy Plan of the Unite Here Retirement Fund end-of-year assets fell from $610M in the plan year 2022 filing to $591M in the plan year 2023 filing.

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State

Participants vs New York filers

In New York, the average filing covers about 798 participants across 9,061 plans. The Legacy Plan of the Unite Here Retirement Fund reports 19,570 participants - 25x that state average ($591M EOY assets).

New York filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$610M
Net Assets (End of Year)$585M
Net Income-$5M
Employer EIN820994119
Plan Effective Date2018-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Board of Trustees - Legacy Plan of the Unite Here Retirement Fund)

$0.8B$0.9B$1B$1.1B 202220232024 $0.87B $1.06B ▲ +21.8%
Total plan assets by year, all Board of Trustees - Legacy Plan of the Unite Here Retirement Fund plans on file
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 58,625 $872M
2023 2 61,879 $940M
2024 2 59,771 $1.1B

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The Legacy Plan of the Unite Here Retirement Fund vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in New York, assets vs. participants

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The Legacy Plan of the Unite Here Retirement Fund vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in New York, assets vs. participants

Scale composition for The Legacy Plan of the Unite Here Retirement Fund

The Legacy Plan of the Unite Here Retirement Fund reports $591M in end-of-year assets across 19,570 participants (0.005% of the $12.3T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.021% of 93,925,755 covered participants) - about $30,189 per participant (22% of the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2023 was -$5M.

This plan identity (EIN 820994119, plan #001) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $610M to $609M (-0.2%) while covered participants moved from 18,942 to 18,598 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.

Plan year Participants EOY assets Filing
2022 18,942 $610M Open filing
2023 19,570 $591M This page
2024 · index core 18,598 $609M Open filing

The same sponsor also keeps 2 other index-core plans on PlainRetire:

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Frequently Asked Questions

How did The Legacy Plan of the Unite Here Retirement Fund assets move in 2023?
The Legacy Plan of the Unite Here Retirement Fund edged down modestly - down 3.1% during 2023, from $610M to $591M. Reported net income was -$5M.
How have Board of Trustees - Legacy Plan of the Unite Here Retirement Fund plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Board of Trustees - Legacy Plan of the Unite Here Retirement Fund's sponsor-wide assets grew 21.4%, from $872M to $1.1B.
Where does The Legacy Plan of the Unite Here Retirement Fund rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
The Legacy Plan of the Unite Here Retirement Fund ranks in the 98th percentile by end-of-year assets among 127,072 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to The Legacy Plan of the Unite Here Retirement Fund?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Employees' Retirement Plan of Indianapolis Power & Light Company in IN ($589M, 737 participants).

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Filing takeaways

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