Money Purchase · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Trustees of Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 81 Annuity Fund Money Purchase Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$85M
Total assets Below avg plan size
1,082
Participants Near avg headcount
90th
Percentile by assets National rank
$78,753
Avg per participant Below avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 81 Annuity Fund · Sponsored by Trustees of Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 81 Annuity Fund · New York · Construction

$85M in assets, 1,082 participants

Trustees of Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 81 Annuity Fund's Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 81 Annuity Fund reported $85M in total assets and 1,082 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 90th 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.

  • #7,977 in Construction (9,030 peers)

Where Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 81 Annuity Fund sits by assets

Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 81 Annuity Fund sits in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets, $85M for 1,082 participants (~$78,753/participant), up 13.0% in 2023.

#7,977
in Construction (9,030 peers)
+13.0%
assets growth YoY
0.9×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 81 Annuity Fund's outsized position by total assets

Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 81 Annuity Fund vs every filed plan by assets

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

$85,210,817 Top 10% higher than 90% 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

Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 81 Annuity Fund's large-plan peer group by participant headcount

Plan-year 2023 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 81 Annuity Fund lands in the large band (1,082 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 81 Annuity Fund reported net income rose from -$9M in the plan year 2022 filing to $10M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 81 Annuity Fund reported participants rose from 719 in the plan year 2022 filing to 1,082 in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 81 Annuity Fund end-of-year assets rose from $75M in the plan year 2022 filing to $85M in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 161103194 · Trustees of Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 81 Annuity Fund PY 2023 · Money Purchase

Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 81 Annuity Fund · $85M · 1,082 · 90th

  • RANK $85M
  • RANK 1,082
  • RANK 90th
  • RANK Money Purchase
  • RANK near IBEW Local Union 668 Employees Pension Plan
  • RANK ind #7977

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 New York →

Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 81 Annuity Fund in the asset neighbourhood

IBEW Local No. 82 Defined Contribution PlanIBEW Local No. 82 Defined Co…$86MShopmen's Iron Workers Retirement Fund of Southern CaliforniaShopmen's Iron Workers Retir…$86MIBEW Local Union 668 Employees Pension PlanIBEW Local Union 668 Employe…$85MPlumbers & Steamfitters Local 81 Annuity FundPlumbers & Steamfitters Loca…$85MBozeman Health Retirement PlanBozeman Health Retirement Pl…$85M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 81 Annuity Fund and nearest nationwide Money Purchase peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Scale-class filing particulars (2023)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$75M
Net Assets (End of Year)$85M
Net Income$10M
Employer EIN161103194
Plan Effective Date1977-07-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Trustees of Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 81 Annuity Fund)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Trustees of Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 81 Annuity Fund plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$93M 23.675525983880657% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$70M$80M$90M$100M 202220232024 $75.4M $93.2M ▲ +23.7%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 719 $75M
2023 1 1,082 $85M
2024 1 1,100 $93M

Nearby Money Purchase Plans in New York

Peer Money Purchase plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 81 Annuity Fund vs. nearby Money Purchase plans in New York, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -1000001000020000300004000050000 -20246 Total assets ($B) Participants Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 81 Annuity Fund, Total assets ($B): 0.085210817 · Participants: 1082Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 81 Annuity FundTiaa Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 5.254874957 · Participants: 12501Tiaa Retirement PlanYoung Men's Christian Association Retirement Fund Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.73565 · Participants: 43490Young Men's Christian Association Retirement Fund Retirement PlanMcKinsey & Company, Inc. (Mppp) Money Purchase Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.981784839 · Participants: 15163McKinsey & Company, Inc. (Mppp) Money Purchase Pension PlanBrookhaven Science Associates, LLC Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.410735256 · Participants: 2473Brookhaven Science Associates, LLC Retirement PlanIron Workers Locals 40, 361 & 417 Annuity Fund, Total assets ($B): 1.151869619 · Participants: 4998Iron Workers Locals 40, 361 & 417 Annuity Fund
Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 81 Annuity Fund vs. nearby Money Purchase plans in New York, assets vs. participants

Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 81 Annuity Fund's out-of-state Money Purchase peers by assets and headcount

Outside New York, the nearest Money Purchase by assets is IBEW Local Union 668 Employees Pension Plan in IN ($85M); by covered participants it is Insulators Local No. 37 Retirement Plan in TN (1,081 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (1,082 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 Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 81 Annuity Fund assets move in 2023?
Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 81 Annuity Fund grew at a solid clip - up 13.0% during 2023, from $75M to $85M. Reported net income was $10M.
How have Trustees of Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 81 Annuity Fund plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Trustees of Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 81 Annuity Fund's sponsor-wide assets grew 23.7%, from $75M to $93M.
Where does Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 81 Annuity Fund rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 81 Annuity Fund ranks in the 90th percentile by end-of-year assets among 127,072 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets).
Which Money Purchase plans are similar in size to Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 81 Annuity Fund?
Among Money Purchase plans in other states, the closest by assets is IBEW Local Union 668 Employees Pension Plan in IN ($85M, 1,162 participants).
Which Money Purchase plans cover a similar participant headcount to Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 81 Annuity Fund?
Among Money Purchase plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Insulators Local No. 37 Retirement Plan in TN (1,081 participants, $81M in assets).