Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Avista Corporation Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$598M
Total assets Above avg plan size
1,157
Participants Near avg headcount
98th
Percentile by assets National rank
$516,887
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Retirement Plan for Employees of the Avista Corporation · Sponsored by Avista Corporation · Washington · Utilities

$598M in assets, 1,157 participants

Avista Corporation's Retirement Plan for Employees of the Avista Corporation reported $598M in total assets and 1,157 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.

  • #608 in Utilities (721 peers)

Where Retirement Plan for Employees of the Avista Corporation sits by assets

Retirement Plan for Employees of the Avista Corporation sits in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets, $598M for 1,157 participants (~$516,887/participant), up 9.2% in 2023.

#608
in Utilities (721 peers)
+9.2%
assets growth YoY
6.0×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Retirement Plan for Employees of the Avista Corporation's outsized position by total assets

Retirement Plan for Employees of the Avista Corporation vs every filed plan by assets

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

$598,037,892 Top 2% higher than 98% 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

Retirement Plan for Employees of the Avista Corporation'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. Retirement Plan for Employees of the Avista Corporation lands in the large band (1,157 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Retirement Plan for Employees of the Avista Corporation reported net income rose from -$245M in the plan year 2022 filing to $49M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Retirement Plan for Employees of the Avista Corporation end-of-year assets rose from $548M in the plan year 2022 filing to $598M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Retirement Plan for Employees of the Avista Corporation reported participants fell from 1,246 in the plan year 2022 filing to 1,157 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 910462470 · Avista Corporation PY 2023 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Retirement Plan for Employees of the Avista Corporation · $598M · 1,157 · 98th

  • 5500 $598M
  • ASSETS 1,157
  • PCT 98th
  • EIN Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • RANK near Electrical Construction Industry Pension Plan
  • PHOTO ind #608

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 Washington →

Retirement Plan for Employees of the Avista Corporation in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Retirement Plan for Employees of the Avista Corporation and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Scale-class filing particulars (2023)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$548M
Net Assets (End of Year)$597M
Net Income$49M
Employer EIN910462470
Plan Effective Date1948-03-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Avista Corporation)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Avista Corporation plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$1.5B 19.7788569286202% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$1.1B$1.2B$1.3B$1.4B$1.5B 202220232024 $1.22B $1.46B ▲ +19.7%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 3,093 $1.2B
2023 2 3,042 $1.3B
2024 2 3,132 $1.5B

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Washington

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

Retirement Plan for Employees of the Avista Corporation vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Washington, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -1000000100000200000300000 -20020406080 Total assets ($B) Participants Retirement Plan for Employees of the Avista Corporation, Total assets ($B): 0.598037892 · Participants: 1157Retirement Plan for Employees of the Avista CorporationWestern Conference of Teamsters Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 57.387332732 · Participants: 229511Western Conference of Teamsters Pension PlanThe Pension Value Plan for Employees of the Boeing Company, Total assets ($B): 25.042153263 · Participants: 31566The Pension Value Plan for Employees of the Boeing CompanyThe Boeing Company Employee Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 16.333139549 · Participants: 32477The Boeing Company Employee Retirement PlanNorthwest Carpenters Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.287308621 · Participants: 15892Northwest Carpenters Retirement PlanLocals 302 & 612 of the Iuoe - Employers Construction Industry Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.066446219 · Participants: 8339Locals 302 & 612 of the Iuoe - Employers Construction Industry Retirement Plan
Retirement Plan for Employees of the Avista Corporation vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Washington, assets vs. participants
Compare Retirement Plan for Employees of the Avista Corporation side-by-side with 3 peers →

Retirement Plan for Employees of the Avista Corporation's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Washington, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Electrical Construction Industry Pension Plan in WI ($598M); by covered participants it is IBEW Local No. 236 Pension Plan in NY (1,157 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($598M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (1,157 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 Retirement Plan for Employees of the Avista Corporation assets move in 2023? ▼
Retirement Plan for Employees of the Avista Corporation grew at a solid clip - up 9.2% during 2023, from $548M to $598M. Reported net income was $49M.
How have Avista Corporation plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Avista Corporation's sponsor-wide assets grew 19.8%, from $1.2B to $1.5B.
Where does Retirement Plan for Employees of the Avista Corporation rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Retirement Plan for Employees of the Avista Corporation 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 Retirement Plan for Employees of the Avista Corporation? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Electrical Construction Industry Pension Plan in WI ($598M, 2,112 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Retirement Plan for Employees of the Avista Corporation? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is IBEW Local No. 236 Pension Plan in NY (1,157 participants, $387M 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 910462470.

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.