Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Avista Corporation Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-11

$598M
Total assets: 1,157
Participants: 98th
Percentile by assets: $516,887
Avg per participant

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.

98th percentile by assets (of 127,072 plans)
#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.

$598M
total plan assets (2023 EOY): 1,157
covered participants: 98th
percentile by assets (of 127,072 plans): $516,887
avg assets per participant

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.

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State

Washington

Industry

Utilities

Retirement Plan for Employees of the Avista Corporation vs the 2023 asset distribution

By assets, Retirement Plan for Employees of the Avista Corporation outranks 98% of the 127,072 plans that filed a Form 5500 for the 2023 plan year, and holds roughly 6.0x the national average plan size of $100M (721 average participants).

Scale-class filing particulars (2023)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)	$548M
Net Assets (End of Year)	$597M
Net Income	$49M
Employer EIN	910462470
Plan Effective Date	1948-03-01
Filing Status	FILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Avista Corporation)

Total plan assets by year, all Avista Corporation plans on file

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

Western Conference of Teamsters Pension Plan $57.4B · 229,511
The Pension Value Plan for Employees of the Boeing Company $25.0B · 31,566
The Boeing Company Employee Retirement Plan $16.3B · 32,477
Northwest Carpenters Retirement Plan $3.3B · 15,892
Locals 302 & 612 of the Iuoe - Employers Construction Industry Retirement Plan $3.1B · 8,339

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Similar-Sized Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans Nationally

Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states closest to Retirement Plan for Employees of the Avista Corporation by total assets, not by location.

Electrical Construction Industry Pension Plan (WI) $598M · 2,112
Recology Defined Benefit Pension Plan (CA) $599M · 952
National Fuel Gas Company Retirement Plan (NY) $597M · 1,198
Rochester General Health System Employee Retirement Plan (NY) $601M · 7,969

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).

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By total assets, Retirement Plan for Employees of the Avista Corporation ranks in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets. See the largest plans
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Avista Corporation's sponsor-wide assets have grown 19.8% since 2022 across 3 plan years on file. More Utilities plans

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.