Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Board of Trustees, Northwest Carpenters Retirement Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$3.3B
Total assets Very large vs avg
15,892
Participants Very large workforce
100th
Percentile by assets National rank
$206,853
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Northwest Carpenters Retirement Plan · Sponsored by Board of Trustees, Northwest Carpenters Retirement · Washington · Construction

$3.3B in assets, 15,892 participants

Board of Trustees, Northwest Carpenters Retirement's Northwest Carpenters Retirement Plan reported $3.3B in total assets and 15,892 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 100th 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.

  • #9,002 in Construction (9,030 peers)

Coverage in Washington

Northwest Carpenters Retirement Plan covers 15,892 participants in Washington, 11x the typical Washington plan (state average ~1,476 per filing). Assets: $3.3B.

#9,002
in Construction (9,030 peers)
+10.6%
assets growth YoY
33×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Northwest Carpenters Retirement Plan's outsized position by total assets

Northwest Carpenters Retirement Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$3,287,308,621 Highest reported value at or above every one 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

Northwest Carpenters Retirement Plan's mega-plan peer group by participant headcount

Plan-year 2023 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Northwest Carpenters Retirement Plan is a mega filing (15,892 participants), the rightmost band on the breakdown.

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Northwest Carpenters Retirement Plan reported net income rose from -$244M in the plan year 2022 filing to $318M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Northwest Carpenters Retirement Plan end-of-year assets rose from $3.0B in the plan year 2022 filing to $3.3B in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Northwest Carpenters Retirement Plan reported participants rose from 15,284 in the plan year 2022 filing to 15,892 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 916029051 · Board of Trustees, Northwest Carpenters Retirement PY 2023 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Northwest Carpenters Retirement Plan · $3.3B · 15,892 · 100th

  • RANK $3.3B
  • RANK 15,892
  • RANK 100th
  • RANK Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • RANK near The Northwestern Mutual Employee Retirement Plan
  • RANK ind #9002

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 Washington →

Northwest Carpenters Retirement Plan in the asset neighbourhood

The Northwestern Mutual Employee Retirement PlanThe Northwestern Mutual Empl…$3.3BConstruction Laborers Pension Trust Fund for Southern CaliforniaConstruction Laborers Pensio…$3.3BNorthwest Carpenters Retirement PlanNorthwest Carpenters Retirem…$3.3BPinnacle West Capital Corporation Retirement PlanPinnacle West Capital Corpor…$3.3BHighmark Retirement Plan$3.3B
End-of-year total assets ($B) among Northwest Carpenters Retirement Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Washington filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$3.0B
Net Assets (End of Year)$3.3B
Net Income$318M
Employer EIN916029051
Plan Effective Date1960-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Board of Trustees, Northwest Carpenters Retirement)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Board of Trustees, Northwest Carpenters Retirement plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
N/A
2024 filing year
$0B$1B$2B$3B$4B 202220232024 $2.97B $0B ▼ -100.0%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 15,284 $3.0B
2023 1 15,892 $3.3B
2024 1 15,177 N/A

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Washington

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

Northwest Carpenters Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Washington, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000200000250000 -20020406080 Total assets ($B) Participants Northwest Carpenters Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.287308621 · Participants: 15892Northwest Carpenters Retirement PlanWestern 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 ($B): 16.333139549 · Participants: 32477The Boeing Company Employee Retirement PlanLocals 302 & 612 of the Iuoe - Employers Construction Industry Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.066446219 · Participants: 8339Locals 302 & 612 of the Iuoe - Employers Construction Industry Retirement PlanSound Retirement Trust, Total assets ($B): 2.59600808 · Participants: 93701Sound Retirement Trust
Northwest Carpenters Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Washington, assets vs. participants

Scale composition for Northwest Carpenters Retirement Plan

Northwest Carpenters Retirement Plan reports $3.3B in end-of-year assets across 15,892 participants (0.027% of the $12.3T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.017% of 93,925,755 covered participants) - about $206,853 per participant (1.5x the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2023 was $318M.

This plan identity (EIN 916029051, plan #001) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 while covered participants moved from 15,284 to 15,177 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.

Plan year Participants EOY assets Filing
2022 15,284 $3.0B Open filing
2023 15,892 $3.3B This page
2024 15,177 N/A Open filing

Northwest Carpenters Retirement Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Washington, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is The Northwestern Mutual Employee Retirement Plan in WI ($3.3B); by covered participants it is Delta Retirement Plan in GA (15,601 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($3.3B here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (15,892 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 Northwest Carpenters Retirement Plan assets move in 2023?
Northwest Carpenters Retirement Plan grew at a solid clip - up 10.6% during 2023, from $3.0B to $3.3B. Reported net income was $318M.
Where does Northwest Carpenters Retirement Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
Northwest Carpenters Retirement Plan ranks in the 100th percentile by end-of-year assets among 127,072 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (among the largest 1% of all filed plans).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Northwest Carpenters Retirement Plan?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is The Northwestern Mutual Employee Retirement Plan in WI ($3.3B, 8,348 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Northwest Carpenters Retirement Plan?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Delta Retirement Plan in GA (15,601 participants, $7.3B in assets).