Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023
Board of Trustees of the American Federation of Musicians and Employe Pension Plan
Data updated 2026-08-06
- $1.8B
- Total assets
- 18,826
- Participants
- 99th
- Percentile by assets
- $93,287
- Avg per participant
Official DOL plan name: American Federation of Musicians and Employers' Pension Fund and Subsidiary · Sponsored by Board of Trustees of the American Federation of Musicians and Employe · New York · Arts, Entertainment & Recreation
$1.8B in assets, 18,826 participants
Board of Trustees of the American Federation of Musicians and Employe's American Federation of Musicians and Employers' Pension Fund and Subsidiary reported $1.8B in total assets and 18,826 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 99th 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.
- 99th percentile by assets (of 126,618 plans)
- #2,923 in Arts, Entertainment & Recreation (2,930 peers)
Coverage in New York
American Federation of Musicians and Employers' Pension Fund and Subsidiary covers 18,826 participants in New York, 24x the typical New York plan (state average ~795 per filing). Assets: $1.8B.
- $1.8B
- total plan assets (2023 EOY)
- 18,826
- covered participants
- 99th
- percentile by assets (of 126,618 plans)
- $93,287
- 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
- American Federation of Musicians and Employers' Pension Fund and Subsidiary reported net income rose from -$271M in the plan year 2022 filing to -$5M in the plan year 2023 filing.
- American Federation of Musicians and Employers' Pension Fund and Subsidiary reported participants rose from 15,003 in the plan year 2022 filing to 18,826 in the plan year 2023 filing.
- American Federation of Musicians and Employers' Pension Fund and Subsidiary end-of-year assets rose from $1.7B in the plan year 2022 filing to $1.8B in the plan year 2023 filing.
Participants vs New York filers
In New York, the average filing covers about 795 participants across 8,491 plans. American Federation of Musicians and Employers' Pension Fund and Subsidiary reports 18,826 participants - 24x that state average ($1.8B EOY assets).
New York filing particulars
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $1.7B |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $1.7B |
| Net Income | -$5M |
| Employer EIN | 516120204 |
| Plan Effective Date | 1959-10-02 |
| Filing Status | FILING RECEIVED |
Sponsor Plan History (Board of Trustees of the American Federation of Musicians and Employe)
| Year | Plans | Participants | Total Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | 15,003 | $1.7B |
| 2023 | 1 | 18,826 | $1.8B |
| 2024 | 1 | 19,021 | $3.2B |
Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in New York
Peer Defined Benefit (Pension) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.
American Federation of Musicians and Employers' Pension Fund and Subsidiary vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in New York, assets vs. participants
- IBM Personal Pension Plan $25.0B · 14,881
- Consolidated Edison Retirement Plan $16.2B · 10,779
- 1199seiu Health Care Employees Pension Fund $16.2B · 107,582
- Pfizer Consolidated Pension Plan $11.0B · 9,616
- Pepsico Employees Retirement Plan I $7.6B · 12,289
Scale composition for American Federation of Musicians and Employers' Pension Fund and Subsidiary
American Federation of Musicians and Employers' Pension Fund and Subsidiary reports $1.8B in end-of-year assets across 18,826 participants (0.015% of the $11.6T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.021% of 89,805,449 covered participants) - about $93,287 per participant (68% of the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2023 was -$5M.
This plan identity (EIN 516120204, plan #001) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $1.7B to $3.2B (+81.3%) while covered participants moved from 15,003 to 19,021 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.
| Plan year | Participants | EOY assets | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 15,003 | $1.7B | Open filing |
| 2023 | 18,826 | $1.8B | This page |
| 2024 · index core | 19,021 | $3.2B | Open filing |
The same sponsor also keeps 1 other index-core plan on PlainRetire:
- American Federation of Musicians and Employers' Pension Fund and Subsidiary (Defined Benefit (Pension), $3.2B, 19,021 participants)
Similar-Sized Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans Nationally
Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states closest to American Federation of Musicians and Employers' Pension Fund and Subsidiary by total assets, not by location.
- Bricklayers & Trowel Trades International Pension Fund (DC) $1.8B · 27,803
- Unisys Pension Plan (PA) $1.7B · 387
- Automatic Data Processing Inc Pension Retirement Plan (NJ) $1.7B · 10,502
- Amica Pension Fund (RI) $1.8B · 2,338
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Filing takeaways
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- By total assets, American Federation of Musicians and Employers' Pension Fund and Subsidiary ranks among the largest 1% of all filed plans. See the largest plans
- Compare it side-by-side against 3 similar Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in New York. Compare plans
- Board of Trustees of the American Federation of Musicians and Employe's sponsor-wide assets have grown 81.3% since 2022 across 3 plan years on file. More Arts, Entertainment & Recreation plans