Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Board of Trustees of IBEW Local 139 Pension Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$47M
Total assets Below avg plan size
214
Participants Below avg headcount
85th
Percentile by assets National rank
$221,949
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: I.B.E.W. Local 139 Pension Plan · Sponsored by Board of Trustees of IBEW Local 139 Pension · New York · Construction

$47M in assets, 214 participants

Board of Trustees of IBEW Local 139 Pension's I.B.E.W. Local 139 Pension Plan reported $47M in total assets and 214 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 85th 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.

  • #7,482 in Construction (9,030 peers)

Coverage in New York

I.B.E.W. Local 139 Pension Plan covers 214 participants in New York, about 27% of the average New York filer (state average ~798 per filing). Assets: $47M.

#7,482
in Construction (9,030 peers)
+7.2%
assets growth YoY
0.5×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

I.B.E.W. Local 139 Pension Plan's outsized position by total assets

I.B.E.W. Local 139 Pension Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$47,496,998 Top 15% higher than 85% 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

I.B.E.W. Local 139 Pension Plan among mid-size filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2023 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. I.B.E.W. Local 139 Pension Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (214 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • I.B.E.W. Local 139 Pension Plan reported net income rose from $1M in the plan year 2022 filing to $3M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • I.B.E.W. Local 139 Pension Plan end-of-year assets rose from $44M in the plan year 2022 filing to $47M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • I.B.E.W. Local 139 Pension Plan reported participants rose from 210 in the plan year 2022 filing to 214 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 516029960 · Board of Trustees of IBEW Local 139 Pension PY 2023 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

I.B.E.W. Local 139 Pension Plan · $47M · 214 · 85th

  • 5500 $47M
  • ASSETS 214
  • PCT 85th
  • EIN Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • RANK near Plumbers and Pipefitters Local Union No. 803 Pension Fund
  • PHOTO ind #7482

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 →

I.B.E.W. Local 139 Pension Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Plumbers and Pipefitters Local Union No. 803 Pension FundPlumbers and Pipefitters Loc…$48MI.B.E.W. Local 139 Pension PlanI.B.E.W. Local 139 Pension P…$47MBoys Republic Pension Plan TrustBoys Republic Pension Plan T…$47MBaker & Mckenzie Market Rate Cash Balance Plan IBaker & Mckenzie Market Rate…$47MBaker & Mckenzie Market Rate Cash Balance Plan IIBaker & Mckenzie Market Rate…$47M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among I.B.E.W. Local 139 Pension Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

New York filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$44M
Net Assets (End of Year)$47M
Net Income$3M
Employer EIN516029960
Plan Effective Date1961-07-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Board of Trustees of IBEW Local 139 Pension)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Board of Trustees of IBEW Local 139 Pension plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$53M 19.04520179203025% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$40M$45M$50M$55M 202220232024 $44.3M $52.8M ▲ +19.0%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 210 $44M
2023 1 214 $47M
2024 1 215 $53M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in New York

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

I.B.E.W. Local 139 Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in New York, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000 -100102030 Total assets ($B) Participants I.B.E.W. Local 139 Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.047496998 · Participants: 214I.B.E.W. Local 139 Pension PlanIBM Personal Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 24.955758896 · Participants: 14881IBM Personal Pension PlanConsolidated Edison Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 16.184377155 · Participants: 10779Consolidated Edison Retirement Plan1199seiu Health Care Employees Pension Fund, Total assets ($B): 16.16620463 · Participants: 1075821199seiu Health Care Employees Pension FundPfizer Consolidated Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 10.955262618 · Participants: 9616Pfizer Consolidated Pension PlanPepsico Employees Retirement Plan I, Total assets ($B): 7.599669 · Participants: 12289Pepsico Employees Retirement Plan I
I.B.E.W. Local 139 Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in New York, assets vs. participants
Compare I.B.E.W. Local 139 Pension Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

I.B.E.W. Local 139 Pension Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside New York, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Plumbers and Pipefitters Local Union No. 803 Pension Fund in FL ($48M); by covered participants it is Swift Pension Plan in VA (214 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (214 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 I.B.E.W. Local 139 Pension Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
I.B.E.W. Local 139 Pension Plan grew at a solid clip - up 7.2% during 2023, from $44M to $47M. Reported net income was $3M.
How have Board of Trustees of IBEW Local 139 Pension plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Board of Trustees of IBEW Local 139 Pension's sponsor-wide assets grew 19.0%, from $44M to $53M.
Where does I.B.E.W. Local 139 Pension Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
I.B.E.W. Local 139 Pension Plan ranks in the 85th percentile by end-of-year assets among 127,072 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to I.B.E.W. Local 139 Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Plumbers and Pipefitters Local Union No. 803 Pension Fund in FL ($48M, 372 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to I.B.E.W. Local 139 Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Swift Pension Plan in VA (214 participants, $226M 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 516029960.

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.