Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Board of Trustees - International Association of Bridge, Structural, Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$6M
Total assets Small plan by assets
128
Participants Small participant base
47th
Percentile by assets National rank
$44,090
Avg per participant Low balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: International Association of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental & Reinforcing Ironworkers L.U. No. 79 Pension Fund · Sponsored by Board of Trustees - International Association of Bridge, Structural, · Virginia · Construction

$6M in assets, 128 participants

Board of Trustees - International Association of Bridge, Structural,'s International Association of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental & Reinforcing Ironworkers L.U. No. 79 Pension Fund reported $6M in total assets and 128 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 47th 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.

  • #4,051 in Construction (9,030 peers)

Coverage in Virginia

International Association of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental & Reinforcing Ironworkers L.U. No. 79 Pension Fund covers 128 participants in Virginia, about 16% of the average Virginia filer (state average ~782 per filing). Assets: $6M.

#4,051
in Construction (9,030 peers)
-13.1%
assets change YoY

The plan reported a net loss of $799K for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

International Association of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental & Reinforcing Ironworkers L.U. No. 79 Pension Fund's mid-pack asset rank among Construction and all filers

International Association of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental & Reinforcing Ironworkers L.U. No. 79 Pension Fund vs every filed plan by assets

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

$5,643,508 47th percentile higher than 47% 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

International Association of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental & Reinforcing Ironworkers L.U. No. 79 Pension Fund 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. International Association of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental & Reinforcing Ironworkers L.U. No. 79 Pension Fund sits mid-pack in the medium band (128 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • International Association of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental & Reinforcing Ironworkers L.U. No. 79 Pension Fund reported net income rose from -$2M in the plan year 2022 filing to -$799K in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • International Association of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental & Reinforcing Ironworkers L.U. No. 79 Pension Fund end-of-year assets fell from $6M in the plan year 2022 filing to $6M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • International Association of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental & Reinforcing Ironworkers L.U. No. 79 Pension Fund reported participants fell from 130 in the plan year 2022 filing to 128 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 546071250 · Board of Trustees - International Association of Bridge, Structural, PY 2023 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

International Association of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental & Reinforcing Ironworkers L.U. No. 79 Pension Fund · $6M · 128 · 47th

  • SCH $6M
  • SCH 128
  • SCH 47th
  • SCH Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • SCH near Employees' Retirement Plan of the Union League Club
  • SCH ind #4051

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 Virginia →

International Association of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental & Reinforcing Ironworkers L.U. No. 79 Pension Fund in the asset neighbourhood

International Longshoremens Association Pension PlanInternational Longshoremens …$6MMomentum Technologies, Inc. Pension PlanMomentum Technologies, Inc. …$6MInternational Association of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental & Reinforcing Ironworkers L.U. No. 79 Pension FundInternational Association of…$6MEmployees' Retirement Plan of the Union League ClubEmployees' Retirement Plan o…$6MPutnam County National Bank Pension Plan as a Member of the New York State Bankers Retirement SystemPutnam County National Bank …$6M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among International Association of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental & Reinforcing Ironworkers L.U. No. 79 Pension Fund and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Virginia filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$6M
Net Assets (End of Year)$6M
Net Income-$799K
Employer EIN546071250
Plan Effective Date1967-09-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Board of Trustees - International Association of Bridge, Structural,)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Board of Trustees - International Association of Bridge, Structural, plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$5M 20.907454486380946% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$5M$5.5M$6M$6.5M$7M 202220232024 $6.49M $5.14M ▼ -20.8%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 130 $6M
2023 1 128 $6M
2024 1 195 $5M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Virginia

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

International Association of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental & Reinforcing Ironworkers L.U. No. 79 Pension Fund vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Virginia, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -20000020000400006000080000 -50510152025 Total assets ($B) Participants International Association of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental & Reinforcing Ironworkers L.U. No. 79 Pension Fund, Total assets ($B): 0.005643508 · Participants: 128International Association of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental & Reinforcing Ironworkers L.U. No. 79 Pension FundNorthrop Grumman Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 19.134846358 · Participants: 13674Northrop Grumman Pension PlanRetirement Security Plan, Total assets ($B): 10.184642779 · Participants: 54171Retirement Security PlanNg Space&mission Systems Corp Salaried Pension Pla, Total assets ($B): 8.450021632 · Participants: 7117Ng Space&mission Systems Corp Salaried Pension PlaSheet Metal Workers' National Pension Fund, Total assets ($B): 8.306466489 · Participants: 61272Sheet Metal Workers' National Pension FundDominion Energy Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 7.570958933 · Participants: 12263Dominion Energy Pension Plan
International Association of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental & Reinforcing Ironworkers L.U. No. 79 Pension Fund vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Virginia, assets vs. participants
Compare International Association of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental & Reinforcing Ironworkers L.U. No. 79 Pension Fund side-by-side with 3 peers →

International Association of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental & Reinforcing Ironworkers L.U. No. 79 Pension Fund's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Virginia, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Employees' Retirement Plan of the Union League Club in NY ($6M); by covered participants it is The Seeing Eye, Inc. Pension Plan in NJ (128 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (128 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 International Association of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental & Reinforcing Ironworkers L.U. No. 79 Pension Fund assets move in 2023? ▼
International Association of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental & Reinforcing Ironworkers L.U. No. 79 Pension Fund pulled back noticeably - down 13.1% during 2023, from $6M to $6M. Reported net income was -$799K.
How have Board of Trustees - International Association of Bridge, Structural, plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Board of Trustees - International Association of Bridge, Structural,'s sponsor-wide assets declined 20.9%, from $6M to $5M.
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to International Association of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental & Reinforcing Ironworkers L.U. No. 79 Pension Fund? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Employees' Retirement Plan of the Union League Club in NY ($6M, 14 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to International Association of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental & Reinforcing Ironworkers L.U. No. 79 Pension Fund? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is The Seeing Eye, Inc. Pension Plan in NJ (128 participants, $39M 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 546071250.

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.