Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Communications Workers of America, AFL-CIO, Clc Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$125M
Total assets Near avg plan size
128
Participants Small participant base
93rd
Percentile by assets National rank
$976,694
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Communications Workers of America Plan for Employees' Pensions · Sponsored by Communications Workers of America, AFL-CIO, Clc · District of Columbia · Other Services

$125M in assets, 128 participants

Communications Workers of America, AFL-CIO, Clc's Communications Workers of America Plan for Employees' Pensions reported $125M in total assets and 128 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 93rd 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.

  • #7,662 in Other Services (7,857 peers)

Coverage in District of Columbia

Communications Workers of America Plan for Employees' Pensions covers 128 participants in District of Columbia, about 9% of the average District of Columbia filer (state average ~1,456 per filing). Assets: $125M.

#7,662
in Other Services (7,857 peers)
+3.3%
assets growth YoY
1.3×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Communications Workers of America Plan for Employees' Pensions's outsized position by total assets

Communications Workers of America Plan for Employees' Pensions vs every filed plan by assets

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

$125,016,867 Top 7% higher than 93% 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

Communications Workers of America Plan for Employees' Pensions 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. Communications Workers of America Plan for Employees' Pensions sits mid-pack in the medium band (128 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Communications Workers of America Plan for Employees' Pensions reported net income rose from -$44M in the plan year 2022 filing to $4M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Communications Workers of America Plan for Employees' Pensions reported participants fell from 168 in the plan year 2022 filing to 128 in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Communications Workers of America Plan for Employees' Pensions end-of-year assets rose from $121M in the plan year 2022 filing to $125M in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 530246709 · Communications Workers of America, AFL-CIO, Clc PY 2023 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Communications Workers of America Plan for Employees' Pensions · $125M · 128 · 93rd

  • EOY $125M
  • 5500 128
  • ASSETS 93rd
  • PCT Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • EIN near Midflorida Credit Union Retirement Pension Plan
  • RANK ind #7662

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 Other Services retirement plans → · Plans in District of Columbia →

Communications Workers of America Plan for Employees' Pensions in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Communications Workers of America Plan for Employees' Pensions and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

District of Columbia filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$121M
Net Assets (End of Year)$125M
Net Income$4M
Employer EIN530246709
Plan Effective Date1951-04-02
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Communications Workers of America, AFL-CIO, Clc)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Communications Workers of America, AFL-CIO, Clc plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$261M 20.4808662276417% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$200M$220M$240M$260M$280M 202220232024 $217M $261M ▲ +20.5%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 3 1,017 $217M
2023 3 976 $237M
2024 3 1,015 $261M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in District of Columbia

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

Communications Workers of America Plan for Employees' Pensions vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in District of Columbia, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000 -100102030 Total assets ($B) Participants Communications Workers of America Plan for Employees' Pensions, Total assets ($B): 0.125016867 · Participants: 128Communications Workers of America Plan for Employees' PensionsCentral Pension Fund of the Iuoe & Participating Employers, Total assets ($B): 24.899227069 · Participants: 100627Central Pension Fund of the Iuoe & Participating EmployersIam National Pension Fund, Total assets ($B): 14.299885772 · Participants: 92151Iam National Pension FundUnited Mine Workers of America 1974 Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.510841748 · Participants: 52United Mine Workers of America 1974 Pension PlanDanaher Corporation & Subsidiaries Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.889401706 · Participants: 3354Danaher Corporation & Subsidiaries Pension PlanLiuna Staff and Affiliates Pension Fund, Total assets ($B): 1.815316886 · Participants: 3533Liuna Staff and Affiliates Pension Fund
Communications Workers of America Plan for Employees' Pensions vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in District of Columbia, assets vs. participants
Compare Communications Workers of America Plan for Employees' Pensions side-by-side with 3 peers →

Communications Workers of America Plan for Employees' Pensions's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside District of Columbia, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Midflorida Credit Union Retirement Pension Plan in FL ($125M); 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 Communications Workers of America Plan for Employees' Pensions assets move in 2023? ▼
Communications Workers of America Plan for Employees' Pensions edged up modestly - up 3.3% during 2023, from $121M to $125M. Reported net income was $4M.
How have Communications Workers of America, AFL-CIO, Clc plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Communications Workers of America, AFL-CIO, Clc's sponsor-wide assets grew 20.5%, from $217M to $261M.
Where does Communications Workers of America Plan for Employees' Pensions rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Communications Workers of America Plan for Employees' Pensions ranks in the 93rd percentile by end-of-year assets among 127,072 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Communications Workers of America Plan for Employees' Pensions? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Midflorida Credit Union Retirement Pension Plan in FL ($125M, 417 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Communications Workers of America Plan for Employees' Pensions? ▼
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 530246709.

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.