Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

The Metropolitan Museum of Art Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$236M
Total assets Near avg plan size
597
Participants Below avg headcount
95th
Percentile by assets National rank
$395,893
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: The Metropolitan Museum of Art Retirement Plan for Covered Union Employees · Sponsored by The Metropolitan Museum of Art · New York · Arts, Entertainment & Recreation

$236M in assets, 597 participants

The Metropolitan Museum of Art's The Metropolitan Museum of Art Retirement Plan for Covered Union Employees reported $236M in total assets and 597 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 95th 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.

  • #2,893 in Arts, Entertainment & Recreation (2,945 peers)

Where The Metropolitan Museum of Art Retirement Plan for Covered Union Employees sits by assets

The Metropolitan Museum of Art Retirement Plan for Covered Union Employees sits in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets, $236M for 597 participants (~$395,893/participant), down 0.6% in 2023.

#2,893
in Arts, Entertainment & Recreation (2,945 peers)
-0.6%
assets change YoY
2.4×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $2M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art Retirement Plan for Covered Union Employees's outsized position by total assets

The Metropolitan Museum of Art Retirement Plan for Covered Union Employees vs every filed plan by assets

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

$236,348,196 Top 5% higher than 95% 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

The Metropolitan Museum of Art Retirement Plan for Covered Union Employees 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. The Metropolitan Museum of Art Retirement Plan for Covered Union Employees sits mid-pack in the medium band (597 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • The Metropolitan Museum of Art Retirement Plan for Covered Union Employees reported net income fell from $17M in the plan year 2022 filing to -$2M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • The Metropolitan Museum of Art Retirement Plan for Covered Union Employees end-of-year assets fell from $238M in the plan year 2022 filing to $236M in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 131624086 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art PY 2023 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art Retirement Plan for Covered Union Employees · $236M · 597 · 95th

  • ASSETS $236M
  • ASSETS 597
  • ASSETS 95th
  • ASSETS Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • ASSETS near Sanford Health Employees' Pension Plan
  • ASSETS ind #2893

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 Arts, Entertainment & Recreation retirement plans → · Plans in New York →

The Metropolitan Museum of Art Retirement Plan for Covered Union Employees in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among The Metropolitan Museum of Art Retirement Plan for Covered Union Employees and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Scale-class filing particulars (2023)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$238M
Net Assets (End of Year)$236M
Net Income-$2M
Employer EIN131624086
Plan Effective Date1987-07-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (The Metropolitan Museum of Art)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All The Metropolitan Museum of Art plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$841M 22.767855105126475% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$650M$700M$750M$800M$850M$900M 202220232024 $685M $841M ▲ +22.8%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 6 3,899 $685M
2023 6 4,141 $766M
2024 6 4,313 $841M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in New York

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

The Metropolitan Museum of Art Retirement Plan for Covered Union Employees vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in New York, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000 -100102030 Total assets ($B) Participants The Metropolitan Museum of Art Retirement Plan for Covered Union Employees, Total assets ($B): 0.236348196 · Participants: 597The Metropolitan Museum of Art Retirement Plan for Covered Union EmployeesIBM 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
The Metropolitan Museum of Art Retirement Plan for Covered Union Employees vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in New York, assets vs. participants
Compare The Metropolitan Museum of Art Retirement Plan for Covered Union Employees side-by-side with 3 peers →

The Metropolitan Museum of Art Retirement Plan for Covered Union Employees's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside New York, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Sanford Health Employees' Pension Plan in SD ($236M); by covered participants it is Tyco Electronics Pension Plan in PA (597 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (597 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 The Metropolitan Museum of Art Retirement Plan for Covered Union Employees assets move in 2023? ▼
The Metropolitan Museum of Art Retirement Plan for Covered Union Employees held essentially flat - down 0.6% during 2023, from $238M to $236M. Reported net income was -$2M.
How have The Metropolitan Museum of Art plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), The Metropolitan Museum of Art's sponsor-wide assets grew 22.8%, from $685M to $841M.
Where does The Metropolitan Museum of Art Retirement Plan for Covered Union Employees rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
The Metropolitan Museum of Art Retirement Plan for Covered Union Employees ranks in the 95th percentile by end-of-year assets among 127,072 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to The Metropolitan Museum of Art Retirement Plan for Covered Union Employees? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Sanford Health Employees' Pension Plan in SD ($236M, 376 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to The Metropolitan Museum of Art Retirement Plan for Covered Union Employees? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Tyco Electronics Pension Plan in PA (597 participants, $513M 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 131624086.

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.