Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Board of Trustees P&s Local 21 Pension Fund Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$279M
Total assets Near avg plan size
623
Participants Below avg headcount
96th
Percentile by assets National rank
$447,212
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 21 Pension Fund · Sponsored by Board of Trustees P&s Local 21 Pension Fund · New York · Construction

$279M in assets, 623 participants

Board of Trustees P&s Local 21 Pension Fund's Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 21 Pension Fund reported $279M in total assets and 623 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 96th 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.

  • #8,590 in Construction (9,030 peers)

Where Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 21 Pension Fund sits by assets

Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 21 Pension Fund sits in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets, $279M for 623 participants (~$447,212/participant), up 9.5% in 2023.

#8,590
in Construction (9,030 peers)
+9.5%
assets growth YoY
2.8×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 21 Pension Fund's outsized position by total assets

Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 21 Pension Fund vs every filed plan by assets

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

$278,613,306 Top 4% higher than 96% 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

Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 21 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. Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 21 Pension Fund sits mid-pack in the medium band (623 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 21 Pension Fund reported net income rose from $18M in the plan year 2022 filing to $24M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 21 Pension Fund end-of-year assets rose from $255M in the plan year 2022 filing to $279M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 21 Pension Fund reported participants fell from 648 in the plan year 2022 filing to 623 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 131847042 · Board of Trustees P&s Local 21 Pension Fund PY 2023 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 21 Pension Fund · $279M · 623 · 96th

  • RANK $279M
  • RANK 623
  • RANK 96th
  • RANK Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • RANK near Northern Light Health Retirement Partnership Plan
  • RANK ind #8590

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 →

Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 21 Pension Fund in the asset neighbourhood

Jeld-Wen, Inc. Restated Pension PlanJeld-Wen, Inc. Restated Pens…$280MPlumbers & Steamfitters Local 21 Pension FundPlumbers & Steamfitters Loca…$279MNorthern Light Health Retirement Partnership PlanNorthern Light Health Retire…$279MRetirement Income Plan for Employees of El Paso Electric CompanyRetirement Income Plan for E…$278MElliot Health System Pension PlanElliot Health System Pension…$278M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 21 Pension Fund and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Scale-class filing particulars (2023)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$255M
Net Assets (End of Year)$278M
Net Income$24M
Employer EIN131847042
Plan Effective Date1959-03-17
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Board of Trustees P&s Local 21 Pension Fund)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Board of Trustees P&s Local 21 Pension Fund plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$295M 16.000875073220534% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$240M$260M$280M$300M 202220232024 $255M $295M ▲ +16.0%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 648 $255M
2023 1 623 $279M
2024 1 669 $295M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in New York

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

Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 21 Pension Fund vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in New York, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000 -100102030 Total assets ($B) Participants Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 21 Pension Fund, Total assets ($B): 0.278613306 · Participants: 623Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 21 Pension FundIBM 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
Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 21 Pension Fund vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in New York, assets vs. participants
Compare Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 21 Pension Fund side-by-side with 3 peers →

Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 21 Pension Fund's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside New York, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Northern Light Health Retirement Partnership Plan in ME ($279M); by covered participants it is Kickapoo Tribe Commercial Defined Benefit Pension Plan in TX (623 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

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 Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 21 Pension Fund assets move in 2023? ▼
Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 21 Pension Fund grew at a solid clip - up 9.5% during 2023, from $255M to $279M. Reported net income was $24M.
How have Board of Trustees P&s Local 21 Pension Fund plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Board of Trustees P&s Local 21 Pension Fund's sponsor-wide assets grew 16.0%, from $255M to $295M.
Where does Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 21 Pension Fund rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 21 Pension Fund ranks in the 96th 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 Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 21 Pension Fund? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Northern Light Health Retirement Partnership Plan in ME ($279M, 5,979 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 21 Pension Fund? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Kickapoo Tribe Commercial Defined Benefit Pension Plan in TX (623 participants, $18M 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 131847042.

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.