Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Trustees of Buffalo Laborers' Pension Fund Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$121M
Total assets Near avg plan size
554
Participants Below avg headcount
92nd
Percentile by assets National rank
$218,594
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Buffalo Laborers' Pension Fund · Sponsored by Trustees of Buffalo Laborers' Pension Fund · New York · Construction

$121M in assets, 554 participants

Trustees of Buffalo Laborers' Pension Fund's Buffalo Laborers' Pension Fund reported $121M in total assets and 554 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 92nd 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.

  • #8,209 in Construction (9,030 peers)

Where Buffalo Laborers' Pension Fund sits by assets

Buffalo Laborers' Pension Fund sits in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets, $121M for 554 participants (~$218,594/participant), up 6.7% in 2023.

#8,209
in Construction (9,030 peers)
+6.7%
assets growth YoY
1.2×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Buffalo Laborers' Pension Fund's outsized position by total assets

Buffalo Laborers' Pension Fund vs every filed plan by assets

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

$121,101,041 Top 8% higher than 92% 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

Buffalo Laborers' 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. Buffalo Laborers' Pension Fund sits mid-pack in the medium band (554 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Buffalo Laborers' Pension Fund reported net income rose from $3M in the plan year 2022 filing to $8M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Buffalo Laborers' Pension Fund end-of-year assets rose from $114M in the plan year 2022 filing to $121M in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 160845094 · Trustees of Buffalo Laborers' Pension Fund PY 2023 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Buffalo Laborers' Pension Fund · $121M · 554 · 92nd

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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 →

Buffalo Laborers' Pension Fund in the asset neighbourhood

Clearwater Paper Salaried Retirement PlanClearwater Paper Salaried Re…$121MKraton Polymers US, LLC Pension PlanKraton Polymers US, LLC Pens…$121MBuffalo Laborers' Pension FundBuffalo Laborers' Pension Fu…$121MHerc Rentals Pension Plan$121MZiply Fiber Pension Plan$121M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Buffalo Laborers' 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)$114M
Net Assets (End of Year)$121M
Net Income$8M
Employer EIN160845094
Plan Effective Date1960-06-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Trustees of Buffalo Laborers' Pension Fund)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Trustees of Buffalo Laborers' Pension Fund plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$133M 17.301581383727736% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$110M$120M$130M$140M 202220232024 $114M $133M ▲ +17.3%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 549 $114M
2023 1 554 $121M
2024 1 579 $133M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in New York

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

Buffalo Laborers' Pension Fund vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in New York, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000 -100102030 Total assets ($B) Participants Buffalo Laborers' Pension Fund, Total assets ($B): 0.121101041 · Participants: 554Buffalo Laborers' 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
Buffalo Laborers' Pension Fund vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in New York, assets vs. participants
Compare Buffalo Laborers' Pension Fund side-by-side with 3 peers →

Buffalo Laborers' 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 Kraton Polymers US, LLC Pension Plan in TX ($121M); by covered participants it is Ufcw Heartland Pension Fund in OH (554 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($121M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (554 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 Buffalo Laborers' Pension Fund assets move in 2023? ▼
Buffalo Laborers' Pension Fund grew at a solid clip - up 6.7% during 2023, from $114M to $121M. Reported net income was $8M.
How have Trustees of Buffalo Laborers' Pension Fund plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Trustees of Buffalo Laborers' Pension Fund's sponsor-wide assets grew 17.3%, from $114M to $133M.
Where does Buffalo Laborers' Pension Fund rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Buffalo Laborers' Pension Fund ranks in the 92nd 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 Buffalo Laborers' Pension Fund? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Kraton Polymers US, LLC Pension Plan in TX ($121M, 126 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Buffalo Laborers' Pension Fund? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Ufcw Heartland Pension Fund in OH (554 participants, $60M 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 160845094.

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.