Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

San Francisco Symphony Corporation Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$101M
Total assets Near avg plan size
85
Participants Small participant base
91st
Percentile by assets National rank
$1.2M
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: San Francisco Symphony Retirement Plan · Sponsored by San Francisco Symphony Corporation · California · Arts, Entertainment & Recreation

$101M in assets, 85 participants

San Francisco Symphony Corporation's San Francisco Symphony Retirement Plan reported $101M in total assets and 85 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 91st 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.

  • #2,825 in Arts, Entertainment & Recreation (2,945 peers)

Where San Francisco Symphony Retirement Plan sits by assets

San Francisco Symphony Retirement Plan sits in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets, $101M for 85 participants (~$1.2M/participant), up 8.8% in 2023.

#2,825
in Arts, Entertainment & Recreation (2,945 peers)
+8.8%
assets growth YoY
1.0×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

San Francisco Symphony Retirement Plan's outsized position by total assets

San Francisco Symphony Retirement Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$101,197,228 Top 9% higher than 91% 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

San Francisco Symphony Retirement Plan among smaller filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2023 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. San Francisco Symphony Retirement Plan is a small filing (85 participants) on this national headcount ladder.

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • San Francisco Symphony Retirement Plan reported net income rose from -$2M in the plan year 2022 filing to $8M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • San Francisco Symphony Retirement Plan end-of-year assets rose from $93M in the plan year 2022 filing to $101M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • San Francisco Symphony Retirement Plan reported participants fell from 92 in the plan year 2022 filing to 85 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 941156284 · San Francisco Symphony Corporation PY 2023 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

San Francisco Symphony Retirement Plan · $101M · 85 · 91st

  • NET $101M
  • NET 85
  • NET 91st
  • NET Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • NET near Allsouth Federal Credit Union Defined Benefit Plan and Trust
  • NET ind #2825

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 California →

San Francisco Symphony Retirement Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among San Francisco Symphony Retirement Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Scale-class filing particulars (2023)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$93M
Net Assets (End of Year)$101M
Net Income$8M
Employer EIN941156284
Plan Effective Date1956-11-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (San Francisco Symphony Corporation)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All San Francisco Symphony Corporation plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$218M 22.122092186122238% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$160M$180M$200M$220M$240M 202220232024 $179M $218M ▲ +22.1%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 3 703 $179M
2023 3 703 $200M
2024 3 695 $218M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in California

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

San Francisco Symphony Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in California, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000 -10010203040 Total assets ($B) Participants San Francisco Symphony Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.101197228 · Participants: 85San Francisco Symphony Retirement PlanKaiser Permanente Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 33.538817099 · Participants: 127356Kaiser Permanente Retirement PlanPacific Gas and Electric Company Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 21.40954351 · Participants: 22914Pacific Gas and Electric Company Retirement PlanPacific Gas and Electric Company Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 17.980531142 · Participants: 25647Pacific Gas and Electric Company Retirement PlanRetirement Plan for Physicians and Salaried Employees of the Permanente Medical Group, Inc., Total assets ($B): 10.814691143 · Participants: 19545Retirement Plan for Physicians and Salaried Employees of the Permanente Medical Group, Inc.Disney Salaried Pension Plan D, Total assets ($B): 10.057095066 · Participants: 10813Disney Salaried Pension Plan D
San Francisco Symphony Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in California, assets vs. participants

San Francisco Symphony Retirement Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside California, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Allsouth Federal Credit Union Defined Benefit Plan and Trust in SC ($101M); by covered participants it is Cash Balance Retirement Plan for Employees of Credit Industriel Et Commercial in NY (85 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 San Francisco Symphony Retirement Plan assets move in 2023?
San Francisco Symphony Retirement Plan grew at a solid clip - up 8.8% during 2023, from $93M to $101M. Reported net income was $8M.
How have San Francisco Symphony Corporation plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), San Francisco Symphony Corporation's sponsor-wide assets grew 22.1%, from $179M to $218M.
Where does San Francisco Symphony Retirement Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
San Francisco Symphony Retirement Plan ranks in the 91st 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 San Francisco Symphony Retirement Plan?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Allsouth Federal Credit Union Defined Benefit Plan and Trust in SC ($101M, 282 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to San Francisco Symphony Retirement Plan?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Cash Balance Retirement Plan for Employees of Credit Industriel Et Commercial in NY (85 participants, $41M in assets).