Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Air Force Association Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$26M
Total assets Below avg plan size
17
Participants Small participant base
75th
Percentile by assets National rank
$1.5M
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Air Force Association Retirement Income Plan · Sponsored by Air Force Association · Virginia · Other Services

$26M in assets, 17 participants

Air Force Association's Air Force Association Retirement Income Plan reported $26M in total assets and 17 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 75th 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.

  • #6,709 in Other Services (7,719 peers)

Where Air Force Association Retirement Income Plan sits by assets

Air Force Association Retirement Income Plan sits in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets, $26M for 17 participants (~$1.5M/participant), up 2.2% in 2024.

#6,709
in Other Services (7,719 peers)
+2.2%
assets growth YoY
0.3×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Air Force Association Retirement Income Plan's outsized position by total assets

Air Force Association Retirement Income Plan vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2024 · DOL Form 5500

$25,913,387 Top 25% higher than 75% of 123,620 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 2024

Air Force Association Retirement Income Plan among smaller filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2024 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Air Force Association Retirement Income Plan is a small filing (17 participants) on this national headcount ladder.

DOL schedule card

Filing strip 526043929 · Air Force Association PY 2024 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Air Force Association Retirement Income Plan · $26M · 17 · 75th

  • BOY $26M
  • SCH 17
  • EBSA 75th
  • PART Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • TYPE near Ballard Spahr LLP Cash Balance Pension Plan
  • NET ind #6709

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 Virginia →

Air Force Association Retirement Income Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Air Force Association Retirement Income Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Scale-class filing particulars (2024)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$25M
Net Assets (End of Year)$26M
Net Income$546K
Employer EIN526043929
Plan Effective Date1962-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Air Force Association)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Air Force Association plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$64M 405.91159676789994% vs 2023
2024 filing year
$0M$20M$40M$60M$80M 20232024 $12.6M $63.9M ▲ +405.9%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2023 1 71 $13M
2024 3 121 $64M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Virginia

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

Air Force Association Retirement Income Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Virginia, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -20000020000400006000080000 -505101520 Total assets ($B) Participants Air Force Association Retirement Income Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.025913387 · Participants: 17Air Force Association Retirement Income PlanNorthrop Grumman Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 18.781759216 · Participants: 12678Northrop Grumman Pension PlanRetirement Security Plan, Total assets ($B): 11.481735153 · Participants: 56633Retirement Security PlanSheet Metal Workers' National Pension Fund, Total assets ($B): 8.902237059 · Participants: 63530Sheet Metal Workers' National Pension FundNg Space&mission Systems Corp Salaried Pension Pla, Total assets ($B): 8.398702873 · Participants: 6737Ng Space&mission Systems Corp Salaried Pension PlaDominion Energy Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 8.332769083 · Participants: 11758Dominion Energy Pension Plan
Air Force Association Retirement Income Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Virginia, assets vs. participants
Compare Air Force Association Retirement Income Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Air Force Association Retirement Income Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Virginia, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Ballard Spahr LLP Cash Balance Pension Plan in PA ($26M); by covered participants it is Quanex Building Products Salaried and Nonunion Employee Pension Plan in TX (17 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Air Force Association Retirement Income Plan assets move in 2024? ▼
Air Force Association Retirement Income Plan edged up modestly - up 2.2% during 2024, from $25M to $26M. Reported net income was $546K.
How have Air Force Association plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 2 plan years on file (2023-2024), Air Force Association's sponsor-wide assets grew 405.9%, from $13M to $64M.
Where does Air Force Association Retirement Income Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Air Force Association Retirement Income Plan ranks in the 75th percentile by end-of-year assets among 123,622 plans that reported assets for plan year 2024 (in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Air Force Association Retirement Income Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Ballard Spahr LLP Cash Balance Pension Plan in PA ($26M, 233 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Air Force Association Retirement Income Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Quanex Building Products Salaried and Nonunion Employee Pension Plan in TX (17 participants, N/A in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2024.

Source: DOL EFAST2 filing system (efast.dol.gov) - original filing retrieval by EIN 526043929.

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.