Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Boston Symphony Orchestra, Inc. Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$36M
Total assets Below avg plan size
53
Participants Small participant base
82nd
Percentile by assets National rank
$678,539
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Retirement Plan for the Staff Employees of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, Inc. · Sponsored by Boston Symphony Orchestra, Inc. · Massachusetts · Arts, Entertainment & Recreation

$36M in assets, 53 participants

Boston Symphony Orchestra, Inc.'s Retirement Plan for the Staff Employees of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, Inc. reported $36M in total assets and 53 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 82nd 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.

  • #2,627 in Arts, Entertainment & Recreation (2,945 peers)

Where Retirement Plan for the Staff Employees of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, Inc. sits by assets

Retirement Plan for the Staff Employees of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, Inc. sits in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets, $36M for 53 participants (~$678,539/participant), up 8.1% in 2023.

#2,627
in Arts, Entertainment & Recreation (2,945 peers)
+8.1%
assets growth YoY
0.4×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Retirement Plan for the Staff Employees of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, Inc.'s outsized position by total assets

Retirement Plan for the Staff Employees of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, Inc. vs every filed plan by assets

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

$35,962,575 Top 18% higher than 82% 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

Retirement Plan for the Staff Employees of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, Inc. among smaller filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2023 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Retirement Plan for the Staff Employees of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, Inc. is a small filing (53 participants) on this national headcount ladder.

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Retirement Plan for the Staff Employees of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, Inc. reported net income rose from $368K in the plan year 2022 filing to $3M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Retirement Plan for the Staff Employees of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, Inc. reported participants fell from 61 in the plan year 2022 filing to 53 in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Retirement Plan for the Staff Employees of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, Inc. end-of-year assets rose from $33M in the plan year 2022 filing to $36M in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 042103550 · Boston Symphony Orchestra, Inc. PY 2023 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Retirement Plan for the Staff Employees of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, Inc. · $36M · 53 · 82nd

  • ASSETS $36M
  • ASSETS 53
  • ASSETS 82nd
  • ASSETS Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • ASSETS near St. Joseph Health Services of Rhode Island Retirement Plan
  • ASSETS ind #2627

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 Massachusetts →

Retirement Plan for the Staff Employees of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, Inc. in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Retirement Plan for the Staff Employees of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, Inc. and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Scale-class filing particulars (2023)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$33M
Net Assets (End of Year)$36M
Net Income$3M
Employer EIN042103550
Plan Effective Date1957-12-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Boston Symphony Orchestra, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Boston Symphony Orchestra, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$156M 18.01620664980108% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$130M$140M$150M$160M 202220232024 $132M $156M ▲ +18.0%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 3 306 $132M
2023 3 299 $142M
2024 3 320 $156M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Massachusetts

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

Retirement Plan for the Staff Employees of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, Inc. vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Massachusetts, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -20000020000400006000080000 -5051015 Total assets ($B) Participants Retirement Plan for the Staff Employees of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, Inc., Total assets ($B): 0.035962575 · Participants: 53Retirement Plan for the Staff Employees of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, Inc.Consolidated Cash Balance Program of Mass General Brigham and Member Organizations, Total assets ($B): 10.325856564 · Participants: 58745Consolidated Cash Balance Program of Mass General Brigham and Member OrganizationsNew England Teamsters Pension Fund, Total assets ($B): 9.092299586 · Participants: 21786New England Teamsters Pension FundLiberty Mutual Retirement Benefit Plan, Total assets ($B): 6.892259637 · Participants: 37145Liberty Mutual Retirement Benefit PlanMassachusetts Institute of Technology Basic Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 5.381626447 · Participants: 11888Massachusetts Institute of Technology Basic Retirement PlanN. Atlantic States Carp. Pension Fund, Total assets ($B): 4.973349354 · Participants: 17166N. Atlantic States Carp. Pension Fund
Retirement Plan for the Staff Employees of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, Inc. vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Massachusetts, assets vs. participants

Retirement Plan for the Staff Employees of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, Inc.'s out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Massachusetts, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is St. Joseph Health Services of Rhode Island Retirement Plan in RI ($36M); by covered participants it is IBEW Local 1799 Pension Fund in NY (53 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 Retirement Plan for the Staff Employees of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, Inc. assets move in 2023?
Retirement Plan for the Staff Employees of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, Inc. grew at a solid clip - up 8.1% during 2023, from $33M to $36M. Reported net income was $3M.
How have Boston Symphony Orchestra, Inc. plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Boston Symphony Orchestra, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 18.0%, from $132M to $156M.
Where does Retirement Plan for the Staff Employees of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, Inc. rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
Retirement Plan for the Staff Employees of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, Inc. ranks in the 82nd percentile by end-of-year assets among 127,072 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Retirement Plan for the Staff Employees of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, Inc.?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is St. Joseph Health Services of Rhode Island Retirement Plan in RI ($36M, N/A participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Retirement Plan for the Staff Employees of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, Inc.?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is IBEW Local 1799 Pension Fund in NY (53 participants, $3M in assets).