Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

York Water Company Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$43M
Total assets Below avg plan size
28
Participants Small participant base
82nd
Percentile by assets National rank
$1.5M
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: The York Water Company Pension Plan for General and Administrative Employees · Sponsored by York Water Company · Pennsylvania · Utilities

$43M in assets, 28 participants

York Water Company's The York Water Company Pension Plan for General and Administrative Employees reported $43M in total assets and 28 participants in its 2024 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.

  • #356 in Utilities (732 peers)

Utilities sector rank

Within Utilities, The York Water Company Pension Plan for General and Administrative Employees ranks #356 of 732 2024 filers by assets (1256% of the sector average)-$43M for 28 participants.

#356
in Utilities (732 peers)
-1.8%
assets change YoY
0.4×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $765K for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

The York Water Company Pension Plan for General and Administrative Employees's outsized position by total assets

The York Water Company Pension Plan for General and Administrative Employees vs every filed plan by assets

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

$42,743,545 Top 18% higher than 82% 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

The York Water Company Pension Plan for General and Administrative Employees among smaller filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2024 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. The York Water Company Pension Plan for General and Administrative Employees is a small filing (28 participants) on this national headcount ladder.

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • The York Water Company Pension Plan for General and Administrative Employees reported net income fell from $5M in the plan year 2023 filing to -$765K in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • The York Water Company Pension Plan for General and Administrative Employees reported participants fell from 29 in the plan year 2023 filing to 28 in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • The York Water Company Pension Plan for General and Administrative Employees end-of-year assets fell from $44M in the plan year 2023 filing to $43M in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 231242500 · York Water Company PY 2024 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

The York Water Company Pension Plan for General and Administrative Employees · $43M · 28 · 82nd

  • PART $43M
  • TYPE 28
  • NET 82nd
  • BOOK Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • VS-ST near Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP Cash Balance Plan No. 2
  • BOY ind #356

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 Utilities retirement plans → · Plans in Pennsylvania →

The York Water Company Pension Plan for General and Administrative Employees in the asset neighbourhood

St. Marys Hospital of St. Marys County Pension Plan and TrustSt. Marys Hospital of St. Ma…$43MCash Balance Retirement Plan for Employees of Credit Industriel Et CommercialCash Balance Retirement Plan…$43MPillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP Cash Balance Plan No. 2Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pitt…$43MThe York Water Company Pension Plan for General and Administrative EmployeesThe York Water Company Pensi…$43MOakwood Healthcare, Inc. Union Cash Balance PlanOakwood Healthcare, Inc. Uni…$43M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among The York Water Company Pension Plan for General and Administrative Employees and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Utilities filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$44M
Net Assets (End of Year)$43M
Net Income-$765K
Employer EIN231242500
Plan Effective Date1959-05-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (York Water Company)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All York Water Company plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$59M 15.344844990334428% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$50M$55M$60M$65M 202220232024 $51.4M $59.3M ▲ +15.4%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 140 $51M
2023 2 140 $59M
2024 2 150 $59M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Pennsylvania

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

The York Water Company Pension Plan for General and Administrative Employees vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Pennsylvania, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -20000020000400006000080000 -5051015 Total assets ($B) Participants The York Water Company Pension Plan for General and Administrative Employees, Total assets ($B): 0.042743545 · Participants: 28The York Water Company Pension Plan for General and Administrative EmployeesNational Elevator Industry Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 12.213235301 · Participants: 28308National Elevator Industry Pension PlanSteelworkers Pension Trust, Total assets ($B): 7.234971663 · Participants: 46110Steelworkers Pension TrustThe PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 5.528998 · Participants: 58779The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. Pension PlanThe Bank of New York Mellon Corporation Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 5.178651926 · Participants: 6387The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation Pension PlanConstellation Retirement Program, Total assets ($B): 5.003720253 · Participants: 4809Constellation Retirement Program
The York Water Company Pension Plan for General and Administrative Employees vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Pennsylvania, assets vs. participants
Compare The York Water Company Pension Plan for General and Administrative Employees side-by-side with 3 peers →

The York Water Company Pension Plan for General and Administrative Employees's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Pennsylvania, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP Cash Balance Plan No. 2 in CA ($43M); by covered participants it is Pension Plan for Employees of Golden Rain Foundation of Walnut Creek, a Nonprofit Mutual Benefit Corporation in CA (28 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 The York Water Company Pension Plan for General and Administrative Employees assets move in 2024? ▼
The York Water Company Pension Plan for General and Administrative Employees edged down modestly - down 1.8% during 2024, from $44M to $43M. Reported net income was -$765K.
How have York Water Company plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), York Water Company's sponsor-wide assets grew 15.3%, from $51M to $59M.
Where does The York Water Company Pension Plan for General and Administrative Employees rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
The York Water Company Pension Plan for General and Administrative Employees ranks in the 82nd 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 The York Water Company Pension Plan for General and Administrative Employees? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP Cash Balance Plan No. 2 in CA ($43M, 248 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to The York Water Company Pension Plan for General and Administrative Employees? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Pension Plan for Employees of Golden Rain Foundation of Walnut Creek, a Nonprofit Mutual Benefit Corporation in CA (28 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 231242500.

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.