Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Local 6559 Pension Fund Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$14M
Total assets Small plan by assets
278
Participants Below avg headcount
66th
Percentile by assets National rank
$50,409
Avg per participant Low balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Local 6559 Pension Fund · Sponsored by Local 6559 Pension Fund · New York · Retail Trade

$14M in assets, 278 participants

Local 6559 Pension Fund's Local 6559 Pension Fund reported $14M in total assets and 278 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 66th 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.

  • #6,436 in Retail Trade (8,414 peers)

Coverage in New York

Local 6559 Pension Fund covers 278 participants in New York, about 35% of the average New York filer (state average ~798 per filing). Assets: $14M.

#6,436
in Retail Trade (8,414 peers)
+9.6%
assets growth YoY

Local 6559 Pension Fund's mid-pack asset rank among Retail Trade and all filers

Local 6559 Pension Fund vs every filed plan by assets

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

$14,013,803 Top 34% higher than 66% 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

Local 6559 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. Local 6559 Pension Fund sits mid-pack in the medium band (278 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Local 6559 Pension Fund reported net income rose from -$196K in the plan year 2022 filing to $1M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Local 6559 Pension Fund reported participants rose from 248 in the plan year 2022 filing to 278 in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Local 6559 Pension Fund end-of-year assets rose from $13M in the plan year 2022 filing to $14M in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

DOL schedule card

Filing strip 136608700 · Local 6559 Pension Fund PY 2023 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Local 6559 Pension Fund · $14M · 278 · 66th

  • EOY $14M
  • 5500 278
  • ASSETS 66th
  • PCT Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • EIN near Tidewater Barge Lines, Inc. Employee Retirement Plan
  • RANK ind #6436

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 Retail Trade retirement plans → · Plans in New York →

Local 6559 Pension Fund in the asset neighbourhood

The People's Credit Union Defined Benefit Plan and TrustThe People's Credit Union De…$14MThe North Ward Center, Inc. Retirement PlanThe North Ward Center, Inc. …$14MLocal 6559 Pension Fund$14MTidewater Barge Lines, Inc. Employee Retirement PlanTidewater Barge Lines, Inc. …$14MWells Manufacturing Salaried Retirement PlanWells Manufacturing Salaried…$14M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Local 6559 Pension Fund and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

New York filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$13M
Net Assets (End of Year)$14M
Net Income$1M
Employer EIN136608700
Plan Effective Date1972-05-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Local 6559 Pension Fund)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Local 6559 Pension Fund plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$15M 16.25290320038632% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$12M$13M$14M$15M$16M 202220232024 $12.8M $14.9M ▲ +16.3%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 248 $13M
2023 1 278 $14M
2024 1 307 $15M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in New York

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

Local 6559 Pension Fund vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in New York, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000 -100102030 Total assets ($B) Participants Local 6559 Pension Fund, Total assets ($B): 0.014013803 · Participants: 278Local 6559 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
Local 6559 Pension Fund vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in New York, assets vs. participants
Compare Local 6559 Pension Fund side-by-side with 3 peers →

Local 6559 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 Tidewater Barge Lines, Inc. Employee Retirement Plan in WA ($14M); by covered participants it is Alliance Coal, LLC & Aff. Pension Plan for Coal Employees in OK (278 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (278 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 Local 6559 Pension Fund assets move in 2023? ▼
Local 6559 Pension Fund grew at a solid clip - up 9.6% during 2023, from $13M to $14M. Reported net income was $1M.
How have Local 6559 Pension Fund plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Local 6559 Pension Fund's sponsor-wide assets grew 16.3%, from $13M to $15M.
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Local 6559 Pension Fund? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Tidewater Barge Lines, Inc. Employee Retirement Plan in WA ($14M, 15 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Local 6559 Pension Fund? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Alliance Coal, LLC & Aff. Pension Plan for Coal Employees in OK (278 participants, $98M 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 136608700.

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.