401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

The Board of Trustees of the Communications Workers of America - 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$453M
Total assets Above avg plan size
10,438
Participants Very large workforce
97th
Percentile by assets National rank
$43,429
Avg per participant Low balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Communications Workers of America Savings and Retirement Trust · Sponsored by The Board of Trustees of the Communications Workers of America - · District of Columbia · Information & Media

$453M in assets, 10,438 participants

The Board of Trustees of the Communications Workers of America -'s Communications Workers of America Savings and Retirement Trust reported $453M in total assets and 10,438 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 97th 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.

  • #2,678 in Information & Media (2,822 peers)

Coverage in District of Columbia

Communications Workers of America Savings and Retirement Trust covers 10,438 participants in District of Columbia, 7.2x the typical District of Columbia plan (state average ~1,456 per filing). Assets: $453M.

#2,678
in Information & Media (2,822 peers)
+13.2%
assets growth YoY
4.5×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Communications Workers of America Savings and Retirement Trust's outsized position by total assets

Communications Workers of America Savings and Retirement Trust vs every filed plan by assets

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

$453,312,141 Top 3% higher than 97% 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

Communications Workers of America Savings and Retirement Trust's mega-plan peer group by participant headcount

Plan-year 2024 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Communications Workers of America Savings and Retirement Trust is a mega filing (10,438 participants), the rightmost band on the breakdown.

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Communications Workers of America Savings and Retirement Trust end-of-year assets rose from $401M in the plan year 2023 filing to $453M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Communications Workers of America Savings and Retirement Trust reported net income fell from $58M in the plan year 2023 filing to $53M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Communications Workers of America Savings and Retirement Trust reported participants rose from 9,925 in the plan year 2023 filing to 10,438 in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 521137722 · The Board of Trustees of the Communications Workers of America - PY 2024 · 401(k)

Communications Workers of America Savings and Retirement Trust · $453M · 10,438 · 97th

  • BOY $453M
  • BOY 10,438
  • BOY 97th
  • BOY 401(k)
  • BOY near Mosaic Health System 401(k) Retirement Plan
  • BOY ind #2678

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 Information & Media retirement plans → · Plans in District of Columbia →

Communications Workers of America Savings and Retirement Trust in the asset neighbourhood

Epam Systems, Inc. 401(k) PlanEpam Systems, Inc. 401(k) Pl…$454MFanuc America Corporation Savings PlanFanuc America Corporation Sa…$453MCommunications Workers of America Savings and Retirement TrustCommunications Workers of Am…$453MMosaic Health System 401(k) Retirement PlanMosaic Health System 401(k) …$453MEncore Group (USA) LLC Retirement Savings PlanEncore Group (USA) LLC Retir…$453M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Communications Workers of America Savings and Retirement Trust and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

District of Columbia filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$401M
Net Assets (End of Year)$453M
Net Income$53M
Employer EIN521137722
Plan Effective Date1976-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (The Board of Trustees of the Communications Workers of America -)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All The Board of Trustees of the Communications Workers of America - plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$453M 32.375248671107684% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$300M$350M$400M$450M$500M 202220232024 $342M $453M ▲ +32.4%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 9,380 $342M
2023 1 9,925 $401M
2024 1 10,438 $453M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in District of Columbia

Peer 401(k) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

Communications Workers of America Savings and Retirement Trust vs. nearby 401(k) plans in District of Columbia, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. 010000200003000040000 02468 Total assets ($B) Participants Communications Workers of America Savings and Retirement Trust, Total assets ($B): 0.453312141 · Participants: 10438Communications Workers of America Savings and Retirement TrustDanaher Corporation & Subsidiaries Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 6.46217777 · Participants: 23090Danaher Corporation & Subsidiaries Savings PlanGeico 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 6.227697332 · Participants: 30641Geico 401(k) Savings PlanFederal National Mortgage Association Retirement Savings Plan for Employees, Total assets ($B): 4.602350192 · Participants: 8108Federal National Mortgage Association Retirement Savings Plan for EmployeesFinra Savings Plus Plan, Total assets ($B): 2.487396082 · Participants: 4201Finra Savings Plus PlanHogan Lovells US LLP Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.905912868 · Participants: 1973Hogan Lovells US LLP Retirement Savings Plan
Communications Workers of America Savings and Retirement Trust vs. nearby 401(k) plans in District of Columbia, assets vs. participants
Compare Communications Workers of America Savings and Retirement Trust side-by-side with 3 peers →

Scale composition for Communications Workers of America Savings and Retirement Trust

Communications Workers of America Savings and Retirement Trust reports $453M in end-of-year assets across 10,438 participants (0.004% of the $12.3T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.011% of 93,925,755 covered participants) - about $43,429 per participant (31% of the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2024 was $53M.

This plan identity (EIN 521137722, plan #002) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $342M to $453M (+32.4%) while covered participants moved from 9,380 to 10,438 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.

Plan year Participants EOY assets Filing
2022 9,380 $342M Open filing
2023 9,925 $401M Open filing
2024 · index core 10,438 $453M This page

Communications Workers of America Savings and Retirement Trust's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside District of Columbia, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Mosaic Health System 401(k) Retirement Plan in MO ($453M); by covered participants it is Burns & Mcdonnell, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan in MO (10,431 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($453M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (10,438 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

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 Communications Workers of America Savings and Retirement Trust assets move in 2024? ▼
Communications Workers of America Savings and Retirement Trust grew at a solid clip - up 13.2% during 2024, from $401M to $453M. Reported net income was $53M.
How have The Board of Trustees of the Communications Workers of America - plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), The Board of Trustees of the Communications Workers of America -'s sponsor-wide assets grew 32.4%, from $342M to $453M.
Where does Communications Workers of America Savings and Retirement Trust rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Communications Workers of America Savings and Retirement Trust ranks in the 97th percentile by end-of-year assets among 123,622 plans that reported assets for plan year 2024 (in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets).
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Communications Workers of America Savings and Retirement Trust? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Mosaic Health System 401(k) Retirement Plan in MO ($453M, 4,614 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Communications Workers of America Savings and Retirement Trust? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Burns & Mcdonnell, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan in MO (10,431 participants, $2.1B 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 521137722.

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.