Profit Sharing · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Board of Trustees Plumbers Local 27 Retirement Fund Profit Sharing Plan

Data updated 2026-07-24

$131M
Total assets
707
Participants
92nd
Percentile by assets
$184,818
Avg per participant
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Official DOL plan name: Plumbers Retirement Fund · Sponsored by Board of Trustees Plumbers Local 27 Retirement Fund · Pennsylvania · Construction

$131M in assets, 707 participants

Board of Trustees Plumbers Local 27 Retirement Fund's Plumbers Retirement Fund reported $131M in total assets and 707 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 92nd 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.

  • 92nd percentile by assets (of 116,472 plans)

Where Plumbers Retirement Fund sits by assets

Plumbers Retirement Fund sits in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets, $131M for 707 participants (~$184,818/participant), up 5.4% in 2024.

$131M
total plan assets (2024 EOY)
707
covered participants
92nd
percentile by assets (of 116,472 plans)
$184,818
avg assets per participant

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Plumbers Retirement Fund reported net income fell from $12M in the plan year 2023 filing to $7M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Plumbers Retirement Fund reported participants rose from 594 in the plan year 2023 filing to 707 in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Plumbers Retirement Fund end-of-year assets rose from $124M in the plan year 2023 filing to $131M in the plan year 2024 filing.

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Plumbers Retirement Fund vs the 2024 asset distribution

By assets, Plumbers Retirement Fund outranks 92% of the 116,472 plans that filed a Form 5500 for the 2024 plan year, and holds roughly 1.3x the national average plan size of $100M (730 average participants).

Scale-class filing particulars (2024)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$124M
Net Assets (End of Year)$130M
Net Income$7M
Employer EIN256110016
Plan Effective Date1969-06-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Board of Trustees Plumbers Local 27 Retirement Fund)

$110M$120M$130M$140M 202220232024 $112M $131M ▲ +16.2%
Total plan assets by year, all Board of Trustees Plumbers Local 27 Retirement Fund plans on file
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 507 $112M
2023 1 594 $124M
2024 1 707 $131M

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Plumbers Retirement Fund vs. nearby Profit Sharing plans in Pennsylvania, assets vs. participants

Plumbers Retirement Fund vs. nearby Profit Sharing plans in Pennsylvania, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000500010000150002000025000 00.511.522.5 Total assets ($B) Participants Plumbers Retirement …Eastern Atlantic Sta…University of Pennsy…International Brothe…Temple University He…Steamfitters Local U…
Plumbers Retirement Fund vs. nearby Profit Sharing plans in Pennsylvania, assets vs. participants

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Frequently Asked Questions

How did Plumbers Retirement Fund assets move in 2024?
Plumbers Retirement Fund grew at a solid clip - up 5.4% during 2024, from $124M to $131M. Reported net income was $7M.
How have Board of Trustees Plumbers Local 27 Retirement Fund plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Board of Trustees Plumbers Local 27 Retirement Fund's sponsor-wide assets grew 16.2%, from $112M to $131M.
Where does Plumbers Retirement Fund rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
Plumbers Retirement Fund ranks in the 92nd percentile by end-of-year assets among 116,472 plans that reported assets for plan year 2024 (in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets).
Which Profit Sharing plans are similar in size to Plumbers Retirement Fund?
Among Profit Sharing plans in other states, the closest by assets is Wiggin & Dana Retirement and Savings Plan for Partners & Staff in CT ($131M, 197 participants).

Scale reading

Ways to act on Plumbers Retirement Fund's numbers.

  • By total assets, Plumbers Retirement Fund ranks in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets. See the largest plans
  • Compare it side-by-side against 3 similar Profit Sharing plans in Pennsylvania. Compare plans
  • Board of Trustees Plumbers Local 27 Retirement Fund's sponsor-wide assets have grown 16.2% since 2022 across 3 plan years on file. More Construction plans

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 256110016.

Data sourced from U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA). See our methodology for details.