Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Board of Trustees Ara Pension Plan Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$49M
Total assets Below avg plan size
54
Participants Small participant base
84th
Percentile by assets National rank
$902,305
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: American Radio Association Pension Plan · Sponsored by Board of Trustees Ara Pension Plan · California · Information & Media

$49M in assets, 54 participants

Board of Trustees Ara Pension Plan's American Radio Association Pension Plan reported $49M in total assets and 54 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 84th 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.

  • #2,213 in Information & Media (2,822 peers)

Where American Radio Association Pension Plan sits by assets

American Radio Association Pension Plan sits in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets, $49M for 54 participants (~$902,305/participant), down 3.5% in 2024.

#2,213
in Information & Media (2,822 peers)
-3.5%
assets change YoY
0.5×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $2M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

American Radio Association Pension Plan's outsized position by total assets

American Radio Association Pension Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$48,724,443 Top 16% higher than 84% 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

American Radio Association Pension Plan among smaller filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2024 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. American Radio Association Pension Plan is a small filing (54 participants) on this national headcount ladder.

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • American Radio Association Pension Plan reported net income rose from -$2M in the plan year 2023 filing to -$2M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • American Radio Association Pension Plan reported participants rose from 51 in the plan year 2023 filing to 54 in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • American Radio Association Pension Plan end-of-year assets fell from $50M in the plan year 2023 filing to $49M in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 136161999 · Board of Trustees Ara Pension Plan PY 2024 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

American Radio Association Pension Plan · $49M · 54 · 84th

  • SCH $49M
  • EBSA 54
  • PART 84th
  • TYPE Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • NET near Moody Bible Institute Pension Plan
  • BOOK ind #2213

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 California →

American Radio Association Pension Plan in the asset neighbourhood

United Construction Workers Pension FundUnited Construction Workers …$49MActors' Equity Association Staff Pension PlanActors' Equity Association S…$49MOregon Education Association Staff Pension PlanOregon Education Association…$49MAmerican Radio Association Pension PlanAmerican Radio Association P…$49MMoody Bible Institute Pension PlanMoody Bible Institute Pensio…$49M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among American Radio Association Pension Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Scale-class filing particulars (2024)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$50M
Net Assets (End of Year)$49M
Net Income-$2M
Employer EIN136161999
Plan Effective Date1956-04-13
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Board of Trustees Ara Pension Plan)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Board of Trustees Ara Pension Plan plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$56M 3.9750671196980973% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$55M$56M$57M$58M$59M 202220232024 $58M $55.7M ▼ -4.0%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 128 $58M
2023 2 131 $57M
2024 2 134 $56M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in California

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

American Radio Association Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in California, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000 -10010203040 Total assets ($B) Participants American Radio Association Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.048724443 · Participants: 54American Radio Association Pension PlanKaiser Permanente Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 34.452234723 · Participants: 135057Kaiser Permanente Retirement PlanPacific Gas and Electric Company Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 17.60716624 · Participants: 27500Pacific Gas and Electric Company Retirement PlanRetirement Plan for Physicians and Salaried Employees of the Permanente Medical Group, Inc., Total assets ($B): 11.441381434 · Participants: 18983Retirement Plan for Physicians and Salaried Employees of the Permanente Medical Group, Inc.Western States Carpenters Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 11.342334451 · Participants: 48582Western States Carpenters Pension PlanIlwu-Pma Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 10.798538721 · Participants: 15833Ilwu-Pma Pension Plan
American Radio Association Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in California, assets vs. participants
Compare American Radio Association Pension Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

American Radio Association Pension Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside California, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Moody Bible Institute Pension Plan in IL ($49M); by covered participants it is Credit Union West Retirement Pension Plan in AZ (54 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (54 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 American Radio Association Pension Plan assets move in 2024? ▼
American Radio Association Pension Plan edged down modestly - down 3.5% during 2024, from $50M to $49M. Reported net income was -$2M.
How have Board of Trustees Ara Pension Plan plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Board of Trustees Ara Pension Plan's sponsor-wide assets declined 4.0%, from $58M to $56M.
Where does American Radio Association Pension Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
American Radio Association Pension Plan ranks in the 84th 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 American Radio Association Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Moody Bible Institute Pension Plan in IL ($49M, 105 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to American Radio Association Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Credit Union West Retirement Pension Plan in AZ (54 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 136161999.

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.