Other · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

American Water Works Association Retirement Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$33M
Total assets Below avg plan size
141
Participants Small participant base
79th
Percentile by assets National rank
$231,963
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: American Water Works Association Defined Contribution Retirement Plan · Sponsored by American Water Works Association · Colorado · Professional & Technical Services

$33M in assets, 141 participants

American Water Works Association's American Water Works Association Defined Contribution Retirement Plan reported $33M in total assets and 141 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 79th 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.

  • #15,904 in Professional & Technical Services (20,173 peers)

Coverage in Colorado

American Water Works Association Defined Contribution Retirement Plan covers 141 participants in Colorado, about 38% of the average Colorado filer (state average ~376 per filing). Assets: $33M.

#15,904
in Professional & Technical Services (20,173 peers)
-5.8%
assets change YoY
0.3×
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 Water Works Association Defined Contribution Retirement Plan's outsized position by total assets

American Water Works Association Defined Contribution Retirement Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$32,706,794 Top 21% higher than 79% 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 Water Works Association Defined Contribution Retirement Plan among mid-size filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2024 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. American Water Works Association Defined Contribution Retirement Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (141 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • American Water Works Association Defined Contribution Retirement Plan reported net income fell from $3M in the plan year 2023 filing to -$2M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • American Water Works Association Defined Contribution Retirement Plan end-of-year assets fell from $35M in the plan year 2023 filing to $33M in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 135660277 · American Water Works Association PY 2024 · Other

American Water Works Association Defined Contribution Retirement Plan · $33M · 141 · 79th

  • BOOK $33M
  • VS-ST 141
  • BOY 79th
  • SCH Other
  • EBSA near New York Academy of Sciences Ra Plan
  • PART ind #15904

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 Professional & Technical Services retirement plans → · Plans in Colorado →

American Water Works Association Defined Contribution Retirement Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among American Water Works Association Defined Contribution Retirement Plan and nearest nationwide Other peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Colorado filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$35M
Net Assets (End of Year)$33M
Net Income-$2M
Employer EIN135660277
Plan Effective Date1984-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (American Water Works Association)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All American Water Works Association plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$33M 4.412007325582612% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$30M$32M$34M$36M 202220232024 $31.3M $32.7M ▲ +4.4%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 132 $31M
2023 1 140 $35M
2024 1 141 $33M

Nearby Other Plans in Colorado

Peer Other plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

American Water Works Association Defined Contribution Retirement Plan vs. nearby Other plans in Colorado, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -20000200040006000800010000 -0.500.511.5 Total assets ($B) Participants American Water Works Association Defined Contribution Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.032706794 · Participants: 141American Water Works Association Defined Contribution Retirement PlanUcar Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.230562754 · Participants: 1662Ucar Retirement PlanChildren's Hospital Colorado 403(b) Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.02857285 · Participants: 9224Children's Hospital Colorado 403(b) PlanUniversity of Denver Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.908770068 · Participants: 7356University of Denver Retirement PlanNrel 403(b) Employee Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.625099305 · Participants: 3207Nrel 403(b) Employee Savings PlanColorado College Retirement Benefit Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.381542052 · Participants: 717Colorado College Retirement Benefit Plan
American Water Works Association Defined Contribution Retirement Plan vs. nearby Other plans in Colorado, assets vs. participants
Compare American Water Works Association Defined Contribution Retirement Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

American Water Works Association Defined Contribution Retirement Plan's out-of-state Other peers by assets and headcount

Outside Colorado, the nearest Other by assets is New York Academy of Sciences Ra Plan in NY ($33M); by covered participants it is Bay Village of Sarasota Inc. Tax Sheltered Annuity 403b Plan in FL (141 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (141 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 Water Works Association Defined Contribution Retirement Plan assets move in 2024? ▼
American Water Works Association Defined Contribution Retirement Plan pulled back noticeably - down 5.8% during 2024, from $35M to $33M. Reported net income was -$2M.
How have American Water Works Association plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), American Water Works Association's sponsor-wide assets grew 4.4%, from $31M to $33M.
Where does American Water Works Association Defined Contribution Retirement Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
American Water Works Association Defined Contribution Retirement Plan ranks in the 79th 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 Other plans are similar in size to American Water Works Association Defined Contribution Retirement Plan? ▼
Among Other plans in other states, the closest by assets is New York Academy of Sciences Ra Plan in NY ($33M, 65 participants).
Which Other plans cover a similar participant headcount to American Water Works Association Defined Contribution Retirement Plan? ▼
Among Other plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Bay Village of Sarasota Inc. Tax Sheltered Annuity 403b Plan in FL (141 participants, $4M 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 135660277.

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.