Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

The Wistar Institute Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$6K
Total assets Small plan by assets
48
Participants Small participant base
1st
Percentile by assets National rank
$124
Avg per participant Low balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: The Wistar Institute of Anatomy and Biology Technical and Support Personnel Pension Plan · Sponsored by The Wistar Institute · Pennsylvania · Healthcare & Social Assistance

$6K in assets, 48 participants

The Wistar Institute's The Wistar Institute of Anatomy and Biology Technical and Support Personnel Pension Plan reported $6K in total assets and 48 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 1st 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.

  • #139 in Healthcare & Social Assistance (16,916 peers)

The Wistar Institute multi-year trail

The Wistar Institute's plans moved +10.3% in assets from 2022 to 2024; this filing shows The Wistar Institute of Anatomy and Biology Technical and Support Personnel Pension Plan at $6K / 48 participants.

#139
in Healthcare & Social Assistance (16,916 peers)
-100.0%
assets change YoY

The plan reported a net loss of $14M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

The Wistar Institute of Anatomy and Biology Technical and Support Personnel Pension Plan among the smaller filed plans by assets

The Wistar Institute of Anatomy and Biology Technical and Support Personnel Pension Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$5,956 1st percentile higher than 1% 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

The Wistar Institute of Anatomy and Biology Technical and Support Personnel 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. The Wistar Institute of Anatomy and Biology Technical and Support Personnel Pension Plan is a small filing (48 participants) on this national headcount ladder.

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • The Wistar Institute of Anatomy and Biology Technical and Support Personnel Pension Plan reported net income fell from $292K in the plan year 2023 filing to -$14M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • The Wistar Institute of Anatomy and Biology Technical and Support Personnel Pension Plan end-of-year assets fell from $14M in the plan year 2023 filing to $6K in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • The Wistar Institute of Anatomy and Biology Technical and Support Personnel Pension Plan reported participants fell from 50 in the plan year 2023 filing to 48 in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 236434390 · The Wistar Institute PY 2024 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

The Wistar Institute of Anatomy and Biology Technical and Support Personnel Pension Plan · $6K · 48 · 1st

  • PCT $6K
  • PCT 48
  • PCT 1st
  • PCT Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • PCT near Desert Financial Credit Union Retirement Plan
  • PCT ind #139

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 Healthcare & Social Assistance retirement plans → · Plans in Pennsylvania →

The Wistar Institute of Anatomy and Biology Technical and Support Personnel Pension Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among The Wistar Institute of Anatomy and Biology Technical and Support Personnel Pension Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

The Wistar Institute multi-year asset trail

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All The Wistar Institute plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$125M 10.276691758349099% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$110M$115M$120M$125M$130M 202220232024 $114M $125M ▲ +10.3%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 332 $114M
2023 2 351 $128M
2024 2 367 $125M

The Wistar Institute filing trail (2024)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$14M
Net Assets (End of Year)$6K
Net Income-$14M
Employer EIN236434390
Plan Effective Date1960-04-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Pennsylvania

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

The Wistar Institute of Anatomy and Biology Technical and Support Personnel Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Pennsylvania, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -20000020000400006000080000 -5051015 Total assets ($B) Participants The Wistar Institute of Anatomy and Biology Technical and Support Personnel Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.000005956 · Participants: 48The Wistar Institute of Anatomy and Biology Technical and Support Personnel Pension PlanNational Elevator Industry Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 12.213235301 · Participants: 28308National Elevator Industry Pension PlanSteelworkers Pension Trust, Total assets ($B): 7.234971663 · Participants: 46110Steelworkers Pension TrustThe PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 5.528998 · Participants: 58779The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. Pension PlanThe Bank of New York Mellon Corporation Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 5.178651926 · Participants: 6387The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation Pension PlanConstellation Retirement Program, Total assets ($B): 5.003720253 · Participants: 4809Constellation Retirement Program
The Wistar Institute of Anatomy and Biology Technical and Support Personnel Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Pennsylvania, assets vs. participants

The Wistar Institute of Anatomy and Biology Technical and Support Personnel Pension Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Pennsylvania, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Desert Financial Credit Union Retirement Plan in AZ ($6K); by covered participants it is The Retirement Plan for Employees of the Estate of Thomas O'connor in TX (48 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

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 The Wistar Institute of Anatomy and Biology Technical and Support Personnel Pension Plan assets move in 2024?
The Wistar Institute of Anatomy and Biology Technical and Support Personnel Pension Plan contracted severely - down 100.0% during 2024, from $14M to $6K. Reported net income was -$14M.
How have The Wistar Institute plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), The Wistar Institute's sponsor-wide assets grew 10.3%, from $114M to $125M.
Where does The Wistar Institute of Anatomy and Biology Technical and Support Personnel Pension Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
The Wistar Institute of Anatomy and Biology Technical and Support Personnel Pension Plan ranks in the 1st percentile by end-of-year assets among 123,622 plans that reported assets for plan year 2024 (among the smaller plans by assets on file).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to The Wistar Institute of Anatomy and Biology Technical and Support Personnel Pension Plan?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Desert Financial Credit Union Retirement Plan in AZ ($6K, 448 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to The Wistar Institute of Anatomy and Biology Technical and Support Personnel Pension Plan?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is The Retirement Plan for Employees of the Estate of Thomas O'connor in TX (48 participants, $64M in assets).