Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Board of Trustees of Local 138 Pension Trust Fund Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-07-24

$111M
Total assets
180
Participants
91st
Percentile by assets
$618,140
Avg per participant
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Official DOL plan name: Local 138 Pension Trust Fund · Sponsored by Board of Trustees of Local 138 Pension Trust Fund · New York · Transportation & Warehousing

$111M in assets, 180 participants

Board of Trustees of Local 138 Pension Trust Fund's Local 138 Pension Trust Fund reported $111M in total assets and 180 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 91st 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.

  • 91st percentile by assets (of 116,472 plans)

Coverage in New York

Local 138 Pension Trust Fund covers 180 participants in New York, about 23% of the average New York filer (state average ~795 per filing). Assets: $111M.

$111M
total plan assets (2024 EOY)
180
covered participants
91st
percentile by assets (of 116,472 plans)
$618,140
avg assets per participant

The plan reported a net loss of $5M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Local 138 Pension Trust Fund reported net income fell from -$546K in the plan year 2023 filing to -$5M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Local 138 Pension Trust Fund reported participants rose from 166 in the plan year 2023 filing to 180 in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Local 138 Pension Trust Fund end-of-year assets fell from $116M in the plan year 2023 filing to $111M in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Participants vs New York filers

In New York, the average filing covers about 795 participants across 8,491 plans. Local 138 Pension Trust Fund reports 180 participants - about 23% of that state average ($111M EOY assets).

New York filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$116M
Net Assets (End of Year)$111M
Net Income-$5M
Employer EIN116170655
Plan Effective Date1959-07-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Board of Trustees of Local 138 Pension Trust Fund)

$110M$112M$114M$116M$118M 202220232024 $116M $111M ▼ -4.5%
Total plan assets by year, all Board of Trustees of Local 138 Pension Trust Fund plans on file
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 183 $116M
2023 1 166 $116M
2024 1 180 $111M

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Local 138 Pension Trust Fund vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in New York, assets vs. participants

Local 138 Pension Trust Fund vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in New York, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000 -505101520 Total assets ($B) Participants Local 138 Pension Tr…IBM Personal Pension…1199seiu Health Care…Consolidated Edison …Pfizer Consolidated …GE Energy Pension Plan
Local 138 Pension Trust Fund vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in New York, assets vs. participants

Similar-Sized Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans Nationally

Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states closest to Local 138 Pension Trust Fund by total assets, not by location.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Local 138 Pension Trust Fund assets move in 2024?
Local 138 Pension Trust Fund edged down modestly - down 4.0% during 2024, from $116M to $111M. Reported net income was -$5M.
How have Board of Trustees of Local 138 Pension Trust Fund plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Board of Trustees of Local 138 Pension Trust Fund's sponsor-wide assets declined 4.5%, from $116M to $111M.
Where does Local 138 Pension Trust Fund rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
Local 138 Pension Trust Fund ranks in the 91st 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 Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Local 138 Pension Trust Fund?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Marshall Medical Employees' Retirement Plan in CA ($111M, 934 participants).

Filing takeaways

Ways to act on Local 138 Pension Trust Fund's numbers.

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 116170655.

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