Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Board of Trustee Unite Here! Workers Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$169M
Total assets Near avg plan size
4,762
Participants Above avg headcount
94th
Percentile by assets National rank
$35,504
Avg per participant Low balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Unite Here! Workers and Hospitality Employers Vdb Pension Trust · Sponsored by Board of Trustee Unite Here! Workers · Massachusetts · Food Services & Accommodation

$169M in assets, 4,762 participants

Board of Trustee Unite Here! Workers's Unite Here! Workers and Hospitality Employers Vdb Pension Trust reported $169M in total assets and 4,762 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 94th 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.

  • #3,606 in Food Services & Accommodation (3,672 peers)

Coverage in Massachusetts

Unite Here! Workers and Hospitality Employers Vdb Pension Trust covers 4,762 participants in Massachusetts, 7.2x the typical Massachusetts plan (state average ~659 per filing). Assets: $169M.

#3,606
in Food Services & Accommodation (3,672 peers)
+23.8%
assets growth YoY
1.7×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Unite Here! Workers and Hospitality Employers Vdb Pension Trust's outsized position by total assets

Unite Here! Workers and Hospitality Employers Vdb Pension Trust vs every filed plan by assets

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

$169,068,250 Top 6% higher than 94% 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

Unite Here! Workers and Hospitality Employers Vdb Pension Trust's large-plan peer group by participant headcount

Plan-year 2024 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Unite Here! Workers and Hospitality Employers Vdb Pension Trust lands in the large band (4,762 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Unite Here! Workers and Hospitality Employers Vdb Pension Trust end-of-year assets rose from $137M in the plan year 2023 filing to $169M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Unite Here! Workers and Hospitality Employers Vdb Pension Trust reported net income rose from $27M in the plan year 2023 filing to $33M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Unite Here! Workers and Hospitality Employers Vdb Pension Trust reported participants rose from 4,092 in the plan year 2023 filing to 4,762 in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 454227067 · Board of Trustee Unite Here! Workers PY 2024 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Unite Here! Workers and Hospitality Employers Vdb Pension Trust · $169M · 4,762 · 94th

  • ASSETS $169M
  • PCT 4,762
  • EIN 94th
  • RANK Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • PHOTO near Media Guild Retirement Plan
  • IND ind #3606

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 Food Services & Accommodation retirement plans → · Plans in Massachusetts →

Unite Here! Workers and Hospitality Employers Vdb Pension Trust in the asset neighbourhood

Unite Here! Workers and Hospitality Employers Vdb Pension TrustUnite Here! Workers and Hosp…$169MMedia Guild Retirement Plan$169MSmart & Final Pension Plan$169MSheet Metal Workers Local 98 Pension FundSheet Metal Workers Local 98…$169MNorton Healthcare, Inc. Retirement PlanNorton Healthcare, Inc. Reti…$169M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Unite Here! Workers and Hospitality Employers Vdb Pension Trust and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Massachusetts filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$137M
Net Assets (End of Year)$169M
Net Income$33M
Employer EIN454227067
Plan Effective Date2012-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Board of Trustee Unite Here! Workers)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Board of Trustee Unite Here! Workers plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$169M 54.37280775241293% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$100M$120M$140M$160M$180M 202220232024 $110M $169M ▲ +54.4%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 3,641 $110M
2023 1 4,092 $137M
2024 1 4,762 $169M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Massachusetts

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

Unite Here! Workers and Hospitality Employers Vdb Pension Trust vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Massachusetts, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. 020000400006000080000 -5051015 Total assets ($B) Participants Unite Here! Workers and Hospitality Employers Vdb Pension Trust, Total assets ($B): 0.16906825 · Participants: 4762Unite Here! Workers and Hospitality Employers Vdb Pension TrustConsolidated Cash Balance Program of Mass General Brigham and Member Organizations, Total assets ($B): 11.586293172 · Participants: 60621Consolidated Cash Balance Program of Mass General Brigham and Member OrganizationsNew England Teamsters Pension Fund, Total assets ($B): 9.093299462 · Participants: 21577New England Teamsters Pension FundLiberty Mutual Retirement Benefit Plan, Total assets ($B): 6.250686483 · Participants: 34910Liberty Mutual Retirement Benefit PlanMassachusetts Institute of Technology Basic Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 5.888715533 · Participants: 12533Massachusetts Institute of Technology Basic Retirement PlanN. Atlantic States Carp. Pension Fund, Total assets ($B): 5.086051556 · Participants: 16946N. Atlantic States Carp. Pension Fund
Unite Here! Workers and Hospitality Employers Vdb Pension Trust vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Massachusetts, assets vs. participants

Unite Here! Workers and Hospitality Employers Vdb Pension Trust's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Massachusetts, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Media Guild Retirement Plan in CA ($169M); by covered participants it is Burlington Northern Santa Fe Retirement Plan in TX (4,759 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($169M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (4,762 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 Unite Here! Workers and Hospitality Employers Vdb Pension Trust assets move in 2024? ▼
Unite Here! Workers and Hospitality Employers Vdb Pension Trust grew sharply - up 23.8% during 2024, from $137M to $169M. Reported net income was $33M.
How have Board of Trustee Unite Here! Workers plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Board of Trustee Unite Here! Workers's sponsor-wide assets grew 54.4%, from $110M to $169M.
Where does Unite Here! Workers and Hospitality Employers Vdb Pension Trust rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Unite Here! Workers and Hospitality Employers Vdb Pension Trust ranks in the 94th percentile by end-of-year assets among 123,622 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 Unite Here! Workers and Hospitality Employers Vdb Pension Trust? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Media Guild Retirement Plan in CA ($169M, 42 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Unite Here! Workers and Hospitality Employers Vdb Pension Trust? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Burlington Northern Santa Fe Retirement Plan in TX (4,759 participants, $3.1B in assets).