Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-07-24

$181M
Total assets
284
Participants
94th
Percentile by assets
$637,725
Avg per participant
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Official DOL plan name: Davis Polk General Staff Pension Plan · Sponsored by Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP · New York · Professional & Technical Services

$181M in assets, 284 participants

Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP's Davis Polk General Staff Pension Plan reported $181M in total assets and 284 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.

  • 94th percentile by assets (of 116,472 plans)

Coverage in New York

Davis Polk General Staff Pension Plan covers 284 participants in New York, about 36% of the average New York filer (state average ~795 per filing). Assets: $181M.

$181M
total plan assets (2024 EOY)
284
covered participants
94th
percentile by assets (of 116,472 plans)
$637,725
avg assets per participant

The plan reported a net loss of $6M 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

  • Davis Polk General Staff Pension Plan reported net income fell from $6M in the plan year 2023 filing to -$6M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Davis Polk General Staff Pension Plan reported participants fell from 298 in the plan year 2023 filing to 284 in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Davis Polk General Staff Pension Plan end-of-year assets fell from $187M in the plan year 2023 filing to $181M 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. Davis Polk General Staff Pension Plan reports 284 participants - about 36% of that state average ($181M EOY assets).

New York filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$187M
Net Assets (End of Year)$181M
Net Income-$6M
Employer EIN135023295
Plan Effective Date1966-03-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP)

$1B$1.2B$1.4B$1.6B$1.8B 202220232024 $1.22B $1.6B ▲ +31.1%
Total plan assets by year, all Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP plans on file
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 5 2,430 $1.2B
2023 5 2,515 $1.4B
2024 5 2,580 $1.6B

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Davis Polk General Staff Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in New York, assets vs. participants

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

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Frequently Asked Questions

How did Davis Polk General Staff Pension Plan assets move in 2024?
Davis Polk General Staff Pension Plan edged down modestly - down 3.1% during 2024, from $187M to $181M. Reported net income was -$6M.
How have Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP's sponsor-wide assets grew 31.7%, from $1.2B to $1.6B.
Where does Davis Polk General Staff Pension Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
Davis Polk General Staff Pension Plan ranks in the 94th 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 Davis Polk General Staff Pension Plan?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Retirement Plan and Trust for Employees of Credit Human Federal Credit Union in TX ($181M, 705 participants).

Filing takeaways

Ways to act on Davis Polk General Staff Pension Plan'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 135023295.

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