Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Board of Trustees, Airconditioning and Refrigeration Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$341M
Total assets Above avg plan size
1,774
Participants Near avg headcount
96th
Percentile by assets National rank
$191,988
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Airconditioning and Refrigeration Industry Retirement Trust Fund · Sponsored by Board of Trustees, Airconditioning and Refrigeration · California · Construction

$341M in assets, 1,774 participants

Board of Trustees, Airconditioning and Refrigeration's Airconditioning and Refrigeration Industry Retirement Trust Fund reported $341M in total assets and 1,774 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 96th 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.

  • #8,645 in Construction (9,039 peers)

Coverage in California

Airconditioning and Refrigeration Industry Retirement Trust Fund covers 1,774 participants in California, 2.8x the typical California plan (state average ~630 per filing). Assets: $341M.

#8,645
in Construction (9,039 peers)
+1.0%
assets growth YoY
3.4×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Airconditioning and Refrigeration Industry Retirement Trust Fund's outsized position by total assets

Airconditioning and Refrigeration Industry Retirement Trust Fund vs every filed plan by assets

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

$340,586,149 Top 4% higher than 96% 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

Airconditioning and Refrigeration Industry Retirement Trust Fund'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. Airconditioning and Refrigeration Industry Retirement Trust Fund lands in the large band (1,774 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Airconditioning and Refrigeration Industry Retirement Trust Fund reported net income fell from $29M in the plan year 2023 filing to $3M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Airconditioning and Refrigeration Industry Retirement Trust Fund reported participants rose from 1,653 in the plan year 2023 filing to 1,774 in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Airconditioning and Refrigeration Industry Retirement Trust Fund end-of-year assets rose from $337M in the plan year 2023 filing to $341M in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 956035386 · Board of Trustees, Airconditioning and Refrigeration PY 2024 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Airconditioning and Refrigeration Industry Retirement Trust Fund · $341M · 1,774 · 96th

  • NET $341M
  • BOOK 1,774
  • VS-ST 96th
  • BOY Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • SCH near The Hanover Insurance Group Cash Balance Pension Plan
  • EBSA ind #8645

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 Construction retirement plans → · Plans in California →

Airconditioning and Refrigeration Industry Retirement Trust Fund in the asset neighbourhood

Cadence Retirement Plan and Trust AgreementCadence Retirement Plan and …$341MA&e Television Networks, LLC. Retirement PlanA&e Television Networks, LLC…$341MRetirement Income Plan for the Employees of National Railroad Passenger CorporationRetirement Income Plan for t…$341MAirconditioning and Refrigeration Industry Retirement Trust FundAirconditioning and Refriger…$341MThe Hanover Insurance Group Cash Balance Pension PlanThe Hanover Insurance Group …$340M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Airconditioning and Refrigeration Industry Retirement Trust Fund and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

California filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$337M
Net Assets (End of Year)$338M
Net Income$3M
Employer EIN956035386
Plan Effective Date1959-05-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Board of Trustees, Airconditioning and Refrigeration)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Board of Trustees, Airconditioning and Refrigeration plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$341M 10.89738964865373% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$300M$320M$340M$360M 202220232024 $307M $341M ▲ +10.9%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 1,591 $307M
2023 1 1,653 $337M
2024 1 1,774 $341M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in California

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

Airconditioning and Refrigeration Industry Retirement Trust Fund vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in California, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000 -10010203040 Total assets ($B) Participants Airconditioning and Refrigeration Industry Retirement Trust Fund, Total assets ($B): 0.340586149 · Participants: 1774Airconditioning and Refrigeration Industry Retirement Trust FundKaiser Permanente Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 34.452234723 · Participants: 135057Kaiser Permanente Retirement PlanPacific Gas and Electric Company Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 17.60716624 · Participants: 27500Pacific Gas and Electric Company Retirement PlanRetirement Plan for Physicians and Salaried Employees of the Permanente Medical Group, Inc., Total assets ($B): 11.441381434 · Participants: 18983Retirement Plan for Physicians and Salaried Employees of the Permanente Medical Group, Inc.Western States Carpenters Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 11.342334451 · Participants: 48582Western States Carpenters Pension PlanIlwu-Pma Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 10.798538721 · Participants: 15833Ilwu-Pma Pension Plan
Airconditioning and Refrigeration Industry Retirement Trust Fund vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in California, assets vs. participants

Airconditioning and Refrigeration Industry Retirement Trust Fund's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside California, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is The Hanover Insurance Group Cash Balance Pension Plan in MA ($340M); by covered participants it is Riverside Health System Retirement Income Plan in VA (1,780 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (1,774 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 Airconditioning and Refrigeration Industry Retirement Trust Fund assets move in 2024? ▼
Airconditioning and Refrigeration Industry Retirement Trust Fund held essentially flat - up 1.0% during 2024, from $337M to $341M. Reported net income was $3M.
How have Board of Trustees, Airconditioning and Refrigeration plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Board of Trustees, Airconditioning and Refrigeration's sponsor-wide assets grew 10.9%, from $307M to $341M.
Where does Airconditioning and Refrigeration Industry Retirement Trust Fund rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Airconditioning and Refrigeration Industry Retirement Trust Fund ranks in the 96th percentile by end-of-year assets among 123,622 plans that reported assets for plan year 2024 (in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Airconditioning and Refrigeration Industry Retirement Trust Fund? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is The Hanover Insurance Group Cash Balance Pension Plan in MA ($340M, 624 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Airconditioning and Refrigeration Industry Retirement Trust Fund? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Riverside Health System Retirement Income Plan in VA (1,780 participants, $539M in assets).