Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Greater Pennsylvania Carpenters' Pension Fund Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$1.7B
Total assets Very large vs avg
8,163
Participants Very large workforce
99th
Percentile by assets National rank
$202,991
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Greater Pennsylvania Carpenters' Pension Fund · Sponsored by Greater Pennsylvania Carpenters' Pension Fund · Pennsylvania · Construction

$1.7B in assets, 8,163 participants

Greater Pennsylvania Carpenters' Pension Fund's Greater Pennsylvania Carpenters' Pension Fund reported $1.7B in total assets and 8,163 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 99th 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.

  • #8,963 in Construction (9,039 peers)

Coverage in Pennsylvania

Greater Pennsylvania Carpenters' Pension Fund covers 8,163 participants in Pennsylvania, 9.9x the typical Pennsylvania plan (state average ~822 per filing). Assets: $1.7B.

#8,963
in Construction (9,039 peers)
+33.1%
assets growth YoY
17×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Greater Pennsylvania Carpenters' Pension Fund's outsized position by total assets

Greater Pennsylvania Carpenters' Pension Fund vs every filed plan by assets

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

$1,657,015,255 Top 1% higher than 99% 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

Greater Pennsylvania Carpenters' Pension 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. Greater Pennsylvania Carpenters' Pension Fund lands in the large band (8,163 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Greater Pennsylvania Carpenters' Pension Fund reported net income rose from $115M in the plan year 2023 filing to $423M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Greater Pennsylvania Carpenters' Pension Fund end-of-year assets rose from $1.2B in the plan year 2023 filing to $1.7B in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Greater Pennsylvania Carpenters' Pension Fund reported participants fell from 8,460 in the plan year 2023 filing to 8,163 in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 256135570 · Greater Pennsylvania Carpenters' Pension Fund PY 2024 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Greater Pennsylvania Carpenters' Pension Fund · $1.7B · 8,163 · 99th

  • BOOK $1.7B
  • VS-ST 8,163
  • BOY 99th
  • SCH Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • EBSA near Amica Pension Fund
  • PART ind #8963

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 Pennsylvania →

Greater Pennsylvania Carpenters' Pension Fund in the asset neighbourhood

Consolidated Pension Plan of Hackensack Meridian HealthConsolidated Pension Plan of…$1.7BEcolab Pension Plan$1.7BGreater Pennsylvania Carpenters' Pension FundGreater Pennsylvania Carpent…$1.7BAmica Pension Fund$1.7BThe Tjx Companies, Inc Retirement PlanThe Tjx Companies, Inc Retir…$1.6B
End-of-year total assets ($B) among Greater Pennsylvania Carpenters' Pension Fund and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Pennsylvania filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$1.2B
Net Assets (End of Year)$1.6B
Net Income$423M
Employer EIN256135570
Plan Effective Date1958-12-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Greater Pennsylvania Carpenters' Pension Fund)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Greater Pennsylvania Carpenters' Pension Fund plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$1.7B 37.88372488692938% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$1B$1.2B$1.4B$1.6B$1.8B 202220232024 $1.2B $1.66B ▲ +38.3%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 8,806 $1.2B
2023 1 8,460 $1.2B
2024 1 8,163 $1.7B

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Pennsylvania

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

Greater Pennsylvania Carpenters' Pension Fund vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Pennsylvania, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. 020000400006000080000 051015 Total assets ($B) Participants Greater Pennsylvania Carpenters' Pension Fund, Total assets ($B): 1.657015255 · Participants: 8163Greater Pennsylvania Carpenters' Pension FundNational 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
Greater Pennsylvania Carpenters' Pension Fund vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Pennsylvania, assets vs. participants

Scale composition for Greater Pennsylvania Carpenters' Pension Fund

Greater Pennsylvania Carpenters' Pension Fund reports $1.7B in end-of-year assets across 8,163 participants (0.013% of the $12.3T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.009% of 93,925,755 covered participants) - about $202,991 per participant (1.5x the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2024 was $423M.

This plan identity (EIN 256135570, plan #001) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $1.2B to $1.7B (+37.9%) while covered participants moved from 8,806 to 8,163 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.

Plan year Participants EOY assets Filing
2022 8,806 $1.2B Open filing
2023 8,460 $1.2B Open filing
2024 · index core 8,163 $1.7B This page

Greater Pennsylvania Carpenters' Pension Fund's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Pennsylvania, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Amica Pension Fund in RI ($1.7B); by covered participants it is International Brotherhood of Teamsters Union Local 710 Pension Fund in IL (8,163 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($1.7B here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (8,163 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 Greater Pennsylvania Carpenters' Pension Fund assets move in 2024?
Greater Pennsylvania Carpenters' Pension Fund surged - up 33.1% during 2024, from $1.2B to $1.7B. Reported net income was $423M.
How have Greater Pennsylvania Carpenters' Pension Fund plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Greater Pennsylvania Carpenters' Pension Fund's sponsor-wide assets grew 37.9%, from $1.2B to $1.7B.
Where does Greater Pennsylvania Carpenters' Pension Fund rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
Greater Pennsylvania Carpenters' Pension Fund ranks in the 99th percentile by end-of-year assets among 123,622 plans that reported assets for plan year 2024 (among the largest 1% of all filed plans).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Greater Pennsylvania Carpenters' Pension Fund?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Amica Pension Fund in RI ($1.7B, 2,172 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Greater Pennsylvania Carpenters' Pension Fund?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is International Brotherhood of Teamsters Union Local 710 Pension Fund in IL (8,163 participants, $4.5B in assets).