Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

American Water Works Co., Inc. Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$682M
Total assets Above avg plan size
2
Participants Small participant base
98th
Percentile by assets National rank
$341.0M
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Pension Plan for Certain Inactive Participants of American Water Works Company, Inc. and Its Designa · Sponsored by American Water Works Co., Inc. · New Jersey · Utilities

$682M in assets, 2 participants

American Water Works Co., Inc.'s Pension Plan for Certain Inactive Participants of American Water Works Company, Inc. and Its Designa reported $682M in total assets and 2 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 98th 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.

  • #612 in Utilities (732 peers)

Where Pension Plan for Certain Inactive Participants of American Water Works Company, Inc. and Its Designa sits by assets

Pension Plan for Certain Inactive Participants of American Water Works Company, Inc. and Its Designa sits in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets, $682M for 2 participants (~$341.0M/participant), down 6.6% in 2024.

#612
in Utilities (732 peers)
-6.6%
assets change YoY
6.8×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $51M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Pension Plan for Certain Inactive Participants of American Water Works Company, Inc. and Its Designa's outsized position by total assets

Pension Plan for Certain Inactive Participants of American Water Works Company, Inc. and Its Designa vs every filed plan by assets

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

$682,019,959 Top 2% higher than 98% 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

Pension Plan for Certain Inactive Participants of American Water Works Company, Inc. and Its Designa among micro filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2024 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Pension Plan for Certain Inactive Participants of American Water Works Company, Inc. and Its Designa is a micro filing (2 participants), the leftmost band.

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Pension Plan for Certain Inactive Participants of American Water Works Company, Inc. and Its Designa reported net income fell from -$29M in the plan year 2023 filing to -$51M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Pension Plan for Certain Inactive Participants of American Water Works Company, Inc. and Its Designa end-of-year assets fell from $730M in the plan year 2023 filing to $682M in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 510063696 · American Water Works Co., Inc. PY 2024 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Pension Plan for Certain Inactive Participants of American Water Works Company, Inc. and Its Designa · $682M · 2 · 98th

  • ASSETS $682M
  • PCT 2
  • EIN 98th
  • RANK Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • PHOTO near Iron Workers District Council of New England Pension Fund
  • IND ind #612

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 Utilities retirement plans → · Plans in New Jersey →

Pension Plan for Certain Inactive Participants of American Water Works Company, Inc. and Its Designa in the asset neighbourhood

Iron Workers District Council of New England Pension FundIron Workers District Counci…$683MPension Plan for Certain Inactive Participants of American Water Works Company, Inc. and Its DesignaPension Plan for Certain Ina…$682MGroup Retirement Income Plan No. 8Group Retirement Income Plan…$680MMinneapolis Retail Meat Cutters and Food Handlers Pension FundMinneapolis Retail Meat Cutt…$679MHowmet Aerospace Retirement PlanHowmet Aerospace Retirement …$678M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Pension Plan for Certain Inactive Participants of American Water Works Company, Inc. and Its Designa and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Scale-class filing particulars (2024)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$730M
Net Assets (End of Year)$682M
Net Income-$51M
Employer EIN510063696
Plan Effective Date2023-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (American Water Works Co., Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All American Water Works Co., Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$2.8B 13.323240637329251% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$2.4B$2.5B$2.6B$2.7B$2.8B$2.9B 202220232024 $2.46B $2.79B ▲ +13.4%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 8,248 $2.5B
2023 3 8,107 $2.7B
2024 3 8,038 $2.8B

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in New Jersey

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

Pension Plan for Certain Inactive Participants of American Water Works Company, Inc. and Its Designa vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in New Jersey, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -20000020000400006000080000100000 -50510152025 Total assets ($B) Participants Pension Plan for Certain Inactive Participants of American Water Works Company, Inc. and Its Designa, Total assets ($B): 0.682019959 · Participants: 2Pension Plan for Certain Inactive Participants of American Water Works Company, Inc. and Its DesignaRetirement Plan of Johnson and Johnson, Total assets ($B): 21.095569114 · Participants: 37882Retirement Plan of Johnson and JohnsonJPMorgan Chase Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 16.066557714 · Participants: 83812JPMorgan Chase Retirement PlanNokia Retirement Income Plan, Total assets ($B): 12.855309 · Participants: 7280Nokia Retirement Income PlanThe Prudential Merged Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 12.025028912 · Participants: 16233The Prudential Merged Retirement PlanMerck US Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 10.090083286 · Participants: 26843Merck US Pension Plan
Pension Plan for Certain Inactive Participants of American Water Works Company, Inc. and Its Designa vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in New Jersey, assets vs. participants

Pension Plan for Certain Inactive Participants of American Water Works Company, Inc. and Its Designa's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside New Jersey, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Iron Workers District Council of New England Pension Fund in MA ($683M); by covered participants it is Avh Enterprises, Inc. Retirement Plan in VA (2 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (2 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 Pension Plan for Certain Inactive Participants of American Water Works Company, Inc. and Its Designa assets move in 2024?
Pension Plan for Certain Inactive Participants of American Water Works Company, Inc. and Its Designa pulled back noticeably - down 6.6% during 2024, from $730M to $682M. Reported net income was -$51M.
How have American Water Works Co., Inc. plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), American Water Works Co., Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 13.3%, from $2.5B to $2.8B.
Where does Pension Plan for Certain Inactive Participants of American Water Works Company, Inc. and Its Designa rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
Pension Plan for Certain Inactive Participants of American Water Works Company, Inc. and Its Designa ranks in the 98th 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 Pension Plan for Certain Inactive Participants of American Water Works Company, Inc. and Its Designa?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Iron Workers District Council of New England Pension Fund in MA ($683M, 2,297 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Pension Plan for Certain Inactive Participants of American Water Works Company, Inc. and Its Designa?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Avh Enterprises, Inc. Retirement Plan in VA (2 participants, N/A in assets).