Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

American Civil Liberties Union Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$166M
Total assets Near avg plan size
179
Participants Small participant base
93rd
Percentile by assets National rank
$927,283
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: American Civil Liberties Union Retirement Plan · Sponsored by American Civil Liberties Union · New York · Professional & Technical Services

$166M in assets, 179 participants

American Civil Liberties Union's American Civil Liberties Union Retirement Plan reported $166M in total assets and 179 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 93rd 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.

  • #19,070 in Professional & Technical Services (20,173 peers)

Coverage in New York

American Civil Liberties Union Retirement Plan covers 179 participants in New York, about 22% of the average New York filer (state average ~798 per filing). Assets: $166M.

#19,070
in Professional & Technical Services (20,173 peers)
-0.5%
assets change YoY
1.7×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

American Civil Liberties Union Retirement Plan's outsized position by total assets

American Civil Liberties Union Retirement Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$165,983,657 Top 7% higher than 93% 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

American Civil Liberties Union Retirement Plan among mid-size filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2024 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. American Civil Liberties Union Retirement Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (179 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • American Civil Liberties Union Retirement Plan reported net income fell from $7M in the plan year 2023 filing to $4M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • American Civil Liberties Union Retirement Plan reported participants fell from 204 in the plan year 2023 filing to 179 in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • American Civil Liberties Union Retirement Plan end-of-year assets fell from $167M in the plan year 2023 filing to $166M in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

DOL schedule card

Filing strip 133871360 · American Civil Liberties Union PY 2024 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

American Civil Liberties Union Retirement Plan · $166M · 179 · 93rd

  • TYPE $166M
  • NET 179
  • BOOK 93rd
  • VS-ST Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • BOY near Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 150 Pension Fund
  • SCH ind #19070

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 Professional & Technical Services retirement plans → · Plans in New York →

American Civil Liberties Union Retirement Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Ralcorp Holdings, Inc. Retirement PlanRalcorp Holdings, Inc. Retir…$166MEastern Shore Teamsters Pension FundEastern Shore Teamsters Pens…$166MAmerican Civil Liberties Union Retirement PlanAmerican Civil Liberties Uni…$166MPlumbers & Steamfitters Local 150 Pension FundPlumbers & Steamfitters Loca…$166MOshkosh Corporation Hourly Employees' Retirement PlanOshkosh Corporation Hourly E…$166M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among American Civil Liberties Union Retirement Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

New York filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$167M
Net Assets (End of Year)$166M
Net Income$4M
Employer EIN133871360
Plan Effective Date1965-07-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (American Civil Liberties Union)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All American Civil Liberties Union plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$408M 57.08351362596134% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$200M$250M$300M$350M$400M$450M 202220232024 $260M $408M ▲ +57.1%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 3 1,946 $260M
2023 2 2,029 $364M
2024 2 2,102 $408M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in New York

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

American Civil Liberties Union Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in New York, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000 -505101520 Total assets ($B) Participants American Civil Liberties Union Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.165983657 · Participants: 179American Civil Liberties Union Retirement PlanIBM Personal Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 17.919858993 · Participants: 48014IBM Personal Pension Plan1199seiu Health Care Employees Pension Fund, Total assets ($B): 16.913316696 · Participants: 1118331199seiu Health Care Employees Pension FundConsolidated Edison Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 15.588456377 · Participants: 10608Consolidated Edison Retirement PlanPfizer Consolidated Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 9.970337119 · Participants: 8876Pfizer Consolidated Pension PlanGE Energy Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 8.92290143 · Participants: 5829GE Energy Pension Plan
American Civil Liberties Union Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in New York, assets vs. participants

American Civil Liberties Union Retirement Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside New York, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 150 Pension Fund in TN ($166M); by covered participants it is Bunge North America Pension Plan for Hourly Union Employees in MO (179 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (179 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 American Civil Liberties Union Retirement Plan assets move in 2024? ▼
American Civil Liberties Union Retirement Plan held essentially flat - down 0.5% during 2024, from $167M to $166M. Reported net income was $4M.
How have American Civil Liberties Union plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), American Civil Liberties Union's sponsor-wide assets grew 57.1%, from $260M to $408M.
Where does American Civil Liberties Union Retirement Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
American Civil Liberties Union Retirement Plan ranks in the 93rd 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 American Civil Liberties Union Retirement Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 150 Pension Fund in TN ($166M, 631 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to American Civil Liberties Union Retirement Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Bunge North America Pension Plan for Hourly Union Employees in MO (179 participants, $34M in assets).