Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Board of Trustees - International Association of Bridge, Structural, Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$5M
Total assets Small plan by assets
195
Participants Below avg headcount
42nd
Percentile by assets National rank
$26,341
Avg per participant Low balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: International Association of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental & Reinforcing Ironworkers L.U. No. 79 Pension Fund · Sponsored by Board of Trustees - International Association of Bridge, Structural, · Virginia · Construction

$5M in assets, 195 participants

Board of Trustees - International Association of Bridge, Structural,'s International Association of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental & Reinforcing Ironworkers L.U. No. 79 Pension Fund reported $5M in total assets and 195 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 42nd 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.

  • #3,702 in Construction (9,039 peers)

Coverage in Virginia

International Association of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental & Reinforcing Ironworkers L.U. No. 79 Pension Fund covers 195 participants in Virginia, about 25% of the average Virginia filer (state average ~782 per filing). Assets: $5M.

#3,702
in Construction (9,039 peers)
-9.0%
assets change YoY

The plan reported a net loss of $480K for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

International Association of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental & Reinforcing Ironworkers L.U. No. 79 Pension Fund's mid-pack asset rank among Construction and all filers

International Association of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental & Reinforcing Ironworkers L.U. No. 79 Pension Fund vs every filed plan by assets

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

$5,136,436 42nd percentile higher than 42% 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

International Association of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental & Reinforcing Ironworkers L.U. No. 79 Pension Fund 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. International Association of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental & Reinforcing Ironworkers L.U. No. 79 Pension Fund sits mid-pack in the medium band (195 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • International Association of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental & Reinforcing Ironworkers L.U. No. 79 Pension Fund reported participants rose from 128 in the plan year 2023 filing to 195 in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • International Association of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental & Reinforcing Ironworkers L.U. No. 79 Pension Fund reported net income rose from -$799K in the plan year 2023 filing to -$480K in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • International Association of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental & Reinforcing Ironworkers L.U. No. 79 Pension Fund end-of-year assets fell from $6M in the plan year 2023 filing to $5M in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 546071250 · Board of Trustees - International Association of Bridge, Structural, PY 2024 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

International Association of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental & Reinforcing Ironworkers L.U. No. 79 Pension Fund · $5M · 195 · 42nd

  • 5500 $5M
  • ASSETS 195
  • PCT 42nd
  • EIN Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • RANK near Metal Management Aerospace, Inc. Retirement Plan
  • PHOTO ind #3702

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 Virginia →

International Association of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental & Reinforcing Ironworkers L.U. No. 79 Pension Fund in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among International Association of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental & Reinforcing Ironworkers L.U. No. 79 Pension Fund and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Virginia filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$6M
Net Assets (End of Year)$5M
Net Income-$480K
Employer EIN546071250
Plan Effective Date1967-09-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Board of Trustees - International Association of Bridge, Structural,)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Board of Trustees - International Association of Bridge, Structural, plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$5M 20.907454486380946% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$5M$5.5M$6M$6.5M$7M 202220232024 $6.49M $5.14M ▼ -20.8%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 130 $6M
2023 1 128 $6M
2024 1 195 $5M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Virginia

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

International Association of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental & Reinforcing Ironworkers L.U. No. 79 Pension Fund vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Virginia, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -20000020000400006000080000 -505101520 Total assets ($B) Participants International Association of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental & Reinforcing Ironworkers L.U. No. 79 Pension Fund, Total assets ($B): 0.005136436 · Participants: 195International Association of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental & Reinforcing Ironworkers L.U. No. 79 Pension FundNorthrop Grumman Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 18.781759216 · Participants: 12678Northrop Grumman Pension PlanRetirement Security Plan, Total assets ($B): 11.481735153 · Participants: 56633Retirement Security PlanSheet Metal Workers' National Pension Fund, Total assets ($B): 8.902237059 · Participants: 63530Sheet Metal Workers' National Pension FundNg Space&mission Systems Corp Salaried Pension Pla, Total assets ($B): 8.398702873 · Participants: 6737Ng Space&mission Systems Corp Salaried Pension PlaDominion Energy Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 8.332769083 · Participants: 11758Dominion Energy Pension Plan
International Association of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental & Reinforcing Ironworkers L.U. No. 79 Pension Fund vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Virginia, assets vs. participants
Compare International Association of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental & Reinforcing Ironworkers L.U. No. 79 Pension Fund side-by-side with 3 peers →

International Association of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental & Reinforcing Ironworkers L.U. No. 79 Pension Fund's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Virginia, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Metal Management Aerospace, Inc. Retirement Plan in IL ($5M); by covered participants it is Vinson & Elkins LLP Variable Annuity Plan a in TX (195 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (195 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 International Association of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental & Reinforcing Ironworkers L.U. No. 79 Pension Fund assets move in 2024? ▼
International Association of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental & Reinforcing Ironworkers L.U. No. 79 Pension Fund pulled back noticeably - down 9.0% during 2024, from $6M to $5M. Reported net income was -$480K.
How have Board of Trustees - International Association of Bridge, Structural, plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Board of Trustees - International Association of Bridge, Structural,'s sponsor-wide assets declined 20.9%, from $6M to $5M.
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to International Association of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental & Reinforcing Ironworkers L.U. No. 79 Pension Fund? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Metal Management Aerospace, Inc. Retirement Plan in IL ($5M, N/A participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to International Association of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental & Reinforcing Ironworkers L.U. No. 79 Pension Fund? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Vinson & Elkins LLP Variable Annuity Plan a in TX (195 participants, $83M in assets).

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 546071250.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

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