Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$37M
Total assets Below avg plan size
113
Participants Small participant base
80th
Percentile by assets National rank
$329,522
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Veterans of Foreign Wars Employees' Retirement Plan · Sponsored by Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States · Missouri · Other Services

$37M in assets, 113 participants

Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States's Veterans of Foreign Wars Employees' Retirement Plan reported $37M in total assets and 113 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 80th 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.

  • #6,991 in Other Services (7,719 peers)

Coverage in Missouri

Veterans of Foreign Wars Employees' Retirement Plan covers 113 participants in Missouri, about 15% of the average Missouri filer (state average ~737 per filing). Assets: $37M.

#6,991
in Other Services (7,719 peers)
-6.2%
assets change YoY
0.4×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $2M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Veterans of Foreign Wars Employees' Retirement Plan's outsized position by total assets

Veterans of Foreign Wars Employees' Retirement Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$37,235,961 Top 20% higher than 80% 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

Veterans of Foreign Wars Employees' 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. Veterans of Foreign Wars Employees' Retirement Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (113 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Veterans of Foreign Wars Employees' Retirement Plan reported net income fell from $431K in the plan year 2023 filing to -$2M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Veterans of Foreign Wars Employees' Retirement Plan reported participants fell from 126 in the plan year 2023 filing to 113 in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Veterans of Foreign Wars Employees' Retirement Plan end-of-year assets fell from $40M in the plan year 2023 filing to $37M in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 440474290 · Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States PY 2024 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Veterans of Foreign Wars Employees' Retirement Plan · $37M · 113 · 80th

  • SCH $37M
  • SCH 113
  • SCH 80th
  • SCH Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • SCH near Nyrstar Clarksville Inc. Salaried Employees Retirement Plan
  • SCH ind #6991

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 Other Services retirement plans → · Plans in Missouri →

Veterans of Foreign Wars Employees' Retirement Plan in the asset neighbourhood

The Oswego Hospital Retirement PlanThe Oswego Hospital Retireme…$37MDykema Gossett PLLC Cash Balance PlanDykema Gossett PLLC Cash Bal…$37MThe Riverbay Corporation Retirement PlanThe Riverbay Corporation Ret…$37MVeterans of Foreign Wars Employees' Retirement PlanVeterans of Foreign Wars Emp…$37MNyrstar Clarksville Inc. Salaried Employees Retirement PlanNyrstar Clarksville Inc. Sal…$37M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Veterans of Foreign Wars Employees' Retirement Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Missouri filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$40M
Net Assets (End of Year)$37M
Net Income-$2M
Employer EIN440474290
Plan Effective Date1950-09-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$66M 2.8304478547979404% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$64M$65M$66M$67M 202220232024 $64.4M $66.2M ▲ +2.8%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 332 $64M
2023 2 312 $67M
2024 2 302 $66M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Missouri

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

Veterans of Foreign Wars Employees' Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Missouri, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -10000010000200003000040000 -202468 Total assets ($B) Participants Veterans of Foreign Wars Employees' Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.037235961 · Participants: 113Veterans of Foreign Wars Employees' Retirement PlanBoilermaker-Blacksmith National Pension Trust, Total assets ($B): 7.488413536 · Participants: 28958Boilermaker-Blacksmith National Pension TrustAmeren Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.799287759 · Participants: 9760Ameren Retirement PlanCo-Op Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.509086755 · Participants: 15151Co-Op Retirement PlanCarpenters Pension Trust Fund of St. Louis, Total assets ($B): 3.412879552 · Participants: 11832Carpenters Pension Trust Fund of St. LouisEmerson Electric Company Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.286323754 · Participants: 2467Emerson Electric Company Retirement Plan
Veterans of Foreign Wars Employees' Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Missouri, assets vs. participants
Compare Veterans of Foreign Wars Employees' Retirement Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Veterans of Foreign Wars Employees' Retirement Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Missouri, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Nyrstar Clarksville Inc. Salaried Employees Retirement Plan in TN ($37M); by covered participants it is Mechanics Laundry & Supply, Inc. Teamsters Employees Pension Plan in OH (113 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (113 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 Veterans of Foreign Wars Employees' Retirement Plan assets move in 2024? ▼
Veterans of Foreign Wars Employees' Retirement Plan pulled back noticeably - down 6.2% during 2024, from $40M to $37M. Reported net income was -$2M.
How have Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States's sponsor-wide assets grew 2.8%, from $64M to $66M.
Where does Veterans of Foreign Wars Employees' Retirement Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Veterans of Foreign Wars Employees' Retirement Plan ranks in the 80th percentile by end-of-year assets among 123,622 plans that reported assets for plan year 2024 (in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Veterans of Foreign Wars Employees' Retirement Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Nyrstar Clarksville Inc. Salaried Employees Retirement Plan in TN ($37M, 51 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Veterans of Foreign Wars Employees' Retirement Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Mechanics Laundry & Supply, Inc. Teamsters Employees Pension Plan in OH (113 participants, $9M 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 440474290.

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.