Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Trustees of Columbia University C/O Benefits Department Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$176M
Total assets Near avg plan size
969
Participants Near avg headcount
94th
Percentile by assets National rank
$181,724
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Columbia University Retirement Plan - Local 241, Transport Workers Union of America · Sponsored by Trustees of Columbia University C/O Benefits Department · New York · Educational Services

$176M in assets, 969 participants

Trustees of Columbia University C/O Benefits Department's Columbia University Retirement Plan - Local 241, Transport Workers Union of America reported $176M in total assets and 969 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 94th 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.

  • #3,249 in Educational Services (3,638 peers)

Where Columbia University Retirement Plan - Local 241, Transport Workers Union of America sits by assets

Columbia University Retirement Plan - Local 241, Transport Workers Union of America sits in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets, $176M for 969 participants (~$181,724/participant), up 6.1% in 2024.

#3,249
in Educational Services (3,638 peers)
+6.1%
assets growth YoY
1.8×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Columbia University Retirement Plan - Local 241, Transport Workers Union of America's outsized position by total assets

Columbia University Retirement Plan - Local 241, Transport Workers Union of America vs every filed plan by assets

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

$176,090,594 Top 6% higher than 94% 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

Columbia University Retirement Plan - Local 241, Transport Workers Union of America 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. Columbia University Retirement Plan - Local 241, Transport Workers Union of America sits mid-pack in the medium band (969 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Columbia University Retirement Plan - Local 241, Transport Workers Union of America reported net income rose from $5M in the plan year 2023 filing to $10M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Columbia University Retirement Plan - Local 241, Transport Workers Union of America end-of-year assets rose from $166M in the plan year 2023 filing to $176M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Columbia University Retirement Plan - Local 241, Transport Workers Union of America reported participants rose from 945 in the plan year 2023 filing to 969 in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 135598093 · Trustees of Columbia University C/O Benefits Department PY 2024 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Columbia University Retirement Plan - Local 241, Transport Workers Union of America · $176M · 969 · 94th

  • NET $176M
  • NET 969
  • NET 94th
  • NET Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • NET near Iso New England Inc. Retirement Plan
  • NET ind #3249

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 Educational Services retirement plans → · Plans in New York →

Columbia University Retirement Plan - Local 241, Transport Workers Union of America in the asset neighbourhood

Ingersoll Rand Industrial U.S., Inc. Pension PlanIngersoll Rand Industrial U.…$176MIso New England Inc. Retirement PlanIso New England Inc. Retirem…$176MColumbia University Retirement Plan - Local 241, Transport Workers Union of AmericaColumbia University Retireme…$176MHawaii Iron Workers' Pension PlanHawaii Iron Workers' Pension…$176MTucson Electric Power Company Pension Trust Plan for Employees Represented by I.B.E.W Local 1116Tucson Electric Power Compan…$175M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Columbia University Retirement Plan - Local 241, Transport Workers Union of America and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Scale-class filing particulars (2024)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$166M
Net Assets (End of Year)$175M
Net Income$10M
Employer EIN135598093
Plan Effective Date1972-07-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Trustees of Columbia University C/O Benefits Department)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Trustees of Columbia University C/O Benefits Department plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$10.9B 27.120545778062127% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$8B$10B$12B$14B 202220232024 $8.55B $10.9B ▲ +27.1%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 8 36,618 $8.5B
2023 7 56,957 $12.7B
2024 6 43,434 $10.9B

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in New York

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

Columbia University Retirement Plan - Local 241, Transport Workers Union of America vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in New York, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000 -505101520 Total assets ($B) Participants Columbia University Retirement Plan - Local 241, Transport Workers Union of America, Total assets ($B): 0.176090594 · Participants: 969Columbia University Retirement Plan - Local 241, Transport Workers Union of AmericaIBM 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
Columbia University Retirement Plan - Local 241, Transport Workers Union of America vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in New York, assets vs. participants

Columbia University Retirement Plan - Local 241, Transport Workers Union of America's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside New York, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Iso New England Inc. Retirement Plan in MA ($176M); by covered participants it is Iron Workers Pension Plan of Western Pennsylvania in PA (968 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (969 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 Columbia University Retirement Plan - Local 241, Transport Workers Union of America assets move in 2024?
Columbia University Retirement Plan - Local 241, Transport Workers Union of America grew at a solid clip - up 6.1% during 2024, from $166M to $176M. Reported net income was $10M.
How have Trustees of Columbia University C/O Benefits Department plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Trustees of Columbia University C/O Benefits Department's sponsor-wide assets grew 27.1%, from $8.5B to $10.9B.
Where does Columbia University Retirement Plan - Local 241, Transport Workers Union of America rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
Columbia University Retirement Plan - Local 241, Transport Workers Union of America ranks in the 94th 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 Columbia University Retirement Plan - Local 241, Transport Workers Union of America?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Iso New England Inc. Retirement Plan in MA ($176M, 289 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Columbia University Retirement Plan - Local 241, Transport Workers Union of America?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Iron Workers Pension Plan of Western Pennsylvania in PA (968 participants, $297M in assets).