Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

The Legal Aid Society Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-11

$53M
Total assets
67
Participants
85th
Percentile by assets
$786,539
Avg per participant
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Official DOL plan name: The Legal Aid Society Retirement Plan · Sponsored by The Legal Aid Society · New York · Professional & Technical Services

$53M in assets, 67 participants

The Legal Aid Society's The Legal Aid Society Retirement Plan reported $53M in total assets and 67 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 85th 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.

  • 85th percentile by assets (of 123,622 plans)
  • #17,263 in Professional & Technical Services (20,173 peers)

Where The Legal Aid Society Retirement Plan sits by assets

The Legal Aid Society Retirement Plan sits in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets, $53M for 67 participants (~$786,539/participant), down 4.9% in 2024.

$53M
total plan assets (2024 EOY)
67
covered participants
85th
percentile by assets (of 123,622 plans)
$786,539
avg assets per participant

The plan reported a net loss of $3M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Where The Legal Aid Society Retirement Plan sits by total assets

The Legal Aid Society Retirement Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$52,698,121 Top 15% higher than 85% of 123,620 filed plans

This plan $0 $2,010,000,000 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

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • The Legal Aid Society Retirement Plan reported net income fell from $833K in the plan year 2023 filing to -$3M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • The Legal Aid Society Retirement Plan reported participants fell from 78 in the plan year 2023 filing to 67 in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • The Legal Aid Society Retirement Plan end-of-year assets fell from $55M in the plan year 2023 filing to $53M in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

The Legal Aid Society Retirement Plan vs the 2024 asset distribution

By assets, The Legal Aid Society Retirement Plan outranks 85% of the 123,622 plans that filed a Form 5500 for the 2024 plan year, and holds roughly 0.5x the national average plan size of $100M (721 average participants).

Scale-class filing particulars (2024)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$55M
Net Assets (End of Year)$52M
Net Income-$3M
Employer EIN135562265
Plan Effective Date1951-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (The Legal Aid Society)

$320M$340M$360M$380M$400M 202220232024 $333M $390M ▲ +17.1%
Total plan assets by year, all The Legal Aid Society plans on file
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 3 1,864 $333M
2023 3 1,761 $367M
2024 3 1,784 $390M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in New York

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

The Legal Aid Society Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in New York, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000 -505101520 Total assets ($B) Participants The Legal Aid Societ…, Total assets ($B): 0.052698121 · Participants: 67The Legal Aid Societ…IBM Personal Pension…, Total assets ($B): 17.919858993 · Participants: 48014IBM Personal Pension…1199seiu Health Care…, Total assets ($B): 16.913316696 · Participants: 1118331199seiu Health Care…Consolidated Edison …, Total assets ($B): 15.588456377 · Participants: 10608Consolidated Edison …Pfizer Consolidated …, Total assets ($B): 9.970337119 · Participants: 8876Pfizer Consolidated …GE Energy Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 8.92290143 · Participants: 5829GE Energy Pension Plan
The Legal Aid Society Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in New York, assets vs. participants

Similar-Sized Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans Nationally

Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states closest to The Legal Aid Society Retirement Plan by total assets, not by location.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did The Legal Aid Society Retirement Plan assets move in 2024?
The Legal Aid Society Retirement Plan edged down modestly - down 4.9% during 2024, from $55M to $53M. Reported net income was -$3M.
How have The Legal Aid Society plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), The Legal Aid Society's sponsor-wide assets grew 17.1%, from $333M to $390M.
Where does The Legal Aid Society Retirement Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
The Legal Aid Society Retirement Plan ranks in the 85th 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 The Legal Aid Society Retirement Plan?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Nysa-Ppgu Pension Fund & Plan in NJ ($53M, 198 participants).

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