Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

The Legal Aid Society Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$53M
Total assets Below avg plan size
67
Participants Small participant base
85th
Percentile by assets National rank
$786,539
Avg per participant High balance/head
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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.

  • #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.

#17,263
in Professional & Technical Services (20,173 peers)
-4.9%
assets change YoY
0.5×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

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.

The Legal Aid Society Retirement Plan's outsized position 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 $2,050,000,000 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

The Legal Aid Society Retirement Plan among smaller filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2024 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. The Legal Aid Society Retirement Plan is a small filing (67 participants) on this national headcount ladder.

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 →

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 135562265 · The Legal Aid Society PY 2024 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

The Legal Aid Society Retirement Plan · $53M · 67 · 85th

  • NET $53M
  • NET 67
  • NET 85th
  • NET Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • NET near Nysa-Ppgu Pension Fund & Plan
  • NET ind #17263

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 →

The Legal Aid Society Retirement Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Nidec Minster Corporation Consolidated Pension TrustNidec Minster Corporation Co…$53MNysa-Ppgu Pension Fund & Plan$53MThe Legal Aid Society Retirement PlanThe Legal Aid Society Retire…$53MUfcw-Giant Variable Annuity FundUfcw-Giant Variable Annuity …$53MVelocity Credit Union Pension PlanVelocity Credit Union Pensio…$53M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among The Legal Aid Society Retirement Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

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)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All The Legal Aid Society plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$390M 17.102847074587675% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$320M$340M$360M$380M$400M 202220232024 $333M $390M ▲ +17.1%
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 ($B) Participants The Legal Aid Society Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.052698121 · Participants: 67The Legal Aid Society 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
The Legal Aid Society Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in New York, assets vs. participants

The Legal Aid Society 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 Nysa-Ppgu Pension Fund & Plan in NJ ($53M); by covered participants it is Jack Rubin & Sons, Inc. Defined Benefit Pension Plan in CA (67 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($53M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (67 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 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).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to The Legal Aid Society Retirement Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Jack Rubin & Sons, Inc. Defined Benefit Pension Plan in CA (67 participants, $4M in assets).