Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Board of Trustees of Graphic Arts Industry Joint Pension Plan Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$567M
Total assets Above avg plan size
467
Participants Below avg headcount
97th
Percentile by assets National rank
$1.2M
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Graphic Arts Industry Joint Pension Trust · Sponsored by Board of Trustees of Graphic Arts Industry Joint Pension Plan · Virginia · Information & Media

$567M in assets, 467 participants

Board of Trustees of Graphic Arts Industry Joint Pension Plan's Graphic Arts Industry Joint Pension Trust reported $567M in total assets and 467 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 97th 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.

  • #2,692 in Information & Media (2,822 peers)

Where Graphic Arts Industry Joint Pension Trust sits by assets

Graphic Arts Industry Joint Pension Trust sits in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets, $567M for 467 participants (~$1.2M/participant), down 1.6% in 2024.

#2,692
in Information & Media (2,822 peers)
-1.6%
assets change YoY
5.7×
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.

Graphic Arts Industry Joint Pension Trust's outsized position by total assets

Graphic Arts Industry Joint Pension Trust vs every filed plan by assets

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

$566,659,041 Top 3% higher than 97% 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

Graphic Arts Industry Joint Pension Trust 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. Graphic Arts Industry Joint Pension Trust sits mid-pack in the medium band (467 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Graphic Arts Industry Joint Pension Trust reported net income rose from -$4M in the plan year 2023 filing to -$2M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Graphic Arts Industry Joint Pension Trust reported participants fell from 537 in the plan year 2023 filing to 467 in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Graphic Arts Industry Joint Pension Trust end-of-year assets fell from $576M in the plan year 2023 filing to $567M in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 521074215 · Board of Trustees of Graphic Arts Industry Joint Pension Plan PY 2024 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Graphic Arts Industry Joint Pension Trust · $567M · 467 · 97th

  • BOOK $567M
  • VS-ST 467
  • BOY 97th
  • SCH Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • EBSA near Gmp & Employers Pension Plan
  • PART ind #2692

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 Information & Media retirement plans → · Plans in Virginia →

Graphic Arts Industry Joint Pension Trust in the asset neighbourhood

Retirement Plan for Employees of the Univ of MiamiRetirement Plan for Employee…$567MGraphic Arts Industry Joint Pension TrustGraphic Arts Industry Joint …$567MGmp & Employers Pension Plan$566MAhold USA, Inc. Pension Plan$566MIron Workers' Local No. 25 Pension FundIron Workers' Local No. 25 P…$565M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Graphic Arts Industry Joint Pension Trust and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Scale-class filing particulars (2024)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$576M
Net Assets (End of Year)$566M
Net Income-$2M
Employer EIN521074215
Plan Effective Date1976-07-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Board of Trustees of Graphic Arts Industry Joint Pension Plan)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Board of Trustees of Graphic Arts Industry Joint Pension Plan plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$567M 1.0596225752578021% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$565M$570M$575M$580M 202220232024 $573M $567M ▼ -1.1%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 536 $573M
2023 1 537 $576M
2024 1 467 $567M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Virginia

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

Graphic Arts Industry Joint Pension Trust vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Virginia, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -20000020000400006000080000 -505101520 Total assets ($B) Participants Graphic Arts Industry Joint Pension Trust, Total assets ($B): 0.566659041 · Participants: 467Graphic Arts Industry Joint Pension TrustNorthrop 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
Graphic Arts Industry Joint Pension Trust vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Virginia, assets vs. participants

Graphic Arts Industry Joint Pension Trust's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Virginia, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Gmp & Employers Pension Plan in OH ($566M); by covered participants it is Hawkeye Pension Plan in IA (467 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($567M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (467 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 Graphic Arts Industry Joint Pension Trust assets move in 2024? ▼
Graphic Arts Industry Joint Pension Trust edged down modestly - down 1.6% during 2024, from $576M to $567M. Reported net income was -$2M.
How have Board of Trustees of Graphic Arts Industry Joint Pension Plan plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Board of Trustees of Graphic Arts Industry Joint Pension Plan's sponsor-wide assets declined 1.1%, from $573M to $567M.
Where does Graphic Arts Industry Joint Pension Trust rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Graphic Arts Industry Joint Pension Trust ranks in the 97th percentile by end-of-year assets among 123,622 plans that reported assets for plan year 2024 (in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Graphic Arts Industry Joint Pension Trust? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Gmp & Employers Pension Plan in OH ($566M, 2,397 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Graphic Arts Industry Joint Pension Trust? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Hawkeye Pension Plan in IA (467 participants, $129M in assets).