Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Board of Trustees Buffalo Laborers Pension Fund Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$133M
Total assets Near avg plan size
579
Participants Below avg headcount
92nd
Percentile by assets National rank
$230,021
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Buffalo Laborers Pension Fund · Sponsored by Board of Trustees Buffalo Laborers Pension Fund · New York · Construction

$133M in assets, 579 participants

Board of Trustees Buffalo Laborers Pension Fund's Buffalo Laborers Pension Fund reported $133M in total assets and 579 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 92nd 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.

  • #8,217 in Construction (9,039 peers)

Where Buffalo Laborers Pension Fund sits by assets

Buffalo Laborers Pension Fund sits in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets, $133M for 579 participants (~$230,021/participant), up 10.0% in 2024.

#8,217
in Construction (9,039 peers)
+10.0%
assets growth YoY
1.3×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Buffalo Laborers Pension Fund's outsized position by total assets

Buffalo Laborers Pension Fund vs every filed plan by assets

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

$133,182,429 Top 8% higher than 92% 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

Buffalo Laborers Pension Fund 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. Buffalo Laborers Pension Fund sits mid-pack in the medium band (579 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Buffalo Laborers Pension Fund reported net income rose from $8M in the plan year 2023 filing to $10M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Buffalo Laborers Pension Fund end-of-year assets rose from $121M in the plan year 2023 filing to $133M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Buffalo Laborers Pension Fund reported participants rose from 554 in the plan year 2023 filing to 579 in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 160845094 · Board of Trustees Buffalo Laborers Pension Fund PY 2024 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Buffalo Laborers Pension Fund · $133M · 579 · 92nd

  • VS-ST $133M
  • BOY 579
  • SCH 92nd
  • EBSA Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • PART near Retirement Plan for Children's Hospital & Research Center at Oakland Unrepresented Employees
  • TYPE ind #8217

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 Construction retirement plans → · Plans in New York →

Buffalo Laborers Pension Fund in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Buffalo Laborers Pension Fund and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Scale-class filing particulars (2024)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$121M
Net Assets (End of Year)$130M
Net Income$10M
Employer EIN160845094
Plan Effective Date1961-06-27
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Board of Trustees Buffalo Laborers Pension Fund)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Board of Trustees Buffalo Laborers Pension Fund plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$133M 17.301581383727736% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$110M$120M$130M$140M 202220232024 $114M $133M ▲ +17.3%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 549 $114M
2023 1 554 $121M
2024 1 579 $133M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in New York

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

Buffalo Laborers Pension Fund vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in New York, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000 -505101520 Total assets ($B) Participants Buffalo Laborers Pension Fund, Total assets ($B): 0.133182429 · Participants: 579Buffalo Laborers Pension FundIBM 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
Buffalo Laborers Pension Fund vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in New York, assets vs. participants
Compare Buffalo Laborers Pension Fund side-by-side with 3 peers →

Buffalo Laborers Pension Fund's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside New York, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Retirement Plan for Children's Hospital & Research Center at Oakland Unrepresented Employees in CA ($133M); by covered participants it is Meritor, Inc. Retirement Plan in IN (579 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (579 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 Buffalo Laborers Pension Fund assets move in 2024? ▼
Buffalo Laborers Pension Fund grew at a solid clip - up 10.0% during 2024, from $121M to $133M. Reported net income was $10M.
How have Board of Trustees Buffalo Laborers Pension Fund plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Board of Trustees Buffalo Laborers Pension Fund's sponsor-wide assets grew 17.3%, from $114M to $133M.
Where does Buffalo Laborers Pension Fund rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Buffalo Laborers Pension Fund ranks in the 92nd 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 Buffalo Laborers Pension Fund? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Retirement Plan for Children's Hospital & Research Center at Oakland Unrepresented Employees in CA ($133M, 117 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Buffalo Laborers Pension Fund? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Meritor, Inc. Retirement Plan in IN (579 participants, N/A 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 160845094.

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.