Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Board of Trustees P&s Local 21 Pension Fund Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$295M
Total assets Near avg plan size
669
Participants Below avg headcount
96th
Percentile by assets National rank
$441,348
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 21 Pension Fund · Sponsored by Board of Trustees P&s Local 21 Pension Fund · New York · Construction

$295M in assets, 669 participants

Board of Trustees P&s Local 21 Pension Fund's Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 21 Pension Fund reported $295M in total assets and 669 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 96th 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.

  • #8,598 in Construction (9,039 peers)

Where Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 21 Pension Fund sits by assets

Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 21 Pension Fund sits in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets, $295M for 669 participants (~$441,348/participant), up 6.0% in 2024.

#8,598
in Construction (9,039 peers)
+6.0%
assets growth YoY
3.0×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 21 Pension Fund's outsized position by total assets

Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 21 Pension Fund vs every filed plan by assets

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

$295,261,817 Top 4% higher than 96% 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

Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 21 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. Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 21 Pension Fund sits mid-pack in the medium band (669 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 21 Pension Fund reported net income fell from $24M in the plan year 2023 filing to $17M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 21 Pension Fund reported participants rose from 623 in the plan year 2023 filing to 669 in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 21 Pension Fund end-of-year assets rose from $279M in the plan year 2023 filing to $295M in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 131847042 · Board of Trustees P&s Local 21 Pension Fund PY 2024 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 21 Pension Fund · $295M · 669 · 96th

  • PHOTO $295M
  • PHOTO 669
  • PHOTO 96th
  • PHOTO Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • PHOTO near Barnes Group Inc. Consolidated Pension Plan
  • PHOTO ind #8598

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 →

Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 21 Pension Fund in the asset neighbourhood

Plumbers Local No 98 Defined Benefit Pension FundPlumbers Local No 98 Defined…$296MI.B.E.W. Pacific Coast Pension FundI.B.E.W. Pacific Coast Pensi…$295MPlumbers & Steamfitters Local 21 Pension FundPlumbers & Steamfitters Loca…$295MBarnes Group Inc. Consolidated Pension PlanBarnes Group Inc. Consolidat…$295MKamehameha Schools Retirement PlanKamehameha Schools Retiremen…$294M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 21 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)$279M
Net Assets (End of Year)$295M
Net Income$17M
Employer EIN131847042
Plan Effective Date1959-03-17
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Board of Trustees P&s Local 21 Pension Fund)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Board of Trustees P&s Local 21 Pension Fund plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$295M 16.000875073220534% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$240M$260M$280M$300M 202220232024 $255M $295M ▲ +16.0%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 648 $255M
2023 1 623 $279M
2024 1 669 $295M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in New York

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

Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 21 Pension Fund vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in New York, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000 -505101520 Total assets ($B) Participants Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 21 Pension Fund, Total assets ($B): 0.295261817 · Participants: 669Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 21 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
Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 21 Pension Fund vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in New York, assets vs. participants
Compare Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 21 Pension Fund side-by-side with 3 peers →

Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 21 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 Barnes Group Inc. Consolidated Pension Plan in CT ($295M); by covered participants it is Ironworkers Local 808 Pension Fund in TN (669 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($295M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (669 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 Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 21 Pension Fund assets move in 2024? ▼
Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 21 Pension Fund grew at a solid clip - up 6.0% during 2024, from $279M to $295M. Reported net income was $17M.
How have Board of Trustees P&s Local 21 Pension Fund plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Board of Trustees P&s Local 21 Pension Fund's sponsor-wide assets grew 16.0%, from $255M to $295M.
Where does Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 21 Pension Fund rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 21 Pension Fund ranks in the 96th 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 Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 21 Pension Fund? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Barnes Group Inc. Consolidated Pension Plan in CT ($295M, 104 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 21 Pension Fund? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Ironworkers Local 808 Pension Fund in TN (669 participants, $91M 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 131847042.

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.