Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Massachusetts Teachers Association Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$242M
Total assets Near avg plan size
153
Participants Small participant base
95th
Percentile by assets National rank
$1.6M
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Massachusetts Teachers Association Retirement Plan · Sponsored by Massachusetts Teachers Association · Massachusetts · Educational Services

$242M in assets, 153 participants

Massachusetts Teachers Association's Massachusetts Teachers Association Retirement Plan reported $242M in total assets and 153 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 95th 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.

  • #3,340 in Educational Services (3,638 peers)

Coverage in Massachusetts

Massachusetts Teachers Association Retirement Plan covers 153 participants in Massachusetts, about 23% of the average Massachusetts filer (state average ~659 per filing). Assets: $242M.

#3,340
in Educational Services (3,638 peers)
+5.7%
assets growth YoY
2.4×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Massachusetts Teachers Association Retirement Plan's outsized position by total assets

Massachusetts Teachers Association Retirement Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$241,869,995 Top 5% higher than 95% 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

Massachusetts Teachers Association Retirement Plan 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. Massachusetts Teachers Association Retirement Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (153 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Massachusetts Teachers Association Retirement Plan reported net income rose from $6M in the plan year 2023 filing to $13M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Massachusetts Teachers Association Retirement Plan end-of-year assets rose from $229M in the plan year 2023 filing to $242M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Massachusetts Teachers Association Retirement Plan reported participants rose from 147 in the plan year 2023 filing to 153 in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

DOL schedule card

Filing strip 041591200 · Massachusetts Teachers Association PY 2024 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Massachusetts Teachers Association Retirement Plan · $242M · 153 · 95th

  • VS-ST $242M
  • VS-ST 153
  • VS-ST 95th
  • VS-ST Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • VS-ST near Nevada Resort Association Iatse Local 720 Retirement Plan
  • VS-ST ind #3340

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 Educational Services retirement plans → · Plans in Massachusetts →

Massachusetts Teachers Association Retirement Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Retirement Plan for Employees of MatsonRetirement Plan for Employee…$242MMassachusetts Teachers Association Retirement PlanMassachusetts Teachers Assoc…$242MNevada Resort Association Iatse Local 720 Retirement PlanNevada Resort Association Ia…$242MUnited Pension Plan$241MRetirement Plan of Marathon Oil CompanyRetirement Plan of Marathon …$241M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Massachusetts Teachers Association Retirement Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Massachusetts filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$229M
Net Assets (End of Year)$242M
Net Income$13M
Employer EIN041591200
Plan Effective Date1967-04-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Massachusetts Teachers Association)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Massachusetts Teachers Association plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$262M 10.124152512940407% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$230M$240M$250M$260M$270M 202220232024 $238M $262M ▲ +10.1%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 303 $238M
2023 2 301 $247M
2024 2 310 $262M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Massachusetts

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

Massachusetts Teachers Association Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Massachusetts, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -20000020000400006000080000 -5051015 Total assets ($B) Participants Massachusetts Teachers Association Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.241869995 · Participants: 153Massachusetts Teachers Association Retirement PlanConsolidated Cash Balance Program of Mass General Brigham and Member Organizations, Total assets ($B): 11.586293172 · Participants: 60621Consolidated Cash Balance Program of Mass General Brigham and Member OrganizationsNew England Teamsters Pension Fund, Total assets ($B): 9.093299462 · Participants: 21577New England Teamsters Pension FundLiberty Mutual Retirement Benefit Plan, Total assets ($B): 6.250686483 · Participants: 34910Liberty Mutual Retirement Benefit PlanMassachusetts Institute of Technology Basic Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 5.888715533 · Participants: 12533Massachusetts Institute of Technology Basic Retirement PlanN. Atlantic States Carp. Pension Fund, Total assets ($B): 5.086051556 · Participants: 16946N. Atlantic States Carp. Pension Fund
Massachusetts Teachers Association Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Massachusetts, assets vs. participants

Massachusetts Teachers Association Retirement Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Massachusetts, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Nevada Resort Association Iatse Local 720 Retirement Plan in NV ($242M); by covered participants it is IBEW Local Union No 607 Pension in NJ (153 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($242M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (153 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 Massachusetts Teachers Association Retirement Plan assets move in 2024? ▼
Massachusetts Teachers Association Retirement Plan grew at a solid clip - up 5.7% during 2024, from $229M to $242M. Reported net income was $13M.
How have Massachusetts Teachers Association plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Massachusetts Teachers Association's sponsor-wide assets grew 10.1%, from $238M to $262M.
Where does Massachusetts Teachers Association Retirement Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Massachusetts Teachers Association Retirement Plan ranks in the 95th 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 Massachusetts Teachers Association Retirement Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Nevada Resort Association Iatse Local 720 Retirement Plan in NV ($242M, 4,388 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Massachusetts Teachers Association Retirement Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is IBEW Local Union No 607 Pension in NJ (153 participants, $23M in assets).