Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

The Cultural Institutions Retirement System Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-11

$1.7B
Total assets: 6,961
Participants: 99th
Percentile by assets: $241,729
Avg per participant

Official DOL plan name: The Cultural Institutions Pension Plan · Sponsored by The Cultural Institutions Retirement System · New York · Other Services

$1.7B in assets, 6,961 participants

The Cultural Institutions Retirement System's The Cultural Institutions Pension Plan reported $1.7B in total assets and 6,961 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 99th 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.

99th percentile by assets (of 123,622 plans)
#7,710 in Other Services (7,719 peers)

Coverage in New York

The Cultural Institutions Pension Plan covers 6,961 participants in New York, 8.7x the typical New York plan (state average ~798 per filing). Assets: $1.7B.

$1.7B
total plan assets (2024 EOY): 6,961
covered participants: 99th
percentile by assets (of 123,622 plans): $241,729
avg assets per participant

The Cultural Institutions Pension Plan reported net income rose from $91M in the plan year 2023 filing to $135M in the plan year 2024 filing.
The Cultural Institutions Pension Plan end-of-year assets rose from $1.6B in the plan year 2023 filing to $1.7B in the plan year 2024 filing.
The Cultural Institutions Pension Plan reported participants rose from 6,665 in the plan year 2023 filing to 6,961 in the plan year 2024 filing.

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State

New York

Industry

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Participants vs New York filers

In New York, the average filing covers about 798 participants across 9,061 plans. The Cultural Institutions Pension Plan reports 6,961 participants - 8.7x that state average ($1.7B EOY assets).

New York filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)	$1.6B
Net Assets (End of Year)	$1.7B
Net Income	$135M
Employer EIN	112001170
Plan Effective Date	1962-07-01
Filing Status	FILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (The Cultural Institutions Retirement System)

Total plan assets by year, all The Cultural Institutions Retirement System plans on file

Year	Plans	Participants	Total Assets
2022	2	14,163	$2.1B
2023	2	14,643	$2.2B
2024	2	15,100	$2.4B

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in New York

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

The Cultural Institutions Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in New York, assets vs. participants

IBM Personal Pension Plan $17.9B · 48,014
1199seiu Health Care Employees Pension Fund $16.9B · 111,833
Consolidated Edison Retirement Plan $15.6B · 10,608
Pfizer Consolidated Pension Plan $10.0B · 8,876
GE Energy Pension Plan $8.9B · 5,829

Compare The Cultural Institutions Pension Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Scale composition for The Cultural Institutions Pension Plan

The Cultural Institutions Pension Plan reports $1.7B in end-of-year assets across 6,961 participants (0.014% of the $12.3T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.007% of 93,925,755 covered participants) - about $241,729 per participant (1.7x the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2024 was $135M.

This plan identity (EIN 112001170, plan #001) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $1.5B to $1.7B (+13.3%) while covered participants moved from 6,188 to 6,961 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.

Plan year	Participants	EOY assets	Filing
2022	6,188	$1.5B	Open filing
2023	6,665	$1.6B	Open filing
2024 · index core	6,961	$1.7B	This page

The same sponsor also keeps 1 other index-core plan on PlainRetire:

The Cultural Institutions Savings Plan (401(k), $729M, 8,139 participants)

Similar-Sized Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans Nationally

Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states closest to The Cultural Institutions Pension Plan by total assets, not by location.

Nestle Pension Plan (OH) $1.7B · 8,291
Northside Hospital, Inc. Pension Plan (GA) $1.7B · 20,425
Pipeline Industry Pension Fund (OK) $1.7B · 2,308
Plumbers' Pension Fund, Local 130, U.a. (IL) $1.7B · 2,976

Frequently Asked Questions

How did The Cultural Institutions Pension Plan assets move in 2024? ▼

The Cultural Institutions Pension Plan grew at a solid clip - up 7.3% during 2024, from $1.6B to $1.7B. Reported net income was $135M.

How have The Cultural Institutions Retirement System plan assets changed over time? ▼

Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), The Cultural Institutions Retirement System's sponsor-wide assets grew 14.1%, from $2.1B to $2.4B.

Where does The Cultural Institutions Pension Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼

The Cultural Institutions Pension Plan ranks in the 99th percentile by end-of-year assets among 123,622 plans that reported assets for plan year 2024 (among the largest 1% of all filed plans).

Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to The Cultural Institutions Pension Plan? ▼

Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Nestle Pension Plan in OH ($1.7B, 8,291 participants).

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Filing takeaways

Ways to act on The Cultural Institutions Pension Plan's numbers.

By total assets, The Cultural Institutions Pension Plan ranks among the largest 1% of all filed plans. See the largest plans
Compare it side-by-side against 3 similar Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in New York. Compare plans
The Cultural Institutions Retirement System's sponsor-wide assets have grown 14.1% since 2022 across 3 plan years on file. More Other Services plans

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 112001170.