Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

San Diego Symphony Orchestra Association Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$14M
Total assets Small plan by assets
106
Participants Small participant base
63rd
Percentile by assets National rank
$130,091
Avg per participant Near avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: San Diego Symphony Orchestra Musicians' Pension Plan · Sponsored by San Diego Symphony Orchestra Association · California · Arts, Entertainment & Recreation

$14M in assets, 106 participants

San Diego Symphony Orchestra Association's San Diego Symphony Orchestra Musicians' Pension Plan reported $14M in total assets and 106 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 63rd 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.

  • #2,254 in Arts, Entertainment & Recreation (2,921 peers)

Coverage in California

San Diego Symphony Orchestra Musicians' Pension Plan covers 106 participants in California, about 17% of the average California filer (state average ~630 per filing). Assets: $14M.

#2,254
in Arts, Entertainment & Recreation (2,921 peers)
+8.1%
assets growth YoY

San Diego Symphony Orchestra Musicians' Pension Plan's mid-pack asset rank among Arts, Entertainment & Recreation and all filers

San Diego Symphony Orchestra Musicians' Pension Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$13,789,692 Top 37% higher than 63% 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

San Diego Symphony Orchestra Musicians' Pension 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. San Diego Symphony Orchestra Musicians' Pension Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (106 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • San Diego Symphony Orchestra Musicians' Pension Plan reported net income rose from $826K in the plan year 2023 filing to $1M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • San Diego Symphony Orchestra Musicians' Pension Plan reported participants rose from 96 in the plan year 2023 filing to 106 in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • San Diego Symphony Orchestra Musicians' Pension Plan end-of-year assets rose from $13M in the plan year 2023 filing to $14M in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 953661574 · San Diego Symphony Orchestra Association PY 2024 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

San Diego Symphony Orchestra Musicians' Pension Plan · $14M · 106 · 63rd

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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 Arts, Entertainment & Recreation retirement plans → · Plans in California →

San Diego Symphony Orchestra Musicians' Pension Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among San Diego Symphony Orchestra Musicians' Pension Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

California filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$13M
Net Assets (End of Year)$14M
Net Income$1M
Employer EIN953661574
Plan Effective Date1984-09-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (San Diego Symphony Orchestra Association)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All San Diego Symphony Orchestra Association plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$14M 15.630760179801042% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$11M$12M$13M$14M 202220232024 $11.9M $13.8M ▲ +15.6%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 84 $12M
2023 1 96 $13M
2024 1 106 $14M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in California

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

San Diego Symphony Orchestra Musicians' Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in California, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000 -10010203040 Total assets ($B) Participants San Diego Symphony Orchestra Musicians' Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.013789692 · Participants: 106San Diego Symphony Orchestra Musicians' Pension PlanKaiser Permanente Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 34.452234723 · Participants: 135057Kaiser Permanente Retirement PlanPacific Gas and Electric Company Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 17.60716624 · Participants: 27500Pacific Gas and Electric Company Retirement PlanRetirement Plan for Physicians and Salaried Employees of the Permanente Medical Group, Inc., Total assets ($B): 11.441381434 · Participants: 18983Retirement Plan for Physicians and Salaried Employees of the Permanente Medical Group, Inc.Western States Carpenters Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 11.342334451 · Participants: 48582Western States Carpenters Pension PlanIlwu-Pma Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 10.798538721 · Participants: 15833Ilwu-Pma Pension Plan
San Diego Symphony Orchestra Musicians' Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in California, assets vs. participants

San Diego Symphony Orchestra Musicians' Pension Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside California, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Saint Augustines University Employees Pension Plan in NC ($14M); by covered participants it is State Volunteer Mutual Insurance Company Retirement Plan in TN (106 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

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 San Diego Symphony Orchestra Musicians' Pension Plan assets move in 2024?
San Diego Symphony Orchestra Musicians' Pension Plan grew at a solid clip - up 8.1% during 2024, from $13M to $14M. Reported net income was $1M.
How have San Diego Symphony Orchestra Association plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), San Diego Symphony Orchestra Association's sponsor-wide assets grew 15.6%, from $12M to $14M.
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to San Diego Symphony Orchestra Musicians' Pension Plan?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Saint Augustines University Employees Pension Plan in NC ($14M, 97 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to San Diego Symphony Orchestra Musicians' Pension Plan?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is State Volunteer Mutual Insurance Company Retirement Plan in TN (106 participants, $57M in assets).