Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Metropolitan Opera Association, Inc Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$278M
Total assets Near avg plan size
689
Participants Below avg headcount
96th
Percentile by assets National rank
$403,812
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Metropolitan Opera Association Retirement Plan · Sponsored by Metropolitan Opera Association, Inc · New York · Arts, Entertainment & Recreation

$278M in assets, 689 participants

Metropolitan Opera Association, Inc's Metropolitan Opera Association Retirement Plan reported $278M in total assets and 689 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.

  • #2,873 in Arts, Entertainment & Recreation (2,921 peers)

Where Metropolitan Opera Association Retirement Plan sits by assets

Metropolitan Opera Association Retirement Plan sits in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets, $278M for 689 participants (~$403,812/participant), up 5.1% in 2024.

#2,873
in Arts, Entertainment & Recreation (2,921 peers)
+5.1%
assets growth YoY
2.8×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Metropolitan Opera Association Retirement Plan's outsized position by total assets

Metropolitan Opera Association Retirement Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$278,226,343 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

Metropolitan Opera 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. Metropolitan Opera Association Retirement Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (689 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Metropolitan Opera Association Retirement Plan reported net income fell from $16M in the plan year 2023 filing to $13M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Metropolitan Opera Association Retirement Plan end-of-year assets rose from $265M in the plan year 2023 filing to $278M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Metropolitan Opera Association Retirement Plan reported participants fell from 717 in the plan year 2023 filing to 689 in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 131624087 · Metropolitan Opera Association, Inc PY 2024 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Metropolitan Opera Association Retirement Plan · $278M · 689 · 96th

  • SCH $278M
  • EBSA 689
  • PART 96th
  • TYPE Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • NET near Retirement Income Plan for Employees of El Paso Electric Company
  • BOOK ind #2873

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 New York →

Metropolitan Opera Association Retirement Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Metropolitan Opera Association Retirement Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Scale-class filing particulars (2024)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$265M
Net Assets (End of Year)$277M
Net Income$13M
Employer EIN131624087
Plan Effective Date1961-07-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Metropolitan Opera Association, Inc)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Metropolitan Opera Association, Inc plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$510M 14.425862536478787% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$420M$440M$460M$480M$500M$520M 202220232024 $446M $510M ▲ +14.4%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 3 1,468 $446M
2023 2 1,511 $482M
2024 2 1,545 $510M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in New York

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

Metropolitan Opera Association Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in New York, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000 -505101520 Total assets ($B) Participants Metropolitan Opera Association Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.278226343 · Participants: 689Metropolitan Opera Association Retirement PlanIBM 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
Metropolitan Opera Association Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in New York, assets vs. participants
Compare Metropolitan Opera Association Retirement Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

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

Outside New York, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Retirement Income Plan for Employees of El Paso Electric Company in TX ($278M); by covered participants it is Kern County Electrical Workers Pension Fund in CA (689 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (689 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 Metropolitan Opera Association Retirement Plan assets move in 2024? ▼
Metropolitan Opera Association Retirement Plan grew at a solid clip - up 5.1% during 2024, from $265M to $278M. Reported net income was $13M.
How have Metropolitan Opera Association, Inc plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Metropolitan Opera Association, Inc's sponsor-wide assets grew 14.4%, from $446M to $510M.
Where does Metropolitan Opera Association Retirement Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Metropolitan Opera Association Retirement Plan 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 Metropolitan Opera Association Retirement Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Retirement Income Plan for Employees of El Paso Electric Company in TX ($278M, 1,107 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Metropolitan Opera Association Retirement Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Kern County Electrical Workers Pension Fund in CA (689 participants, $201M 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 131624087.

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.