Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

San Francisco Symphony Corporation Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$108M
Total assets Near avg plan size
81
Participants Small participant base
91st
Percentile by assets National rank
$1.3M
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: San Francisco Symphony Retirement Plan · Sponsored by San Francisco Symphony Corporation · California · Arts, Entertainment & Recreation

$108M in assets, 81 participants

San Francisco Symphony Corporation's San Francisco Symphony Retirement Plan reported $108M in total assets and 81 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 91st 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.

  • #2,795 in Arts, Entertainment & Recreation (2,921 peers)

Where San Francisco Symphony Retirement Plan sits by assets

San Francisco Symphony Retirement Plan sits in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets, $108M for 81 participants (~$1.3M/participant), up 6.4% in 2024.

#2,795
in Arts, Entertainment & Recreation (2,921 peers)
+6.4%
assets growth YoY
1.1×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

San Francisco Symphony Retirement Plan's outsized position by total assets

San Francisco Symphony Retirement Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$107,720,177 Top 9% higher than 91% 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 Francisco Symphony Retirement Plan among smaller filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2024 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. San Francisco Symphony Retirement Plan is a small filing (81 participants) on this national headcount ladder.

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • San Francisco Symphony Retirement Plan reported net income fell from $8M in the plan year 2023 filing to $6M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • San Francisco Symphony Retirement Plan end-of-year assets rose from $101M in the plan year 2023 filing to $108M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • San Francisco Symphony Retirement Plan reported participants fell from 85 in the plan year 2023 filing to 81 in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 941156284 · San Francisco Symphony Corporation PY 2024 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

San Francisco Symphony Retirement Plan · $108M · 81 · 91st

  • NET $108M
  • NET 81
  • NET 91st
  • NET Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • NET near Sealed Air Corporation Combined Pension Plan
  • NET ind #2795

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 Francisco Symphony Retirement Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Tower Federal Credit Union Retirement PlanTower Federal Credit Union R…$108MSealed Air Corporation Combined Pension PlanSealed Air Corporation Combi…$108MSan Francisco Symphony Retirement PlanSan Francisco Symphony Retir…$108MTeamsters Local 408 Pension PlanTeamsters Local 408 Pension …$108MCash Balance Retirement Plan of Brown Brothers Harriman & Co.Cash Balance Retirement Plan…$108M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among San Francisco Symphony 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)$101M
Net Assets (End of Year)$107M
Net Income$6M
Employer EIN941156284
Plan Effective Date1956-11-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (San Francisco Symphony Corporation)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All San Francisco Symphony Corporation plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$218M 22.122092186122238% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$160M$180M$200M$220M$240M 202220232024 $179M $218M ▲ +22.1%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 3 703 $179M
2023 3 703 $200M
2024 3 695 $218M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in California

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

San Francisco Symphony Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in California, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000 -10010203040 Total assets ($B) Participants San Francisco Symphony Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.107720177 · Participants: 81San Francisco Symphony Retirement 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 Francisco Symphony Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in California, assets vs. participants

San Francisco Symphony Retirement Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside California, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Sealed Air Corporation Combined Pension Plan in NC ($108M); by covered participants it is Pension Plan for Employees of Magnesita Refractories Company in PA (81 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (81 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 San Francisco Symphony Retirement Plan assets move in 2024? ▼
San Francisco Symphony Retirement Plan grew at a solid clip - up 6.4% during 2024, from $101M to $108M. Reported net income was $6M.
How have San Francisco Symphony Corporation plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), San Francisco Symphony Corporation's sponsor-wide assets grew 22.1%, from $179M to $218M.
Where does San Francisco Symphony Retirement Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
San Francisco Symphony Retirement Plan ranks in the 91st percentile by end-of-year assets among 123,622 plans that reported assets for plan year 2024 (in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to San Francisco Symphony Retirement Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Sealed Air Corporation Combined Pension Plan in NC ($108M, 649 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to San Francisco Symphony Retirement Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Pension Plan for Employees of Magnesita Refractories Company in PA (81 participants, $71M in assets).