International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers 401(k) match, vesting and fees

Plan year 2025 filingIbew Employees' 401(k) Plan · Plan 007 · EIN 53-0088380Updated Oct 2026

What International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers' 401(k) plan says about matching contributions

The match terms have not been published from this plan's filing yet.
The plan year 2025 filing reports $2.1M in employer contributions, about $1,949 per participant. That total includes any match and profit-sharing; it is not a match formula. Plan year 2025 Form 5500 ↗
$150,375
Average account balance
1,586
Participants (end of year)
$165M
Plan assets (end of year)
0.07%
Admin expenses ÷ assets

Plan features

Match, vesting and enrollment details have not been published from this plan's audit report yet. The figures below come from the structured filing.

RecordkeeperEmpower Annuity Insurance CompanySchedule C ↗
Independent auditorWithumsmith+brown, P.C. (unmodified opinion)Schedule H ↗
Plan type and status401(k) · ActiveForm 5500 ↗
Late participant contributionsReported on the filingSchedule H ↗

How the plan compares

Plan year 2025 medians for 54 defined-contribution plans in other services with 1,000 to 4,999 participants.

International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers: employer contribution per participant$1,949
Peer median$1,949
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers: average balance$150,375
Peer median$68,107
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers: admin expenses ÷ assets0.07%
Peer median0.14%

Admin expenses are the plan's reported administrative expenses divided by its assets; they do not include fund expense ratios.

Plan history

Plan assets went from $144M at the end of plan year 2021 to $165M at the end of plan year 2025.

$144M2021$120M2022$141M2023$154M2024$165M2025
End-of-year figures from each plan year's Form 5500 filing for the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers plan.
Plan yearParticipantsAssetsEmployer contributionsPer participantAdmin expense ratioMatch formulaFiling
20251,586$165M$2.1M$1,9490.07%Not publishedForm 5500 ↗
20241,571$154M$1.2M$1,0720.07%Not publishedForm 5500 ↗
20231,083$141M$1.1M$9890.09%Not publishedForm 5500 ↗
20221,366$120M$1M$1,4940.08%Not publishedForm 5500 ↗
20211,364$144M$1.1M$1,441<0.01%Not publishedForm 5500 ↗

Other International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers plans (3)

Each plan files its own Form 5500. Figures are from each plan's latest filing.

Int'L Brotherhood of Electrical Workers' Pension Benefit Fund

Plan 001 · EIN 53-0088380 · plan year 2024 filing
$4,494
Average account balance
603,067
Participants (end of year)
$2.7B
Plan assets (end of year)
0.56%
Admin expenses ÷ assets

Plan features

Match, vesting and enrollment details have not been published from this plan's audit report yet. The figures below come from the structured filing.

Independent auditorCalibre Cpa Group, PLLC (unmodified opinion)Schedule H ↗
Plan type and statusRetirement · ActiveForm 5500 ↗

Pension Plan for International Officers, Representatives and Assistants of the Intl Brotherhood of Electrical Workers

Plan 003 · EIN 53-0088380 · plan year 2024 filing
$893,929
Average account balance
625
Participants (end of year)
$559M
Plan assets (end of year)
0.17%
Admin expenses ÷ assets

Plan features

Match, vesting and enrollment details have not been published from this plan's audit report yet. The figures below come from the structured filing.

Independent auditorCalibre Cpa Group, PLLC (unmodified opinion)Schedule H ↗
Plan type and statusPension (defined benefit) · ActiveForm 5500 ↗

Pension Plan for Office Employees of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers

Plan 002 · EIN 53-0088380 · plan year 2024 filing
$429,879
Average account balance
585
Participants (end of year)
$251M
Plan assets (end of year)
0.20%
Admin expenses ÷ assets

Plan features

Match, vesting and enrollment details have not been published from this plan's audit report yet. The figures below come from the structured filing.

Independent auditorCalibre Cpa Group, PLLC (unmodified opinion)Schedule H ↗
Plan type and statusPension (defined benefit) · ActiveForm 5500 ↗

Common questions

Does International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers match 401(k) contributions?

The match terms for the Ibew Employees' 401(k) Plan have not been published from its filing yet. The plan year 2025 filing reports $2.1M in employer contributions, about $1,949 per participant. That total includes any match and profit-sharing; it is not a match formula.

When is the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers 401(k) match vested?

The vesting schedule for the Ibew Employees' 401(k) Plan is not in the data published so far. Your Summary Plan Description states it.

Who manages the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers 401(k)?

The recordkeeper listed on Schedule C of the plan year 2025 filing is Empower Annuity Insurance Company. The plan administrator is International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers.

I left International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers. How do I find my old 401(k)?

Your account stays in the plan until you move it. Contact the plan administrator (International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, (202) 728-6261) or the recordkeeper, Empower Annuity Insurance Company. The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers old 401(k) page lists the contacts from every plan filing. Find an old International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers 401(k)

Data from the public Form 5500 annual reports International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers filed with the U.S. Department of Labor (plan years 2021 and 2022 and 2023 and 2024 and 2025) and, where noted, the attached independent auditor's report. Plan terms may have changed since the filing; check your current Summary Plan Description. PlanFacts is not affiliated with International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers. Not financial advice. Report a correction · Methodology