Employer · plans filed under one EIN
General Electric Company, Operating As GE Aerospace
Evendale, OH · Manufacturing
Form 5500 information is as filed by the plan administrator with the Department of Labor and may be amended. Figures reflect the plan year shown, not current balances.
2 retirement plans with 100 or more participants file Form 5500 under General Electric Company, Operating As GE Aerospace's employer identification number (Evendale, Ohio). Their latest filings total 187,802 participant records and $33.8B in net assets.
The largest is GE Aerospace Pension Plan, a defined benefit pension plan with 118,868 participants. A person can be counted in more than one plan, so the participant total is a count of records rather than of people.
Employer contributions across the plans were $250M and participant contributions $427M in the latest plan years; benefits paid were $3.04B. Schedule C compensation reported to service provider organisations totalled $3.6M.
Combined net assets moved from $59.4B in 2009 to $33.8B in 2024 (down 43%). Plan mergers and spin-offs show up here as steps in the series.
Plans
| Plan | Kind | Plan year | Participants | Net assets | Per participant | Employer / active | Sch. C compensation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GE Aerospace Pension Plan | defined benefit pension plan | 2024 | 118,868 | $19.0B | $160,003 | — | $2.5M |
| GE Aerospace Retirement Savings Plan | ESOP with a 401(k) feature | 2024 | 68,934 | $14.7B | $213,772 | $8,582 | $1.1M |
| US median, plan year 2024: DC plans $53,102 per participant, $2,175 employer contribution per active participant; DB plans $86,221 and $10,244. | |||||||
Trend by plan year
| Plan year | Plans | Participant records | Net assets | Employer contributions | Participant contributions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2 | 187,802 | $33.8B | $250M | $427M |
| 2023 | 1 | 105,231 | $19.5B | $281M | $508M |
| 2022 | 2 | 439,089 | $69.8B | $430M | $634M |
| 2021 | 2 | 450,799 | $91.3B | $388M | $597M |
| 2020 | 2 | 466,179 | $86.7B | $2.79B | $647M |
| 2019 | 2 | 558,651 | $79.5B | $320M | $710M |
| 2018 | 2 | 627,595 | $73.3B | $367M | $813M |
| 2017 | 2 | 659,705 | $84.5B | $7.18B | $853M |
| 2016 | 2 | 693,370 | $76.4B | $1.65B | $876M |
| 2015 | 2 | 713,356 | $74.4B | $408M | $949M |
| 2014 | 2 | 735,291 | $75.3B | $358M | $884M |
| 2013 | 2 | 743,262 | $75.7B | $301M | $803M |
| 2012 | 2 | 760,393 | $67.0B | $271M | $777M |
| 2011 | 2 | 765,622 | $62.2B | $648M | $725M |
| 2010 | 2 | 769,421 | $64.5B | $176M | $785M |
| 2009 | 2 | 792,764 | $59.4B | $157M | $740M |
History of the plans listed above, in the years each filed the full Form 5500 with 100 or more participants. Plans that have since terminated are not included.
Service providers
| Organisation | Services reported | Plans | Compensation reported |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fidelity Investments Institutional | — | 1 | $1,068,216 |
| General Electric Company | Plan Administrator; Recordkeeping and information management | 1 | $472,107 |
| Alight Financial Solutions, LLC | Contract Administrator | 1 | $470,880 |
| Berwyn Group | Other services | 1 | $330,851 |
| Willis Towers Watson US LLC | Actuarial; Consulting (pension); Valuation (appraisals, etc.) | 1 | $281,800 |
| Bank of America, N.A. | — | 1 | $250,564 |
| Canon Business Process SVCS, Inc. | Other services | 1 | $250,468 |
| Deloitte & Touche LLP | Accounting (including auditing) | 1 | $167,296 |
| Datamatics Global Services, Inc. | Other services | 1 | $143,943 |
| Velocity Print Solutions | Other services | 1 | $102,644 |
| Telus Health (US) Ltd. | Other services | 1 | $48,670 |
| Curcio Webb, LLC. | Other services | 1 | $16,800 |
| Atessa Benefits | Other services | 1 | $6,601 |
Organisations paid $5,000 or more by any of these plans, from Schedule C. Individuals are not shown.
Questions and answers
How many retirement plans does General Electric Company, Operating As GE Aerospace have?
2 plans with 100 or more participants filed Form 5500 under its employer identification number for the latest plan years: GE Aerospace Pension Plan and GE Aerospace Retirement Savings Plan. Smaller plans and plans filed under a subsidiary's number are not grouped here.
How much does General Electric Company, Operating As GE Aerospace contribute to its plans?
$250,282,667 in employer contributions across these plans in their latest plan years, about $6,578 per active participant record. Form 5500 reports totals and not the match or accrual formula.
Who provides services to these plans?
Schedule C filings name Fidelity Investments Institutional, General Electric Company, Alight Financial Solutions, LLC and Berwyn Group and others. Only organisations paid $5,000 or more by a plan are listed on Schedule C.
Where does this come from?
Form 5500 annual reports filed with the Department of Labor's EFAST2 system, from the EBSA research files, with filings received through 24 Aug 2026. Figures are as filed and may be amended.
Provenance
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration, Form 5500 research files, public domain, with filings received through 24 Aug 2026. Plans are grouped by the sponsor's employer identification number exactly as filed; a company that files under several EINs appears as several employers. See the methodology and corrections.