West Valley Pension Plandefined benefit pension plan: employer contributions, fees and assets
2025Form 5500 for plan year 2025
The filing shows $19,408 of employer contributions for each active participant in the plan year that ended 31 Dec 2025. Form 5500 does not state the match formula.
- Sponsor
- West Valley Cleanup Alliance, LLC, West Valley, NY
- EIN and plan number
- 99-0968642, plan 001
- Plan type
- defined benefit pension. Single-employer plan
- Plan year
- to
- Filing received
What this filing shows
At the end of the plan year that ended 31 Dec 2025, the plan had 749 participants.
Net assets were $132,230,956 at the end of that plan year.
Employer contributions were $19,408 for each active participant in that plan year.
Participant contributions were $2,002 for each active participant.
By participants, it was number 359 of 723 defined benefit plans with 100 or more participants and a filing address in New York.
By net assets, it was number 248 of 723.
Its net assets rose by 4.8% from plan year 2024 to 2025.
Net assets of the 576 defined benefit plans with 500 to 999 participants in plan year 2024 that filed for both years rose by 6.2%.
Its Schedule C compensation for each participant was $837 in plan year 2025.
The median of defined benefit plans with 500 to 999 participants was $376 in plan year 2024.
Form 5500 does not state the match formula.
What Form 5500 does not show
- The match formula. The form gives the total of the employer contributions for a plan year.
- Fund expense ratios. The fees on the form are the administrative expenses of the plan and the Schedule C compensation.
- The account of a person. The form gives totals for the plan.
While applicable plans are required to file a Form 5500 or Form 5500-SF annually, multiple filings may exist for a plan’s single form year if a plan amends their original filing or if a duplicate filing was erroneously submitted.
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Contributions
Position among plans of the same type and size. The group: 881 defined benefit plans with 500 to 999 participants, plan year 2024. The percentiles set the latest figures of this plan against the group of plan year 2024.
- Employer contributionsPlan year that ended 31 Dec 2025. Cash from employers, Schedule H line 2a(1)(A)
- $1,475,000
- Active participants31 Dec 2025
- 76
- Employer contributions for each active participant
- $19,408
The plan is at the 75th percentile of the group. The quartiles of the group are $5,548, $10,721 and $19,571. Among plans of the same sector, the plan is at the 76th percentile.
- Participant contributionsPlan year that ended 31 Dec 2025
- $152,117
- Rollovers and other contributions
- no figure
- Participant contributions for each active participant
- $2,002
The plan is at the 71st percentile of the group of 38 plans. The quartiles of the group are $0, $473 and $2,443.
- Total contributionsPlan year that ended 31 Dec 2025. Schedule H line 2a(3)
- $1,627,117
A percentile gives a position in the group. It does not grade the plan. Groups: plans with 500 to 999 participants, Administrative and support and waste management services sector.
Fees that the filing shows
The fees on this page are the administrative expenses of the plan and the Schedule C compensation. Fund expense ratios are not in Form 5500.
- Investment advisory and management fees
- $336,066
- Other administrative expenses
- $184,832
- Actuarial fees
- $126,760
- Contract administrator fees
- $99,519
- Recordkeeping fees
- $64,648
- Administrative expenses, Schedule HPlan year that ended 31 Dec 2025
- $811,825
The plan is at the 79th percentile of the group. The quartiles of the group are $332, $589 and $962. Among plans of the same sector, the plan is at the 88th percentile.
- Direct compensation
- $626,992
- Indirect compensation
- $0
- Schedule C compensation to organisationsPlan year that ended 31 Dec 2025
- $626,992
The plan is at the 86th percentile of the group. The quartiles of the group are $219, $376 and $609. Among plans of the same sector, the plan is at the 88th percentile.
The group for a fee line has only the plans that report an amount. Guide: how to read Schedule C fees
Assets and participants
- Net assets at the start of the plan year
- $126,159,144
- Total income, with the result of the investments
- $15,196,313
- Benefits paid
- $8,312,676
- Total expenses
- $9,124,501
- Net income
- $6,071,812
- Net transfers
- $0
- Net assets, 31 Dec 2025
- $132,230,956
- Active participants
- 76
- Retired or separated, with benefits now
- 433
- Retired or separated, with benefits later
- 162
- Participants, 31 Dec 2025
- 749
The plan is at the 85th percentile of the group. The quartiles of the group are $52,347, $86,621 and $135,818. Among plans of the same sector, the plan is at the 88th percentile.
Net assets for each participant is an average of the plan. Form 5500 has no account balance of a person.
Plan years on file
Plan year 2018 has no column. The site has no filing of this plan for it, or the filing has no figure.
Plan year 2018 has no column. The site has no filing of this plan for it, or the filing has no figure.
| Plan year | Participants | Net assets | Employer contributions | Participant contributions | Schedule C compensation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 749 | $132M | $1.5M | $152K | $627K |
| 2024 | 766 | $126M | $1.5M | $171K | $670K |
| 2023 | 766 | $128M | $0 | $169K | $596K |
| 2022 | 774 | $122M | $13.7M | $175K | $762K |
| 2021 | 782 | $151M | no figure | $193K | $619K |
| 2020 | 793 | $148M | $16.7M | $213K | $525K |
| 2019 | 799 | $117M | $5.3M | $217K | $408K |
| 2017 | 812 | $105M | $4.0M | $228K | $330K |
| 2016 | 820 | $89.9M | $3.0M | $227K | $274K |
| 2015 | 819 | $84.9M | $2.0M | $212K | $257K |
| 2014 | 823 | $89.2M | $1.1M | $203K | $306K |
| 2013 | 814 | $84.6M | $2.8M | $206K | $161K |
| 2012 | 840 | $77.8M | $1.4M | $206K | $87K |
| 2011 | 861 | $70.5M | $2.7M | $325K | $78K |
The site has no filing of this plan for plan year 2018.
Assets by Schedule H category, 31 Dec 2025
- Common/collective trusts
- $130M 98.2%
- Receivables
- $1.5M 1.1%
- Cash (interest and non-interest bearing)
- $844K 0.6%
The form shows the type of the investment vehicle. It does not list the funds of the plan.
Service providers on Schedule C
| Organisation | Services in the filing | Direct compensation | Indirect compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mercer Investment Management | Investment management | $336,065 | $0 |
| Towers Watson | Actuarial | $126,760 | $0 |
| Milliman | Participant communication | $99,519 | $0 |
| State Street | Custodial (other than securities) | $64,648 | $0 |
Schedule C lists a provider only when the plan paid it $5,000 or more. The site does not show persons that Schedule C names.
Other answers in the filing
- Opinion of the accountantSchedule H line 3a
- Unmodified
- Accountant performed an ERISA section 103(a)(3)(C) auditSchedule H line 3b
- Yes
- Accounting firmSchedule H line 3c
- Dopkins & Company, LLP
- Failure to transmit participant contributionsSchedule H line 4a
- No
- Fidelity bondSchedule H line 4d
- Yes, $500,000
- Blackout period in the plan yearSchedule H line 4m
- No answer
- Marks on the form
- collectively bargained
- 1ABenefits are primarily pay related
- 3FPlan sponsor(s) received services of leased employees
- 3HPlan sponsor(s) is (are) a member(s) of a controlled group
Plan characteristics codes of line 8a, with the labels of the Form 5500 instructions. Business code 562000: Waste Management and Remediation Services.
The plan administrator gives these answers on Schedule H. The site shows the answers as filed. It draws no conclusion from them.
Line 3a. The attached opinion of an independent qualified public accountant for this plan is (see instructions):
The form has four choices: unmodified, qualified, disclaimer and adverse. Glossary
Line 4a. Was there a failure to transmit to the plan any participant contributions within the time period described in 29 CFR 2510.3-102? Continue to answer “Yes” for any prior year failures until fully corrected. (See instructions and DOL’s Voluntary Fiduciary Correction Program.)
A “Yes” answer carries an amount. The line does not say why a transfer was late. Glossary
Form text copied from Department of Labor, Schedule H (Form 5500), editions 2024 and 2025 on .
Other plans of West Valley Cleanup Alliance, LLC
| Plan | Participants | Net assets |
|---|---|---|
| West Valley Savings Plan | 415 | $93.6M |
Plans of similar size in the same industry
| Plan | Sponsor | Participants |
|---|---|---|
| Waste Isolation Pilot Plant Pension Plan | Salado Isolation Mining Contractors, LLC | 1,911 |
| The Rumpke Consolidated Companies, Inc. & Affiliates Defined Benefit Pension Plan | Rumpke Consolidated Companies, Inc. | 597 |
| Waste Management Pension Plan for Collectively Bargained Employees | Waste Management Holdings, Inc. | 1,996 |
| DUF6 Pension Plan for Grandfathered Employees | Mid-America Conversion Services, LLC | 185 |
| Recycling and General Industrial Union Local 108 Pension Fund | Board of Trustees - Recycling and General Industrial Union Local 108 | 2,022 |
| Usw Career Pension Plan for Appendix a Usw-Represented Employees | FBP Benefits Committee | 184 |
| Recology Defined Benefit Pension Plan | Recology Inc. | 2,296 |
| DUF6 Pension Plan for Grandfathered Employees | Mission Conversion Services Alliance, LLC | 183 |
| Pension Plan Private Sanitation Union Local 813 Ibt | Board of Trustees of Pension Fund Private Sanitation Union Local 813 I | 3,290 |
| Portsmouth Usw Career Pension Plan for Appendix a Usw-Represented Employees | Southern Ohio Cleanup Company LLC | 172 |
Official channels
- Form 5500 Filing Search, U.S. Department of Labor, EFAST2
The search of the Department of Labor for filed Form 5500 reports.
To find this plan there, look for: EIN 99-0968642Plan number 001
- EBSA publication about retirement plans, for participants, U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration
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Cite this page
My Plan Facts. "West Valley Pension Plan." https://myplanfacts.com/plan/990968642-001-west-valley-pension-plan/. Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration, Form 5500 datasets, filings received through 24 Oct 2026.
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Where this page gets its figures
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration, Form 5500 datasets (Form 5500, Schedule H, Schedule C), plan years 2009 to 2025. The datasets are in the public domain. This page shows the latest filing on record for EIN 99-0968642, plan 001. An amended filing replaces it at the next update. The site calculates the figures for each participant, the quartiles and the percentiles. How the figures are made. Report an error.
Questions
Does the filing show the employer match?
No. Form 5500 does not state the match formula. The filing shows total employer contributions of $1,475,000 for the plan year that ended 31 Dec 2025. Participants contributed $152,117 in total in that plan year.
What fees does the filing show?
The plan reported $811,825 of administrative expenses for the plan year that ended 31 Dec 2025. Schedule C shows $626,992 of compensation to service providers. Fund expense ratios are not in Form 5500.
Which organisations give services to the plan?
Schedule C of the filing names 4 organisations. The table of service providers on this page gives the names, the services and the amounts. Schedule C lists a provider only when the plan paid it $5,000 or more.
How old are these figures?
The figures are for the plan year from 1 Jan 2025 to 31 Dec 2025. The Department of Labor received the filing on 14 Oct 2026. A filing is due by the last day of the 7th month after the plan year ends. An extension allows up to 9.5 months after the plan year ends.