List of Pension Funds in the USA

Last updated 21 October 2026

There are 2,938 pension funds in the USA, one in every 21,739 US companies. Most of them are small: seven in ten have one to four people, and only 142 firms employ 50 people or more. One in seven pension funds is based in Houston, New York, Dallas, Austin and Chicago. Below you find the largest pension funds in the USA, the cities where they cluster, how many started this year and which are the oldest. The full list with addresses, phone numbers and email is in our US company database or through the Company Data API.

2,938 companies indexed · Data counted on 21 October 2026

Companies2,9381 in21,739 US companiesCities1,107Largest cityHouston 125Sole traders2%Employees1-4 (72%)Revenue$100-500K (60%)Email31%Phone69%Website50%

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	Company Name	Country	City	Address 1	State/Province	Postal Code	Website	Founding Year	Yearly Revenue in U.S. Dollars	Employees Total	Business Legal Type - Description	Number of Companies in Group	Company Registration Number
1	California State Teachers Retirement System	USA	West Sacramento	100 Waterfront Pl	Yolo	95605-2807	calstrs.*****	1913	$44,441,981,000	535	Corporation	7675	N/A
2	Pacific Mutual Holding Company	USA	Newport Beach	700 Newport Center Dr	Orange	92660	pacificlife.*****	1997	$12,837,875,490	4,000	Corporation	155	2033556
3	Pacific Lifecorp	USA	Newport Beach	700 Newport Center Dr	Orange	92660	pacificlife.*****	1997	$12,837,875,490	3,782	Corporation	155	2786736
4	Central States Southeast & Southwest Areas Health & Welfare Fund	USA	Des Plaines	9377 W Higgins Rd Fl 2	Cook	60018-4973	myteamcare.*****	1950	$5,014,226,146	719	Corporation	N/A	N/A
5	Line Construction Benefit Fund	USA	Lombard	821 Parkview Blvd	Dupage	60148-7019	lineco.*****	1963	$1,097,489,316	50	Corporation	N/A	366066988
6	National Elevator Industry Benefit Plans	USA	Newtown Square	19 Campus Blvd Ste 200	Delaware	19073-3288	neibenefits.*****	1962	$1,075,863,831	18	Corporation	N/A	236209407
7	Motion Picture Industry Health Plan	USA	Studio City	11365 Ventura Blvd Ste 200	Los Angeles	91604-3148	mpiphp.*****	2011	$894,753,428	65	Corporation	N/A	956042583
8	Steelworkers Health & Welfare Fund	USA	Pittsburgh	5 Gateway Ctr Fl 7	Allegheny	15222	usw.*****	1944	$820,594,262	5	Corporation	N/A	231317409
9	Transamerica Life Insurance Company	USA	Cedar Rapids	6400 C St Sw # 1200	Linn	52499-0003	transamerica.*****	1999	$490,867,340	750	Corporation	715	69666
10	Golden State Tobacco Securitiz	USA	Sacramento	1102 Q St Ste 6000	Sacramento	95811-6539	cccco.*****	2005	$446,462,000	3	Corporation	N/A	2479543
11	United Federation Of Teachers Welfare Fund	USA	New York	52 Broadway Fl 7	New York	10004-1624	uft.*****	1966	$434,332,942	8	Corporation	7	N/A
12	Carpenters Welfare Benefit Fund Of New York City (INC)	USA	New York	395 Hudson St Fl 9	New York	10014-7450	nyccbf.*****	1966	$410,408,937	7	Corporation	N/A	N/A
13	California Public Employees' Retirement System	USA	Sacramento	400 Q St	Sacramento	95811-6201	calpers.*****	1932	$409,522,617	1,700	Corporation	7675	N/A
14	Nyc District Council Of Carpenters Welfare Fund	USA	New York	395 Hudson St	New York	10014-3669	nyccbf.*****	2010	$405,915,233	3		N/A	135615576
15	Electrical Insurance Trustees	USA	Chicago	221 N la Salle St Ste 200	Cook	60601-1273	fundoffice.*****	1931	$369,143,380	14	Partnership of unknown type	N/A	361033970
16	Heartland Health & Wellness Fund	USA	Dayton	7250 Poe Ave Ste 300	Montgomery	45414-2698	heartlandwellnessfund.*****	1957	$330,278,227	7	Corporation	N/A	N/A
17	Boilermaker Blacksmith National Pension Trust	USA	Kansas City	12200 N Ambassador Dr Ste 326	Jackson	64163-1200	N/A	1960	$307,756,526	125	Corporation	N/A	366090694
18	Laborers Pension & Welfare Funds	USA	Westchester	11465 W Cermak Rd	Cook	60154-5771	chicagolaborersfunds.*****	1950	$263,903,387	82	Corporation	3	362151212
19	Allegiant Care	USA	Manchester	51 Goffstown Rd Ste 2	Hillsborough	03102-2746	myallegiantcare.*****	1965	$253,708,744	8	Corporation	N/A	026015031
20	Standard General L.P.	USA	New York	767 5th Ave Ste 1200	New York	10153-0064	standardgenerallp.*****	2007	$241,048,963	18,000	Partnership of unknown type	113	4309155
21	Ameritas Life Insurance CORP.	USA	Lincoln	5900 O St	Lancaster	68510-2234	ameritas.*****	1887	$231,129,606	1,300	Corporation	156	10015808
22	1199 Seiu National Benefit Fund	USA	New York	498 Fashion Ave	New York	10018-6798	1199seiubenefits.*****	1947	$176,370,489	1,400	Corporation	N/A	N/A
23	Ohio Operating Engineers Health & Welfare Fund	USA	Columbus	1180 Dublin Rd	Franklin	43215-1008	local18training.*****	1959	$167,826,925	8	Corporation	N/A	314446857
24	Directors Guild Of America - Producer Pension And Health Plans	USA	Los Angeles	5055 Wilshire Blvd Ste 600	Los Angeles	90036-6103	dgaplans.*****	2007	$157,998,383	34	Proprietorship	N/A	N/A
25	Uscw F National Fund	USA	Englewood	66 Grand Ave	Bergen	07631-3545	ufcwnationalfund.*****	1947	$151,016,283	30	Corporation	2	N/A

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How many pension funds are there in the USA?

Pension funds in the USA

2,938

21 October 2026

There are 2,938 pension funds in the USA in our data (21 October 2026). That is one in every 21,739 US companies. About one new firm is entered in the register every month this year (10 so far in 2026).

Structure

Single-site firms: 2,425 83%
Head offices: 126
Branch offices: 387

Classification

Our platform filter is SIC 6371.

1,465 of the 2,938 are corporations and LLCs (50%); 73 are sole traders. They come from the state business registers and our US register data, through the Company Data API.

Largest pension funds in the USA

The biggest firms by staff and by revenue, the largest in Houston. Click a name for the record.

Standard General L.P. is the largest pension fund in the USA by headcount. 142 firms employ 50 people or more; 79 employ 100 or more.

1New York18,000 staff
2Spokane2,500 staff
3Sacramento1,700 staff
4Indianapolis1,640 staff
5New York1,400 staff
6Brooklyn1,333 staff
7Lincoln1,300 staff
8Ona897 staff
9Wauwatosa835 staff
10Denver805 staff

By employee size · 2,937 firms with a known headcount

Employees	Firms	%
1-4	2,113	72%
5-9	387	13%
10-19	152	5%
20-49	143	5%
50-99	63	2%
100-199	43	1%
200-499	20	0.7%
500-999	9	0.3%
1,000+	7	0.2%

72% have 1 to 4 people; 143 have 20 to 49; 142 have 50 or more.

By yearly revenue (USD)

Revenue	Firms	%
< $100K	503	20%
$100K-$500K	1,541	60%
$500K-$1M	131	5%
$1M-$5M	187	7%
$5M-$10M	33	1%
$10M-$50M	104	4%
$50M-$100M	16	0.6%
$100M-$500M	26	1%
$500M+	8	0.3%

60% between $100,000 and $500,000; 187 between $1M and $5M; 187 above $5M.

Firm sizes in the USA

Of the 2,937 US pension funds with a known headcount, 2,113 (72%) have one to four people, 387 have five to nine, 295 have ten to 49 and 142 have 50 or more. Most firms turn over between $100,000 and $500,000 a year (1,541, 60%).

EU size bands · the grey line shows all US companies

Micro under 102,500 85%
Small 10 to 49295 10%
Medium 50 to 249126 4%
Large 250+16 0.5%

Grey line: the share among all US companies (96% have under ten staff).

187

firms turn over more than $5 million a year; 154 more than $10 million.

firms were entered in 2026.

Where in the USA?

Houston has the most pension funds in the USA (125), ahead of New York (110), Dallas (104), Austin (56) and Chicago (35). Together the five hold one in seven of them.

Cities by number of firms

1,107 US cities have at least one pension fund; 44 have ten or more; 700 have exactly one. Click a city to set the lens.

Pension funds in Houston

Houston has 125 pension funds, <0.1% of all 881,247 Houston companies and 208% above the national share. Nearly all Houston firms have fewer than five people; none has 50 or more. 0 new firms were entered in 2026, 4 date from before 1990.

Size

1-4 staff: 119 · 95%
5-9: 1 · 0.8%
10-19: 4 · 3%
20-49: 1 · 0.8%
50+: 0 · 0%

Legal form

Sole traders: 3 · 2%
Partnerships: 52 · 42%
Corporations and LLCs: 58 · 46%
Other or none: 12 · 10%

Of the US total: 4.3%
Of all Houston companies: <0.1%
Against the national share: 3.1×

New

Entered 2026 so far: 0
Entered 2025: 0
Of USA's 2026 entries: 0.0%

Old

Before 1990: 4 · 3%
1990 or later: 121 · 97%
Of USA's pre-1990 firms: 1.3%

Reachable

Email: 51 · 41%
Phone: 77 · 62%
Website: 59 · 47%

Revenue (USD)

Under $100K: 27 · 22%
$100K-$500K: 87 · 71%
$500K-$1M: 6 · 5%
$1M and more: 3 · 2%

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Sole traders or corporations: how they are organised

One in forty US pension funds work as sole traders, against 5% of all US companies. Half are corporations and LLCs.

Sole traders732%
Partnerships1726%
Corporations and LLCs1,46550%
No form on record or other1,22842%

Single-site: 83%
Head offices: 126
Branches: 387

All US companies: 5% sole traders, 1% partnerships, 68% corporations and LLCs.

How they compare

Next to related industries

There are 91 accounting companies for every pension fund in the USA.

Industry	Firms	Website	1-4 staff
Accounting Companies	267,230	34%	88%
Tax Consultants	158,108	37%	92%
Banks	42,749	83%	39%
Finance Companies	31,646	63%	83%
Debt Collection Agencies	14,834	31%	79%
Pension Funds	2,938	50%	72%

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The oldest firms in the USA

Our data holds 9 US pension funds from before 1900, 77 from before 1950 and 304 from before 1990.

1867
1. Galesburg
1877
1. Indianapolis
1881
1. Wilmington
1882
1. Marshall
1887
1. Lincoln
1895
1. Indianapolis

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304

US pension funds date from before 1990

were entered in 1990

How reachable are they?

Pension funds are easier to reach than the average US company: 69% list a phone number and 50% a website.

Email920 31%
Phone2,022 69%
Website1,476 50%

Grey line: all US companies (email 15%, phone 42%, website 24%).

The full list with these fields is in our US company database.

Frequently asked questions

How many pension funds are there in the USA?

There are 2,938 pension funds in the USA in our data, counted on 21 October 2026. That is one in every 21,739 US companies.

Which is the largest pension fund in the USA?

Standard General L.P. in New York, with 18,000 staff. By revenue Pacific Lifecorp in Newport Beach leads with $12.8 billion a year.

Which US city has the most pension funds?

Houston, with 125, ahead of New York (110), Dallas (104), Austin (56) and Chicago (35).

How many pension funds are there in Houston?

125, which is <0.1% of all 881,247 Houston companies and 208% above the national share.

How big is a typical pension fund?

Small. 72% of the 2,937 firms with a known headcount have one to four people; 142 have 50 or more. Most turn over between $100,000 and $500,000 a year.

Are US pension funds sole traders or companies?

One in forty (73) are sole traders, 6% are partnerships and 50% (1,465) are corporations and LLCs.

How many pension funds started in 2026?

10 were entered in the US register so far in 2026, after 20 in 2025. 9 of them are corporations and LLCs.

What is the oldest pension fund in the USA?

Town of the City of Galesburg in Galesburg, 1867, followed by American United Life Insurance Co in Indianapolis (1877) and Boston & Eastern Mass Carpenters Health & Welfare Fund in Wilmington (1881). 9 firms date from before 1900.

Which industry code covers pension funds?

Our platform filters them on SIC 6371 (pension, health, and welfare funds).

Can I download the full list?

Yes. All 2,938 firms with address, phone, email, legal form, employees, revenue and founding year, as Excel, CSV or through the API.

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