Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Joint Board of Trustees Plumbers & Pipefitters U.a. Local 85 Pension Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$150M
Total assets Near avg plan size
726
Participants Near avg headcount
95th
Percentile by assets National rank
$206,744
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Plumbers & Pipefitters U.a. Local 85 Pension Plan · Sponsored by Joint Board of Trustees Plumbers & Pipefitters U.a. Local 85 Pension · Michigan · Construction

$150M in assets, 726 participants

Joint Board of Trustees Plumbers & Pipefitters U.a. Local 85 Pension's Plumbers & Pipefitters U.a. Local 85 Pension Plan reported $150M in total assets and 726 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 95th 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.

  • #9,295 in Construction (9,927 peers)

Where Plumbers & Pipefitters U.a. Local 85 Pension Plan sits by assets

Plumbers & Pipefitters U.a. Local 85 Pension Plan sits in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets, $150M for 726 participants (~$206,744/participant), down 12.5% in 2022.

#9,295
in Construction (9,927 peers)
-12.5%
assets change YoY
1.5×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $21M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Plumbers & Pipefitters U.a. Local 85 Pension Plan's outsized position by total assets

Plumbers & Pipefitters U.a. Local 85 Pension Plan vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2022 · DOL Form 5500

$150,096,170 Top 5% higher than 95% of 139,123 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 2022

Plumbers & Pipefitters U.a. Local 85 Pension Plan among mid-size filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2022 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Plumbers & Pipefitters U.a. Local 85 Pension Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (726 participants).

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 381752138 · Joint Board of Trustees Plumbers & Pipefitters U.a. Local 85 Pension PY 2022 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Plumbers & Pipefitters U.a. Local 85 Pension Plan · $150M · 726 · 95th

  • IND $150M
  • EOY 726
  • 5500 95th
  • ASSETS Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • PCT near Idaho Plumbers and Pipefitters Pension Plan
  • EIN ind #9295

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 Construction retirement plans → · Plans in Michigan →

Plumbers & Pipefitters U.a. Local 85 Pension Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Retirement Plan for Partners of Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLPRetirement Plan for Partners…$150MHunter Douglas Employees' Retirement PlanHunter Douglas Employees' Re…$150MIdaho Plumbers and Pipefitters Pension PlanIdaho Plumbers and Pipefitte…$150MPlumbers & Pipefitters U.a. Local 85 Pension PlanPlumbers & Pipefitters U.a. …$150MLocal 153 Pension Fund$150M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Plumbers & Pipefitters U.a. Local 85 Pension Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

Scale-class filing particulars (2022)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$172M
Net Assets (End of Year)$150M
Net Income-$21M
Employer EIN381752138
Plan Effective Date1964-06-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Joint Board of Trustees Plumbers & Pipefitters U.a. Local 85 Pension)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Joint Board of Trustees Plumbers & Pipefitters U.a. Local 85 Pension plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$177M 17.78913945638986% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$140M$150M$160M$170M$180M 202220232024 $150M $177M ▲ +17.8%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 726 $150M
2023 1 665 $165M
2024 1 748 $177M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Michigan

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

Plumbers & Pipefitters U.a. Local 85 Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Michigan, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -100000100002000030000 -1001020304050 Total assets ($B) Participants Plumbers & Pipefitters U.a. Local 85 Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.15009617 · Participants: 726Plumbers & Pipefitters U.a. Local 85 Pension PlanGeneral Motors Hourly-Rate Employees Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 40.23255743 · Participants: 18766General Motors Hourly-Rate Employees Pension PlanFord Motor Company UAW Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 19.279653433 · Participants: 27567Ford Motor Company UAW Retirement PlanFord Motor Company General Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 13.42905347 · Participants: 11760Ford Motor Company General Retirement PlanDow Employees' Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 13.018181682 · Participants: 13759Dow Employees' Pension PlanFca US LLC UAW Pension Agreement, Total assets ($B): 8.553889919 · Participants: 14563Fca US LLC UAW Pension Agreement
Plumbers & Pipefitters U.a. Local 85 Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Michigan, assets vs. participants
Compare Plumbers & Pipefitters U.a. Local 85 Pension Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Plumbers & Pipefitters U.a. Local 85 Pension Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Michigan, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Idaho Plumbers and Pipefitters Pension Plan in OR ($150M); by covered participants it is The Bausch & Lomb Retirement Benefits Plan in NJ (726 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($150M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (726 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Plumbers & Pipefitters U.a. Local 85 Pension Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
Plumbers & Pipefitters U.a. Local 85 Pension Plan pulled back noticeably - down 12.5% during 2022, from $172M to $150M. Reported net income was -$21M.
How have Joint Board of Trustees Plumbers & Pipefitters U.a. Local 85 Pension plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Joint Board of Trustees Plumbers & Pipefitters U.a. Local 85 Pension's sponsor-wide assets grew 17.8%, from $150M to $177M.
Where does Plumbers & Pipefitters U.a. Local 85 Pension Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Plumbers & Pipefitters U.a. Local 85 Pension Plan ranks in the 95th percentile by end-of-year assets among 139,126 plans that reported assets for plan year 2022 (in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Plumbers & Pipefitters U.a. Local 85 Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Idaho Plumbers and Pipefitters Pension Plan in OR ($150M, 1,186 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Plumbers & Pipefitters U.a. Local 85 Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is The Bausch & Lomb Retirement Benefits Plan in NJ (726 participants, $162M in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2022.

Source: DOL EFAST2 filing system (efast.dol.gov) - original filing retrieval by EIN 381752138.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA). See our methodology for details.