Money Purchase · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Plumbers & Pipefitters Union Local No. 178 Money Purchase Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$20M
Total assets Small plan by assets
268
Participants Below avg headcount
77th
Percentile by assets National rank
$75,112
Avg per participant Below avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Plumbers & Pipefitters Union Local 178 Money Purchase Plan · Sponsored by Plumbers & Pipefitters Union Local No. 178 · Missouri · Construction

$20M in assets, 268 participants

Plumbers & Pipefitters Union Local No. 178's Plumbers & Pipefitters Union Local 178 Money Purchase Plan reported $20M in total assets and 268 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 77th 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.

  • #7,617 in Construction (9,927 peers)

Coverage in Missouri

Plumbers & Pipefitters Union Local 178 Money Purchase Plan covers 268 participants in Missouri, about 36% of the average Missouri filer (state average ~737 per filing). Assets: $20M.

#7,617
in Construction (9,927 peers)
-12.6%
assets change YoY
0.2×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $3M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Plumbers & Pipefitters Union Local 178 Money Purchase Plan's outsized position by total assets

Plumbers & Pipefitters Union Local 178 Money Purchase Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$20,129,934 Top 23% higher than 77% 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 Union Local 178 Money Purchase 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 Union Local 178 Money Purchase Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (268 participants).

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 431642796 · Plumbers & Pipefitters Union Local No. 178 PY 2022 · Money Purchase

Plumbers & Pipefitters Union Local 178 Money Purchase Plan · $20M · 268 · 77th

  • ASSETS $20M
  • PCT 268
  • EIN 77th
  • RANK Money Purchase
  • PHOTO near Mississippi Action for Progress, Inc Retirement Plan
  • IND ind #7617

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 Missouri →

Plumbers & Pipefitters Union Local 178 Money Purchase Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Comprehensive Healthcare Employee Pension Benefit PlanComprehensive Healthcare Emp…$20MPlumbers & Pipefitters Union Local 178 Money Purchase PlanPlumbers & Pipefitters Union…$20MMississippi Action for Progress, Inc Retirement PlanMississippi Action for Progr…$20MMorningside University Defined Contribution RetireMorningside University Defin…$20MSanford Bismarck Money Purchase Pension Plan (Qr)Sanford Bismarck Money Purch…$20M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Plumbers & Pipefitters Union Local 178 Money Purchase Plan and nearest nationwide Money Purchase peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

Missouri filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$23M
Net Assets (End of Year)$20M
Net Income-$3M
Employer EIN431642796
Plan Effective Date1993-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Plumbers & Pipefitters Union Local No. 178)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Plumbers & Pipefitters Union Local No. 178 plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$25M 24.436170530911824% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$18M$20M$22M$24M$26M 202220232024 $20.1M $25.1M ▲ +24.4%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 268 $20M
2023 1 294 $23M
2024 1 303 $25M

Nearby Money Purchase Plans in Missouri

Peer Money Purchase plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

Plumbers & Pipefitters Union Local 178 Money Purchase Plan vs. nearby Money Purchase plans in Missouri, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -200002000400060008000 -0.500.511.52 Total assets ($B) Participants Plumbers & Pipefitters Union Local 178 Money Purchase Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.020129934 · Participants: 268Plumbers & Pipefitters Union Local 178 Money Purchase PlanLocal No. 1 IBEW Pension Benefit Trust Fund, Total assets ($B): 1.468547543 · Participants: 4522Local No. 1 IBEW Pension Benefit Trust FundNECA-IBEW Pension Benefit Trust Fund, Total assets ($B): 0.816691381 · Participants: 3894NECA-IBEW Pension Benefit Trust FundSaint Louis University Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.65948638 · Participants: 2110Saint Louis University Retirement PlanBrewery Conference/Anheuser-Busch Defined Contribution Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.458065235 · Participants: 2445Brewery Conference/Anheuser-Busch Defined Contribution PlanThe Children's Mercy Hospital Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.433209554 · Participants: 5977The Children's Mercy Hospital Retirement Plan
Plumbers & Pipefitters Union Local 178 Money Purchase Plan vs. nearby Money Purchase plans in Missouri, assets vs. participants
Compare Plumbers & Pipefitters Union Local 178 Money Purchase Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Plumbers & Pipefitters Union Local 178 Money Purchase Plan's out-of-state Money Purchase peers by assets and headcount

Outside Missouri, the nearest Money Purchase by assets is Mississippi Action for Progress, Inc Retirement Plan in MS ($20M); by covered participants it is Whiteford, Taylor & Preston Money Purchase Pension Plan and Trust in MD (268 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

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 Union Local 178 Money Purchase Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
Plumbers & Pipefitters Union Local 178 Money Purchase Plan pulled back noticeably - down 12.6% during 2022, from $23M to $20M. Reported net income was -$3M.
How have Plumbers & Pipefitters Union Local No. 178 plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Plumbers & Pipefitters Union Local No. 178's sponsor-wide assets grew 24.4%, from $20M to $25M.
Where does Plumbers & Pipefitters Union Local 178 Money Purchase Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Plumbers & Pipefitters Union Local 178 Money Purchase Plan ranks in the 77th percentile by end-of-year assets among 139,126 plans that reported assets for plan year 2022 (in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets).
Which Money Purchase plans are similar in size to Plumbers & Pipefitters Union Local 178 Money Purchase Plan? ▼
Among Money Purchase plans in other states, the closest by assets is Mississippi Action for Progress, Inc Retirement Plan in MS ($20M, 758 participants).
Which Money Purchase plans cover a similar participant headcount to Plumbers & Pipefitters Union Local 178 Money Purchase Plan? ▼
Among Money Purchase plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Whiteford, Taylor & Preston Money Purchase Pension Plan and Trust in MD (268 participants, $101M 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 431642796.

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.