401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022
Trustees of Pipe Fitters Association Local 597 401(k) Plan
Data updated 2026-08-25
- $1.8B
- Total assets Very large vs avg
- 9,124
- Participants Very large workforce
- 99th
- Percentile by assets National rank
- $197,493
- Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
Official DOL plan name: Pipe Fitters Association L.U. 597, U.a. 401(k) Pla · Sponsored by Trustees of Pipe Fitters Association Local 597 · Illinois · Construction
$1.8B in assets, 9,124 participants
Trustees of Pipe Fitters Association Local 597's Pipe Fitters Association L.U. 597, U.a. 401(k) Pla reported $1.8B in total assets and 9,124 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 99th 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.
- #9,876 in Construction (9,927 peers)
Coverage in Illinois
Pipe Fitters Association L.U. 597, U.a. 401(k) Pla covers 9,124 participants in Illinois, 12x the typical Illinois plan (state average ~779 per filing). Assets: $1.8B.
- #9,876
- in Construction (9,927 peers)
- -9.6%
- assets change YoY
- 18×
- vs typical plan assets (national mean)
The plan reported a net loss of $192M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.
Pipe Fitters Association L.U. 597, U.a. 401(k) Pla's outsized position by total assets
Pipe Fitters Association L.U. 597, U.a. 401(k) Pla vs every filed plan by assets
End-of-year total assets · plan year 2022 · DOL Form 5500
$1,801,926,957 Top 1% higher than 99% of 139,123 filed plans
Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.
Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2022
Pipe Fitters Association L.U. 597, U.a. 401(k) Pla's large-plan peer group by participant headcount
Plan-year 2022 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Pipe Fitters Association L.U. 597, U.a. 401(k) Pla lands in the large band (9,124 participants).
EBSA filing schedule strip
Filing strip 361820310 · Trustees of Pipe Fitters Association Local 597 PY 2022 · 401(k)
Pipe Fitters Association L.U. 597, U.a. 401(k) Pla · $1.8B · 9,124 · 99th
- PHOTO $1.8B
- IND 9,124
- EOY 99th
- 5500 401(k)
- ASSETS near Republic Services, Inc. 401(k) Plan
- PCT ind #9876
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 Illinois →
Pipe Fitters Association L.U. 597, U.a. 401(k) Pla in the asset neighbourhood
Illinois filing particulars
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $2.0B |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $1.8B |
| Net Income | -$192M |
| Employer EIN | 361820310 |
| Plan Effective Date | 1999-01-01 |
| Filing Status | FILING RECEIVED |
Sponsor Plan History (Trustees of Pipe Fitters Association Local 597)
Sponsor-wide plan assets over time
All Trustees of Pipe Fitters Association Local 597 plans reported in each filing year
- Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
- $2.5B 38.2343266647739% vs 2022
- 2024 filing year
| Year | Plans | Participants | Total Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | 9,124 | $1.8B |
| 2023 | 1 | 9,128 | $2.2B |
| 2024 | 1 | 9,298 | $2.5B |
Nearby 401(k) Plans in Illinois
Peer 401(k) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.
- State Farm 401(k) Savings Plan $14.7B · 53,616
- Accenture United States 401(k) Match and Savings Plan $14.3B · 66,653
- Abbott Laboratories Stock Retirement Plan $13.3B · 36,136
- United Airlines Pilot Retirement Account Plan $11.8B · 13,437
- Walgreens Retirement Savings Plan $11.7B · 238,072
Scale composition for Pipe Fitters Association L.U. 597, U.a. 401(k) Pla
Pipe Fitters Association L.U. 597, U.a. 401(k) Pla reports $1.8B in end-of-year assets across 9,124 participants (0.015% of the $12.3T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.010% of 93,925,755 covered participants) - about $197,493 per participant (1.4x the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2022 was -$192M.
This plan identity (EIN 361820310, plan #002) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $1.8B to $2.5B (+38.2%) while covered participants moved from 9,124 to 9,298 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.
| Plan year | Participants | EOY assets | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 9,124 | $1.8B | This page |
| 2023 | 9,128 | $2.2B | Open filing |
| 2024 · index core | 9,298 | $2.5B | Open filing |
The same sponsor also keeps 1 other index-core plan on PlainRetire:
- Pipe Fitters Association L.U. 597, U.a. 401(k) Pla (401(k), $2.5B, 9,298 participants)
Pipe Fitters Association L.U. 597, U.a. 401(k) Pla's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount
Outside Illinois, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Republic Services, Inc. 401(k) Plan in AZ ($1.8B); by covered participants it is Delhaize America, LLC 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan in ME (9,128 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.
Closest by plan assets
Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($1.8B here).
- Republic Services, Inc. 401(k) Plan (AZ) $1.8B · 28,320
- Capgemini Safe Harbor 401(k) Plan (NY) $1.8B · 10,808
- Finra Savings Plus Plan (DC) $1.8B · 3,697
- Jacobs Technology Inc. Employees' Savings Plan (TX) $1.8B · 11,245
Similar participant headcount
Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (9,124 participants); asset peers above are excluded.
- Delhaize America, LLC 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan (ME) 9,128 · 4 off
- Gpi Savings Plan (GA) 9,115 · 9 off
- Eversource 401(k) Plan (CT) 9,111 · 13 off
- Stakeholder Payroll Services, LLC. 401(k) Plan (KY) 9,111 · 13 off
DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.