Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Viskase Companies, Inc. Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$84M
Total assets Below avg plan size
118
Participants Small participant base
92nd
Percentile by assets National rank
$708,523
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Ret. Program for Ees of Viskase Companies, Inc. · Sponsored by Viskase Companies, Inc. · Illinois · Manufacturing

$84M in assets, 118 participants

Viskase Companies, Inc.'s Ret. Program for Ees of Viskase Companies, Inc. reported $84M in total assets and 118 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 92nd 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.

  • #18,018 in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)

Coverage in Illinois

Ret. Program for Ees of Viskase Companies, Inc. covers 118 participants in Illinois, about 15% of the average Illinois filer (state average ~779 per filing). Assets: $84M.

#18,018
in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)
-20.2%
assets change YoY
0.8×
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.

Ret. Program for Ees of Viskase Companies, Inc.'s outsized position by total assets

Ret. Program for Ees of Viskase Companies, Inc. vs every filed plan by assets

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

$83,605,661 Top 8% higher than 92% 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

Ret. Program for Ees of Viskase Companies, Inc. 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. Ret. Program for Ees of Viskase Companies, Inc. sits mid-pack in the medium band (118 participants).

DOL schedule card

Filing strip 952677354 · Viskase Companies, Inc. PY 2022 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Ret. Program for Ees of Viskase Companies, Inc. · $84M · 118 · 92nd

  • RANK $84M
  • PHOTO 118
  • IND 92nd
  • EOY Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • 5500 near UAW Employees' Pension and Severance Plan
  • ASSETS ind #18018

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 Manufacturing retirement plans → · Plans in Illinois →

Ret. Program for Ees of Viskase Companies, Inc. in the asset neighbourhood

Pension Plan for Employees of Carl Zeiss, Inc.Pension Plan for Employees o…$84MRet. Program for Ees of Viskase Companies, Inc.Ret. Program for Ees of Visk…$84MUAW Employees' Pension and Severance PlanUAW Employees' Pension and S…$84MEmployer-Industrial Sheet Metal Workers Local 16 Pension TrustEmployer-Industrial Sheet Me…$84MRetirement Plan for Employees of South Jersey Industries, Inc.Retirement Plan for Employee…$83M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Ret. Program for Ees of Viskase Companies, Inc. and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

Illinois filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$105M
Net Assets (End of Year)$84M
Net Income-$21M
Employer EIN952677354
Plan Effective Date1986-02-18
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Viskase Companies, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Viskase Companies, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$161M 7.604712901056885% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$145M$150M$155M$160M$165M 202220232024 $149M $161M ▲ +7.6%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 668 $149M
2023 2 633 $160M
2024 2 632 $161M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Illinois

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

Ret. Program for Ees of Viskase Companies, Inc. vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -200000200004000060000 -1001020304050 Total assets ($B) Participants Ret. Program for Ees of Viskase Companies, Inc., Total assets ($B): 0.083605661 · Participants: 118Ret. Program for Ees of Viskase Companies, Inc.Central States, Southeast & Southwest Areas Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 42.629770802 · Participants: 50096Central States, Southeast & Southwest Areas Pension PlanState Farm Insurance Companies Retirement Plan for United States Employees, Total assets ($B): 32.129102809 · Participants: 49052State Farm Insurance Companies Retirement Plan for United States EmployeesUnited Food & Commercial Workers Intl Union - Industry Pension Fund, Total assets ($B): 7.958716532 · Participants: 20170United Food & Commercial Workers Intl Union - Industry Pension FundJohn Deere Pension Plan for Salaried Employees, Total assets ($B): 7.304502684 · Participants: 0John Deere Pension Plan for Salaried EmployeesAbbott Laboratories Annuity Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 6.770339506 · Participants: 16809Abbott Laboratories Annuity Retirement Plan
Ret. Program for Ees of Viskase Companies, Inc. vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants
Compare Ret. Program for Ees of Viskase Companies, Inc. side-by-side with 3 peers →

Ret. Program for Ees of Viskase Companies, Inc.'s out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Illinois, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is UAW Employees' Pension and Severance Plan in MI ($84M); by covered participants it is Apco Employees Credit Union Defined Benefit Plan and Trust in AL (118 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (118 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 Ret. Program for Ees of Viskase Companies, Inc. assets move in 2022? ▼
Ret. Program for Ees of Viskase Companies, Inc. declined sharply - down 20.2% during 2022, from $105M to $84M. Reported net income was -$21M.
How have Viskase Companies, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Viskase Companies, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 7.6%, from $149M to $161M.
Where does Ret. Program for Ees of Viskase Companies, Inc. rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Ret. Program for Ees of Viskase Companies, Inc. ranks in the 92nd percentile by end-of-year assets among 139,126 plans that reported assets for plan year 2022 (in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Ret. Program for Ees of Viskase Companies, Inc.? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is UAW Employees' Pension and Severance Plan in MI ($84M, 85 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Ret. Program for Ees of Viskase Companies, Inc.? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Apco Employees Credit Union Defined Benefit Plan and Trust in AL (118 participants, $20M 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 952677354.

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.