Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Pipefitters Local No 636 Defined Benefit Pension Fund Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-11

$422M
Total assets
1,399
Participants
98th
Percentile by assets
$301,930
Avg per participant
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Official DOL plan name: Pipefitters Local 636 Defined Benefit Pension Fund · Sponsored by Pipefitters Local No 636 Defined Benefit Pension Fund · Michigan · Construction

$422M in assets, 1,399 participants

Pipefitters Local No 636 Defined Benefit Pension Fund's Pipefitters Local 636 Defined Benefit Pension Fund reported $422M in total assets and 1,399 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 98th 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.

  • 98th percentile by assets (of 139,126 plans)
  • #9,658 in Construction (9,927 peers)

Coverage in Michigan

Pipefitters Local 636 Defined Benefit Pension Fund covers 1,399 participants in Michigan, 2.2x the typical Michigan plan (state average ~638 per filing). Assets: $422M.

$422M
total plan assets (2022 EOY)
1,399
covered participants
98th
percentile by assets (of 139,126 plans)
$301,930
avg assets per participant

The plan reported a net loss of $38M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Where Pipefitters Local 636 Defined Benefit Pension Fund sits by total assets

Pipefitters Local 636 Defined Benefit Pension Fund vs every filed plan by assets

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

$422,399,500 Top 2% higher than 98% of 139,123 filed plans

This plan $0 $2,010,000,000 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

State
Michigan
Industry
Construction

Participants vs Michigan filers

In Michigan, the average filing covers about 638 participants across 4,220 plans. Pipefitters Local 636 Defined Benefit Pension Fund reports 1,399 participants - 2.2x that state average ($422M EOY assets).

Michigan filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$461M
Net Assets (End of Year)$422M
Net Income-$38M
Employer EIN383009873
Plan Effective Date1993-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Pipefitters Local No 636 Defined Benefit Pension Fund)

$400M$420M$440M$460M$480M$500M 202220232024 $422M $489M ▲ +15.7%
Total plan assets by year, all Pipefitters Local No 636 Defined Benefit Pension Fund plans on file
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 1,399 $422M
2023 1 1,378 $459M
2024 1 1,399 $489M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Michigan

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

Pipefitters Local 636 Defined Benefit Pension Fund vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Michigan, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. 0100002000030000 -1001020304050 Total assets ($B) Participants Pipefitters Local 63…, Total assets ($B): 0.4223995 · Participants: 1399Pipefitters Local 63…General Motors Hourl…, Total assets ($B): 40.23255743 · Participants: 18766General Motors Hourl…Ford Motor Company U…, Total assets ($B): 19.279653433 · Participants: 27567Ford Motor Company U…Ford Motor Company G…, Total assets ($B): 13.42905347 · Participants: 11760Ford Motor Company G…Dow Employees' Pensi…, Total assets ($B): 13.018181682 · Participants: 13759Dow Employees' Pensi…Fca US LLC UAW Pensi…, Total assets ($B): 8.553889919 · Participants: 14563Fca US LLC UAW Pensi…
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Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states closest to Pipefitters Local 636 Defined Benefit Pension Fund by total assets, not by location.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Pipefitters Local 636 Defined Benefit Pension Fund assets move in 2022? ▼
Pipefitters Local 636 Defined Benefit Pension Fund pulled back noticeably - down 8.5% during 2022, from $461M to $422M. Reported net income was -$38M.
How have Pipefitters Local No 636 Defined Benefit Pension Fund plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Pipefitters Local No 636 Defined Benefit Pension Fund's sponsor-wide assets grew 15.7%, from $422M to $489M.
Where does Pipefitters Local 636 Defined Benefit Pension Fund rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Pipefitters Local 636 Defined Benefit Pension Fund ranks in the 98th 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 Pipefitters Local 636 Defined Benefit Pension Fund? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Minneapolis Food Distributing Industry Pension Plan in MN ($423M, 1,257 participants).

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Filing takeaways

Ways to act on Pipefitters Local 636 Defined Benefit Pension Fund's numbers.

  • By total assets, Pipefitters Local 636 Defined Benefit Pension Fund ranks in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets. See the largest plans
  • Compare it side-by-side against 3 similar Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Michigan. Compare plans
  • Pipefitters Local No 636 Defined Benefit Pension Fund's sponsor-wide assets have grown 15.7% since 2022 across 3 plan years on file. More Construction plans

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 383009873.

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.