Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Tempel Steel Company, LLC Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$55M
Total assets Below avg plan size
157
Participants Small participant base
89th
Percentile by assets National rank
$348,427
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Tempel Employees Pension Plan · Sponsored by Tempel Steel Company, LLC · Illinois · Manufacturing

$55M in assets, 157 participants

Tempel Steel Company, LLC's Tempel Employees Pension Plan reported $55M in total assets and 157 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 89th 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.

  • #17,166 in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)

Coverage in Illinois

Tempel Employees Pension Plan covers 157 participants in Illinois, about 20% of the average Illinois filer (state average ~779 per filing). Assets: $55M.

#17,166
in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)
-17.4%
assets change YoY
0.5×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $12M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Tempel Employees Pension Plan's outsized position by total assets

Tempel Employees Pension Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$54,703,056 Top 11% higher than 89% 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

Tempel Employees 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. Tempel Employees Pension Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (157 participants).

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 202122127 · Tempel Steel Company, LLC PY 2022 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Tempel Employees Pension Plan · $55M · 157 · 89th

  • EOY $55M
  • 5500 157
  • ASSETS 89th
  • PCT Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • EIN near Landmark Credit Union Defined Benefit Plan and Trust
  • RANK ind #17166

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 →

Tempel Employees Pension Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Tempel Employees Pension Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

Illinois filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$66M
Net Assets (End of Year)$55M
Net Income-$12M
Employer EIN202122127
Plan Effective Date1984-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Tempel Steel Company, LLC)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Tempel Steel Company, LLC plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$40M 62.7743533361276% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$0M$50M$100M$150M 202220232024 $106M $39.6M ▼ -62.8%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 454 $106M
2023 2 482 $56M
2024 1 126 $40M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Illinois

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

Tempel Employees Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -200000200004000060000 -1001020304050 Total assets ($B) Participants Tempel Employees Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.054703056 · Participants: 157Tempel Employees Pension PlanCentral 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
Tempel Employees Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants
Compare Tempel Employees Pension Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Tempel Employees Pension Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Illinois, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Landmark Credit Union Defined Benefit Plan and Trust in WI ($55M); by covered participants it is American Postal Workers Union Health Plan Employees' Pension Plan in MD (157 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (157 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 Tempel Employees Pension Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
Tempel Employees Pension Plan declined sharply - down 17.4% during 2022, from $66M to $55M. Reported net income was -$12M.
How have Tempel Steel Company, LLC plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Tempel Steel Company, LLC's sponsor-wide assets declined 62.8%, from $106M to $40M.
Where does Tempel Employees Pension Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Tempel Employees Pension Plan ranks in the 89th 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 Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Tempel Employees Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Landmark Credit Union Defined Benefit Plan and Trust in WI ($55M, 644 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Tempel Employees Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is American Postal Workers Union Health Plan Employees' Pension Plan in MD (157 participants, $62M 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 202122127.

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.