Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

General Shale Brick, Inc. Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$66M
Total assets Below avg plan size
94
Participants Small participant base
90th
Percentile by assets National rank
$698,923
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: General Shale Combined Pension Plan · Sponsored by General Shale Brick, Inc. · Tennessee · Manufacturing

$66M in assets, 94 participants

General Shale Brick, Inc.'s General Shale Combined Pension Plan reported $66M in total assets and 94 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 90th 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.

  • #17,568 in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)

Where General Shale Combined Pension Plan sits by assets

General Shale Combined Pension Plan sits in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets, $66M for 94 participants (~$698,923/participant), up 223.0% in 2022.

#17,568
in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)
+223.0%
assets growth YoY
0.7×
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.

General Shale Combined Pension Plan's outsized position by total assets

General Shale Combined Pension Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$65,698,732 Top 10% higher than 90% 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

General Shale Combined Pension Plan among smaller filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2022 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. General Shale Combined Pension Plan is a small filing (94 participants) on this national headcount ladder.

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 200454569 · General Shale Brick, Inc. PY 2022 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

General Shale Combined Pension Plan · $66M · 94 · 90th

  • PART $66M
  • TYPE 94
  • NET 90th
  • BOOK Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • VS-ST near Major League Baseball Pension Plan for Non-Uniformed Personnel
  • BOY ind #17568

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 Tennessee →

General Shale Combined Pension Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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

Scale-class filing particulars (2022)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$20M
Net Assets (End of Year)$66M
Net Income-$3M
Employer EIN200454569
Plan Effective Date1968-05-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (General Shale Brick, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All General Shale Brick, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$180M 19.226113144859067% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$140M$150M$160M$170M$180M$190M 202220232024 $151M $180M ▲ +19.2%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 4 884 $151M
2023 3 1,750 $168M
2024 3 1,928 $180M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Tennessee

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

General Shale Combined Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Tennessee, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000 -100102030 Total assets ($B) Participants General Shale Combined Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.065698732 · Participants: 94General Shale Combined Pension PlanFedex Corporation Employees' Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 25.607567505 · Participants: 119742Fedex Corporation Employees' Pension PlanRetirement Plan of International Paper Company, Total assets ($B): 8.844607131 · Participants: 20914Retirement Plan of International Paper CompanyPension Plan for Employees at Ornl, Total assets ($B): 2.326549411 · Participants: 5460Pension Plan for Employees at OrnlRetirement Program Plan for Employees of Consolidated Nuclear Security, LLC at the U.S. Department of Energy at Oak Ridge, Tennessee, Total assets ($B): 2.039541449 · Participants: 2920Retirement Program Plan for Employees of Consolidated Nuclear Security, LLC at the U.S. Department of Energy at Oak Ridge, TennesseeNissan Employee Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.533696203 · Participants: 4575Nissan Employee Retirement Plan
General Shale Combined Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Tennessee, assets vs. participants
Compare General Shale Combined Pension Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

General Shale Combined Pension Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Tennessee, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Major League Baseball Pension Plan for Non-Uniformed Personnel in CO ($66M); by covered participants it is Century Furniture, LLC Pension Plan and Trust in NC (94 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (94 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 General Shale Combined Pension Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
General Shale Combined Pension Plan surged - up 223.0% during 2022, from $20M to $66M. Reported net income was -$3M.
How have General Shale Brick, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), General Shale Brick, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 19.2%, from $151M to $180M.
Where does General Shale Combined Pension Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
General Shale Combined Pension Plan ranks in the 90th 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 General Shale Combined Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Major League Baseball Pension Plan for Non-Uniformed Personnel in CO ($66M, 174 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to General Shale Combined Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Century Furniture, LLC Pension Plan and Trust in NC (94 participants, N/A 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 200454569.

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.