Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Board of Trustees, Meba Pension Trust-Defined Benefit Plan Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$892M
Total assets Above avg plan size
2,280
Participants Above avg headcount
99th
Percentile by assets National rank
$391,314
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Meba Pension Trust-Defined Benefit Plan · Sponsored by Board of Trustees, Meba Pension Trust-Defined Benefit Plan · Maryland · Transportation & Warehousing

$892M in assets, 2,280 participants

Board of Trustees, Meba Pension Trust-Defined Benefit Plan's Meba Pension Trust-Defined Benefit Plan reported $892M in total assets and 2,280 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.

  • #3,805 in Transportation & Warehousing (3,876 peers)

Coverage in Maryland

Meba Pension Trust-Defined Benefit Plan covers 2,280 participants in Maryland, 2.5x the typical Maryland plan (state average ~929 per filing). Assets: $892M.

#3,805
in Transportation & Warehousing (3,876 peers)
-14.0%
assets change YoY
9.0×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $147M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Meba Pension Trust-Defined Benefit Plan's outsized position by total assets

Meba Pension Trust-Defined Benefit Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$892,195,585 Top 1% higher than 99% 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

Meba Pension Trust-Defined Benefit Plan'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. Meba Pension Trust-Defined Benefit Plan lands in the large band (2,280 participants).

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 516029896 · Board of Trustees, Meba Pension Trust-Defined Benefit Plan PY 2022 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Meba Pension Trust-Defined Benefit Plan · $892M · 2,280 · 99th

  • PART $892M
  • TYPE 2,280
  • NET 99th
  • BOOK Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • VS-ST near Land O'lakes, Inc. Employee Retirement Plan
  • BOY ind #3805

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 Transportation & Warehousing retirement plans → · Plans in Maryland →

Meba Pension Trust-Defined Benefit Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Entergy Corporation Retirement Plan for Bargaining EmployeesEntergy Corporation Retireme…$898MFirst-Citizens Bank & Trust Company and Adopting Related Employers Pension PlanFirst-Citizens Bank & Trust …$897MLand O'lakes, Inc. Employee Retirement PlanLand O'lakes, Inc. Employee …$896MMeba Pension Trust-Defined Benefit PlanMeba Pension Trust-Defined B…$892MRetirement Plan of Idaho Power CompanyRetirement Plan of Idaho Pow…$888M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Meba Pension Trust-Defined Benefit Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

Maryland filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$1.0B
Net Assets (End of Year)$887M
Net Income-$147M
Employer EIN516029896
Plan Effective Date1955-12-13
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Board of Trustees, Meba Pension Trust-Defined Benefit Plan)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Board of Trustees, Meba Pension Trust-Defined Benefit Plan plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$1.6B 16.40063078837426% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$1.3B$1.4B$1.5B$1.6B 202220232024 $1.34B $1.57B ▲ +17.2%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 3 6,983 $1.3B
2023 3 7,111 $1.5B
2024 3 7,049 $1.6B

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Maryland

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

Meba Pension Trust-Defined Benefit Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Maryland, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -200000200004000060000 -505101520 Total assets ($B) Participants Meba Pension Trust-Defined Benefit Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.892195585 · Participants: 2280Meba Pension Trust-Defined Benefit PlanLockheed Martin Corporation Salaried Employee Retirement Program, Total assets ($B): 18.843533772 · Participants: 21647Lockheed Martin Corporation Salaried Employee Retirement ProgramNational Automatic Sprinkler Industry Pension Fund, Total assets ($B): 4.273549408 · Participants: 14916National Automatic Sprinkler Industry Pension FundMajor League Baseball Players Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.247803775 · Participants: 1041Major League Baseball Players Pension PlanInternational Painters and Allied Trades Industry Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.938448124 · Participants: 50952International Painters and Allied Trades Industry Pension PlanBert Bell/Pete Rozelle Nfl Player Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.67312584 · Participants: 2587Bert Bell/Pete Rozelle Nfl Player Retirement Plan
Meba Pension Trust-Defined Benefit Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Maryland, assets vs. participants
Compare Meba Pension Trust-Defined Benefit Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

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

Outside Maryland, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Land O'lakes, Inc. Employee Retirement Plan in MN ($896M); by covered participants it is Nisource Pension Plan in IN (2,283 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (2,280 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 Meba Pension Trust-Defined Benefit Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
Meba Pension Trust-Defined Benefit Plan pulled back noticeably - down 14.0% during 2022, from $1.0B to $892M. Reported net income was -$147M.
How have Board of Trustees, Meba Pension Trust-Defined Benefit Plan plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Board of Trustees, Meba Pension Trust-Defined Benefit Plan's sponsor-wide assets grew 16.4%, from $1.3B to $1.6B.
Where does Meba Pension Trust-Defined Benefit Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Meba Pension Trust-Defined Benefit Plan ranks in the 99th percentile by end-of-year assets among 139,126 plans that reported assets for plan year 2022 (among the largest 1% of all filed plans).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Meba Pension Trust-Defined Benefit Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Land O'lakes, Inc. Employee Retirement Plan in MN ($896M, 1,501 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Meba Pension Trust-Defined Benefit Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Nisource Pension Plan in IN (2,283 participants, $1.1B 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 516029896.

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.