Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

The Challenge Machinery Company Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$7M
Total assets Small plan by assets
6
Participants Small participant base
57th
Percentile by assets National rank
$1.1M
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: The Challenge Machinery Company Frozen Defined Benefit Plan · Sponsored by The Challenge Machinery Company · Michigan · Manufacturing

$7M in assets, 6 participants

The Challenge Machinery Company's The Challenge Machinery Company Frozen Defined Benefit Plan reported $7M in total assets and 6 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 57th 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.

  • #8,745 in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)

The Challenge Machinery Company multi-year trail

The Challenge Machinery Company's plans moved -26.4% in assets from 2022 to 2024; this filing shows The Challenge Machinery Company Frozen Defined Benefit Plan at $7M / 6 participants.

#8,745
in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)
-10.2%
assets change YoY

The plan reported a net loss of $781K for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

The Challenge Machinery Company Frozen Defined Benefit Plan's mid-pack asset rank among Manufacturing and all filers

The Challenge Machinery Company Frozen Defined Benefit Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$6,850,911 Top 43% higher than 57% 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

The Challenge Machinery Company Frozen Defined Benefit Plan among micro filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2022 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. The Challenge Machinery Company Frozen Defined Benefit Plan is a micro filing (6 participants), the leftmost band.

DOL schedule card

Filing strip 380411340 · The Challenge Machinery Company PY 2022 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

The Challenge Machinery Company Frozen Defined Benefit Plan · $7M · 6 · 57th

  • 5500 $7M
  • 5500 6
  • 5500 57th
  • 5500 Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • 5500 near Simplot Pension Plan H
  • 5500 ind #8745

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 Michigan →

The Challenge Machinery Company Frozen Defined Benefit Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among The Challenge Machinery Company Frozen Defined Benefit Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

The Challenge Machinery Company multi-year asset trail

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All The Challenge Machinery Company plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$5M 26.363749288233347% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$4M$5M$6M$7M$8M 202220232024 $6.85M $5.04M ▼ -26.4%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 6 $7M
2023 1 5 $7M
2024 1 4 $5M

The Challenge Machinery Company filing trail (2022)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$8M
Net Assets (End of Year)$7M
Net Income-$781K
Employer EIN380411340
Plan Effective Date1959-04-10
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Michigan

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

The Challenge Machinery Company Frozen Defined Benefit Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Michigan, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -100000100002000030000 -1001020304050 Total assets ($B) Participants The Challenge Machinery Company Frozen Defined Benefit Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.006850911 · Participants: 6The Challenge Machinery Company Frozen Defined Benefit PlanGeneral Motors Hourly-Rate Employees Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 40.23255743 · Participants: 18766General Motors Hourly-Rate Employees Pension PlanFord Motor Company UAW Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 19.279653433 · Participants: 27567Ford Motor Company UAW Retirement PlanFord Motor Company General Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 13.42905347 · Participants: 11760Ford Motor Company General Retirement PlanDow Employees' Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 13.018181682 · Participants: 13759Dow Employees' Pension PlanFca US LLC UAW Pension Agreement, Total assets ($B): 8.553889919 · Participants: 14563Fca US LLC UAW Pension Agreement
The Challenge Machinery Company Frozen Defined Benefit Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Michigan, assets vs. participants
Compare The Challenge Machinery Company Frozen Defined Benefit Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

The Challenge Machinery Company Frozen Defined Benefit Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Michigan, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Simplot Pension Plan H in ID ($7M); by covered participants it is Wuiteng Koh, Dds, Ms, Ps Defined Benefit Plan in WA (6 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (6 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 The Challenge Machinery Company Frozen Defined Benefit Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
The Challenge Machinery Company Frozen Defined Benefit Plan pulled back noticeably - down 10.2% during 2022, from $8M to $7M. Reported net income was -$781K.
How have The Challenge Machinery Company plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), The Challenge Machinery Company's sponsor-wide assets declined 26.4%, from $7M to $5M.
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to The Challenge Machinery Company Frozen Defined Benefit Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Simplot Pension Plan H in ID ($7M, 622 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to The Challenge Machinery Company Frozen Defined Benefit Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Wuiteng Koh, Dds, Ms, Ps Defined Benefit Plan in WA (6 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 380411340.

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.