Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Michigan Education Association Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$644M
Total assets Above avg plan size
527
Participants Below avg headcount
98th
Percentile by assets National rank
$1.2M
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Mea-Messa-Mea Financial Services Staff Retirement Plan & Trust · Sponsored by Michigan Education Association · Michigan · Professional & Technical Services

$644M in assets, 527 participants

Michigan Education Association's Mea-Messa-Mea Financial Services Staff Retirement Plan & Trust reported $644M in total assets and 527 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.

  • #21,322 in Professional & Technical Services (21,562 peers)

Where Mea-Messa-Mea Financial Services Staff Retirement Plan & Trust sits by assets

Mea-Messa-Mea Financial Services Staff Retirement Plan & Trust sits in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets, $644M for 527 participants (~$1.2M/participant), up 0.1% in 2022.

#21,322
in Professional & Technical Services (21,562 peers)
+0.1%
assets growth YoY
6.5×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Mea-Messa-Mea Financial Services Staff Retirement Plan & Trust's outsized position by total assets

Mea-Messa-Mea Financial Services Staff Retirement Plan & Trust vs every filed plan by assets

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

$644,311,901 Top 2% higher than 98% 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

Mea-Messa-Mea Financial Services Staff Retirement Plan & Trust 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. Mea-Messa-Mea Financial Services Staff Retirement Plan & Trust sits mid-pack in the medium band (527 participants).

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 380827000 · Michigan Education Association PY 2022 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Mea-Messa-Mea Financial Services Staff Retirement Plan & Trust · $644M · 527 · 98th

  • PART $644M
  • TYPE 527
  • NET 98th
  • BOOK Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • VS-ST near Ubs Financial Services Inc. Pension Plan
  • BOY ind #21322

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 Professional & Technical Services retirement plans → · Plans in Michigan →

Mea-Messa-Mea Financial Services Staff Retirement Plan & Trust in the asset neighbourhood

National Integrated Group Pension PlanNational Integrated Group Pe…$646MMea-Messa-Mea Financial Services Staff Retirement Plan & TrustMea-Messa-Mea Financial Serv…$644MUbs Financial Services Inc. Pension PlanUbs Financial Services Inc. …$644MIron Workers Locals 40, 361 & 417 Pension FundIron Workers Locals 40, 361 …$642MMedstar Health, Inc. Cash Balance Retirement PlanMedstar Health, Inc. Cash Ba…$641M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Mea-Messa-Mea Financial Services Staff Retirement Plan & Trust and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

Scale-class filing particulars (2022)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$644M
Net Assets (End of Year)$643M
Net Income$313K
Employer EIN380827000
Plan Effective Date1948-07-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Michigan Education Association)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Michigan Education Association plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$754M 9.484408877194857% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$650M$700M$750M$800M 202220232024 $689M $754M ▲ +9.5%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 1,076 $689M
2023 2 1,088 $756M
2024 2 1,071 $754M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Michigan

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

Mea-Messa-Mea Financial Services Staff Retirement Plan & Trust vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Michigan, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -100000100002000030000 -1001020304050 Total assets ($B) Participants Mea-Messa-Mea Financial Services Staff Retirement Plan & Trust, Total assets ($B): 0.644311901 · Participants: 527Mea-Messa-Mea Financial Services Staff Retirement Plan & TrustGeneral 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
Mea-Messa-Mea Financial Services Staff Retirement Plan & Trust vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Michigan, assets vs. participants

Mea-Messa-Mea Financial Services Staff Retirement Plan & Trust's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Michigan, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Ubs Financial Services Inc. Pension Plan in NJ ($644M); by covered participants it is United Nations Federal Credit Union Cash Balance Retirement Pension Plan in NY (527 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($644M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (527 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 Mea-Messa-Mea Financial Services Staff Retirement Plan & Trust assets move in 2022? ▼
Mea-Messa-Mea Financial Services Staff Retirement Plan & Trust held essentially flat - up 0.1% during 2022, from $644M to $644M. Reported net income was $313K.
How have Michigan Education Association plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Michigan Education Association's sponsor-wide assets grew 9.5%, from $689M to $754M.
Where does Mea-Messa-Mea Financial Services Staff Retirement Plan & Trust rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Mea-Messa-Mea Financial Services Staff Retirement Plan & Trust 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 Mea-Messa-Mea Financial Services Staff Retirement Plan & Trust? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Ubs Financial Services Inc. Pension Plan in NJ ($644M, 1,230 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Mea-Messa-Mea Financial Services Staff Retirement Plan & Trust? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is United Nations Federal Credit Union Cash Balance Retirement Pension Plan in NY (527 participants, $104M in assets).