Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Essendant Co. Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$61M
Total assets Below avg plan size
353
Participants Below avg headcount
90th
Percentile by assets National rank
$173,359
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Essendant Union Employees' Pension Plan · Sponsored by Essendant Co. · Illinois · Wholesale Trade

$61M in assets, 353 participants

Essendant Co.'s Essendant Union Employees' Pension Plan reported $61M in total assets and 353 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.

  • #6,225 in Wholesale Trade (6,843 peers)

Coverage in Illinois

Essendant Union Employees' Pension Plan covers 353 participants in Illinois, about 45% of the average Illinois filer (state average ~779 per filing). Assets: $61M.

#6,225
in Wholesale Trade (6,843 peers)
-0.2%
assets change YoY
0.6×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $111K for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Essendant Union Employees' Pension Plan's outsized position by total assets

Essendant Union Employees' Pension Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$61,195,744 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

Essendant Union 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. Essendant Union Employees' Pension Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (353 participants).

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 362431718 · Essendant Co. PY 2022 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Essendant Union Employees' Pension Plan · $61M · 353 · 90th

  • TYPE $61M
  • TYPE 353
  • TYPE 90th
  • TYPE Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • TYPE near Non-Contributory Retirement Program for Certain Employees of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Vermont
  • TYPE ind #6225

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 Wholesale Trade retirement plans → · Plans in Illinois →

Essendant Union Employees' Pension Plan in the asset neighbourhood

B&g Foods Ankeny, Ia Pension PlanB&g Foods Ankeny, Ia Pension…$61MNon-Contributory Retirement Program for Certain Employees of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of VermontNon-Contributory Retirement …$61MEssendant Union Employees' Pension PlanEssendant Union Employees' P…$61MHoughton International Inc. Pension PlanHoughton International Inc. …$61MPlumbers & Pipefitters Local Union 719 Pension FundPlumbers & Pipefitters Local…$61M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Essendant Union 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)$61M
Net Assets (End of Year)$61M
Net Income-$111K
Employer EIN362431718
Plan Effective Date1992-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Essendant Co.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Essendant Co. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$535M 2.9464882873080485% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$510M$520M$530M$540M$550M 202220232024 $519M $535M ▲ +2.9%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 3 4,642 $519M
2023 3 4,884 $540M
2024 3 4,027 $535M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Illinois

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

Essendant Union Employees' Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -200000200004000060000 -1001020304050 Total assets ($B) Participants Essendant Union Employees' Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.061195744 · Participants: 353Essendant Union 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
Essendant Union Employees' Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants
Compare Essendant Union Employees' Pension Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Essendant Union 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 Non-Contributory Retirement Program for Certain Employees of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Vermont in VT ($61M); by covered participants it is Sheet Metal Workers Local 7, Zone 2 Pension Plan in MI (353 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

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 Essendant Union Employees' Pension Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
Essendant Union Employees' Pension Plan held essentially flat - down 0.2% during 2022, from $61M to $61M. Reported net income was -$111K.
How have Essendant Co. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Essendant Co.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 2.9%, from $519M to $535M.
Where does Essendant Union Employees' Pension Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Essendant Union Employees' 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 Essendant Union Employees' Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Non-Contributory Retirement Program for Certain Employees of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Vermont in VT ($61M, 354 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Essendant Union Employees' Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Sheet Metal Workers Local 7, Zone 2 Pension Plan in MI (353 participants, $94M 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 362431718.

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.