Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Employers Council Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$41M
Total assets Below avg plan size
111
Participants Small participant base
83rd
Percentile by assets National rank
$366,905
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Mountain States Employers Council, Inc. Pension Plan and Trust · Sponsored by Employers Council · Colorado · Professional & Technical Services

$41M in assets, 111 participants

Employers Council's Mountain States Employers Council, Inc. Pension Plan and Trust reported $41M in total assets and 111 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 83rd 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.

  • #17,074 in Professional & Technical Services (20,321 peers)

Coverage in Colorado

Mountain States Employers Council, Inc. Pension Plan and Trust covers 111 participants in Colorado, about 30% of the average Colorado filer (state average ~376 per filing). Assets: $41M.

#17,074
in Professional & Technical Services (20,321 peers)
+13.3%
assets growth YoY
0.4×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Mountain States Employers Council, Inc. Pension Plan and Trust's outsized position by total assets

Mountain States Employers Council, Inc. Pension Plan and Trust vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2023 · DOL Form 5500

$40,726,503 Top 17% higher than 83% of 127,068 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 2023

Mountain States Employers Council, Inc. Pension Plan and Trust among mid-size filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2023 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Mountain States Employers Council, Inc. Pension Plan and Trust sits mid-pack in the medium band (111 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Mountain States Employers Council, Inc. Pension Plan and Trust reported net income rose from -$7M in the plan year 2022 filing to $5M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Mountain States Employers Council, Inc. Pension Plan and Trust end-of-year assets rose from $36M in the plan year 2022 filing to $41M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Mountain States Employers Council, Inc. Pension Plan and Trust reported participants fell from 113 in the plan year 2022 filing to 111 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

DOL schedule card

Filing strip 840172643 · Employers Council PY 2023 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Mountain States Employers Council, Inc. Pension Plan and Trust · $41M · 111 · 83rd

  • VS-ST $41M
  • VS-ST 111
  • VS-ST 83rd
  • VS-ST Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • VS-ST near Pension Plan for Hourly Employees of Swisher International, Inc., Wheeling, Wv
  • VS-ST ind #17074

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 Colorado →

Mountain States Employers Council, Inc. Pension Plan and Trust in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Mountain States Employers Council, Inc. Pension Plan and Trust and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Colorado filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$36M
Net Assets (End of Year)$41M
Net Income$5M
Employer EIN840172643
Plan Effective Date1965-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Employers Council)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Employers Council plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$58M 3.9340957131314034% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$54M$56M$58M$60M$62M$64M 202220232024 $56.2M $58.5M ▲ +3.9%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 252 $56M
2023 2 251 $61M
2024 2 215 $58M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Colorado

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

Mountain States Employers Council, Inc. Pension Plan and Trust vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Colorado, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -1000001000020000300004000050000 -0.500.511.5 Total assets ($B) Participants Mountain States Employers Council, Inc. Pension Plan and Trust, Total assets ($B): 0.040726503 · Participants: 111Mountain States Employers Council, Inc. Pension Plan and TrustRocky Mountain Ufcw Unions and Employers Retail and Meat Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.28371737 · Participants: 39434Rocky Mountain Ufcw Unions and Employers Retail and Meat Pension PlanBall Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.95106192 · Participants: 1506Ball Pension PlanPcs U.S. Employees' Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.853837683 · Participants: 1340Pcs U.S. Employees' Pension PlanMedianews Group Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.434038888 · Participants: 213Medianews Group Pension PlanNational Renewable Energy Laboratory Shared Security Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.406218917 · Participants: 2822National Renewable Energy Laboratory Shared Security Pension Plan
Mountain States Employers Council, Inc. Pension Plan and Trust vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Colorado, assets vs. participants
Compare Mountain States Employers Council, Inc. Pension Plan and Trust side-by-side with 3 peers →

Mountain States Employers Council, Inc. Pension Plan and Trust's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Colorado, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Pension Plan for Hourly Employees of Swisher International, Inc., Wheeling, Wv in CT ($41M); by covered participants it is Kohler Credit Union Defined Benefit Plan and Trust in WI (111 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (111 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Mountain States Employers Council, Inc. Pension Plan and Trust assets move in 2023? ▼
Mountain States Employers Council, Inc. Pension Plan and Trust grew at a solid clip - up 13.3% during 2023, from $36M to $41M. Reported net income was $5M.
How have Employers Council plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Employers Council's sponsor-wide assets grew 3.9%, from $56M to $58M.
Where does Mountain States Employers Council, Inc. Pension Plan and Trust rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Mountain States Employers Council, Inc. Pension Plan and Trust ranks in the 83rd percentile by end-of-year assets among 127,072 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Mountain States Employers Council, Inc. Pension Plan and Trust? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Pension Plan for Hourly Employees of Swisher International, Inc., Wheeling, Wv in CT ($41M, 101 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Mountain States Employers Council, Inc. Pension Plan and Trust? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Kohler Credit Union Defined Benefit Plan and Trust in WI (111 participants, $15M in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2023.

Source: DOL EFAST2 filing system (efast.dol.gov) - original filing retrieval by EIN 840172643.

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.