Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Steamfitters Local 439 Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$47M
Total assets Below avg plan size
126
Participants Small participant base
85th
Percentile by assets National rank
$374,572
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Steamfitters Local 439 Pension Plan · Sponsored by Steamfitters Local 439 · Illinois · Construction

$47M in assets, 126 participants

Steamfitters Local 439's Steamfitters Local 439 Pension Plan reported $47M in total assets and 126 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 85th 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.

  • #7,479 in Construction (9,030 peers)

Coverage in Illinois

Steamfitters Local 439 Pension Plan covers 126 participants in Illinois, about 16% of the average Illinois filer (state average ~779 per filing). Assets: $47M.

#7,479
in Construction (9,030 peers)
+13.9%
assets growth YoY
0.5×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Steamfitters Local 439 Pension Plan's outsized position by total assets

Steamfitters Local 439 Pension Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$47,196,111 Top 15% higher than 85% 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

Steamfitters Local 439 Pension Plan 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. Steamfitters Local 439 Pension Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (126 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Steamfitters Local 439 Pension Plan reported net income rose from -$9M in the plan year 2022 filing to $6M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Steamfitters Local 439 Pension Plan end-of-year assets rose from $41M in the plan year 2022 filing to $47M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Steamfitters Local 439 Pension Plan reported participants rose from 115 in the plan year 2022 filing to 126 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 371186815 · Steamfitters Local 439 PY 2023 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Steamfitters Local 439 Pension Plan · $47M · 126 · 85th

  • PCT $47M
  • PCT 126
  • PCT 85th
  • PCT Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • PCT near Scripps Networks Interactive Pension Plan
  • PCT ind #7479

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 Construction retirement plans → · Plans in Illinois →

Steamfitters Local 439 Pension Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Ohio Cat Employees' Retirement PlanOhio Cat Employees' Retireme…$47MTeamsters Local No. 35 Pension PlanTeamsters Local No. 35 Pensi…$47MSteamfitters Local 439 Pension PlanSteamfitters Local 439 Pensi…$47MScripps Networks Interactive Pension PlanScripps Networks Interactive…$47MSbera Pension Plan as Adopted by Florence BankSbera Pension Plan as Adopte…$47M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Steamfitters Local 439 Pension Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Illinois filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$41M
Net Assets (End of Year)$47M
Net Income$6M
Employer EIN371186815
Plan Effective Date1986-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Steamfitters Local 439)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Steamfitters Local 439 plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$96M 31.637849371121668% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$70M$80M$90M$100M 202220232024 $73M $96.1M ▲ +31.6%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 230 $73M
2023 2 261 $85M
2024 2 265 $96M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Illinois

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

Steamfitters Local 439 Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -200000200004000060000 -200204060 Total assets ($B) Participants Steamfitters Local 439 Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.047196111 · Participants: 126Steamfitters Local 439 Pension PlanCentral States, Southeast & Southwest Areas Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 49.680270595 · Participants: 48538Central States, Southeast & Southwest Areas Pension PlanState Farm Insurance Companies Retirement Plan for United States Employees, Total assets ($B): 35.242945747 · Participants: 45001State Farm Insurance Companies Retirement Plan for United States EmployeesUnited Food & Commercial Workers Intl Union - Industry Pension Fund, Total assets ($B): 7.965094339 · Participants: 20680United Food & Commercial Workers Intl Union - Industry Pension FundJohn Deere Pension Plan for Salaried Employees, Total assets ($B): 7.960744597 · Participants: 16346John Deere Pension Plan for Salaried EmployeesAbbott Laboratories Annuity Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 7.819798504 · Participants: 17382Abbott Laboratories Annuity Retirement Plan
Steamfitters Local 439 Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants
Compare Steamfitters Local 439 Pension Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Steamfitters Local 439 Pension Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Illinois, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Scripps Networks Interactive Pension Plan in NY ($47M); by covered participants it is Weil, Gotshal & Manges Partners' Defined Benefit Plan in NY (126 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($47M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (126 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 Steamfitters Local 439 Pension Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Steamfitters Local 439 Pension Plan grew at a solid clip - up 13.9% during 2023, from $41M to $47M. Reported net income was $6M.
How have Steamfitters Local 439 plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Steamfitters Local 439's sponsor-wide assets grew 31.6%, from $73M to $96M.
Where does Steamfitters Local 439 Pension Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Steamfitters Local 439 Pension Plan ranks in the 85th 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 Steamfitters Local 439 Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Scripps Networks Interactive Pension Plan in NY ($47M, 227 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Steamfitters Local 439 Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Weil, Gotshal & Manges Partners' Defined Benefit Plan in NY (126 participants, $354M 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 371186815.

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.