Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Meridian Industries, Inc. Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$4M
Total assets Small plan by assets
87
Participants Small participant base
38th
Percentile by assets National rank
$41,129
Avg per participant Low balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Meridian Industries Hourly Union Retirement Plan · Sponsored by Meridian Industries, Inc. · Wisconsin · Manufacturing

$4M in assets, 87 participants

Meridian Industries, Inc.'s Meridian Industries Hourly Union Retirement Plan reported $4M in total assets and 87 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 38th 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.

  • #4,054 in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)

Meridian Industries, Inc. multi-year trail

Meridian Industries, Inc.'s plans moved +17.1% in assets from 2022 to 2024; this filing shows Meridian Industries Hourly Union Retirement Plan at $4M / 87 participants.

#4,054
in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)
-7.4%
assets change YoY

The plan reported a net loss of $285K for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Meridian Industries Hourly Union Retirement Plan's mid-pack asset rank among Manufacturing and all filers

Meridian Industries Hourly Union Retirement Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$3,578,262 38th percentile higher than 38% 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

Meridian Industries Hourly Union Retirement Plan among smaller filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2023 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Meridian Industries Hourly Union Retirement Plan is a small filing (87 participants) on this national headcount ladder.

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Meridian Industries Hourly Union Retirement Plan reported net income rose from -$751K in the plan year 2022 filing to -$285K in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Meridian Industries Hourly Union Retirement Plan reported participants rose from 77 in the plan year 2022 filing to 87 in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Meridian Industries Hourly Union Retirement Plan end-of-year assets fell from $4M in the plan year 2022 filing to $4M in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

DOL schedule card

Filing strip 390732985 · Meridian Industries, Inc. PY 2023 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Meridian Industries Hourly Union Retirement Plan · $4M · 87 · 38th

  • NET $4M
  • BOOK 87
  • VS-ST 38th
  • BOY Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • SCH near Norton Community Hospital Retirement Plan
  • EBSA ind #4054

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 Wisconsin →

Meridian Industries Hourly Union Retirement Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Meridian Industries Hourly Union Retirement Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Meridian Industries, Inc. multi-year asset trail

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Meridian Industries, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$83M 17.10372139318974% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$65M$70M$75M$80M$85M 202220232024 $70.7M $82.7M ▲ +17.1%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 1,383 $71M
2023 2 1,174 $80M
2024 1 1,058 $83M

Meridian Industries, Inc. filing trail (2023)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$4M
Net Assets (End of Year)$4M
Net Income-$285K
Employer EIN390732985
Plan Effective Date1955-06-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Wisconsin

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

Meridian Industries Hourly Union Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Wisconsin, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -5000050001000015000 -101234 Total assets ($B) Participants Meridian Industries Hourly Union Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.003578262 · Participants: 87Meridian Industries Hourly Union Retirement PlanThe Northwestern Mutual Employee Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.298151091 · Participants: 8348The Northwestern Mutual Employee Retirement PlanBuilding Trades United Pension Trust Fund Milwaukee and Vicinity, Total assets ($B): 3.267131995 · Participants: 9960Building Trades United Pension Trust Fund Milwaukee and VicinityThe Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company Agents Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 2.08393057 · Participants: 7368The Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company Agents Retirement PlanHarley-Davidson Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.912240682 · Participants: 1560Harley-Davidson Retirement PlanRockwell Automation Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.77661124 · Participants: 2136Rockwell Automation Pension Plan
Meridian Industries Hourly Union Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Wisconsin, assets vs. participants
Compare Meridian Industries Hourly Union Retirement Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Meridian Industries Hourly Union Retirement Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Wisconsin, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Norton Community Hospital Retirement Plan in VA ($4M); by covered participants it is Irving Tissue Pension Plan in NY (87 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (87 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 Meridian Industries Hourly Union Retirement Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Meridian Industries Hourly Union Retirement Plan pulled back noticeably - down 7.4% during 2023, from $4M to $4M. Reported net income was -$285K.
How have Meridian Industries, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Meridian Industries, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 17.1%, from $71M to $83M.
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Meridian Industries Hourly Union Retirement Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Norton Community Hospital Retirement Plan in VA ($4M, 68 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Meridian Industries Hourly Union Retirement Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Irving Tissue Pension Plan in NY (87 participants, $22M 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 390732985.

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.