Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Viskase Companies, Inc. Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$89M
Total assets Below avg plan size
106
Participants Small participant base
90th
Percentile by assets National rank
$840,952
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Ret. Program for Ees of Viskase Companies, Inc. · Sponsored by Viskase Companies, Inc. · Illinois · Manufacturing

$89M in assets, 106 participants

Viskase Companies, Inc.'s Ret. Program for Ees of Viskase Companies, Inc. reported $89M in total assets and 106 participants in its 2023 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.

  • #16,053 in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)

Coverage in Illinois

Ret. Program for Ees of Viskase Companies, Inc. covers 106 participants in Illinois, about 14% of the average Illinois filer (state average ~779 per filing). Assets: $89M.

#16,053
in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)
+6.6%
assets growth YoY
0.9×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Ret. Program for Ees of Viskase Companies, Inc.'s outsized position by total assets

Ret. Program for Ees of Viskase Companies, Inc. vs every filed plan by assets

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

$89,140,922 Top 10% higher than 90% 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

Ret. Program for Ees of Viskase Companies, Inc. 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. Ret. Program for Ees of Viskase Companies, Inc. sits mid-pack in the medium band (106 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Ret. Program for Ees of Viskase Companies, Inc. reported net income rose from -$21M in the plan year 2022 filing to $6M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Ret. Program for Ees of Viskase Companies, Inc. reported participants fell from 118 in the plan year 2022 filing to 106 in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Ret. Program for Ees of Viskase Companies, Inc. end-of-year assets rose from $84M in the plan year 2022 filing to $89M in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 952677354 · Viskase Companies, Inc. PY 2023 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Ret. Program for Ees of Viskase Companies, Inc. · $89M · 106 · 90th

  • PHOTO $89M
  • PHOTO 106
  • PHOTO 90th
  • PHOTO Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • PHOTO near Ct Childrens Medical Ctr. Cash Balance Retirement
  • PHOTO ind #16053

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 Illinois →

Ret. Program for Ees of Viskase Companies, Inc. in the asset neighbourhood

Hollingsworth & Vose Company Retirement PlanHollingsworth & Vose Company…$89MOhio Education Association Union Pension PlanOhio Education Association U…$89MCt Childrens Medical Ctr. Cash Balance RetirementCt Childrens Medical Ctr. Ca…$89MRet. Program for Ees of Viskase Companies, Inc.Ret. Program for Ees of Visk…$89MDivision a Pension Fund$89M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Ret. Program for Ees of Viskase Companies, Inc. and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Illinois filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$84M
Net Assets (End of Year)$89M
Net Income$6M
Employer EIN952677354
Plan Effective Date1986-02-18
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Viskase Companies, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Viskase Companies, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$161M 7.604712901056885% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$145M$150M$155M$160M$165M 202220232024 $149M $161M ▲ +7.6%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 668 $149M
2023 2 633 $160M
2024 2 632 $161M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Illinois

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

Ret. Program for Ees of Viskase Companies, Inc. vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -200000200004000060000 -200204060 Total assets ($B) Participants Ret. Program for Ees of Viskase Companies, Inc., Total assets ($B): 0.089140922 · Participants: 106Ret. Program for Ees of Viskase Companies, Inc.Central 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
Ret. Program for Ees of Viskase Companies, Inc. vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants
Compare Ret. Program for Ees of Viskase Companies, Inc. side-by-side with 3 peers →

Ret. Program for Ees of Viskase Companies, Inc.'s out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Illinois, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Ct Childrens Medical Ctr. Cash Balance Retirement in CT ($89M); by covered participants it is Community Credit Union of Florida Defined Benefit Plan and Trust in FL (106 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($89M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (106 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 Ret. Program for Ees of Viskase Companies, Inc. assets move in 2023? ▼
Ret. Program for Ees of Viskase Companies, Inc. grew at a solid clip - up 6.6% during 2023, from $84M to $89M. Reported net income was $6M.
How have Viskase Companies, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Viskase Companies, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 7.6%, from $149M to $161M.
Where does Ret. Program for Ees of Viskase Companies, Inc. rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Ret. Program for Ees of Viskase Companies, Inc. ranks in the 90th percentile by end-of-year assets among 127,072 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Ret. Program for Ees of Viskase Companies, Inc.? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Ct Childrens Medical Ctr. Cash Balance Retirement in CT ($89M, 442 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Ret. Program for Ees of Viskase Companies, Inc.? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Community Credit Union of Florida Defined Benefit Plan and Trust in FL (106 participants, $31M 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 952677354.

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.