Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Pipefitters Local No 636 Defined Benefit Pension Fund Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$459M
Total assets Above avg plan size
1,378
Participants Near avg headcount
97th
Percentile by assets National rank
$333,247
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Pipefitters Local 636 Defined Benefit Pension Fund · Sponsored by Pipefitters Local No 636 Defined Benefit Pension Fund · Michigan · Construction

$459M in assets, 1,378 participants

Pipefitters Local No 636 Defined Benefit Pension Fund's Pipefitters Local 636 Defined Benefit Pension Fund reported $459M in total assets and 1,378 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 97th 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.

  • #8,752 in Construction (9,030 peers)

Coverage in Michigan

Pipefitters Local 636 Defined Benefit Pension Fund covers 1,378 participants in Michigan, 2.2x the typical Michigan plan (state average ~638 per filing). Assets: $459M.

#8,752
in Construction (9,030 peers)
+8.7%
assets growth YoY
4.6×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Pipefitters Local 636 Defined Benefit Pension Fund's outsized position by total assets

Pipefitters Local 636 Defined Benefit Pension Fund vs every filed plan by assets

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

$459,214,136 Top 3% higher than 97% 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

Pipefitters Local 636 Defined Benefit Pension Fund's large-plan peer group by participant headcount

Plan-year 2023 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Pipefitters Local 636 Defined Benefit Pension Fund lands in the large band (1,378 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Pipefitters Local 636 Defined Benefit Pension Fund reported net income rose from -$38M in the plan year 2022 filing to $37M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Pipefitters Local 636 Defined Benefit Pension Fund end-of-year assets rose from $422M in the plan year 2022 filing to $459M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Pipefitters Local 636 Defined Benefit Pension Fund reported participants fell from 1,399 in the plan year 2022 filing to 1,378 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 383009873 · Pipefitters Local No 636 Defined Benefit Pension Fund PY 2023 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Pipefitters Local 636 Defined Benefit Pension Fund · $459M · 1,378 · 97th

  • IND $459M
  • EOY 1,378
  • 5500 97th
  • ASSETS Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • PCT near Southern California Local 831 - Employer Pension Fund
  • EIN ind #8752

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 Michigan →

Pipefitters Local 636 Defined Benefit Pension Fund in the asset neighbourhood

Plumbers & Pipefitters Local No. 25 Pension FundPlumbers & Pipefitters Local…$461MDaimler Truck North America Pension PlanDaimler Truck North America …$460MPipefitters Local 636 Defined Benefit Pension FundPipefitters Local 636 Define…$459MSouthern California Local 831 - Employer Pension FundSouthern California Local 83…$459MLong Island Electric Utility Servco LLC Retirement Income PlanLong Island Electric Utility…$458M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Pipefitters Local 636 Defined Benefit Pension Fund and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Michigan filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$422M
Net Assets (End of Year)$459M
Net Income$37M
Employer EIN383009873
Plan Effective Date1993-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Pipefitters Local No 636 Defined Benefit Pension Fund)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Pipefitters Local No 636 Defined Benefit Pension Fund plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$489M 15.70411707400222% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$400M$420M$440M$460M$480M$500M 202220232024 $422M $489M ▲ +15.7%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 1,399 $422M
2023 1 1,378 $459M
2024 1 1,399 $489M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Michigan

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

Pipefitters Local 636 Defined Benefit Pension Fund vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Michigan, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. 0100002000030000 -1001020304050 Total assets ($B) Participants Pipefitters Local 636 Defined Benefit Pension Fund, Total assets ($B): 0.459214136 · Participants: 1378Pipefitters Local 636 Defined Benefit Pension FundGeneral Motors Hourly-Rate Employees Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 44.838918802 · Participants: 17959General Motors Hourly-Rate Employees Pension PlanFord Motor Company UAW Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 19.269442236 · Participants: 26442Ford Motor Company UAW Retirement PlanFord Motor Company General Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 12.705910161 · Participants: 10215Ford Motor Company General Retirement PlanDow Employees' Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 11.529460215 · Participants: 14051Dow Employees' Pension PlanFca US LLC UAW Pension Agreement, Total assets ($B): 11.155705594 · Participants: 13635Fca US LLC UAW Pension Agreement
Pipefitters Local 636 Defined Benefit Pension Fund vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Michigan, assets vs. participants
Compare Pipefitters Local 636 Defined Benefit Pension Fund side-by-side with 3 peers →

Pipefitters Local 636 Defined Benefit Pension Fund's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Michigan, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Southern California Local 831 - Employer Pension Fund in CA ($459M); by covered participants it is Building Trades Pension Plan of Western Pennsylvania in OH (1,379 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (1,378 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 Pipefitters Local 636 Defined Benefit Pension Fund assets move in 2023? ▼
Pipefitters Local 636 Defined Benefit Pension Fund grew at a solid clip - up 8.7% during 2023, from $422M to $459M. Reported net income was $37M.
How have Pipefitters Local No 636 Defined Benefit Pension Fund plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Pipefitters Local No 636 Defined Benefit Pension Fund's sponsor-wide assets grew 15.7%, from $422M to $489M.
Where does Pipefitters Local 636 Defined Benefit Pension Fund rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Pipefitters Local 636 Defined Benefit Pension Fund ranks in the 97th percentile by end-of-year assets among 127,072 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Pipefitters Local 636 Defined Benefit Pension Fund? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Southern California Local 831 - Employer Pension Fund in CA ($459M, 1,042 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Pipefitters Local 636 Defined Benefit Pension Fund? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Building Trades Pension Plan of Western Pennsylvania in OH (1,379 participants, $114M 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 383009873.

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.