Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

IBEW Local Union No. 252 Pension Plan Joint Board of Trustees Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-07-24

$230M
Total assets
573
Participants
95th
Percentile by assets
$401,261
Avg per participant

Official DOL plan name: International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local Union No. 252 Pension Plan · Sponsored by IBEW Local Union No. 252 Pension Plan Joint Board of Trustees · Michigan · Construction

$230M in assets, 573 participants

IBEW Local Union No. 252 Pension Plan Joint Board of Trustees's International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local Union No. 252 Pension Plan reported $230M in total assets and 573 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 95th 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.

  • 95th percentile by assets (of 126,618 plans)

What the 2023 filing shows

International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local Union No. 252 Pension Plan holds $230M for 573 participants - about $401,261 per participant, in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets, up 19.6% over the 2023 plan year.

$230M
total plan assets (2023 EOY)
573
covered participants
95th
percentile by assets (of 126,618 plans)
$401,261
avg assets per participant
State
Industry
Construction

Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

What the Filing Says About International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local Union No. 252 Pension Plan

International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local Union No. 252 Pension Plan is a Defined Benefit (Pension) retirement plan sponsored by IBEW Local Union No. 252 Pension Plan Joint Board of Trustees, headquartered in Michigan. According to the U.S. Department of Labor's 2023 Form 5500 filing, the plan reports $230M in total end-of-year assets and covers 573 participants across the Construction industry. The sponsor's EIN on file with the U.S. Department of Labor is 386323896, and the plan has been effective since 1965-06-01. Its filing status is currently FILING RECEIVED.

Year over year, total assets grew sharply from $192M at the beginning of 2023 to $230M at year-end - up 19.6%. Net assets (after liabilities) closed the year at $229M, with reported net income of $37M driven by investment returns, contributions received, and benefit payments during the period. These figures reflect what the plan administrator certified on Schedule H or Schedule I of the Form 5500 annual return and can be compared against 2 prior plan-year filings from the same sponsor shown below.

Across the 3 plan years IBEW Local Union No. 252 Pension Plan Joint Board of Trustees has on file with PlainRetire (2022-2024), sponsor-wide plan assets have moved from $301M to $397M, a gain of 32.1%, while reported participants moved from 1,761 to 1,873 (+6.4%). The strongest year on file by total sponsor assets was 2024 at $397M; the softest was 2022 at $301M. Year-by-year, sponsor-wide filings show: 2022 - $301M in assets across 2 plans covering 1,761 participants; 2023 - $356M in assets across 2 plans covering 1,868 participants; 2024 - $397M in assets across 2 plans covering 1,873 participants.

By assets, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local Union No. 252 Pension Plan outranks 95% of the 126,618 plans that filed a Form 5500 for the 2023 plan year, and holds roughly 2.3x the national average plan size of $100M and 730 average participants.

Asset totals and participant counts reflect a single plan year snapshot and can change materially with market conditions, plan mergers, or workforce changes. Fields such as "net income" include both realized investment performance and contribution/distribution flows, a single-year figure does not by itself indicate plan health or participant outcomes. This page summarizes public DOL disclosures for research and educational purposes only and is not retirement, tax, legal, or financial advice. Before making decisions about your own retirement benefits or evaluating an employer's plan, verify the underlying filing directly via the DOL EFAST2 system and consult a qualified professional.

How the percentile is calculated: we count every plan that filed a 2023 Form 5500 with a reported end-of-year asset figure (126,618 plans), rank International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local Union No. 252 Pension Plan against all of them by total assets, and report the share of those plans it outranks. A plan reporting no asset figure for the year is excluded from the ranking rather than assumed to be zero.

Financial Summary (2023)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$192M
Total Assets (End of Year)$230M
Net Assets (End of Year)$229M
Net Income$37M
Plan TypeDefined Benefit (Pension)
Employer EIN386323896
Plan Effective Date1965-06-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (IBEW Local Union No. 252 Pension Plan Joint Board of Trustees)

$250M$300M$350M$400M$450M 202220232024 $301M $397M ▲ +32.1%
Total plan assets by year, all IBEW Local Union No. 252 Pension Plan Joint Board of Trustees 401(k) plans on file
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 1,761 $301M
2023 2 1,868 $356M
2024 2 1,873 $397M

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Frequently Asked Questions

How much money is in the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local Union No. 252 Pension Plan?
As of the 2023 Form 5500 filing, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local Union No. 252 Pension Plan holds $230M in total assets with 573 participants. It is sponsored by IBEW Local Union No. 252 Pension Plan Joint Board of Trustees.
What type of plan is International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local Union No. 252 Pension Plan?
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local Union No. 252 Pension Plan is a Defined Benefit (Pension) plan. It has been effective since 1965-06-01. The plan is filed with the U.S. Department of Labor under EIN 386323896.
Who sponsors the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local Union No. 252 Pension Plan?
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local Union No. 252 Pension Plan is sponsored by IBEW Local Union No. 252 Pension Plan Joint Board of Trustees, located in Michigan. The sponsor's EIN is 386323896 and the plan operates in the Construction industry.
How did International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local Union No. 252 Pension Plan perform in 2023?
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local Union No. 252 Pension Plan grew sharply - up 19.6% during 2023, moving from $192M to $230M in total assets. Net income was $37M.

What this filing means

Ways to act on International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local Union No. 252 Pension Plan's numbers.

  • By total assets, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local Union No. 252 Pension Plan ranks in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets. See the largest plans
  • Compare it side-by-side against 3 similar Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Michigan. Compare plans
  • IBEW Local Union No. 252 Pension Plan Joint Board of Trustees's sponsor-wide assets have grown 32.1% since 2022 across 3 plan years on file. More Construction plans
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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 386323896.

Reference: IRS Publication 560, Retirement Plans for Small Business, contribution-limit rules.

Reference: IRS Publication 590-B, Distributions from IRAs, RMD rules under SECURE Act 2.0.

Data sourced from U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA). See our methodology for details.

Every figure on PlainRetire is rendered directly from the Department of Labor's Form 5500 annual return filings, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026-07-24.