Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Plumbers & Pipefitters Local No 189 and Mcaco Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-11

$192M
Total assets: 876
Participants: 95th
Percentile by assets: $218,942
Avg per participant

Official DOL plan name: Plumbers & Pipefitters Local No 189 Pension Plan · Sponsored by Plumbers & Pipefitters Local No 189 and Mcaco · Ohio · Construction

$192M in assets, 876 participants

Plumbers & Pipefitters Local No 189 and Mcaco's Plumbers & Pipefitters Local No 189 Pension Plan reported $192M in total assets and 876 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 127,072 plans)
#8,439 in Construction (9,030 peers)

Where Plumbers & Pipefitters Local No 189 Pension Plan sits by assets

Plumbers & Pipefitters Local No 189 Pension Plan sits in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets, $192M for 876 participants (~$218,942/participant), up 11.1% in 2023.

$192M
total plan assets (2023 EOY): 876
covered participants: 95th
percentile by assets (of 127,072 plans): $218,942
avg assets per participant

Plumbers & Pipefitters Local No 189 Pension Plan reported net income rose from -$10M in the plan year 2022 filing to $19M in the plan year 2023 filing.
Plumbers & Pipefitters Local No 189 Pension Plan end-of-year assets rose from $173M in the plan year 2022 filing to $192M in the plan year 2023 filing.
Plumbers & Pipefitters Local No 189 Pension Plan reported participants rose from 790 in the plan year 2022 filing to 876 in the plan year 2023 filing.

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State

Ohio

Industry

Construction

Plumbers & Pipefitters Local No 189 Pension Plan vs the 2023 asset distribution

By assets, Plumbers & Pipefitters Local No 189 Pension Plan outranks 95% of the 127,072 plans that filed a Form 5500 for the 2023 plan year, and holds roughly 1.9x the national average plan size of $100M (721 average participants).

Scale-class filing particulars (2023)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)	$173M
Net Assets (End of Year)	$191M
Net Income	$19M
Employer EIN	310894807
Plan Effective Date	1967-06-01
Filing Status	FILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Plumbers & Pipefitters Local No 189 and Mcaco)

Total plan assets by year, all Plumbers & Pipefitters Local No 189 and Mcaco plans on file

Year	Plans	Participants	Total Assets
2022	2	1,606	$355M
2023	2	1,853	$399M
2024	2	2,367	$423M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Ohio

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Plumbers & Pipefitters Local No 189 Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Ohio, assets vs. participants

Firstenergy Corp. Master Pension Plan $7.1B · 12,304
Nationwide Retirement Plan $5.3B · 22,311
American Electric Power System Retirement Plan $4.5B · 15,595
Parker Defined Benefit Plan $3.7B · 191
Ohio Operating Engineers Pension Plan $3.6B · 10,029

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Similar-Sized Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans Nationally

Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states closest to Plumbers & Pipefitters Local No 189 Pension Plan by total assets, not by location.

Painters Union Pension Plan (MI) $192M · 798
Retirement Plan for Employees of Southern States (VA) $192M · 247
O'melveny & Myers LLP Cash Balance Plan (CA) $192M · 229
I.B.E.W. Local 769 Management Pension Plan a (AZ) $191M · 963

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Plumbers & Pipefitters Local No 189 Pension Plan assets move in 2023? ▼

Plumbers & Pipefitters Local No 189 Pension Plan grew at a solid clip - up 11.1% during 2023, from $173M to $192M. Reported net income was $19M.

How have Plumbers & Pipefitters Local No 189 and Mcaco plan assets changed over time? ▼

Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Plumbers & Pipefitters Local No 189 and Mcaco's sponsor-wide assets grew 19.1%, from $355M to $423M.

Where does Plumbers & Pipefitters Local No 189 Pension Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼

Plumbers & Pipefitters Local No 189 Pension Plan ranks in the 95th 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 Plumbers & Pipefitters Local No 189 Pension Plan? ▼

Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Painters Union Pension Plan in MI ($192M, 798 participants).

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By total assets, Plumbers & Pipefitters Local No 189 Pension Plan ranks in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets. See the largest plans
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Plumbers & Pipefitters Local No 189 and Mcaco's sponsor-wide assets have grown 19.1% since 2022 across 3 plan years on file. More Construction plans

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 310894807.