Plumbing & Heating Wholesalers Retirement Income Plan for the Benefit of Shopmen's Division of Pipe Fitters' Association, Local 597
ERISA Form 5500 plan record drawn from DOL EBSA — verify with linked source filings below.
Sponsored by Shopmens Division Local 597 Joint Board of Trustees · Illinois · Construction
What the 2023 filing shows
Plumbing & Heating Wholesalers Retirement Income Plan for the Benefit of Shopmen's Division of Pipe Fitters' Association, Local 597 holds $16M for 137 participants — about $118,252 per participant, up 8.8% over the 2024 plan year.
- $16M
- total plan assets (2024 EOY)
- 137
- covered participants
- $118,252
- avg assets per participant
- +8.8%
- assets growth YoY
What the Filing Says About Plumbing & Heating Wholesalers Retirement Income Plan for the Benefit of Shopmen's Division of Pipe Fitters' Association, Local 597
Plumbing & Heating Wholesalers Retirement Income Plan for the Benefit of Shopmen's Division of Pipe Fitters' Association, Local 597 is a Other retirement plan sponsored by Shopmens Division Local 597 Joint Board of Trustees, headquartered in Illinois. As of the 2024 Form 5500 filing, the plan reports $16M in total end-of-year assets and covers 137 participants across the Construction industry. The sponsor's EIN on file with the U.S. Department of Labor is 366511016, and the plan has been effective since 1972-06-01. Its filing status is currently FILING RECEIVED.
Year over year, total assets moved from $15M at the beginning of 2024 to $16M at year-end — a gain of 8.8%. Net assets (after liabilities) closed the year at $16M, with reported net income of $1M 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.
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.
Financial Summary (2023)
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $15M |
| Total Assets (End of Year) | $16M |
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $16M |
| Net Income | $1M |
| Plan Type | Other |
| Employer EIN | 366511016 |
| Plan Effective Date | 1972-06-01 |
| Filing Status | FILING RECEIVED |
Sponsor Plan History (Shopmens Division Local 597 Joint Board of Trustees)
| Year | Plans | Participants | Total Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | 130 | $14M |
| 2023 | 1 | 131 | $15M |
| 2024 | 1 | 137 | $16M |
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2024.
Source: DOL EFAST2 filing system (efast.dol.gov) — original filing retrieval by EIN 366511016.
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.
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