Money Purchase · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Plumbers & Pipefitters Union Local No. 178 Money Purchase Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$25M
Total assets Below avg plan size
303
Participants Below avg headcount
74th
Percentile by assets National rank
$82,670
Avg per participant Below avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Plumbers & Pipefitters Union Local 178 Money Purchase Plan · Sponsored by Plumbers & Pipefitters Union Local No. 178 · Missouri · Construction

$25M in assets, 303 participants

Plumbers & Pipefitters Union Local No. 178's Plumbers & Pipefitters Union Local 178 Money Purchase Plan reported $25M in total assets and 303 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 74th 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.

  • #6,599 in Construction (9,039 peers)

Coverage in Missouri

Plumbers & Pipefitters Union Local 178 Money Purchase Plan covers 303 participants in Missouri, about 41% of the average Missouri filer (state average ~737 per filing). Assets: $25M.

#6,599
in Construction (9,039 peers)
+10.2%
assets growth YoY

Plumbers & Pipefitters Union Local 178 Money Purchase Plan's outsized position by total assets

Plumbers & Pipefitters Union Local 178 Money Purchase Plan vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2024 · DOL Form 5500

$25,048,919 Top 26% higher than 74% of 123,620 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 2024

Plumbers & Pipefitters Union Local 178 Money Purchase Plan among mid-size filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2024 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Plumbers & Pipefitters Union Local 178 Money Purchase Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (303 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Plumbers & Pipefitters Union Local 178 Money Purchase Plan reported net income fell from $3M in the plan year 2023 filing to $2M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Plumbers & Pipefitters Union Local 178 Money Purchase Plan end-of-year assets rose from $23M in the plan year 2023 filing to $25M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Plumbers & Pipefitters Union Local 178 Money Purchase Plan reported participants rose from 294 in the plan year 2023 filing to 303 in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 431642796 · Plumbers & Pipefitters Union Local No. 178 PY 2024 · Money Purchase

Plumbers & Pipefitters Union Local 178 Money Purchase Plan · $25M · 303 · 74th

  • IND $25M
  • IND 303
  • IND 74th
  • IND Money Purchase
  • IND near Sherin and Lodgen Plan
  • IND ind #6599

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 Missouri →

Plumbers & Pipefitters Union Local 178 Money Purchase Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Sherin and Lodgen Plan$25MPlumbers & Pipefitters Union Local 178 Money Purchase PlanPlumbers & Pipefitters Union…$25MRetirement Plan for Employees of the Peterson Institute for International EconomicsRetirement Plan for Employee…$25MLocal 665 I.a.T.S.E. Annuity PlanLocal 665 I.a.T.S.E. Annuity…$25MOregon Health & Science University Foundation Pension PlanOregon Health & Science Univ…$25M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Plumbers & Pipefitters Union Local 178 Money Purchase Plan and nearest nationwide Money Purchase peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Missouri filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$23M
Net Assets (End of Year)$25M
Net Income$2M
Employer EIN431642796
Plan Effective Date1993-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Plumbers & Pipefitters Union Local No. 178)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Plumbers & Pipefitters Union Local No. 178 plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$25M 24.436170530911824% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$18M$20M$22M$24M$26M 202220232024 $20.1M $25.1M ▲ +24.4%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 268 $20M
2023 1 294 $23M
2024 1 303 $25M

Nearby Money Purchase Plans in Missouri

Peer Money Purchase plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

Plumbers & Pipefitters Union Local 178 Money Purchase Plan vs. nearby Money Purchase plans in Missouri, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -200002000400060008000 -0.500.511.52 Total assets ($B) Participants Plumbers & Pipefitters Union Local 178 Money Purchase Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.025048919 · Participants: 303Plumbers & Pipefitters Union Local 178 Money Purchase PlanLocal No. 1 IBEW Pension Benefit Trust Fund, Total assets ($B): 1.88454511 · Participants: 4749Local No. 1 IBEW Pension Benefit Trust FundNECA-IBEW Pension Benefit Trust Fund, Total assets ($B): 1.0494297 · Participants: 4119NECA-IBEW Pension Benefit Trust FundSaint Louis University Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.755069758 · Participants: 2836Saint Louis University Retirement PlanThe Children's Mercy Hospital Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.564042735 · Participants: 6714The Children's Mercy Hospital Retirement PlanBrewery Conference/Anheuser-Busch Defined Contribution Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.504981689 · Participants: 2581Brewery Conference/Anheuser-Busch Defined Contribution Plan
Plumbers & Pipefitters Union Local 178 Money Purchase Plan vs. nearby Money Purchase plans in Missouri, assets vs. participants
Compare Plumbers & Pipefitters Union Local 178 Money Purchase Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Plumbers & Pipefitters Union Local 178 Money Purchase Plan's out-of-state Money Purchase peers by assets and headcount

Outside Missouri, the nearest Money Purchase by assets is Sherin and Lodgen Plan in MA ($25M); by covered participants it is Indiana University Foundation, Inc. 403(b) Defined Contribution Retirement Plan in IN (302 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (303 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Plumbers & Pipefitters Union Local 178 Money Purchase Plan assets move in 2024? ▼
Plumbers & Pipefitters Union Local 178 Money Purchase Plan grew at a solid clip - up 10.2% during 2024, from $23M to $25M. Reported net income was $2M.
How have Plumbers & Pipefitters Union Local No. 178 plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Plumbers & Pipefitters Union Local No. 178's sponsor-wide assets grew 24.4%, from $20M to $25M.
Which Money Purchase plans are similar in size to Plumbers & Pipefitters Union Local 178 Money Purchase Plan? ▼
Among Money Purchase plans in other states, the closest by assets is Sherin and Lodgen Plan in MA ($25M, 80 participants).
Which Money Purchase plans cover a similar participant headcount to Plumbers & Pipefitters Union Local 178 Money Purchase Plan? ▼
Among Money Purchase plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Indiana University Foundation, Inc. 403(b) Defined Contribution Retirement Plan in IN (302 participants, $81M in assets).

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 431642796.

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.