Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Employers Council Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$38M
Total assets Below avg plan size
103
Participants Small participant base
81st
Percentile by assets National rank
$372,434
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Mountain States Employers Council, Inc. Pension Plan and Trust · Sponsored by Employers Council · Colorado · Professional & Technical Services

$38M in assets, 103 participants

Employers Council's Mountain States Employers Council, Inc. Pension Plan and Trust reported $38M in total assets and 103 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 81st 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.

  • #16,403 in Professional & Technical Services (20,173 peers)

Coverage in Colorado

Mountain States Employers Council, Inc. Pension Plan and Trust covers 103 participants in Colorado, about 27% of the average Colorado filer (state average ~376 per filing). Assets: $38M.

#16,403
in Professional & Technical Services (20,173 peers)
-5.8%
assets change YoY
0.4×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $2M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Mountain States Employers Council, Inc. Pension Plan and Trust's outsized position by total assets

Mountain States Employers Council, Inc. Pension Plan and Trust vs every filed plan by assets

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

$38,360,659 Top 19% higher than 81% 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

Mountain States Employers Council, Inc. Pension Plan and Trust 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. Mountain States Employers Council, Inc. Pension Plan and Trust sits mid-pack in the medium band (103 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Mountain States Employers Council, Inc. Pension Plan and Trust reported net income fell from $5M in the plan year 2023 filing to -$2M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Mountain States Employers Council, Inc. Pension Plan and Trust reported participants fell from 111 in the plan year 2023 filing to 103 in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Mountain States Employers Council, Inc. Pension Plan and Trust end-of-year assets fell from $41M in the plan year 2023 filing to $38M in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 840172643 · Employers Council PY 2024 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Mountain States Employers Council, Inc. Pension Plan and Trust · $38M · 103 · 81st

  • BOY $38M
  • BOY 103
  • BOY 81st
  • BOY Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • BOY near The French's Food Company LLC Retirement Plan for Union Employees
  • BOY ind #16403

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 Professional & Technical Services retirement plans → · Plans in Colorado →

Mountain States Employers Council, Inc. Pension Plan and Trust in the asset neighbourhood

Dolese Pension Plan$38MMountain States Employers Council, Inc. Pension Plan and TrustMountain States Employers Co…$38MThe French's Food Company LLC Retirement Plan for Union EmployeesThe French's Food Company LL…$38MSignature Healthcare Retirement Plan CSignature Healthcare Retirem…$38MIowa State Education Association Employees' Pension TrustIowa State Education Associa…$38M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Mountain States Employers Council, Inc. Pension Plan and Trust and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Colorado filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$41M
Net Assets (End of Year)$38M
Net Income-$2M
Employer EIN840172643
Plan Effective Date1965-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Employers Council)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Employers Council plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$58M 3.9340957131314034% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$54M$56M$58M$60M$62M$64M 202220232024 $56.2M $58.5M ▲ +3.9%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 252 $56M
2023 2 251 $61M
2024 2 215 $58M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Colorado

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

Mountain States Employers Council, Inc. Pension Plan and Trust vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Colorado, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -1000001000020000300004000050000 -0.500.511.5 Total assets ($B) Participants Mountain States Employers Council, Inc. Pension Plan and Trust, Total assets ($B): 0.038360659 · Participants: 103Mountain States Employers Council, Inc. Pension Plan and TrustRocky Mountain Ufcw Unions and Employers Retail and Meat Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.290530979 · Participants: 38340Rocky Mountain Ufcw Unions and Employers Retail and Meat Pension PlanBall Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.901154325 · Participants: 1243Ball Pension PlanPcs U.S. Employees' Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.810486388 · Participants: 1243Pcs U.S. Employees' Pension PlanMedianews Group Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.443617213 · Participants: 217Medianews Group Pension PlanNational Laboratory of the Rockies Shared Security Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.43554378 · Participants: 3154National Laboratory of the Rockies Shared Security Pension Plan
Mountain States Employers Council, Inc. Pension Plan and Trust vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Colorado, assets vs. participants

Mountain States Employers Council, Inc. Pension Plan and Trust's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Colorado, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is The French's Food Company LLC Retirement Plan for Union Employees in MD ($38M); by covered participants it is The Steel Improvement Boilermakers & Blacksmiths Pension Plan in OH (103 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (103 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 Mountain States Employers Council, Inc. Pension Plan and Trust assets move in 2024?
Mountain States Employers Council, Inc. Pension Plan and Trust pulled back noticeably - down 5.8% during 2024, from $41M to $38M. Reported net income was -$2M.
How have Employers Council plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Employers Council's sponsor-wide assets grew 3.9%, from $56M to $58M.
Where does Mountain States Employers Council, Inc. Pension Plan and Trust rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
Mountain States Employers Council, Inc. Pension Plan and Trust ranks in the 81st percentile by end-of-year assets among 123,622 plans that reported assets for plan year 2024 (in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Mountain States Employers Council, Inc. Pension Plan and Trust?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is The French's Food Company LLC Retirement Plan for Union Employees in MD ($38M, 338 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Mountain States Employers Council, Inc. Pension Plan and Trust?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is The Steel Improvement Boilermakers & Blacksmiths Pension Plan in OH (103 participants, $5M in assets).