401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Mears Installation, LLC 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$8M
Total assets Small plan by assets: 318
Participants Below avg headcount: 52nd
Percentile by assets National rank: $26,087
Avg per participant Low balance/head

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Official DOL plan name: Pipeliners' Retirement Plan · Sponsored by Mears Installation, LLC · Illinois · Construction

$8M in assets, 318 participants

Mears Installation, LLC's Pipeliners' Retirement Plan reported $8M in total assets and 318 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 52nd 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.

#4,538 in Construction (9,039 peers)

Coverage in Illinois

Pipeliners' Retirement Plan covers 318 participants in Illinois, about 41% of the average Illinois filer (state average ~779 per filing). Assets: $8M.

#4,538
in Construction (9,039 peers): +8.1%
assets growth YoY

Pipeliners' Retirement Plan's mid-pack asset rank among Construction and all filers

Pipeliners' Retirement Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$8,295,645 Top 48% higher than 52% of 123,620 filed plans

Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.

Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2024

Pipeliners' Retirement 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. Pipeliners' Retirement Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (318 participants).

Micro (1-10) 33,766 filings (27%) Small (11-100) 26,107 filings (21%) Medium (101-1,000) 54,251 filings (43%) Large (1,001-10,000) 10,349 filings (8%) Mega (10,000+) 1,399 filings (1%)

Pipeliners' Retirement Plan reported participants fell from 506 in the plan year 2023 filing to 318 in the plan year 2024 filing.
Pipeliners' Retirement Plan reported net income fell from $799K in the plan year 2023 filing to $622K in the plan year 2024 filing.
Pipeliners' Retirement Plan end-of-year assets rose from $8M in the plan year 2023 filing to $8M in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 411625874 · Mears Installation, LLC PY 2024 · 401(k)

Pipeliners' Retirement Plan · $8M · 318 · 52nd

BOOK $8M
VS-ST 318
BOY 52nd
SCH 401(k)
EBSA near Lewis Reed & Allen P.C. Profit Sharing/401(k) Plan
PART ind #4538

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 Illinois →

End-of-year total assets ($M) among Pipeliners' Retirement Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Illinois filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)	$8M
Net Assets (End of Year)	$8M
Net Income	$622K
Employer EIN	411625874
Plan Effective Date	1991-01-01
Filing Status	FILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Mears Installation, LLC)

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets: $8M 20.66945612780804% vs 2022; 2024 filing year

Year	Plans	Participants	Total Assets
2022	1	505	$7M
2023	1	506	$8M
2024	1	318	$8M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Illinois

Peer 401(k) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

Pipeliners' Retirement Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants

Accenture United States 401(k) Match and Savings Plan $21.3B · 66,965
State Farm 401(k) Savings Plan $19.0B · 63,297
United Airlines Pilot Retirement Account Plan $16.8B · 16,659
Abbott Laboratories Stock Retirement Plan $15.8B · 38,229
Walgreens Retirement Savings Plan $14.5B · 233,635

Compare Pipeliners' Retirement Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Pipeliners' Retirement Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Illinois, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Lewis Reed & Allen P.C. Profit Sharing/401(k) Plan in MI ($8M); by covered participants it is Smartcontract 401(k) Plan in NY (318 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($8M here).

Lewis Reed & Allen P.C. Profit Sharing/401(k) Plan (MI) $8M · 24
Industrial Ventilation, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Plan (ID) $8M · 98
Hpg, LLC 401 (K) Retirement Plan (WA) $8M · 88
Rms Energy Co. LLC 401(k) Retirement Plan (MN) $8M · 202

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (318 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

Smartcontract 401(k) Plan (NY) 318 · 0 off
Fst Technical Services 401(k) Plan (AZ) 318 · 0 off
Jon M. Hall Company, LLC 401(k) Plan (FL) 318 · 0 off
Shipley Energy 401(k) Retirement Plan (PA) 318 · 0 off

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 Pipeliners' Retirement Plan assets move in 2024? ▼

Pipeliners' Retirement Plan grew at a solid clip - up 8.1% during 2024, from $8M to $8M. Reported net income was $622K.

How have Mears Installation, LLC plan assets changed over time? ▼

Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Mears Installation, LLC's sponsor-wide assets grew 20.7%, from $7M to $8M.

Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Pipeliners' Retirement Plan? ▼

Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Lewis Reed & Allen P.C. Profit Sharing/401(k) Plan in MI ($8M, 24 participants).

Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Pipeliners' Retirement Plan? ▼

Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Smartcontract 401(k) Plan in NY (318 participants, $14M 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 411625874.