Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Discovery Energy, LLC Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$12M
Total assets Small plan by assets: 1,916
Participants Near avg headcount: 59th
Percentile by assets National rank: $6,067
Avg per participant Low balance/head

Official DOL plan name: Discovery Energy Pension Plan · Sponsored by Discovery Energy, LLC · Wisconsin · Manufacturing

$12M in assets, 1,916 participants

Discovery Energy, LLC's Discovery Energy Pension Plan reported $12M in total assets and 1,916 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 59th 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.

#8,098 in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)

Coverage in Wisconsin

Discovery Energy Pension Plan covers 1,916 participants in Wisconsin, 3.4x the typical Wisconsin plan (state average ~563 per filing). Assets: $12M.

#8,098
in Manufacturing (17,777 peers): $12M
reported net income

Discovery Energy Pension Plan's mid-pack asset rank among Manufacturing and all filers

Discovery Energy Pension Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$11,623,475 Top 41% higher than 59% 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

Discovery Energy Pension Plan's large-plan peer group by participant headcount

Plan-year 2024 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Discovery Energy Pension Plan lands in the large band (1,916 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%)

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 990486805 · Discovery Energy, LLC PY 2024 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Discovery Energy Pension Plan · $12M · 1,916 · 59th

SCH $12M
EBSA 1,916
PART 59th
TYPE Defined Benefit (Pension)
NET near Emc National Life Company Employees Cash Balance Plan
BOOK ind #8098

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 Manufacturing retirement plans → · Plans in Wisconsin →

End-of-year total assets ($M) among Discovery Energy Pension Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Wisconsin filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)	N/A
Net Assets (End of Year)	$12M
Net Income	$12M
Employer EIN	990486805
Plan Effective Date	2024-05-01
Filing Status	FILING RECEIVED

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Wisconsin

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

Discovery Energy Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Wisconsin, assets vs. participants

Building Trades United Pension Trust Fund Milwaukee and Vicinity $3.5B · 10,236
The Northwestern Mutual Employee Retirement Plan $3.3B · 8,254
The Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company Agents Retirement Plan $2.1B · 7,653
Harley-Davidson Retirement Plan $1.9B · 1,414
North Central States Regional Council of Carpenters Pension Fund $1.8B · 5,105

Compare Discovery Energy Pension Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Discovery Energy Pension Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Wisconsin, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Emc National Life Company Employees Cash Balance Plan in IA ($12M); by covered participants it is IBEW Local No. 60 Pension in NM (1,916 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($12M here).

Emc National Life Company Employees Cash Balance Plan (IA) $12M · 67
Butcher and Provision Workers Pension Fund of Southern California (AZ) $12M · N/A
Usw Career Pension Plan for Appendix a Usw-Represented Employees (OH) $12M · 86
The Mario Badescu Skin Care, Inc. Variable Cash Balance Plan (NJ) $12M · 137

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (1,916 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

IBEW Local No. 60 Pension (NM) 1,916 · 0 off
Howmet Merged Pension Plan (PA) 1,915 · 1 off
Sheet Metal Workers' Local 73 Pension Fund (IL) 1,914 · 2 off
Msi Pension Plan (IL) 1,913 · 3 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

Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Discovery Energy Pension Plan? ▼

Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Emc National Life Company Employees Cash Balance Plan in IA ($12M, 67 participants).

Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Discovery Energy Pension Plan? ▼

Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is IBEW Local No. 60 Pension in NM (1,916 participants, $97M 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 990486805.