Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024
Pipefitters Local No 636 Defined Benefit Pension Fund Pension Plan
Data updated 2026-08-25
- $489M
- Total assets Above avg plan size
- 1,399
- Participants Near avg headcount
- 97th
- Percentile by assets National rank
- $349,345
- Avg per participant High balance/head
Official DOL plan name: Pipefitters Local 636 Defined Benefit Pension Fund · Sponsored by Pipefitters Local No 636 Defined Benefit Pension Fund · Michigan · Construction
$489M in assets, 1,399 participants
Pipefitters Local No 636 Defined Benefit Pension Fund's Pipefitters Local 636 Defined Benefit Pension Fund reported $489M in total assets and 1,399 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 97th 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.
- #8,754 in Construction (9,039 peers)
Coverage in Michigan
Pipefitters Local 636 Defined Benefit Pension Fund covers 1,399 participants in Michigan, 2.2x the typical Michigan plan (state average ~638 per filing). Assets: $489M.
- #8,754
- in Construction (9,039 peers)
- +6.4%
- assets growth YoY
- 4.9×
- vs typical plan assets (national mean)
Pipefitters Local 636 Defined Benefit Pension Fund's outsized position by total assets
Pipefitters Local 636 Defined Benefit Pension Fund vs every filed plan by assets
End-of-year total assets · plan year 2024 · DOL Form 5500
$488,733,612 Top 3% higher than 97% 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
Pipefitters Local 636 Defined Benefit Pension Fund'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. Pipefitters Local 636 Defined Benefit Pension Fund lands in the large band (1,399 participants).
What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings
plan year 2023 → plan year 2024
- Pipefitters Local 636 Defined Benefit Pension Fund reported net income fell from $37M in the plan year 2023 filing to $30M in the plan year 2024 filing.
- Pipefitters Local 636 Defined Benefit Pension Fund end-of-year assets rose from $459M in the plan year 2023 filing to $489M in the plan year 2024 filing.
- Pipefitters Local 636 Defined Benefit Pension Fund reported participants rose from 1,378 in the plan year 2023 filing to 1,399 in the plan year 2024 filing.
Plan-year Form 5500 strip
Filing strip 383009873 · Pipefitters Local No 636 Defined Benefit Pension Fund PY 2024 · Defined Benefit (Pension)
Pipefitters Local 636 Defined Benefit Pension Fund · $489M · 1,399 · 97th
- TYPE $489M
- NET 1,399
- BOOK 97th
- VS-ST Defined Benefit (Pension)
- BOY near Munich Reinsurance America, Inc. Pension Plan
- SCH ind #8754
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 Michigan →
Pipefitters Local 636 Defined Benefit Pension Fund in the asset neighbourhood
Michigan filing particulars
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $459M |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $488M |
| Net Income | $30M |
| Employer EIN | 383009873 |
| Plan Effective Date | 1993-01-01 |
| Filing Status | FILING RECEIVED |
Sponsor Plan History (Pipefitters Local No 636 Defined Benefit Pension Fund)
Sponsor-wide plan assets over time
All Pipefitters Local No 636 Defined Benefit Pension Fund plans reported in each filing year
- Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
- $489M 15.70411707400222% vs 2022
- 2024 filing year
| Year | Plans | Participants | Total Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | 1,399 | $422M |
| 2023 | 1 | 1,378 | $459M |
| 2024 | 1 | 1,399 | $489M |
Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Michigan
Peer Defined Benefit (Pension) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.
- General Motors Hourly-Rate Employees Pension Plan $42.5B · 15,648
- Ford Motor Company UAW Retirement Plan $17.8B · 25,742
- Ford Motor Company General Retirement Plan $12.1B · 8,585
- Dow Employees' Pension Plan $10.9B · 6,888
- Fca US LLC UAW Pension Agreement $10.3B · 12,752
Pipefitters Local 636 Defined Benefit Pension Fund's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount
Outside Michigan, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Munich Reinsurance America, Inc. Pension Plan in NJ ($489M); by covered participants it is Omaha Construction Industry Pension Plan in NE (1,402 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.
Closest by plan assets
Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($489M here).
- Munich Reinsurance America, Inc. Pension Plan (NJ) $489M · 303
- Retirement Plan of Citgo Petroleum Corporation and Participating Subsidiary Companies (TX) $489M · 1,570
- Southern California Local 831 - Employer Pension Fund (CA) $489M · 1,127
- Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP Cash Balance Plan (PA) $487M · 903
Similar participant headcount
Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (1,399 participants); asset peers above are excluded.
- Omaha Construction Industry Pension Plan (NE) 1,402 · 3 off
- The Christ Hospital Pension Plan (OH) 1,396 · 3 off
- Magellan Pension Plan (OK) 1,402 · 3 off
- Viacom Pension Plan (NY) 1,395 · 4 off
DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.