Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Board of Trustees, Meba Pension Trust-Defined Benefit Plan Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$928M
Total assets Above avg plan size
2,257
Participants Above avg headcount
98th
Percentile by assets National rank
$410,997
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Meba Pension Trust-Defined Benefit Plan · Sponsored by Board of Trustees, Meba Pension Trust-Defined Benefit Plan · Maryland · Transportation & Warehousing

$928M in assets, 2,257 participants

Board of Trustees, Meba Pension Trust-Defined Benefit Plan's Meba Pension Trust-Defined Benefit Plan reported $928M in total assets and 2,257 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 98th 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.

  • #3,209 in Transportation & Warehousing (3,299 peers)

Coverage in Maryland

Meba Pension Trust-Defined Benefit Plan covers 2,257 participants in Maryland, 2.4x the typical Maryland plan (state average ~929 per filing). Assets: $928M.

#3,209
in Transportation & Warehousing (3,299 peers)
+1.3%
assets growth YoY
9.3×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Meba Pension Trust-Defined Benefit Plan's outsized position by total assets

Meba Pension Trust-Defined Benefit Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$927,619,387 Top 2% higher than 98% 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

Meba Pension Trust-Defined Benefit 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. Meba Pension Trust-Defined Benefit Plan lands in the large band (2,257 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Meba Pension Trust-Defined Benefit Plan reported net income fell from $24M in the plan year 2023 filing to $14M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Meba Pension Trust-Defined Benefit Plan reported participants fell from 2,367 in the plan year 2023 filing to 2,257 in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Meba Pension Trust-Defined Benefit Plan end-of-year assets rose from $916M in the plan year 2023 filing to $928M in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 516029896 · Board of Trustees, Meba Pension Trust-Defined Benefit Plan PY 2024 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Meba Pension Trust-Defined Benefit Plan · $928M · 2,257 · 98th

  • BOOK $928M
  • VS-ST 2,257
  • BOY 98th
  • SCH Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • EBSA near Southern California United Food and Commercial Workers Unions and Drug Employers Pension Fund
  • PART ind #3209

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 Transportation & Warehousing retirement plans → · Plans in Maryland →

Meba Pension Trust-Defined Benefit Plan in the asset neighbourhood

The Campbell's Company Retirement and Pension PlanThe Campbell's Company Retir…$931MMeba Pension Trust-Defined Benefit PlanMeba Pension Trust-Defined B…$928MSouthern California United Food and Commercial Workers Unions and Drug Employers Pension FundSouthern California United F…$928MWestinghouse Electric Company Pension PlanWestinghouse Electric Compan…$924MAshland Hercules Pension Plan$924M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Meba Pension Trust-Defined Benefit Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Maryland filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$916M
Net Assets (End of Year)$925M
Net Income$14M
Employer EIN516029896
Plan Effective Date1955-12-13
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Board of Trustees, Meba Pension Trust-Defined Benefit Plan)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Board of Trustees, Meba Pension Trust-Defined Benefit Plan plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$1.6B 16.40063078837426% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$1.3B$1.4B$1.5B$1.6B 202220232024 $1.34B $1.57B ▲ +17.2%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 3 6,983 $1.3B
2023 3 7,111 $1.5B
2024 3 7,049 $1.6B

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Maryland

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

Meba Pension Trust-Defined Benefit Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Maryland, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -1000000100000200000300000400000 -50510152025 Total assets ($B) Participants Meba Pension Trust-Defined Benefit Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.927619387 · Participants: 2257Meba Pension Trust-Defined Benefit PlanNational Electrical Benefit Fund, Total assets ($B): 20.376060206 · Participants: 332362National Electrical Benefit FundLockheed Martin Corporation Salaried Employee Retirement Program, Total assets ($B): 18.271295253 · Participants: 18014Lockheed Martin Corporation Salaried Employee Retirement ProgramBakery & Confectionery Union & Industry International Pension Fund, Total assets ($B): 6.575836095 · Participants: 14954Bakery & Confectionery Union & Industry International Pension FundNational Automatic Sprinkler Industry Pension Fund, Total assets ($B): 4.765198925 · Participants: 15964National Automatic Sprinkler Industry Pension FundMajor League Baseball Players Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.76226641 · Participants: 1091Major League Baseball Players Pension Plan
Meba Pension Trust-Defined Benefit Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Maryland, assets vs. participants

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

Outside Maryland, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Southern California United Food and Commercial Workers Unions and Drug Employers Pension Fund in CA ($928M); by covered participants it is Teamsters Negotiated Pension Plan in MO (2,256 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (2,257 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 Meba Pension Trust-Defined Benefit Plan assets move in 2024? ▼
Meba Pension Trust-Defined Benefit Plan edged up modestly - up 1.3% during 2024, from $916M to $928M. Reported net income was $14M.
How have Board of Trustees, Meba Pension Trust-Defined Benefit Plan plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Board of Trustees, Meba Pension Trust-Defined Benefit Plan's sponsor-wide assets grew 16.4%, from $1.3B to $1.6B.
Where does Meba Pension Trust-Defined Benefit Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Meba Pension Trust-Defined Benefit Plan ranks in the 98th percentile by end-of-year assets among 123,622 plans that reported assets for plan year 2024 (in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Meba Pension Trust-Defined Benefit Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Southern California United Food and Commercial Workers Unions and Drug Employers Pension Fund in CA ($928M, 10,539 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Meba Pension Trust-Defined Benefit Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Teamsters Negotiated Pension Plan in MO (2,256 participants, $713M in assets).