Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Steamfitters Local 439 Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$54M
Total assets Below avg plan size
129
Participants Small participant base
85th
Percentile by assets National rank
$420,356
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Steamfitters Local 439 Pension Plan · Sponsored by Steamfitters Local 439 · Illinois · Construction

$54M in assets, 129 participants

Steamfitters Local 439's Steamfitters Local 439 Pension Plan reported $54M in total assets and 129 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 85th 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.

  • #7,525 in Construction (9,039 peers)

Coverage in Illinois

Steamfitters Local 439 Pension Plan covers 129 participants in Illinois, about 17% of the average Illinois filer (state average ~779 per filing). Assets: $54M.

#7,525
in Construction (9,039 peers)
+14.9%
assets growth YoY
0.5×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Steamfitters Local 439 Pension Plan's outsized position by total assets

Steamfitters Local 439 Pension Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$54,225,970 Top 15% higher than 85% 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

Steamfitters Local 439 Pension 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. Steamfitters Local 439 Pension Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (129 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Steamfitters Local 439 Pension Plan reported net income rose from $6M in the plan year 2023 filing to $7M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Steamfitters Local 439 Pension Plan end-of-year assets rose from $47M in the plan year 2023 filing to $54M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Steamfitters Local 439 Pension Plan reported participants rose from 126 in the plan year 2023 filing to 129 in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 371186815 · Steamfitters Local 439 PY 2024 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Steamfitters Local 439 Pension Plan · $54M · 129 · 85th

  • PART $54M
  • TYPE 129
  • NET 85th
  • BOOK Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • VS-ST near American Sugar Refining and Subsidiaries Pension P
  • BOY ind #7525

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 →

Steamfitters Local 439 Pension Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Local 1102 Amalgamated Pension FundLocal 1102 Amalgamated Pensi…$54MHillyard Revised Retirement PlanHillyard Revised Retirement …$54MAmerican Sugar Refining and Subsidiaries Pension PAmerican Sugar Refining and …$54MSteamfitters Local 439 Pension PlanSteamfitters Local 439 Pensi…$54MThe Maryland State Education Association Pension Plan and TrustThe Maryland State Education…$54M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Steamfitters Local 439 Pension Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Illinois filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$47M
Net Assets (End of Year)$54M
Net Income$7M
Employer EIN371186815
Plan Effective Date1986-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Steamfitters Local 439)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Steamfitters Local 439 plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$96M 31.637849371121668% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$70M$80M$90M$100M 202220232024 $73M $96.1M ▲ +31.6%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 230 $73M
2023 2 261 $85M
2024 2 265 $96M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Illinois

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

Steamfitters Local 439 Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -1000001000020000300004000050000 -200204060 Total assets ($B) Participants Steamfitters Local 439 Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.05422597 · Participants: 129Steamfitters Local 439 Pension PlanCentral States, Southeast & Southwest Areas Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 48.22071058 · Participants: 36799Central States, Southeast & Southwest Areas Pension PlanState Farm Insurance Companies Retirement Plan for United States Employees, Total assets ($B): 37.736369487 · Participants: 41619State Farm Insurance Companies Retirement Plan for United States EmployeesGE Healthcare Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 13.74052931 · Participants: 5554GE Healthcare Pension PlanAbbott Laboratories Annuity Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 8.591907247 · Participants: 17875Abbott Laboratories Annuity Retirement PlanUnited Food & Commercial Workers Intl Union - Industry Pension Fund, Total assets ($B): 8.17675965 · Participants: 20984United Food & Commercial Workers Intl Union - Industry Pension Fund
Steamfitters Local 439 Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants
Compare Steamfitters Local 439 Pension Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Steamfitters Local 439 Pension Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Illinois, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is American Sugar Refining and Subsidiaries Pension P in NY ($54M); by covered participants it is Midwest Radiology, P.a. and Affiliates Cash Balance Plan in MN (129 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (129 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 Steamfitters Local 439 Pension Plan assets move in 2024? ▼
Steamfitters Local 439 Pension Plan grew at a solid clip - up 14.9% during 2024, from $47M to $54M. Reported net income was $7M.
How have Steamfitters Local 439 plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Steamfitters Local 439's sponsor-wide assets grew 31.6%, from $73M to $96M.
Where does Steamfitters Local 439 Pension Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Steamfitters Local 439 Pension Plan ranks in the 85th 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 Steamfitters Local 439 Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is American Sugar Refining and Subsidiaries Pension P in NY ($54M, 344 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Steamfitters Local 439 Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Midwest Radiology, P.a. and Affiliates Cash Balance Plan in MN (129 participants, $73M 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 371186815.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA). See our methodology for details.