Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Blaze Credit Union Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$56M
Total assets Below avg plan size
150
Participants Small participant base
85th
Percentile by assets National rank
$370,734
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Blaze Credit Union Defined Benefit Plan and Trust · Sponsored by Blaze Credit Union · Minnesota · Finance & Insurance

$56M in assets, 150 participants

Blaze Credit Union's Blaze Credit Union Defined Benefit Plan and Trust reported $56M in total assets and 150 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.

  • #6,593 in Finance & Insurance (8,549 peers)

Coverage in Minnesota

Blaze Credit Union Defined Benefit Plan and Trust covers 150 participants in Minnesota, about 13% of the average Minnesota filer (state average ~1,126 per filing). Assets: $56M.

#6,593
in Finance & Insurance (8,549 peers)
+2.0%
assets growth YoY
0.6×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Blaze Credit Union Defined Benefit Plan and Trust's outsized position by total assets

Blaze Credit Union Defined Benefit Plan and Trust vs every filed plan by assets

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

$55,610,027 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

Blaze Credit Union Defined Benefit Plan and Trust 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. Blaze Credit Union Defined Benefit Plan and Trust sits mid-pack in the medium band (150 participants).

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 410585825 · Blaze Credit Union PY 2024 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Blaze Credit Union Defined Benefit Plan and Trust · $56M · 150 · 85th

  • PCT $56M
  • EIN 150
  • RANK 85th
  • PHOTO Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • IND near Sumitomo Machinery Corporation of America Pension Plan
  • EOY ind #6593

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 Finance & Insurance retirement plans → · Plans in Minnesota →

Blaze Credit Union Defined Benefit Plan and Trust in the asset neighbourhood

First United Corporation Pension PlanFirst United Corporation Pen…$56MBlaze Credit Union Defined Benefit Plan and TrustBlaze Credit Union Defined B…$56MSumitomo Machinery Corporation of America Pension PlanSumitomo Machinery Corporati…$56MLibbey Salaried Cash Balance Pension PlanLibbey Salaried Cash Balance…$56MNew York Backstretch Employees Pension PlanNew York Backstretch Employe…$55M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Blaze Credit Union Defined Benefit Plan and Trust and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Minnesota filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$55M
Net Assets (End of Year)$56M
Net Income$1M
Employer EIN410585825
Plan Effective Date1975-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Blaze Credit Union)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Blaze Credit Union plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$115M 254.6207358097315% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$0M$50M$100M$150M 202220232024 $32.4M $115M ▲ +254.6%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 347 $32M
2023 1 366 $41M
2024 2 780 $115M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Minnesota

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

Blaze Credit Union Defined Benefit Plan and Trust vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Minnesota, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -20000020000400006000080000 -5051015 Total assets ($B) Participants Blaze Credit Union Defined Benefit Plan and Trust, Total assets ($B): 0.055610027 · Participants: 150Blaze Credit Union Defined Benefit Plan and TrustMayo Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 11.816211651 · Participants: 71743Mayo Pension Plan3M Employee Retirement Income Plan, Total assets ($B): 8.87866493 · Participants: 91323M Employee Retirement Income PlanWells Fargo & Company Cash Balance Plan, Total assets ($B): 8.278776602 · Participants: 46875Wells Fargo & Company Cash Balance PlanU.S. Bank Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.38225088 · Participants: 62822U.S. Bank Pension PlanThe Travelers Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.23694343 · Participants: 27237The Travelers Pension Plan
Blaze Credit Union Defined Benefit Plan and Trust vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Minnesota, assets vs. participants
Compare Blaze Credit Union Defined Benefit Plan and Trust side-by-side with 3 peers →

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

Outside Minnesota, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Sumitomo Machinery Corporation of America Pension Plan in VA ($56M); by covered participants it is The Nassau Companies of New York Employee Pension Plan in CT (150 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (150 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 Blaze Credit Union Defined Benefit Plan and Trust assets move in 2024? ▼
Blaze Credit Union Defined Benefit Plan and Trust edged up modestly - up 2.0% during 2024, from $55M to $56M. Reported net income was $1M.
How have Blaze Credit Union plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Blaze Credit Union's sponsor-wide assets grew 254.6%, from $32M to $115M.
Where does Blaze Credit Union Defined Benefit Plan and Trust rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Blaze Credit Union Defined Benefit Plan and Trust 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 Blaze Credit Union Defined Benefit Plan and Trust? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Sumitomo Machinery Corporation of America Pension Plan in VA ($56M, 325 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Blaze Credit Union Defined Benefit Plan and Trust? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is The Nassau Companies of New York Employee Pension Plan in CT (150 participants, $487M 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 410585825.

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.