Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Viskase Companies, Inc. Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$89M
Total assets Below avg plan size
88
Participants Small participant base
90th
Percentile by assets National rank
$1.0M
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Ret. Program for Ees of Viskase Companies, Inc. · Sponsored by Viskase Companies, Inc. · Illinois · Manufacturing

$89M in assets, 88 participants

Viskase Companies, Inc.'s Ret. Program for Ees of Viskase Companies, Inc. reported $89M in total assets and 88 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 90th 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.

  • #15,049 in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)

Where Ret. Program for Ees of Viskase Companies, Inc. sits by assets

Ret. Program for Ees of Viskase Companies, Inc. sits in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets, $89M for 88 participants (~$1.0M/participant), down 0.7% in 2024.

#15,049
in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)
-0.7%
assets change YoY
0.9×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $640K for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Ret. Program for Ees of Viskase Companies, Inc.'s outsized position by total assets

Ret. Program for Ees of Viskase Companies, Inc. vs every filed plan by assets

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

$88,500,714 Top 10% higher than 90% 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

Ret. Program for Ees of Viskase Companies, Inc. among smaller filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2024 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Ret. Program for Ees of Viskase Companies, Inc. is a small filing (88 participants) on this national headcount ladder.

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Ret. Program for Ees of Viskase Companies, Inc. reported net income fell from $6M in the plan year 2023 filing to -$640K in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Ret. Program for Ees of Viskase Companies, Inc. reported participants fell from 106 in the plan year 2023 filing to 88 in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Ret. Program for Ees of Viskase Companies, Inc. end-of-year assets fell from $89M in the plan year 2023 filing to $89M in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 952677354 · Viskase Companies, Inc. PY 2024 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Ret. Program for Ees of Viskase Companies, Inc. · $89M · 88 · 90th

  • EIN $89M
  • EIN 88
  • EIN 90th
  • EIN Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • EIN near Nusenda Federal Credit Union Cash Balance Defined Benefit Plan
  • EIN ind #15049

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 Illinois →

Ret. Program for Ees of Viskase Companies, Inc. in the asset neighbourhood

Ret. Program for Ees of Viskase Companies, Inc.Ret. Program for Ees of Visk…$89MNusenda Federal Credit Union Cash Balance Defined Benefit PlanNusenda Federal Credit Union…$88MTompkins Financial Corporation Retirement PlanTompkins Financial Corporati…$88MDay and Zimmermann Ao/Mhg Merged Pension Plan (Formerly Known as Retirement Plan for Bargaining Employees at Iaap)Day and Zimmermann Ao/Mhg Me…$88MBrotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen Long Island Pension FundBrotherhood of Locomotive En…$88M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Ret. Program for Ees of Viskase Companies, Inc. and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Scale-class filing particulars (2024)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$89M
Net Assets (End of Year)$89M
Net Income-$640K
Employer EIN952677354
Plan Effective Date1986-02-18
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Viskase Companies, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Viskase Companies, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$161M 7.604712901056885% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$145M$150M$155M$160M$165M 202220232024 $149M $161M ▲ +7.6%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 668 $149M
2023 2 633 $160M
2024 2 632 $161M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Illinois

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

Ret. Program for Ees of Viskase Companies, Inc. vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -1000001000020000300004000050000 -200204060 Total assets ($B) Participants Ret. Program for Ees of Viskase Companies, Inc., Total assets ($B): 0.088500714 · Participants: 88Ret. Program for Ees of Viskase Companies, Inc.Central 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
Ret. Program for Ees of Viskase Companies, Inc. vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants

Ret. Program for Ees of Viskase Companies, Inc.'s out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Illinois, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Nusenda Federal Credit Union Cash Balance Defined Benefit Plan in NM ($88M); by covered participants it is Textron Automotive Functional Components Cwc Division, a Division of Textron Inc. Hourly-Rated Employees' Pension Plan in RI (88 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

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 Ret. Program for Ees of Viskase Companies, Inc. assets move in 2024?
Ret. Program for Ees of Viskase Companies, Inc. held essentially flat - down 0.7% during 2024, from $89M to $89M. Reported net income was -$640K.
How have Viskase Companies, Inc. plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Viskase Companies, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 7.6%, from $149M to $161M.
Where does Ret. Program for Ees of Viskase Companies, Inc. rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
Ret. Program for Ees of Viskase Companies, Inc. ranks in the 90th percentile by end-of-year assets among 123,622 plans that reported assets for plan year 2024 (in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Ret. Program for Ees of Viskase Companies, Inc.?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Nusenda Federal Credit Union Cash Balance Defined Benefit Plan in NM ($88M, 518 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Ret. Program for Ees of Viskase Companies, Inc.?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Textron Automotive Functional Components Cwc Division, a Division of Textron Inc. Hourly-Rated Employees' Pension Plan in RI (88 participants, $113M in assets).