Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

General Shale Brick, Inc. Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$25K
Total assets Small plan by assets
26
Participants Small participant base
2nd
Percentile by assets National rank
$952
Avg per participant Low balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: General Shale Combined Pension Plan · Sponsored by General Shale Brick, Inc. · Tennessee · Manufacturing

$25K in assets, 26 participants

General Shale Brick, Inc.'s General Shale Combined Pension Plan reported $25K in total assets and 26 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 2nd 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.

  • #149 in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)

General Shale Brick, Inc. multi-year trail

General Shale Brick, Inc.'s plans moved +19.2% in assets from 2022 to 2024; this filing shows General Shale Combined Pension Plan at $25K / 26 participants.

#149
in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)
-97.5%
assets change YoY

The plan reported a net loss of $964K for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

General Shale Combined Pension Plan among the smaller filed plans by assets

General Shale Combined Pension Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$24,764 2nd percentile higher than 2% 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

General Shale Combined Pension Plan among smaller filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2024 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. General Shale Combined Pension Plan is a small filing (26 participants) on this national headcount ladder.

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • General Shale Combined Pension Plan reported net income rose from -$65M in the plan year 2023 filing to -$964K in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • General Shale Combined Pension Plan end-of-year assets fell from $989K in the plan year 2023 filing to $25K in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • General Shale Combined Pension Plan reported participants fell from 159 in the plan year 2023 filing to 26 in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 200454569 · General Shale Brick, Inc. PY 2024 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

General Shale Combined Pension Plan · $25K · 26 · 2nd

  • NET $25K
  • NET 26
  • NET 2nd
  • NET Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • NET near Local 3 Tire and Plastic Division Pension Fund
  • NET ind #149

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 Tennessee →

General Shale Combined Pension Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among General Shale Combined Pension Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

General Shale Brick, Inc. multi-year asset trail

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All General Shale Brick, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$180M 19.226113144859067% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$140M$150M$160M$170M$180M$190M 202220232024 $151M $180M ▲ +19.2%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 4 884 $151M
2023 3 1,750 $168M
2024 3 1,928 $180M

General Shale Brick, Inc. filing trail (2024)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$989K
Net Assets (End of Year)$25K
Net Income-$964K
Employer EIN200454569
Plan Effective Date1968-05-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Tennessee

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

General Shale Combined Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Tennessee, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000 -100102030 Total assets ($B) Participants General Shale Combined Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.000024764 · Participants: 26General Shale Combined Pension PlanFedex Corporation Employees' Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 26.858555454 · Participants: 125941Fedex Corporation Employees' Pension PlanRetirement Plan of International Paper Company, Total assets ($B): 8.18942151 · Participants: 20795Retirement Plan of International Paper CompanyPace Industry Union-Management Pension Fund, Total assets ($B): 2.839667916 · Participants: 3134Pace Industry Union-Management Pension FundPension Plan for Employees at Ornl, Total assets ($B): 2.400126032 · Participants: 6357Pension Plan for Employees at OrnlRetirement Program Plan for Employees of Consolidated Nuclear Security, LLC at the U.S. Department of Energy at Oak Ridge, Tennessee, Total assets ($B): 1.97251328 · Participants: 2516Retirement Program Plan for Employees of Consolidated Nuclear Security, LLC at the U.S. Department of Energy at Oak Ridge, Tennessee
General Shale Combined Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Tennessee, assets vs. participants
Compare General Shale Combined Pension Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

General Shale Combined Pension Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Tennessee, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Local 3 Tire and Plastic Division Pension Fund in IL ($25K); by covered participants it is Thomas County Federal Savings & Loan Association Retirement Plan in GA (26 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 General Shale Combined Pension Plan assets move in 2024? ▼
General Shale Combined Pension Plan contracted severely - down 97.5% during 2024, from $989K to $25K. Reported net income was -$964K.
How have General Shale Brick, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), General Shale Brick, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 19.2%, from $151M to $180M.
Where does General Shale Combined Pension Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
General Shale Combined Pension Plan ranks in the 2nd percentile by end-of-year assets among 123,622 plans that reported assets for plan year 2024 (among the smaller plans by assets on file).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to General Shale Combined Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Local 3 Tire and Plastic Division Pension Fund in IL ($25K, N/A participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to General Shale Combined Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Thomas County Federal Savings & Loan Association Retirement Plan in GA (26 participants, $8M 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 200454569.

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.