Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Bd of Trustees Metal Engravers Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-07-24

$5M
Total assets: 44
Participants: 42nd
Percentile by assets: $111,571
Avg per participant

Official DOL plan name: Metal Engravers Union Local 34 Pension Plan · Sponsored by Bd of Trustees Metal Engravers · Illinois · Manufacturing

$5M in assets, 44 participants

Bd of Trustees Metal Engravers's Metal Engravers Union Local 34 Pension Plan reported $5M in total assets and 44 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 42nd 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.

42nd percentile by assets (of 116,472 plans)

Bd of Trustees Metal Engravers multi-year trail

Bd of Trustees Metal Engravers's plans moved +25.4% in assets from 2022 to 2024; this filing shows Metal Engravers Union Local 34 Pension Plan at $5M / 44 participants.

$5M
total plan assets (2024 EOY): 44
covered participants: 42nd
percentile by assets (of 116,472 plans): $111,571
avg assets per participant

Metal Engravers Union Local 34 Pension Plan end-of-year assets rose from $4M in the plan year 2023 filing to $5M in the plan year 2024 filing.
Metal Engravers Union Local 34 Pension Plan reported net income rose from $471K in the plan year 2023 filing to $524K in the plan year 2024 filing.
Metal Engravers Union Local 34 Pension Plan reported participants fell from 45 in the plan year 2023 filing to 44 in the plan year 2024 filing.

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State

Illinois

Industry

Manufacturing

Bd of Trustees Metal Engravers across 3 plan years on file

Across the 3 plan years Bd of Trustees Metal Engravers has on file (2022-2024), sponsor-wide plan assets have moved from $4M to $5M, a gain of 25.4%, while reported participants moved from 46 to 44 (-4.3%). Peak year by sponsor assets: 2024 ($5M); trough: 2022 ($4M).

Bd of Trustees Metal Engravers multi-year asset trail

Total plan assets by year, all Bd of Trustees Metal Engravers plans on file

Year	Plans	Participants	Total Assets
2022	1	46	$4M
2023	1	45	$4M
2024	1	44	$5M

Bd of Trustees Metal Engravers filing trail (2024)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)	$4M
Net Assets (End of Year)	$5M
Net Income	$524K
Employer EIN	362985801
Plan Effective Date	1964-01-23
Filing Status	FILING RECEIVED

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Metal Engravers Union Local 34 Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants

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Similar-Sized Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans Nationally

Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states closest to Metal Engravers Union Local 34 Pension Plan by total assets, not by location.

Perry Chemical Cash Balance Plan (NY) $5M · 5
Proficium Inc Cash Balance Plan (CA) $5M · 23
Heat & Frost Insulators & Allied Workers Local Union 10 Pension Plan (AR) $5M · 21
Bakers Local No 433 Pension Plan (SD) $5M · N/A

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Metal Engravers Union Local 34 Pension Plan assets move in 2024? ▼

Metal Engravers Union Local 34 Pension Plan grew at a solid clip - up 12.0% during 2024, from $4M to $5M. Reported net income was $524K.

How have Bd of Trustees Metal Engravers plan assets changed over time? ▼

Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Bd of Trustees Metal Engravers's sponsor-wide assets grew 25.4%, from $4M to $5M.

Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Metal Engravers Union Local 34 Pension Plan? ▼

Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Perry Chemical Cash Balance Plan in NY ($5M, 5 participants).

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Multi-year trail

Ways to act on Metal Engravers Union Local 34 Pension Plan's numbers.

By total assets, Metal Engravers Union Local 34 Pension Plan ranks in the lower half of filed plans by assets. See the largest plans
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Bd of Trustees Metal Engravers's sponsor-wide assets have grown 25.4% since 2022 across 3 plan years on file. More Manufacturing plans

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 362985801.

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.