Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Nasco Education LLC Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$15M
Total assets Small plan by assets
53
Participants Small participant base
64th
Percentile by assets National rank
$284,255
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Nasco Pension Plan · Sponsored by Nasco Education LLC · Wisconsin · Retail Trade

$15M in assets, 53 participants

Nasco Education LLC's Nasco Pension Plan reported $15M in total assets and 53 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 64th 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.

  • #6,070 in Retail Trade (8,048 peers)

Nasco Education LLC multi-year trail

Nasco Education LLC's plans moved -57.7% in assets from 2022 to 2024; this filing shows Nasco Pension Plan at $15M / 53 participants.

#6,070
in Retail Trade (8,048 peers)
-11.9%
assets change YoY

The plan reported a net loss of $2M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Nasco Pension Plan's mid-pack asset rank among Retail Trade and all filers

Nasco Pension Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$15,065,503 Top 36% higher than 64% 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

Nasco 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. Nasco Pension Plan is a small filing (53 participants) on this national headcount ladder.

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Nasco Pension Plan reported net income fell from $559K in the plan year 2023 filing to -$2M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Nasco Pension Plan reported participants fell from 64 in the plan year 2023 filing to 53 in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Nasco Pension Plan end-of-year assets fell from $17M in the plan year 2023 filing to $15M in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 812923579 · Nasco Education LLC PY 2024 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Nasco Pension Plan · $15M · 53 · 64th

  • VS-ST $15M
  • VS-ST 53
  • VS-ST 64th
  • VS-ST Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • VS-ST near Organichem Corporation Retirement Plan
  • VS-ST ind #6070

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 Retail Trade retirement plans → · Plans in Wisconsin →

Nasco Pension Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Epcor Water (USA), Inc. Pension PlanEpcor Water (USA), Inc. Pens…$15MBarasch & Mcgarry, PC Cash Balance PlanBarasch & Mcgarry, PC Cash B…$15MOrganichem Corporation Retirement PlanOrganichem Corporation Retir…$15MNasco Pension Plan$15MThe Bangor Publishing Company Pension PlanThe Bangor Publishing Compan…$15M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Nasco Pension Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Nasco Education LLC multi-year asset trail

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Nasco Education LLC plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$15M 57.656903758634485% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$10M$20M$30M$40M$50M 202220232024 $35.6M $15.1M ▼ -57.6%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 493 $36M
2023 2 413 $38M
2024 1 53 $15M

Nasco Education LLC filing trail (2024)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$17M
Net Assets (End of Year)$15M
Net Income-$2M
Employer EIN812923579
Plan Effective Date1952-03-25
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Wisconsin

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

Nasco Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Wisconsin, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -5000050001000015000 -101234 Total assets ($B) Participants Nasco Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.015065503 · Participants: 53Nasco Pension PlanBuilding Trades United Pension Trust Fund Milwaukee and Vicinity, Total assets ($B): 3.531588718 · Participants: 10236Building Trades United Pension Trust Fund Milwaukee and VicinityThe Northwestern Mutual Employee Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.254287792 · Participants: 8254The Northwestern Mutual Employee Retirement PlanThe Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company Agents Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 2.075823689 · Participants: 7653The Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company Agents Retirement PlanHarley-Davidson Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.851962731 · Participants: 1414Harley-Davidson Retirement PlanNorth Central States Regional Council of Carpenters Pension Fund, Total assets ($B): 1.83166949 · Participants: 5105North Central States Regional Council of Carpenters Pension Fund
Nasco Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Wisconsin, assets vs. participants

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

Outside Wisconsin, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Organichem Corporation Retirement Plan in NY ($15M); by covered participants it is Retirement Plan for the Benefit of Salaried and Other Employees of Boston Mutual Life Insurance Company in MA (53 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($15M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (53 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 Nasco Pension Plan assets move in 2024?
Nasco Pension Plan pulled back noticeably - down 11.9% during 2024, from $17M to $15M. Reported net income was -$2M.
How have Nasco Education LLC plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Nasco Education LLC's sponsor-wide assets declined 57.7%, from $36M to $15M.
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Nasco Pension Plan?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Organichem Corporation Retirement Plan in NY ($15M, 21 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Nasco Pension Plan?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Retirement Plan for the Benefit of Salaried and Other Employees of Boston Mutual Life Insurance Company in MA (53 participants, $42M in assets).