Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Plumbers & Pipefitters Local No 189 and Mcaco Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$202M
Total assets Near avg plan size
982
Participants Near avg headcount
94th
Percentile by assets National rank
$205,811
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Plumbers & Pipefitters Local No 189 Pension Plan · Sponsored by Plumbers & Pipefitters Local No 189 and Mcaco · Ohio · Construction

$202M in assets, 982 participants

Plumbers & Pipefitters Local No 189 and Mcaco's Plumbers & Pipefitters Local No 189 Pension Plan reported $202M in total assets and 982 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 94th 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.

  • #8,431 in Construction (9,039 peers)

Where Plumbers & Pipefitters Local No 189 Pension Plan sits by assets

Plumbers & Pipefitters Local No 189 Pension Plan sits in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets, $202M for 982 participants (~$205,811/participant), up 5.4% in 2024.

#8,431
in Construction (9,039 peers)
+5.4%
assets growth YoY
2.0×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Plumbers & Pipefitters Local No 189 Pension Plan's outsized position by total assets

Plumbers & Pipefitters Local No 189 Pension Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$202,106,366 Top 6% higher than 94% 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

Plumbers & Pipefitters Local No 189 Pension Plan 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. Plumbers & Pipefitters Local No 189 Pension Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (982 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Plumbers & Pipefitters Local No 189 Pension Plan reported net income fell from $19M in the plan year 2023 filing to $9M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Plumbers & Pipefitters Local No 189 Pension Plan reported participants rose from 876 in the plan year 2023 filing to 982 in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Plumbers & Pipefitters Local No 189 Pension Plan end-of-year assets rose from $192M in the plan year 2023 filing to $202M in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 310894807 · Plumbers & Pipefitters Local No 189 and Mcaco PY 2024 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Plumbers & Pipefitters Local No 189 Pension Plan · $202M · 982 · 94th

  • BOY $202M
  • BOY 982
  • BOY 94th
  • BOY Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • BOY near Wwec Local 863 Pension Plan
  • BOY ind #8431

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 Construction retirement plans → · Plans in Ohio →

Plumbers & Pipefitters Local No 189 Pension Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Plumbers & Pipefitters Local No 189 Pension Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Scale-class filing particulars (2024)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$192M
Net Assets (End of Year)$201M
Net Income$9M
Employer EIN310894807
Plan Effective Date1967-06-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Plumbers & Pipefitters Local No 189 and Mcaco)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Plumbers & Pipefitters Local No 189 and Mcaco plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$423M 19.086720517385174% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$300M$350M$400M$450M 202220232024 $355M $423M ▲ +19.1%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 1,606 $355M
2023 2 1,853 $399M
2024 2 2,367 $423M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Ohio

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

Plumbers & Pipefitters Local No 189 Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Ohio, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. 05000100001500020000 -505101520 Total assets ($B) Participants Plumbers & Pipefitters Local No 189 Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.202106366 · Participants: 982Plumbers & Pipefitters Local No 189 Pension PlanGE Aerospace Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 19.026079363 · Participants: 9637GE Aerospace Pension PlanFirstenergy Corp. Master Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 6.474467697 · Participants: 12187Firstenergy Corp. Master Pension PlanAmerican Electric Power System Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.085797504 · Participants: 16073American Electric Power System Retirement PlanOhio Operating Engineers Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.912834719 · Participants: 10387Ohio Operating Engineers Pension PlanParker Defined Benefit Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.496388263 · Participants: 8120Parker Defined Benefit Pension Plan
Plumbers & Pipefitters Local No 189 Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Ohio, assets vs. participants

Plumbers & Pipefitters Local No 189 Pension Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Ohio, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Wwec Local 863 Pension Plan in NJ ($202M); by covered participants it is Mcasf Local 725 Pension Plan in FL (982 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($202M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (982 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 Plumbers & Pipefitters Local No 189 Pension Plan assets move in 2024? ▼
Plumbers & Pipefitters Local No 189 Pension Plan grew at a solid clip - up 5.4% during 2024, from $192M to $202M. Reported net income was $9M.
How have Plumbers & Pipefitters Local No 189 and Mcaco plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Plumbers & Pipefitters Local No 189 and Mcaco's sponsor-wide assets grew 19.1%, from $355M to $423M.
Where does Plumbers & Pipefitters Local No 189 Pension Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Plumbers & Pipefitters Local No 189 Pension Plan ranks in the 94th 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 Plumbers & Pipefitters Local No 189 Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Wwec Local 863 Pension Plan in NJ ($202M, 776 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Plumbers & Pipefitters Local No 189 Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Mcasf Local 725 Pension Plan in FL (982 participants, $235M in assets).