Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Board of Trustees - Western Lake Superior Piping Industry Pension Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$83M
Total assets Below avg plan size
394
Participants Below avg headcount
89th
Percentile by assets National rank
$210,834
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Western Lake Superior Piping Industry Pension Plan · Sponsored by Board of Trustees - Western Lake Superior Piping Industry Pension · Minnesota · Construction

$83M in assets, 394 participants

Board of Trustees - Western Lake Superior Piping Industry Pension's Western Lake Superior Piping Industry Pension Plan reported $83M in total assets and 394 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 89th 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.

  • #7,888 in Construction (9,039 peers)

Coverage in Minnesota

Western Lake Superior Piping Industry Pension Plan covers 394 participants in Minnesota, about 35% of the average Minnesota filer (state average ~1,126 per filing). Assets: $83M.

#7,888
in Construction (9,039 peers)
+9.5%
assets growth YoY
0.8×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Western Lake Superior Piping Industry Pension Plan's outsized position by total assets

Western Lake Superior Piping Industry Pension Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$83,068,454 Top 11% higher than 89% 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

Western Lake Superior Piping Industry 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. Western Lake Superior Piping Industry Pension Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (394 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Western Lake Superior Piping Industry Pension Plan reported net income rose from $6M in the plan year 2023 filing to $7M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Western Lake Superior Piping Industry Pension Plan end-of-year assets rose from $76M in the plan year 2023 filing to $83M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Western Lake Superior Piping Industry Pension Plan reported participants rose from 388 in the plan year 2023 filing to 394 in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 410882304 · Board of Trustees - Western Lake Superior Piping Industry Pension PY 2024 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Western Lake Superior Piping Industry Pension Plan · $83M · 394 · 89th

  • ASSETS $83M
  • ASSETS 394
  • ASSETS 89th
  • ASSETS Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • ASSETS near King Industries, Inc. Pension Plan
  • ASSETS ind #7888

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 Minnesota →

Western Lake Superior Piping Industry Pension Plan in the asset neighbourhood

The Baker Commodities Employees' Pension PlanThe Baker Commodities Employ…$83MWestern Lake Superior Piping Industry Pension PlanWestern Lake Superior Piping…$83MKing Industries, Inc. Pension PlanKing Industries, Inc. Pensio…$83MRichmond Univ Medical Center Pension Plan for Employees Represented by NysnaRichmond Univ Medical Center…$83MVinson & Elkins LLP Variable Annuity Plan BVinson & Elkins LLP Variable…$83M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Western Lake Superior Piping Industry Pension Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Minnesota filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$76M
Net Assets (End of Year)$83M
Net Income$7M
Employer EIN410882304
Plan Effective Date1976-05-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Board of Trustees - Western Lake Superior Piping Industry Pension)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Board of Trustees - Western Lake Superior Piping Industry Pension plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$83M 19.23621545849726% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$65M$70M$75M$80M$85M 202220232024 $69.7M $83.1M ▲ +19.2%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 364 $70M
2023 1 388 $76M
2024 1 394 $83M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Minnesota

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

Western Lake Superior Piping Industry Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Minnesota, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -20000020000400006000080000 -5051015 Total assets ($B) Participants Western Lake Superior Piping Industry Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.083068454 · Participants: 394Western Lake Superior Piping Industry Pension PlanMayo Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 11.816211651 · Participants: 71743Mayo Pension Plan3M Employee Retirement Income Plan, Total assets ($B): 8.87866493 · Participants: 91323M Employee Retirement Income PlanWells Fargo & Company Cash Balance Plan, Total assets ($B): 8.278776602 · Participants: 46875Wells Fargo & Company Cash Balance PlanU.S. Bank Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.38225088 · Participants: 62822U.S. Bank Pension PlanThe Travelers Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.23694343 · Participants: 27237The Travelers Pension Plan
Western Lake Superior Piping Industry Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Minnesota, assets vs. participants
Compare Western Lake Superior Piping Industry Pension Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Western Lake Superior Piping Industry Pension Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Minnesota, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is King Industries, Inc. Pension Plan in CT ($83M); by covered participants it is Metal Companies Multi-Employer Pension Plan in IL (394 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (394 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 Western Lake Superior Piping Industry Pension Plan assets move in 2024? ▼
Western Lake Superior Piping Industry Pension Plan grew at a solid clip - up 9.5% during 2024, from $76M to $83M. Reported net income was $7M.
How have Board of Trustees - Western Lake Superior Piping Industry Pension plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Board of Trustees - Western Lake Superior Piping Industry Pension's sponsor-wide assets grew 19.2%, from $70M to $83M.
Where does Western Lake Superior Piping Industry Pension Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Western Lake Superior Piping Industry Pension Plan ranks in the 89th percentile by end-of-year assets among 123,622 plans that reported assets for plan year 2024 (in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Western Lake Superior Piping Industry Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is King Industries, Inc. Pension Plan in CT ($83M, 81 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Western Lake Superior Piping Industry Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Metal Companies Multi-Employer Pension Plan in IL (394 participants, $200M 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 410882304.

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.