Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Trustees of Carpenters Local No 491 Plan Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$73M
Total assets Below avg plan size
424
Participants Below avg headcount
88th
Percentile by assets National rank
$170,998
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Carpenters Local No 491 Pension Plan · Sponsored by Trustees of Carpenters Local No 491 Plan · Maryland · Construction

$73M in assets, 424 participants

Trustees of Carpenters Local No 491 Plan's Carpenters Local No 491 Pension Plan reported $73M in total assets and 424 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 88th 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.

  • #7,775 in Construction (9,039 peers)

Coverage in Maryland

Carpenters Local No 491 Pension Plan covers 424 participants in Maryland, about 46% of the average Maryland filer (state average ~929 per filing). Assets: $73M.

#7,775
in Construction (9,039 peers)
+11.8%
assets growth YoY
0.7×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Carpenters Local No 491 Pension Plan's outsized position by total assets

Carpenters Local No 491 Pension Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$72,502,981 Top 12% higher than 88% 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

Carpenters Local No 491 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. Carpenters Local No 491 Pension Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (424 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Carpenters Local No 491 Pension Plan end-of-year assets rose from $65M in the plan year 2023 filing to $73M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Carpenters Local No 491 Pension Plan reported net income rose from $7M in the plan year 2023 filing to $8M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Carpenters Local No 491 Pension Plan reported participants fell from 430 in the plan year 2023 filing to 424 in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 222835549 · Trustees of Carpenters Local No 491 Plan PY 2024 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Carpenters Local No 491 Pension Plan · $73M · 424 · 88th

  • RANK $73M
  • PHOTO 424
  • IND 88th
  • EOY Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • 5500 near Teamsters Bakery Drivers and Industry Pension Fund
  • ASSETS ind #7775

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 Maryland →

Carpenters Local No 491 Pension Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Teamsters Bakery Drivers and Industry Pension FundTeamsters Bakery Drivers and…$73MCarpenters Local No 491 Pension PlanCarpenters Local No 491 Pens…$73MUpper Peninsula Plumbers & Pipefitters Pension PlanUpper Peninsula Plumbers & P…$72MScor U.S. Group Pension Plan$72MI.a.T.S.E. Staff Retirement FundI.a.T.S.E. Staff Retirement …$72M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Carpenters Local No 491 Pension Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Maryland filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$65M
Net Assets (End of Year)$72M
Net Income$8M
Employer EIN222835549
Plan Effective Date1961-07-17
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Trustees of Carpenters Local No 491 Plan)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Trustees of Carpenters Local No 491 Plan plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$73M 25.5488962541213% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$55M$60M$65M$70M$75M 202220232024 $57.8M $72.5M ▲ +25.5%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 326 $58M
2023 1 430 $65M
2024 1 424 $73M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Maryland

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

Carpenters Local No 491 Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Maryland, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -1000000100000200000300000400000 -50510152025 Total assets ($B) Participants Carpenters Local No 491 Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.072502981 · Participants: 424Carpenters Local No 491 Pension PlanNational Electrical Benefit Fund, Total assets ($B): 20.376060206 · Participants: 332362National Electrical Benefit FundLockheed Martin Corporation Salaried Employee Retirement Program, Total assets ($B): 18.271295253 · Participants: 18014Lockheed Martin Corporation Salaried Employee Retirement ProgramBakery & Confectionery Union & Industry International Pension Fund, Total assets ($B): 6.575836095 · Participants: 14954Bakery & Confectionery Union & Industry International Pension FundNational Automatic Sprinkler Industry Pension Fund, Total assets ($B): 4.765198925 · Participants: 15964National Automatic Sprinkler Industry Pension FundMajor League Baseball Players Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.76226641 · Participants: 1091Major League Baseball Players Pension Plan
Carpenters Local No 491 Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Maryland, assets vs. participants
Compare Carpenters Local No 491 Pension Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Carpenters Local No 491 Pension Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Maryland, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Teamsters Bakery Drivers and Industry Pension Fund in NY ($73M); by covered participants it is Cement Masons Local 780 Pension Fund in NY (424 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($73M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (424 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 Carpenters Local No 491 Pension Plan assets move in 2024? ▼
Carpenters Local No 491 Pension Plan grew at a solid clip - up 11.8% during 2024, from $65M to $73M. Reported net income was $8M.
How have Trustees of Carpenters Local No 491 Plan plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Trustees of Carpenters Local No 491 Plan's sponsor-wide assets grew 25.5%, from $58M to $73M.
Where does Carpenters Local No 491 Pension Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Carpenters Local No 491 Pension Plan ranks in the 88th 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 Carpenters Local No 491 Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Teamsters Bakery Drivers and Industry Pension Fund in NY ($73M, 290 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Carpenters Local No 491 Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Cement Masons Local 780 Pension Fund in NY (424 participants, $176M 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 222835549.

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.