Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Michigan Education Association Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-11

$700M
Total assets
536
Participants
98th
Percentile by assets
$1.3M
Avg per participant
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Official DOL plan name: Mea-Messa-Mea Financial Services Staff Retirement Plan & Trust · Sponsored by Michigan Education Association · Michigan · Professional & Technical Services

$700M in assets, 536 participants

Michigan Education Association's Mea-Messa-Mea Financial Services Staff Retirement Plan & Trust reported $700M in total assets and 536 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 98th 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.

  • 98th percentile by assets (of 123,622 plans)
  • #19,886 in Professional & Technical Services (20,173 peers)

Where Mea-Messa-Mea Financial Services Staff Retirement Plan & Trust sits by assets

Mea-Messa-Mea Financial Services Staff Retirement Plan & Trust sits in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets, $700M for 536 participants (~$1.3M/participant), down 1.1% in 2024.

$700M
total plan assets (2024 EOY)
536
covered participants
98th
percentile by assets (of 123,622 plans)
$1.3M
avg assets per participant

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Mea-Messa-Mea Financial Services Staff Retirement Plan & Trust reported net income fell from $45M in the plan year 2023 filing to $11M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Mea-Messa-Mea Financial Services Staff Retirement Plan & Trust reported participants rose from 524 in the plan year 2023 filing to 536 in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Mea-Messa-Mea Financial Services Staff Retirement Plan & Trust end-of-year assets fell from $708M in the plan year 2023 filing to $700M in the plan year 2024 filing.

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Mea-Messa-Mea Financial Services Staff Retirement Plan & Trust vs the 2024 asset distribution

By assets, Mea-Messa-Mea Financial Services Staff Retirement Plan & Trust outranks 98% of the 123,622 plans that filed a Form 5500 for the 2024 plan year, and holds roughly 7.0x the national average plan size of $100M (721 average participants).

Scale-class filing particulars (2024)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$708M
Net Assets (End of Year)$700M
Net Income$11M
Employer EIN380827000
Plan Effective Date1948-07-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Michigan Education Association)

$650M$700M$750M$800M 202220232024 $689M $754M ▲ +9.5%
Total plan assets by year, all Michigan Education Association plans on file
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 1,076 $689M
2023 2 1,088 $756M
2024 2 1,071 $754M

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Mea-Messa-Mea Financial Services Staff Retirement Plan & Trust vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Michigan, assets vs. participants

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Frequently Asked Questions

How did Mea-Messa-Mea Financial Services Staff Retirement Plan & Trust assets move in 2024?
Mea-Messa-Mea Financial Services Staff Retirement Plan & Trust edged down modestly - down 1.1% during 2024, from $708M to $700M. Reported net income was $11M.
How have Michigan Education Association plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Michigan Education Association's sponsor-wide assets grew 9.5%, from $689M to $754M.
Where does Mea-Messa-Mea Financial Services Staff Retirement Plan & Trust rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
Mea-Messa-Mea Financial Services Staff Retirement Plan & Trust ranks in the 98th percentile by end-of-year assets among 123,622 plans that reported assets for plan year 2024 (in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Mea-Messa-Mea Financial Services Staff Retirement Plan & Trust?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Pacific Coast Roofers Pension Plan in CA ($700M, 5,493 participants).

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