Employer · plans filed under one EIN
Board of Trustees, Meba Pension Trust-Defined Benefit Plan
Baltimore, MD · Transportation and warehousing
Form 5500 information is as filed by the plan administrator with the Department of Labor and may be amended. Figures reflect the plan year shown, not current balances.
Board of Trustees, Meba Pension Trust-Defined Benefit Plan, based in Baltimore, Maryland, sponsors 3 retirement plans with 100 or more participants: 2 defined contribution and 1 defined benefit. Together they reported 11,054 participant records and $1.56B in net assets.
The largest is Meba Pension Trust-Defined Benefit Plan, a defined benefit pension plan with 5,626 participants. A person can be counted in more than one plan, so the participant total is a count of records rather than of people.
Employer contributions across the plans were $55.7M and participant contributions $14.3M in the latest plan years; benefits paid were $106M. Schedule C compensation reported to service provider organisations totalled $5.7M.
Combined net assets moved from $1.32B in 2009 to $1.56B in 2024 (up 18%). Plan mergers and spin-offs show up here as steps in the series.
Plans
| Plan | Kind | Plan year | Participants | Net assets | Per participant | Employer / active | Sch. C compensation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meba Pension Trust-Defined Benefit Plan | defined benefit pension plan | 2024 | 5,626 | $925M | $164,468 | $15,992 | $5.0M |
| Meba Pension Trust-Money Purchase Benefit Plan | money purchase plan | 2024 | 3,337 | $306M | $91,834 | $5,262 | $236K |
| Meba 401(k) Plan | 401(k) plan | 2024 | 2,091 | $331M | $158,204 | $263 | $395K |
| US median, plan year 2024: DC plans $53,102 per participant, $2,175 employer contribution per active participant; DB plans $86,221 and $10,244. | |||||||
Trend by plan year
| Plan year | Plans | Participant records | Net assets | Employer contributions | Participant contributions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3 | 11,054 | $1.56B | $55.7M | $14.3M |
| 2023 | 3 | 10,380 | $1.46B | $51.8M | $12.9M |
| 2022 | 3 | 10,663 | $1.34B | $47.7M | $11.7M |
| 2021 | 3 | 10,427 | $1.60B | $45.1M | $10.9M |
| 2020 | 3 | 10,216 | $1.50B | $41.2M | $9.9M |
| 2019 | 3 | 10,058 | $1.38B | $44.7M | $9.5M |
| 2018 | 3 | 10,024 | $1.23B | $41.8M | $9.5M |
| 2017 | 3 | 10,608 | $1.30B | $40.5M | $9.1M |
| 2016 | 3 | 10,628 | $1.21B | $39.7M | $8.8M |
| 2015 | 3 | 11,069 | $1.18B | $42.7M | $8.5M |
| 2014 | 3 | 11,119 | $1.18B | $34.6M | $8.0M |
| 2013 | 3 | 10,749 | $1.20B | $33.6M | $7.4M |
| 2012 | 3 | 11,285 | $1.29B | $36.0M | $7.7M |
| 2011 | 3 | 11,446 | $1.34B | $13.2M | $9.5M |
| 2010 | 3 | 11,689 | $1.41B | $13.4M | $9.3M |
| 2009 | 3 | 12,275 | $1.32B | $13.2M | $9.3M |
History of the plans listed above, in the years each filed the full Form 5500 with 100 or more participants. Plans that have since terminated are not included.
Service providers
| Organisation | Services reported | Plans | Compensation reported |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meba Medical and Benefits Plan | Recordkeeping and information management | 3 | $1,311,859 |
| Prudential Retirem Ins & Annuity Co. | Investment management; Other services; Contract Administrator; Insurance services | 1 | $483,569 |
| Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP | Legal | 3 | $482,311 |
| Nepc LLC | Investment advisory (plan); Consulting (pension) | 3 | $360,598 |
| Champlain Investment Partners, LLC | Investment management | 1 | $327,661 |
| LPC Commercial Services, Inc. | Other services | 1 | $252,453 |
| L&B Realty Adivsors, LLP | Other services | 1 | $250,000 |
| Slevin & Hart, P.C. | Legal | 2 | $238,018 |
| Globeflex Capital LP | Investment management | 1 | $225,490 |
| Metropolitan Life Insurance Company | Investment management; Contract Administrator; Custodial (other than securities); Other services | 1 | $224,124 |
| The Segal Co. (Eastern States), Inc. | Actuarial; Consulting (pension) | 1 | $215,666 |
| Pinnacle Associates Ltd. | Investment management | 1 | $199,995 |
| Fidelity Invsmts Inst Oper Co. LLC | Recordkeeping and information management; Participant loan processing | 2 | $91,971 |
| M&T Bank | Trustee (bank, trust company, or similar financial institution); Custodial (securities) | 2 | $29,287 |
| Weaver and Tidwell, L.L.P. | Accounting (including auditing) | 2 | $28,769 |
Organisations paid $5,000 or more by any of these plans, from Schedule C. Individuals are not shown.
Questions and answers
How many retirement plans does Board of Trustees, Meba Pension Trust-Defined Benefit Plan have?
3 plans with 100 or more participants filed Form 5500 under its employer identification number for the latest plan years: Meba Pension Trust-Defined Benefit Plan, Meba Pension Trust-Money Purchase Benefit Plan and Meba 401(k) Plan. Smaller plans and plans filed under a subsidiary's number are not grouped here.
How much does Board of Trustees, Meba Pension Trust-Defined Benefit Plan contribute to its plans?
$55,716,409 in employer contributions across these plans in their latest plan years, about $7,499 per active participant record. Form 5500 reports totals and not the match or accrual formula.
Who provides services to these plans?
Schedule C filings name Meba Medical and Benefits Plan, Prudential Retirem Ins & Annuity Co., Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP and Nepc LLC and others. Only organisations paid $5,000 or more by a plan are listed on Schedule C.
Where does this come from?
Form 5500 annual reports filed with the Department of Labor's EFAST2 system, from the EBSA research files, with filings received through 24 Aug 2026. Figures are as filed and may be amended.
Provenance
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration, Form 5500 research files, public domain, with filings received through 24 Aug 2026. Plans are grouped by the sponsor's employer identification number exactly as filed; a company that files under several EINs appears as several employers. See the methodology and corrections.