Employer · plans filed under one EIN
Usg Corporation
Chicago, IL · Manufacturing
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.
Usg Corporation, based in Chicago, Illinois, sponsors 2 retirement plans with 100 or more participants: 1 defined contribution and 1 defined benefit. Together they reported 17,253 participant records and $1.62B in net assets.
The largest is Usg Corporation Retirement Plan, a cash balance pension plan with 9,208 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 $56.6M and participant contributions $75.0M in the latest plan years; benefits paid were $120M. Schedule C compensation reported to service provider organisations totalled $3.6M.
Combined net assets moved from $1.32B in 2009 to $1.62B in 2024 (up 22%). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Usg Corporation Retirement Plan | cash balance pension plan | 2024 | 9,208 | $612M | $66,456 | $6,320 | $3.1M |
| Usg Corporation Investment Plan | 401(k) plan | 2024 | 8,045 | $1.01B | $125,232 | $2,590 | $508K |
| 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 | 2 | 17,253 | $1.62B | $56.6M | $75.0M |
| 2023 | 2 | 16,885 | $1.51B | $14.5M | $65.8M |
| 2022 | 2 | 16,433 | $1.35B | $62.2M | $60.8M |
| 2021 | 2 | 16,039 | $1.89B | $27.2M | $57.2M |
| 2020 | 2 | 18,882 | $2.25B | $44.7M | $52.3M |
| 2019 | 2 | 19,602 | $2.16B | $33.7M | $57.7M |
| 2018 | 2 | 20,276 | $1.97B | $13.1M | $52.7M |
| 2017 | 2 | 19,778 | $2.18B | $57.2M | $47.6M |
| 2016 | 2 | 22,736 | $1.99B | $142M | $52.8M |
| 2015 | 2 | 23,817 | $1.88B | $56.5M | $48.8M |
| 2014 | 2 | 26,821 | $1.93B | $55.5M | $44.3M |
| 2013 | 2 | 28,728 | $1.80B | $52.1M | $39.5M |
| 2012 | 2 | 30,742 | $1.62B | $51.9M | $36.2M |
| 2011 | 2 | 31,499 | $1.42B | $31.8M | $34.9M |
| 2010 | 2 | 33,086 | $1.48B | $14.3M | $35.6M |
| 2009 | 2 | 34,876 | $1.32B | $4.3M | $38.2M |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fidelity Investments Inst Opera | Contract Administrator; Participant loan processing | 2 | $1,441,085 |
| The Northern Trust Company | Custodial (securities); Trustee (bank, trust company, or similar financial institution); Trustee (directed); Other services | 1 | $648,915 |
| Legal & General Investment Manageme | Investment management | 1 | $364,986 |
| Pacific Investment Managment Co. | Investment management | 1 | $305,722 |
| Aon Consulting | Actuarial; Consulting (pension) | 1 | $250,507 |
| Pugh Capital Management Inc. | Investment management | 1 | $194,083 |
| Plante & Moran, PLLC | Accounting (including auditing) | 2 | $80,350 |
| Capital Strategies Investment Grou | Investment advisory (plan) | 1 | $76,875 |
| McDermott Will & Emery LLP | Legal | 1 | $72,581 |
| UBS Global Asset Management | Investment management | 1 | $44,828 |
| Marsh USA LLC | Other services | 1 | $38,829 |
| RVK, Inc. | Consulting (pension); Investment management | 1 | $25,000 |
| T Rowe Price Associates, Inc. | Investment management | 1 | $19,000 |
| Principal Life Insurance Company | Investment management | 1 | $6,064 |
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 Usg Corporation have?
2 plans with 100 or more participants filed Form 5500 under its employer identification number for the latest plan years: Usg Corporation Retirement Plan and Usg Corporation Investment Plan. Smaller plans and plans filed under a subsidiary's number are not grouped here.
How much does Usg Corporation contribute to its plans?
$56,616,982 in employer contributions across these plans in their latest plan years, about $4,442 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 Fidelity Investments Inst Opera, The Northern Trust Company, Legal & General Investment Manageme and Pacific Investment Managment Co. 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.