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Form 5500 statement · plan year 1 May 2024 to 30 Apr 2025

Painters Union Local #1052 Pension Trust Fund

Sponsored by Painters Union Local #1052 Pension Trust Fund Trustees, Oak Brook, IL

defined benefit pension plancollectively bargained

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. Form 5500 contains no individual account balances. Look up the original filing at EFAST2.

$38.9Mnet assets, end of plan year+14% on the year
582participants231 active
$66,911net assets per participantsame-size median $86,583
$12,675employer contributions per active participantsame-size median $10,758

Painters Union Local #1052 Pension Trust Fund is a defined benefit pension plan sponsored by Painters Union Local #1052 Pension Trust Fund Trustees of Oak Brook, Illinois. For the plan year ending 30 Apr 2025 it reported 582 participants, 231 of them active, and net assets of $38.9M. It is a multiemployer plan, maintained under collective bargaining agreements with more than one employer.

Net assets came to $66,911 per participant, well below the $86,583 median for defined benefit plans with 500 to 999 participants and well below the $100,593 median for defined benefit plans in construction. The figure is an average across everyone in the plan, including former employees with small balances; Form 5500 holds no individual account data.

Employer contributions were $2.9M for the year ($12,675 per active participant) and benefits paid were $1.3M. In a defined benefit plan the employer's contribution follows funding rules rather than a match formula, so it can swing widely from year to year.

Schedule C lists 4 service provider organisations paid $5,000 or more, with reported compensation of $113K: $194 per participant, well below the same-size median of $377. Administrative expenses charged to the plan were $216K. Schedule C does not capture every cost: fees netted from fund returns and fees the employer pays directly are outside it.

Across the filings on record, net assets went from $10.3M in 2009 to $38.9M in 2024 (up 276%), and participants from 595 to 582 (down 2%).

The independent accountant's opinion on the financial statements was unmodified (unqualified).

Compared with similar plans

MeasureThis planSame sizeSame industryAll US DB plans
Net assets per participant$66,911$86,583$100,593$86,221
Employer contributions per active participant$12,675$10,758$13,292$10,244
Schedule C compensation per participant$194$377$443$344
Schedule C compensation, share of net assets0.29%0.48%0.46%0.42%
Administrative expenses per participant$372$591$596$527

Peer columns are medians for plan year 2024 across defined benefit plans with 100 or more participants: 500 to 999 participants (873 plans), construction (655) and all US plans (5,308). Fee medians cover plans that report an amount.

Trend by plan year

2009: $10.3M2010: $11.5M2011: $12.1M2012: $13.4M2013: $14.8M2014: $15.7M2015: $15.7M2016: $17.5M2017: $19.0M2018: $21.1M2019: $22.4M2020: $29.0M2021: $28.5M2022: $29.7M2023: $34.2M2024: $38.9M$10.3M$38.9M20092012201620202024
Net assets at year end
2009: 5952010: 4492011: 6172012: 4352013: 6212014: 6402015: 7652016: 7432017: 7052018: 7122019: 6782020: 6852021: 6602022: 6722023: 5952024: 58259576558220092012201620202024
Participants at year end
Plan yearParticipantsNet assetsPer participantEmployer contributionsParticipant contributionsSchedule C compensation
2024582$38.9M$66,911$2.9M—$113K
2023595$34.2M$57,524$2.5M—$85K
2022672$29.7M$44,168$1.9M—$82K
2021660$28.5M$43,233$1.7M—$89K
2020685$29.0M$42,365$1.7M—$87K
2019678$22.4M$33,108$1.4M—$93K
2018712$21.1M$29,645$1.3M—$73K
2017705$19.0M$26,936$1.4M—$72K
2016743$17.5M$23,495$1.1M—$84K
2015765$15.7M$20,537$999K—$96K
2014640$15.7M$24,456$678K—$92K
2013621$14.8M$23,890$633K—$74K
2012435$13.4M$30,903$665K—$73K
2011617$12.1M$19,660$637K—$83K
2010449$11.5M$25,693$493K—$83K
2009595$10.3M$17,387$441K—$62K

Years in which the plan filed the full Form 5500 with 100 or more participants, from 2009. Plan year is the year in which the plan year began.

Statement for the year

  • Net assets, beginning of year$34,226,773
  • Employer contributions$2,927,896
  • Participant contributions—
  • Rollovers and other contributions—
  • Total contributions$2,927,896
  • Total income, including investment results$6,253,227
  • Benefits paid$1,321,841
  • Administrative expenses$216,217
  • Total expenses$1,538,058
  • Net income$4,715,169
  • Net transfers$0
  • Net assets, end of year$38,941,942

Participants

  • Active participants231
  • Retired or separated, receiving benefits47
  • Retired or separated, entitled to future benefits286
  • Total participants, end of year582

Fees and service providers

$113KSchedule C compensation to organisations$113K direct · $0 indirect
$194per participantsame-size median $377
0.29%of net assetssame-size median 0.48%
$216Kadministrative expenses charged to the plan$372 per participant
OrganisationServices reportedDirectIndirect
Comerica BankCustodial (securities); Investment management; Other services$45,952$0
Benefits Management GroupContract Administrator$34,540$0
United Actuarial Services, Inc.Actuarial$25,100$0
Wrubel Wesley & Co. CPASAccounting (including auditing)$7,100$0

Schedule C, Part I line 2: providers that received $5,000 or more, with the form's own service codes. Individuals named on Schedule C (plan employees, individual trustees) are never shown and their compensation is excluded. Eligible indirect compensation disclosed by formula carries no dollar amount. See how to read Schedule C fees.

Administrative expenses on Schedule H

  • Trustee and custodial fees$60,912
  • Other administrative expenses$49,377
  • Contract administrator fees$35,740
  • Legal fees$26,004
  • Actuarial fees$25,100
  • IQPA audit fees$7,100
  • Recordkeeping fees$6,507
  • Other trustee fees and expenses$5,477
  • Total administrative expenses$216,217

Investment structure

Assets at year end by Schedule H category. The form shows the kind of vehicle holding the money, not the funds on the menu.

  • Common/collective trusts$38.2M · 98.0%
  • Cash (interest and non-interest bearing)$534K · 1.4%
  • Receivables$245K · 0.6%
  • Buildings and other property used in plan operation$12K · 0.0%

Audit and compliance answers, as filed

  • Accountant's opinionUnmodified (unqualified)
  • Audit scope limited under ERISA section 103(a)(3)(C)No
  • Accounting firmWesley Haddad & Company LLC
  • Participant contributions reported as transmitted lateNo
  • Covered by a fidelity bondYes, $500,000
  • Blackout period during the year—

These are the plan administrator's own answers on Schedule H, Part IV. A reported late transmittal is the filer's disclosure of a timing lapse, usually corrected through the Department of Labor's voluntary program; the amount is the total involved, not a loss.

Plan characteristics

  • 1BBenefits are primarily flat dollar (includes dollars per year of service)

Codes entered on Form 5500 line 8a, with the labels from the official instructions. Business code 238300: Building Finishing Contractors (including drywall, insulation, painting, wallcovering, flooring, tile, & finish carpentry).

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Questions and answers

How big is Painters Union Local #1052 Pension Trust Fund?

582 participants at the end of the plan year ending 30 Apr 2025, of whom 231 were active employees, with net assets of $38,941,942. Among defined benefit plans that places it in the 500 to 999 participants band, which held 873 plans in plan year 2024.

What does Painters Union Local #1052 Pension Trust Fund Trustees contribute per participant?

The filing reports $2,927,896 in employer contributions for the year, which is $12,675 per active participant; the median for plans of the same type and size was $10,758 in plan year 2024. Form 5500 reports the total only. It does not state the match formula, and the per-participant figure is an average, not any one person's contribution.

What fees does the plan pay and how do they compare?

Schedule C reports $112,692 in compensation to service provider organisations, $194 per participant or 0.29% of net assets. The same-size median among plans reporting any Schedule C compensation was $377 per participant. Administrative expenses on Schedule H were $216,217. Investment costs deducted inside mutual funds and other pooled vehicles are not itemised on Form 5500, so these figures are a floor rather than a full cost.

Who runs the plan?

The sponsor is Painters Union Local #1052 Pension Trust Fund Trustees. Recordkeeping or administration: Benefits Management Group. Investment advisory or management: Comerica Bank. Trustee or custodian: Comerica Bank. The financial statements were audited by Wesley Haddad & Company LLC. Form 5500 also names the plan administrator's signer and other individuals; this site publishes organisations only.

Was the audit opinion unqualified?

The filing reports an unmodified (unqualified) opinion. Unmodified (formerly "unqualified") is the standard clean opinion.

How current is this, and does it show my balance?

This is the Form 5500 for the plan year 1 May 2024 to 30 Apr 2025, received by the Department of Labor on 27 Jan 2026. Filings are due seven months after the plan year ends, or nine and a half with an extension, so the public record always runs a year or more behind. It contains plan-level totals only: no individual balances, contributions or names of participants exist in the data.

Provenance

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration, Form 5500 research files (Form 5500, Schedule H, Schedule C) for plan years 2009 to 2025, public domain, with filings received through 24 Aug 2026. This page shows the latest filing on record for EIN 38-6082383, plan 001, received 27 Jan 2026; an amended filing replaces it at the next build. Medians and percentiles are computed by this site; see the methodology. Report an error through corrections.