Boilermakers National Funds

What Boilermakers National Funds does

Boilermakers National Funds is a multiemployer health and welfare trust fund, founded in 1954 and headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri, that administers health, welfare, and supplemental benefits exclusively for active members, retirees, and eligible dependents of the International Brotherhood of Boilermakers union. Its core product is the Boilermakers National Health & Welfare Fund, supplemented by add-on benefit modules: a Medicare Advantage plan delivered through United Healthcare, a hearing aid benefit delivered through Start Hearing (which replaced Cigna/Amplifon effective January 1, 2026), and a newly added Cancer Navigator Benefit (effective July 1, 2026) delivered with CancerNavigator that provides oncology nurse navigation, education, and care coordination at no cost to eligible individuals. Members access services through a participant portal at bnfparticipantportal.com, while contributing employers use a separate electronic remittance portal at bnfemployerportal.com; routine administrative contact is handled by Wilson-McShane under the BNF brand.

The business model is contribution-funded rather than commercially priced: employer and union contributions, set through collective bargaining, flow into the fund to pay for member benefits and administrative operations, and pricing is not publicly disclosed. Go-to-market is structurally captive — there is no sales motion because eligibility is defined by union membership, and member acquisition runs entirely through the parent union's referral network rather than marketing or direct sales. The organization runs a small administrative footprint of 51-100 employees out of a single Kansas City office, with no subsidiaries, no external investors, no funding rounds, and no M&A activity disclosed. Technology is utilitarian — standard web portals on the UnionActive platform and outsourced administration — with no proprietary AI, data, or platform IP, and no disclosed APIs or integrations beyond the healthcare benefit vendor relationships.

Name

Boilermakers National Funds

Legal name

Boilermakers National Funds

Website

https://bnf-kc.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1954

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Boilermakers National Funds administers a multiemployer health and welfare trust fund providing medical, hearing, cancer navigation, and Medicare Advantage benefits to active and retired members of the International Brotherhood of Boilermakers and their dependents, funded through employer and union contributions.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Kansas City

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Boilermakers National Funds administers the Boilermakers National Health & Welfare Fund, providing health insurance, welfare benefits, a Cancer Navigator Benefit, a Medicare Advantage Plan through United Healthcare, and hearing aid benefits through Start Hearing for active and retired members of the International Brotherhood of Boilermakers union and their eligible dependents. Members and employers access services through dedicated online portals.

Product overview

Boilermakers National Funds operates as a union health and welfare fund providing a comprehensive suite of benefits to Boilermakers union members and retirees. The core offering is the Boilermakers National Health & Welfare Fund, supplemented by add-on benefit modules including the Cancer Navigator Benefit (effective July 1, 2026), a Medicare Advantage Plan through United Healthcare, and hearing aid benefits through Start Hearing. Participants access services through online self-service portals for both participants and employers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Boilermakers National Health & Welfare Fund The primary health and welfare fund providing medical benefits, insurance coverage, and wellness programs for Boilermakers union members and their eligible dependents.
• Cancer Navigator Benefit A no-cost benefit providing tailored cancer patient education, oncology nurse navigator support, appointment scheduling assistance, and access to transportation, emotional support, and community resources for members diagnosed with cancer. Available to all eligible individuals.
• Medicare Advantage Plan Medicare Advantage Plan administered through United Healthcare, providing additional health coverage options for eligible retired Boilermaker union members.
• Hearing Aid Benefit Hearing aid coverage and services provided through Start Hearing, offering access to leading hearing aid manufacturers and expert care; replaced previous Cigna/Amplifon coverage as of January 1, 2026.
• Participant Portal Secure online portal (bnfparticipantportal.com) allowing participants to access their benefits information, 1095-B tax forms, and manage their health fund accounts.
• BNF Employer Electronic Remittance Portal Online portal (bnfemployerportal.com) for employers to submit electronic remittances and manage contributions and employee records for Boilermakers union members.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and flagship.

• Start HearingcoreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2026Start Hearing partners with leading hearing aid manufacturers to provide quality hearing aids and expert care. As of January 1, 2026, Start Hearing replaced Cigna/Amplifon for hearing benefits.
• United HealthcarecoreTechnology or IntegrationUnited Healthcare provides the Medicare Advantage plan option for Boilermaker members and retirees covered under the Boilermakers National Health & Welfare Fund.
• International Brotherhood of BoilermakersflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerParent union organization representing Boilermaker workers. The Boilermakers National Funds provides health and welfare benefits exclusively for members and retirees of this union.
• Wilson-McShanecoreTechnology or IntegrationAdministrative contact for benefits inquiries at [email protected] and phone 866-342-6555 option 6 for tax forms and 1095-B requests.
• CancerNavigatorcoreTechnology or IntegrationCancerNavigator provides oncology nurse navigators who offer tailored education and guidance to cancer patients navigating diagnosis and treatment decisions. Available at no cost to eligible members.

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Carpenters Health and Welfare Trust Fund: Taft-Hartley multiemployer health and welfare trust fund serving members of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters. Directly comparable to Boilermakers National Funds in structure (union-administered health & welfare fund), funding model (employer/union contributions), and member segment (skilled-trade union members and retirees).
• Sheet Metal Workers National Benefit Funds: National benefit trust fund for the International Association of Sheet Metal Workers. Operates health, welfare, and pension plans for sheet metal trade union members under the same multiemployer model as Boilermakers National Funds, with similar contribution-based funding and self-service participant portals.
• International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) NEBF / Local Health Funds: IBEW-administered benefit funds (e.g., National Electrical Benefit Fund and various local health & welfare plans) provide health and pension benefits to electrical trade union members under a Taft-Hartley structure identical to Boilermakers National Funds, with national carrier partnerships and member/employer portals.
• Operating Engineers Local 12 Health & Welfare Trust Fund: Multiemployer health and welfare trust fund for International Union of Operating Engineers members in heavy-equipment trades. Comparable to Boilermakers National Funds in serving skilled construction/industrial trade union members through employer contributions and third-party carrier partnerships.
• Plumbers and Pipefitters National Pension Fund: National multiemployer benefit trust for United Association of Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Service Techs. Shares the trade-union-adjacent 'boilermaker' industrial ecosystem and uses an identical contribution-driven health/welfare/pension fund structure as Boilermakers National Funds.
• Iron Workers District Council Health & Welfare Funds: Regional and national multiemployer health & welfare funds serving International Association of Iron Workers members. Closely comparable to Boilermakers National Funds in that both serve structural-metal trade union members in heavy industrial and construction settings under Taft-Hartley governance.
• UNITE HERE HEALTH: National Taft-Hartley health fund serving UNITE HERE hospitality and food service union members. Operates a multi-line health and welfare plan with national carrier partnerships and member portals structurally analogous to Boilermakers National Funds, though in a different trade.
• Laborers National Pension Fund: National multiemployer pension and welfare fund for Laborers' International Union of North America members. Directly comparable multiemployer fund structure to Boilermakers National Funds, serving a similarly industrial/construction trade union membership base.

Broad incumbents

• Western Conference of Teamsters Pension Plan: Large multiemployer pension/benefit plan serving Teamsters members across the western U.S. A broader, larger-scale union-administered benefit fund whose governance, contribution mechanics, and member population are directly comparable to Boilermakers National Funds, though covering a different trade.

Others

• Wilson-McShane (administrator): Third-party administrator currently handling day-to-day member services for Boilermakers National Funds (and other Taft-Hartley plans). Included as an adjacent ecosystem participant — not a competitor — that could also serve as a strategic partner or comparator for operational scale and capability.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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