401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Houston Zoo, Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$20M
Total assets Small plan by assets
371
Participants Below avg headcount
78th
Percentile by assets National rank
$55,085
Avg per participant Low balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Houston Zoo Employees' 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by Houston Zoo, Inc. · Texas · Arts, Entertainment & Recreation

$20M in assets, 371 participants

Houston Zoo, Inc.'s Houston Zoo Employees' 401(k) Plan reported $20M in total assets and 371 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 78th 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.

  • #2,645 in Arts, Entertainment & Recreation (3,077 peers)

Where Houston Zoo Employees' 401(k) Plan sits by assets

Houston Zoo Employees' 401(k) Plan sits in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets, $20M for 371 participants (~$55,085/participant), down 10.6% in 2022.

#2,645
in Arts, Entertainment & Recreation (3,077 peers)
-10.6%
assets change YoY
0.2×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $2M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Houston Zoo Employees' 401(k) Plan's outsized position by total assets

Houston Zoo Employees' 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2022 · DOL Form 5500

$20,436,647 Top 22% higher than 78% of 139,123 filed plans

This plan $0 $2,050,000,000 every filed plan with reported assets, bucketed by value

Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.

Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2022

Houston Zoo Employees' 401(k) Plan among mid-size filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2022 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Houston Zoo Employees' 401(k) Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (371 participants).

DOL schedule card

Filing strip 741590271 · Houston Zoo, Inc. PY 2022 · 401(k)

Houston Zoo Employees' 401(k) Plan · $20M · 371 · 78th

  • NET $20M
  • BOOK 371
  • VS-ST 78th
  • BOY 401(k)
  • SCH near Polish & Slavic Federal Credit Union 401(k) Plan
  • EBSA ind #2645

Stamps derive from this plan's Form 5500 line items (assets, participants, type, EIN, cohort placement) - not a quality rating of the sponsor. Read with Arts, Entertainment & Recreation retirement plans → · Plans in Texas →

Houston Zoo Employees' 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Houston Zoo Employees' 401(k) Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

Scale-class filing particulars (2022)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$23M
Net Assets (End of Year)$20M
Net Income-$2M
Employer EIN741590271
Plan Effective Date2002-09-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Houston Zoo, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Houston Zoo, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$28M 38.11311121633602% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$15M$20M$25M$30M 202220232024 $20.4M $28.2M ▲ +38.1%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 371 $20M
2023 1 404 $25M
2024 1 405 $28M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Texas

Peer 401(k) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

Houston Zoo Employees' 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Texas, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000200000 -10010203040 Total assets ($B) Participants Houston Zoo Employees' 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.020436647 · Participants: 371Houston Zoo Employees' 401(k) PlanAT&T Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 37.578871 · Participants: 144503AT&T Retirement Savings PlanExxonmobil Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 21.266 · Participants: 23619Exxonmobil Savings PlanCaterpillar 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 13.794958016 · Participants: 38538Caterpillar 401(k) Savings PlanAmerican Airlines, Inc. 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 12.806443202 · Participants: 85577American Airlines, Inc. 401(k) PlanDell Inc. 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 11.969059 · Participants: 47532Dell Inc. 401(k) Plan
Houston Zoo Employees' 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Texas, assets vs. participants
Compare Houston Zoo Employees' 401(k) Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Houston Zoo Employees' 401(k) Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Texas, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Polish & Slavic Federal Credit Union 401(k) Plan in NJ ($20M); by covered participants it is Intersect Ent, Inc. Retirement Trust in CA (371 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($20M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (371 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Houston Zoo Employees' 401(k) Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
Houston Zoo Employees' 401(k) Plan pulled back noticeably - down 10.6% during 2022, from $23M to $20M. Reported net income was -$2M.
How have Houston Zoo, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Houston Zoo, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 38.1%, from $20M to $28M.
Where does Houston Zoo Employees' 401(k) Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Houston Zoo Employees' 401(k) Plan ranks in the 78th percentile by end-of-year assets among 139,126 plans that reported assets for plan year 2022 (in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets).
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Houston Zoo Employees' 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Polish & Slavic Federal Credit Union 401(k) Plan in NJ ($20M, 342 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Houston Zoo Employees' 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Intersect Ent, Inc. Retirement Trust in CA (371 participants, N/A in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2022.

Source: DOL EFAST2 filing system (efast.dol.gov) - original filing retrieval by EIN 741590271.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA). See our methodology for details.