401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

John G. Shedd Aquarium 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$41M
Total assets Below avg plan size
331
Participants Below avg headcount
86th
Percentile by assets National rank
$123,475
Avg per participant Near avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: John G. Shedd Aquarium Employees 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by John G. Shedd Aquarium · Illinois · Arts, Entertainment & Recreation

$41M in assets, 331 participants

John G. Shedd Aquarium's John G. Shedd Aquarium Employees 401(k) Plan reported $41M in total assets and 331 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 86th 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.

  • #2,830 in Arts, Entertainment & Recreation (3,077 peers)

Coverage in Illinois

John G. Shedd Aquarium Employees 401(k) Plan covers 331 participants in Illinois, about 42% of the average Illinois filer (state average ~779 per filing). Assets: $41M.

#2,830
in Arts, Entertainment & Recreation (3,077 peers)
-18.1%
assets change YoY
0.4×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $9M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

John G. Shedd Aquarium Employees 401(k) Plan's outsized position by total assets

John G. Shedd Aquarium Employees 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$40,870,329 Top 14% higher than 86% 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

John G. Shedd Aquarium 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. John G. Shedd Aquarium Employees 401(k) Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (331 participants).

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 362167918 · John G. Shedd Aquarium PY 2022 · 401(k)

John G. Shedd Aquarium Employees 401(k) Plan · $41M · 331 · 86th

  • PCT $41M
  • PCT 331
  • PCT 86th
  • PCT 401(k)
  • PCT near Fmsbonds, Inc. Employees' 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan & Trust
  • PCT ind #2830

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 Illinois →

John G. Shedd Aquarium Employees 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

John G. Shedd Aquarium Employees 401(k) PlanJohn G. Shedd Aquarium Emplo…$41MFmsbonds, Inc. Employees' 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan & TrustFmsbonds, Inc. Employees' 40…$41MOdin, Feldman & Pittleman, P.C. 401(k) PlanOdin, Feldman & Pittleman, P…$41MStandard Biotools Inc. 401(k) PlanStandard Biotools Inc. 401(k…$41M9dot 401(k) Plan$41M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among John G. Shedd Aquarium Employees 401(k) Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

Illinois filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$50M
Net Assets (End of Year)$41M
Net Income-$9M
Employer EIN362167918
Plan Effective Date1997-03-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (John G. Shedd Aquarium)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All John G. Shedd Aquarium plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$57M 40.2582641309298% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$35M$40M$45M$50M$55M$60M 202220232024 $40.9M $57.3M ▲ +40.2%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 331 $41M
2023 1 380 $48M
2024 1 422 $57M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Illinois

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

John G. Shedd Aquarium Employees 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -1000000100000200000300000 -505101520 Total assets ($B) Participants John G. Shedd Aquarium Employees 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.040870329 · Participants: 331John G. Shedd Aquarium Employees 401(k) PlanState Farm 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 14.651519685 · Participants: 53616State Farm 401(k) Savings PlanAccenture United States 401(k) Match and Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 14.283954811 · Participants: 66653Accenture United States 401(k) Match and Savings PlanAbbott Laboratories Stock Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 13.333286 · Participants: 36136Abbott Laboratories Stock Retirement PlanUnited Airlines Pilot Retirement Account Plan, Total assets ($B): 11.816542826 · Participants: 13437United Airlines Pilot Retirement Account PlanWalgreens Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 11.682551768 · Participants: 238072Walgreens Retirement Savings Plan
John G. Shedd Aquarium Employees 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants
Compare John G. Shedd Aquarium Employees 401(k) Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

John G. Shedd Aquarium Employees 401(k) Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Illinois, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Fmsbonds, Inc. Employees' 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan & Trust in FL ($41M); by covered participants it is Los Angeles County Fair Association 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan in CA (331 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($41M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (331 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 John G. Shedd Aquarium Employees 401(k) Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
John G. Shedd Aquarium Employees 401(k) Plan declined sharply - down 18.1% during 2022, from $50M to $41M. Reported net income was -$9M.
How have John G. Shedd Aquarium plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), John G. Shedd Aquarium's sponsor-wide assets grew 40.3%, from $41M to $57M.
Where does John G. Shedd Aquarium Employees 401(k) Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
John G. Shedd Aquarium Employees 401(k) Plan ranks in the 86th 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 John G. Shedd Aquarium Employees 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Fmsbonds, Inc. Employees' 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan & Trust in FL ($41M, 103 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to John G. Shedd Aquarium Employees 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Los Angeles County Fair Association 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan in CA (331 participants, $17M 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 362167918.

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.