Other · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

The Art Institute of Chicago Retirement Plan

Data updated 2026-08-11

$159M
Total assets
1,178
Participants
95th
Percentile by assets
$134,780
Avg per participant
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Official DOL plan name: The Art Institute of Chicago Defined Contribution Retirement Plan · Sponsored by The Art Institute of Chicago · Illinois · Arts, Entertainment & Recreation

$159M in assets, 1,178 participants

The Art Institute of Chicago's The Art Institute of Chicago Defined Contribution Retirement Plan reported $159M in total assets and 1,178 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 95th 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.

  • 95th percentile by assets (of 139,126 plans)
  • #3,013 in Arts, Entertainment & Recreation (3,077 peers)

Where The Art Institute of Chicago Defined Contribution Retirement Plan sits by assets

The Art Institute of Chicago Defined Contribution Retirement Plan sits in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets, $159M for 1,178 participants (~$134,780/participant), down 12.5% in 2022.

$159M
total plan assets (2022 EOY)
1,178
covered participants
95th
percentile by assets (of 139,126 plans)
$134,780
avg assets per participant

The plan reported a net loss of $23M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Where The Art Institute of Chicago Defined Contribution Retirement Plan sits by total assets

The Art Institute of Chicago Defined Contribution Retirement Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$158,770,405 Top 5% higher than 95% of 139,123 filed plans

This plan $0 $2,010,000,000 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

State
Illinois
Industry
Arts, Entertainment & Recreation

The Art Institute of Chicago Defined Contribution Retirement Plan vs the 2022 asset distribution

By assets, The Art Institute of Chicago Defined Contribution Retirement Plan outranks 95% of the 139,126 plans that filed a Form 5500 for the 2022 plan year, and holds roughly 1.6x the national average plan size of $100M (721 average participants).

Scale-class filing particulars (2022)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$181M
Net Assets (End of Year)$159M
Net Income-$23M
Employer EIN362167725
Plan Effective Date1972-07-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (The Art Institute of Chicago)

$300M$350M$400M 202220232024 $318M $390M ▲ +22.4%
Total plan assets by year, all The Art Institute of Chicago plans on file
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 4 3,031 $318M
2023 4 3,423 $357M
2024 4 3,551 $390M

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Frequently Asked Questions

How did The Art Institute of Chicago Defined Contribution Retirement Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
The Art Institute of Chicago Defined Contribution Retirement Plan pulled back noticeably - down 12.5% during 2022, from $181M to $159M. Reported net income was -$23M.
How have The Art Institute of Chicago plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), The Art Institute of Chicago's sponsor-wide assets grew 22.4%, from $318M to $390M.
Where does The Art Institute of Chicago Defined Contribution Retirement Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
The Art Institute of Chicago Defined Contribution Retirement Plan ranks in the 95th percentile by end-of-year assets among 139,126 plans that reported assets for plan year 2022 (in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets).
Which Other plans are similar in size to The Art Institute of Chicago Defined Contribution Retirement Plan? ▼
Among Other plans in other states, the closest by assets is Antioch University Defined Contribution and Tax Deferred Annuity Plan for Administrative Associate , Administrative and Faculty Employees in OH ($159M, 470 participants).

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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 362167725.

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