401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

American Bar Association 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$162M
Total assets Near avg plan size
1,126
Participants Near avg headcount
95th
Percentile by assets National rank
$143,693
Avg per participant Near avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Thrift Plan for Employees of the American Bar Association and Affiliates · Sponsored by American Bar Association · Illinois · Other Services

$162M in assets, 1,126 participants

American Bar Association's Thrift Plan for Employees of the American Bar Association and Affiliates reported $162M in total assets and 1,126 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.

  • #8,269 in Other Services (8,398 peers)

Where Thrift Plan for Employees of the American Bar Association and Affiliates sits by assets

Thrift Plan for Employees of the American Bar Association and Affiliates sits in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets, $162M for 1,126 participants (~$143,693/participant), down 17.1% in 2022.

#8,269
in Other Services (8,398 peers)
-17.1%
assets change YoY
1.6×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $33M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Thrift Plan for Employees of the American Bar Association and Affiliates's outsized position by total assets

Thrift Plan for Employees of the American Bar Association and Affiliates vs every filed plan by assets

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

$161,798,574 Top 5% higher than 95% 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

Thrift Plan for Employees of the American Bar Association and Affiliates's large-plan peer group by participant headcount

Plan-year 2022 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Thrift Plan for Employees of the American Bar Association and Affiliates lands in the large band (1,126 participants).

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 360723150 · American Bar Association PY 2022 · 401(k)

Thrift Plan for Employees of the American Bar Association and Affiliates · $162M · 1,126 · 95th

  • IND $162M
  • EOY 1,126
  • 5500 95th
  • ASSETS 401(k)
  • PCT near National Exchange Carrier Association Retirement Savings Plan
  • EIN ind #8269

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 Other Services retirement plans → · Plans in Illinois →

Thrift Plan for Employees of the American Bar Association and Affiliates in the asset neighbourhood

Crescent River Port Pilots' Association 401(k) Retirement PlanCrescent River Port Pilots' …$162MSpencer Fane Retirement Plan$162MMonster Energy Company 401 K PlanMonster Energy Company 401 K…$162MThrift Plan for Employees of the American Bar Association and AffiliatesThrift Plan for Employees of…$162MNational Exchange Carrier Association Retirement Savings PlanNational Exchange Carrier As…$162M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Thrift Plan for Employees of the American Bar Association and Affiliates and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

Scale-class filing particulars (2022)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$195M
Net Assets (End of Year)$162M
Net Income-$33M
Employer EIN360723150
Plan Effective Date1981-09-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (American Bar Association)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All American Bar Association plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$299M 5.701735213614163% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$280M$290M$300M$310M$320M 202220232024 $283M $299M ▲ +5.7%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 1,325 $283M
2023 2 1,376 $309M
2024 2 1,323 $299M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Illinois

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

Thrift Plan for Employees of the American Bar Association and Affiliates vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -1000000100000200000300000 -505101520 Total assets ($B) Participants Thrift Plan for Employees of the American Bar Association and Affiliates, Total assets ($B): 0.161798574 · Participants: 1126Thrift Plan for Employees of the American Bar Association and AffiliatesState 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
Thrift Plan for Employees of the American Bar Association and Affiliates vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants
Compare Thrift Plan for Employees of the American Bar Association and Affiliates side-by-side with 3 peers →

Thrift Plan for Employees of the American Bar Association and Affiliates's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Illinois, the nearest 401(k) by assets is National Exchange Carrier Association Retirement Savings Plan in NJ ($162M); by covered participants it is Southern Medical Health Systems, Inc. Employees' Retirement Savings Plan in AL (1,126 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (1,126 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 Thrift Plan for Employees of the American Bar Association and Affiliates assets move in 2022? ▼
Thrift Plan for Employees of the American Bar Association and Affiliates declined sharply - down 17.1% during 2022, from $195M to $162M. Reported net income was -$33M.
How have American Bar Association plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), American Bar Association's sponsor-wide assets grew 5.7%, from $283M to $299M.
Where does Thrift Plan for Employees of the American Bar Association and Affiliates rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Thrift Plan for Employees of the American Bar Association and Affiliates 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 401(k) plans are similar in size to Thrift Plan for Employees of the American Bar Association and Affiliates? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is National Exchange Carrier Association Retirement Savings Plan in NJ ($162M, 169 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Thrift Plan for Employees of the American Bar Association and Affiliates? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Southern Medical Health Systems, Inc. Employees' Retirement Savings Plan in AL (1,126 participants, $63M 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 360723150.

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.