Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

American Dental Association Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$168M
Total assets Near avg plan size
395
Participants Below avg headcount
95th
Percentile by assets National rank
$425,002
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Ada Employees' Retirement Plan · Sponsored by American Dental Association · Illinois · Other Services

$168M in assets, 395 participants

American Dental Association's Ada Employees' Retirement Plan reported $168M in total assets and 395 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.

  • #8,275 in Other Services (8,398 peers)

Where Ada Employees' Retirement Plan sits by assets

Ada Employees' Retirement Plan sits in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets, $168M for 395 participants (~$425,002/participant), down 24.1% in 2022.

#8,275
in Other Services (8,398 peers)
-24.1%
assets change YoY
1.7×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $53M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Ada Employees' Retirement Plan's outsized position by total assets

Ada Employees' Retirement Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$167,875,776 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

Ada Employees' Retirement 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. Ada Employees' Retirement Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (395 participants).

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 360724690 · American Dental Association PY 2022 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Ada Employees' Retirement Plan · $168M · 395 · 95th

  • 5500 $168M
  • 5500 395
  • 5500 95th
  • 5500 Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • 5500 near B.a.C. Local No. 3 Pension Plan
  • 5500 ind #8275

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 →

Ada Employees' Retirement Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Ada Employees' Retirement Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

Scale-class filing particulars (2022)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$221M
Net Assets (End of Year)$168M
Net Income-$53M
Employer EIN360724690
Plan Effective Date1947-03-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (American Dental Association)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All American Dental Association plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$301M 10.435567370607435% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$260M$270M$280M$290M$300M$310M 202220232024 $273M $301M ▲ +10.4%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 802 $273M
2023 2 806 $303M
2024 2 885 $301M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Illinois

Peer Defined Benefit (Pension) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

Ada Employees' Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -200000200004000060000 -1001020304050 Total assets ($B) Participants Ada Employees' Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.167875776 · Participants: 395Ada Employees' Retirement PlanCentral States, Southeast & Southwest Areas Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 42.629770802 · Participants: 50096Central States, Southeast & Southwest Areas Pension PlanState Farm Insurance Companies Retirement Plan for United States Employees, Total assets ($B): 32.129102809 · Participants: 49052State Farm Insurance Companies Retirement Plan for United States EmployeesUnited Food & Commercial Workers Intl Union - Industry Pension Fund, Total assets ($B): 7.958716532 · Participants: 20170United Food & Commercial Workers Intl Union - Industry Pension FundJohn Deere Pension Plan for Salaried Employees, Total assets ($B): 7.304502684 · Participants: 0John Deere Pension Plan for Salaried EmployeesAbbott Laboratories Annuity Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 6.770339506 · Participants: 16809Abbott Laboratories Annuity Retirement Plan
Ada Employees' Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants
Compare Ada Employees' Retirement Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Ada Employees' Retirement Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Illinois, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is B.a.C. Local No. 3 Pension Plan in CA ($168M); by covered participants it is Weil, Gotshal & Manges Employees' Pension Plan in NY (395 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($168M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (395 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 Ada Employees' Retirement Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
Ada Employees' Retirement Plan declined sharply - down 24.1% during 2022, from $221M to $168M. Reported net income was -$53M.
How have American Dental Association plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), American Dental Association's sponsor-wide assets grew 10.4%, from $273M to $301M.
Where does Ada Employees' Retirement Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Ada Employees' 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 Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Ada Employees' Retirement Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is B.a.C. Local No. 3 Pension Plan in CA ($168M, 735 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Ada Employees' Retirement Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Weil, Gotshal & Manges Employees' Pension Plan in NY (395 participants, $137M 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 360724690.

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.