Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022
American Bar Association Pension Plan
Data updated 2026-08-25
- $121M
- Total assets Near avg plan size
- 199
- Participants Below avg headcount
- 94th
- Percentile by assets National rank
- $608,504
- Avg per participant High balance/head
Official DOL plan name: A-E-F-C Pension Plan · Sponsored by American Bar Association · Illinois · Other Services
$121M in assets, 199 participants
American Bar Association's A-E-F-C Pension Plan reported $121M in total assets and 199 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 94th 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.
- #8,218 in Other Services (8,398 peers)
Coverage in Illinois
A-E-F-C Pension Plan covers 199 participants in Illinois, about 26% of the average Illinois filer (state average ~779 per filing). Assets: $121M.
- #8,218
- in Other Services (8,398 peers)
- -27.1%
- assets change YoY
- 1.2×
- vs typical plan assets (national mean)
The plan reported a net loss of $45M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.
A-E-F-C Pension Plan's outsized position by total assets
A-E-F-C Pension Plan vs every filed plan by assets
End-of-year total assets · plan year 2022 · DOL Form 5500
$121,092,360 Top 6% higher than 94% of 139,123 filed plans
Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.
Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2022
A-E-F-C Pension 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. A-E-F-C Pension Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (199 participants).
EBSA filing schedule strip
Filing strip 360723150 · American Bar Association PY 2022 · Defined Benefit (Pension)
A-E-F-C Pension Plan · $121M · 199 · 94th
- EOY $121M
- 5500 199
- ASSETS 94th
- PCT Defined Benefit (Pension)
- EIN near Clearwater Paper Salaried Retirement Plan
- RANK ind #8218
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 →
A-E-F-C Pension Plan in the asset neighbourhood
Illinois filing particulars
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $166M |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $121M |
| Net Income | -$45M |
| Employer EIN | 360723150 |
| Plan Effective Date | 1963-07-01 |
| Filing Status | FILING 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
| Year | Plans | Participants | Total Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2 | 1,325 | $283M |
| 2023 | 2 | 1,376 | $309M |
| 2024 | 2 | 1,323 | $299M |
Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Illinois
Peer Defined Benefit (Pension) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.
- Central States, Southeast & Southwest Areas Pension Plan $42.6B · 50,096
- State Farm Insurance Companies Retirement Plan for United States Employees $32.1B · 49,052
- United Food & Commercial Workers Intl Union - Industry Pension Fund $8.0B · 20,170
- John Deere Pension Plan for Salaried Employees $7.3B · N/A
- Abbott Laboratories Annuity Retirement Plan $6.8B · 16,809
A-E-F-C Pension Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount
Outside Illinois, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Clearwater Paper Salaried Retirement Plan in WA ($121M); by covered participants it is Local 464a Finast Full Time Employees Pension Plan in NJ (199 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.
Closest by plan assets
Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($121M here).
Similar participant headcount
Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (199 participants); asset peers above are excluded.
- Local 464a Finast Full Time Employees Pension Plan (NJ) 199 · 0 off
- Retirement Plan for Employees of Sargent Manufacturing Company and Amstar Electronics Group (CT) 199 · 0 off
- Neighbors Federal Credit Union Cash Balance Defined Benefit Plan and Trust (LA) 199 · 0 off
- Local 1158 IBEW AFL-CIO Pension Fund (NJ) 199 · 0 off
DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.