Other · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Denver Zoological Foundation Retirement Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$22M
Total assets Small plan by assets
509
Participants Below avg headcount
78th
Percentile by assets National rank
$42,705
Avg per participant Low balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Tax Sheltered Annuity Plan of Denver Zoological Foundation · Sponsored by Denver Zoological Foundation · Colorado · Arts, Entertainment & Recreation

$22M in assets, 509 participants

Denver Zoological Foundation's Tax Sheltered Annuity Plan of Denver Zoological Foundation reported $22M in total assets and 509 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 78th 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.

  • #2,663 in Arts, Entertainment & Recreation (3,077 peers)

Where Tax Sheltered Annuity Plan of Denver Zoological Foundation sits by assets

Tax Sheltered Annuity Plan of Denver Zoological Foundation sits in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets, $22M for 509 participants (~$42,705/participant), down 19.0% in 2022.

#2,663
in Arts, Entertainment & Recreation (3,077 peers)
-19.0%
assets change YoY
0.2×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $5M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Tax Sheltered Annuity Plan of Denver Zoological Foundation's outsized position by total assets

Tax Sheltered Annuity Plan of Denver Zoological Foundation vs every filed plan by assets

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

$21,736,852 Top 22% higher than 78% 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

Tax Sheltered Annuity Plan of Denver Zoological Foundation 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. Tax Sheltered Annuity Plan of Denver Zoological Foundation sits mid-pack in the medium band (509 participants).

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 840502539 · Denver Zoological Foundation PY 2022 · Other

Tax Sheltered Annuity Plan of Denver Zoological Foundation · $22M · 509 · 78th

  • RANK $22M
  • PHOTO 509
  • IND 78th
  • EOY Other
  • 5500 near Ashley Hall School Defined Contribution Retirement Plan
  • ASSETS ind #2663

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 Colorado →

Tax Sheltered Annuity Plan of Denver Zoological Foundation in the asset neighbourhood

Sun-Maid Growers of California Defined Contribution Pension PlanSun-Maid Growers of Californ…$22MWoodwell Climate Research Center, Inc. DC Retirement PlanWoodwell Climate Research Ce…$22MTax Sheltered Annuity Plan of Denver Zoological FoundationTax Sheltered Annuity Plan o…$22MAshley Hall School Defined Contribution Retirement PlanAshley Hall School Defined C…$22MHarrisburg University of Science & Technology 403(b) PlanHarrisburg University of Sci…$22M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Tax Sheltered Annuity Plan of Denver Zoological Foundation and nearest nationwide Other peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

Scale-class filing particulars (2022)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$27M
Net Assets (End of Year)$22M
Net Income-$5M
Employer EIN840502539
Plan Effective Date1992-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Denver Zoological Foundation)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Denver Zoological Foundation plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$32M 47.074838619686055% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$20M$25M$30M$35M 202220232024 $21.7M $32M ▲ +47.1%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 509 $22M
2023 1 554 $28M
2024 1 492 $32M

Nearby Other Plans in Colorado

Peer Other plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

Tax Sheltered Annuity Plan of Denver Zoological Foundation vs. nearby Other plans in Colorado, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. 0200040006000800010000 -0.500.511.5 Total assets ($B) Participants Tax Sheltered Annuity Plan of Denver Zoological Foundation, Total assets ($B): 0.021736852 · Participants: 509Tax Sheltered Annuity Plan of Denver Zoological FoundationUcar Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.016981364 · Participants: 1300Ucar Retirement PlanChildren's Hospital Colorado 403(b) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.747591604 · Participants: 7995Children's Hospital Colorado 403(b) PlanUniversity of Denver Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.7437272 · Participants: 2470University of Denver Retirement PlanNrel 403(b) Employee Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.422176184 · Participants: 2577Nrel 403(b) Employee Savings PlanColorado College Retirement Benefit Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.318847964 · Participants: 785Colorado College Retirement Benefit Plan
Tax Sheltered Annuity Plan of Denver Zoological Foundation vs. nearby Other plans in Colorado, assets vs. participants
Compare Tax Sheltered Annuity Plan of Denver Zoological Foundation side-by-side with 3 peers →

Tax Sheltered Annuity Plan of Denver Zoological Foundation's out-of-state Other peers by assets and headcount

Outside Colorado, the nearest Other by assets is Ashley Hall School Defined Contribution Retirement Plan in SC ($22M); by covered participants it is Versiti 403(b) Retirement Plan in WI (509 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (509 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 Tax Sheltered Annuity Plan of Denver Zoological Foundation assets move in 2022? ▼
Tax Sheltered Annuity Plan of Denver Zoological Foundation declined sharply - down 19.0% during 2022, from $27M to $22M. Reported net income was -$5M.
How have Denver Zoological Foundation plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Denver Zoological Foundation's sponsor-wide assets grew 47.1%, from $22M to $32M.
Where does Tax Sheltered Annuity Plan of Denver Zoological Foundation rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Tax Sheltered Annuity Plan of Denver Zoological Foundation ranks in the 78th 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 Other plans are similar in size to Tax Sheltered Annuity Plan of Denver Zoological Foundation? ▼
Among Other plans in other states, the closest by assets is Ashley Hall School Defined Contribution Retirement Plan in SC ($22M, 184 participants).
Which Other plans cover a similar participant headcount to Tax Sheltered Annuity Plan of Denver Zoological Foundation? ▼
Among Other plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Versiti 403(b) Retirement Plan in WI (509 participants, $85M 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 840502539.

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.