Other · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

The Field Museum of Natural History Retirement Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$45M
Total assets Below avg plan size
497
Participants Below avg headcount
87th
Percentile by assets National rank
$89,823
Avg per participant Below avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Field Museum of Natural History 403(b) Plan · Sponsored by The Field Museum of Natural History · Illinois · Arts, Entertainment & Recreation

$45M in assets, 497 participants

The Field Museum of Natural History's Field Museum of Natural History 403(b) Plan reported $45M in total assets and 497 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 87th 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.

  • #2,848 in Arts, Entertainment & Recreation (3,077 peers)

Where Field Museum of Natural History 403(b) Plan sits by assets

Field Museum of Natural History 403(b) Plan sits in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets, $45M for 497 participants (~$89,823/participant), down 10.8% in 2022.

#2,848
in Arts, Entertainment & Recreation (3,077 peers)
-10.8%
assets change YoY
0.4×
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.

Field Museum of Natural History 403(b) Plan's outsized position by total assets

Field Museum of Natural History 403(b) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$44,642,245 Top 13% higher than 87% 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

Field Museum of Natural History 403(b) 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. Field Museum of Natural History 403(b) Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (497 participants).

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 362167011 · The Field Museum of Natural History PY 2022 · Other

Field Museum of Natural History 403(b) Plan · $45M · 497 · 87th

  • TYPE $45M
  • TYPE 497
  • TYPE 87th
  • TYPE Other
  • TYPE near St. Mark's School Retirement Savings Plan
  • TYPE ind #2848

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 Illinois →

Field Museum of Natural History 403(b) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Central Park Conservancy 403(b) Retirement PlanCentral Park Conservancy 403…$45MWilliam Jewell College 403(b) PlanWilliam Jewell College 403(b…$45MField Museum of Natural History 403(b) PlanField Museum of Natural Hist…$45MSt. Mark's School Retirement Savings PlanSt. Mark's School Retirement…$45MDexter Southfield, Inc. Defined Contribution Retirement PlanDexter Southfield, Inc. Defi…$45M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Field Museum of Natural History 403(b) Plan and nearest nationwide Other peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

Scale-class filing particulars (2022)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$50M
Net Assets (End of Year)$45M
Net Income-$5M
Employer EIN362167011
Plan Effective Date1982-02-05
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (The Field Museum of Natural History)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All The Field Museum of Natural History plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$55M 20.81536851529711% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$40M$50M$60M$70M$80M 202220232024 $69.6M $55.1M ▼ -20.8%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 671 $70M
2023 2 695 $48M
2024 1 536 $55M

Nearby Other Plans in Illinois

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

Field Museum of Natural History 403(b) Plan vs. nearby Other plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -500005000100001500020000 -202468 Total assets ($B) Participants Field Museum of Natural History 403(b) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.044642245 · Participants: 497Field Museum of Natural History 403(b) PlanWashington University Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 5.876925706 · Participants: 15925Washington University Retirement Savings PlanNorthwestern University Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.513964211 · Participants: 9465Northwestern University Retirement PlanThe University of Chicago Contributory Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.053434537 · Participants: 4552The University of Chicago Contributory Retirement PlanNorthshore University Healthsystem Tax Deferred Annuity Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.75976664 · Participants: 13159Northshore University Healthsystem Tax Deferred Annuity PlanThe University of Chicago Supplemental Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.486612106 · Participants: 7855The University of Chicago Supplemental Retirement Plan
Field Museum of Natural History 403(b) Plan vs. nearby Other plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants
Compare Field Museum of Natural History 403(b) Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Field Museum of Natural History 403(b) Plan's out-of-state Other peers by assets and headcount

Outside Illinois, the nearest Other by assets is St. Mark's School Retirement Savings Plan in MA ($45M); by covered participants it is Mt. Graham Regional Medical Center, Inc.403(b) Savings Plan in AZ (497 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (497 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 Field Museum of Natural History 403(b) Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
Field Museum of Natural History 403(b) Plan pulled back noticeably - down 10.8% during 2022, from $50M to $45M. Reported net income was -$5M.
How have The Field Museum of Natural History plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), The Field Museum of Natural History's sponsor-wide assets declined 20.8%, from $70M to $55M.
Where does Field Museum of Natural History 403(b) Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Field Museum of Natural History 403(b) Plan ranks in the 87th 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 Field Museum of Natural History 403(b) Plan? ▼
Among Other plans in other states, the closest by assets is St. Mark's School Retirement Savings Plan in MA ($45M, 148 participants).
Which Other plans cover a similar participant headcount to Field Museum of Natural History 403(b) Plan? ▼
Among Other plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Mt. Graham Regional Medical Center, Inc.403(b) Savings Plan in AZ (497 participants, $18M 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 362167011.

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.