Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Grant Thornton LLP Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$408M
Total assets Above avg plan size
7,156
Participants Above avg headcount
98th
Percentile by assets National rank
$57,084
Avg per participant Low balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Grant Thornton LLP Employees' Retirement Plan · Sponsored by Grant Thornton LLP · Illinois · Professional & Technical Services

$408M in assets, 7,156 participants

Grant Thornton LLP's Grant Thornton LLP Employees' Retirement Plan reported $408M in total assets and 7,156 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 98th 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.

  • #21,190 in Professional & Technical Services (21,562 peers)

Coverage in Illinois

Grant Thornton LLP Employees' Retirement Plan covers 7,156 participants in Illinois, 9.2x the typical Illinois plan (state average ~779 per filing). Assets: $408M.

#21,190
in Professional & Technical Services (21,562 peers)
-12.5%
assets change YoY
4.1×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $59M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Grant Thornton LLP Employees' Retirement Plan's outsized position by total assets

Grant Thornton LLP Employees' Retirement Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$408,489,837 Top 2% higher than 98% 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

Grant Thornton LLP Employees' Retirement Plan'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. Grant Thornton LLP Employees' Retirement Plan lands in the large band (7,156 participants).

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 366055558 · Grant Thornton LLP PY 2022 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Grant Thornton LLP Employees' Retirement Plan · $408M · 7,156 · 98th

  • BOY $408M
  • SCH 7,156
  • EBSA 98th
  • PART Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • TYPE near Equifax Inc. U.S. Retirement Income Plan
  • NET ind #21190

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 Professional & Technical Services retirement plans → · Plans in Illinois →

Grant Thornton LLP Employees' Retirement Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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

Illinois filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$467M
Net Assets (End of Year)$408M
Net Income-$59M
Employer EIN366055558
Plan Effective Date1997-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Grant Thornton LLP)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Grant Thornton LLP plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$2.0B 19.74140344280287% vs 2022
2023 filing year
$1.6B$1.7B$1.8B$1.9B$2B$2.1B 20222023 $1.67B $1.99B ▲ +19.2%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 14,928 $1.7B
2023 2 14,754 $2.0B

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Illinois

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

Grant Thornton LLP Employees' Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -200000200004000060000 -1001020304050 Total assets ($B) Participants Grant Thornton LLP Employees' Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.408489837 · Participants: 7156Grant Thornton LLP 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
Grant Thornton LLP Employees' Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants
Compare Grant Thornton LLP Employees' Retirement Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Grant Thornton LLP 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 Equifax Inc. U.S. Retirement Income Plan in GA ($409M); by covered participants it is Heavy and General Laborers' Local Unions 472 and 172 of New Jersey Pension Fund in NJ (7,124 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (7,156 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 Grant Thornton LLP Employees' Retirement Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
Grant Thornton LLP Employees' Retirement Plan pulled back noticeably - down 12.5% during 2022, from $467M to $408M. Reported net income was -$59M.
How have Grant Thornton LLP plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 2 plan years on file (2022-2023), Grant Thornton LLP's sponsor-wide assets grew 19.7%, from $1.7B to $2.0B.
Where does Grant Thornton LLP Employees' Retirement Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Grant Thornton LLP Employees' Retirement Plan ranks in the 98th 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 Grant Thornton LLP Employees' Retirement Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Equifax Inc. U.S. Retirement Income Plan in GA ($409M, 473 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Grant Thornton LLP Employees' Retirement Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Heavy and General Laborers' Local Unions 472 and 172 of New Jersey Pension Fund in NJ (7,124 participants, $1.4B 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 366055558.

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.