Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022
Field Museum of Natural History Pension Plan
Data updated 2026-08-25
- $25M
- Total assets Below avg plan size
- 174
- Participants Small participant base
- 80th
- Percentile by assets National rank
- $143,612
- Avg per participant Near avg balance/head
Official DOL plan name: Field Museum of Natural History Pension Plan for Employees · Sponsored by Field Museum of Natural History · Illinois · Arts, Entertainment & Recreation
$25M in assets, 174 participants
Field Museum of Natural History's Field Museum of Natural History Pension Plan for Employees reported $25M in total assets and 174 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 80th 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.
- #2,700 in Arts, Entertainment & Recreation (3,077 peers)
Coverage in Illinois
Field Museum of Natural History Pension Plan for Employees covers 174 participants in Illinois, about 22% of the average Illinois filer (state average ~779 per filing). Assets: $25M.
- #2,700
- in Arts, Entertainment & Recreation (3,077 peers)
- -20.6%
- assets change YoY
- 0.3×
- vs typical plan assets (national mean)
The plan reported a net loss of $6M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.
Field Museum of Natural History Pension Plan for Employees's outsized position by total assets
Field Museum of Natural History Pension Plan for Employees vs every filed plan by assets
End-of-year total assets · plan year 2022 · DOL Form 5500
$24,988,528 Top 20% higher than 80% 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
Field Museum of Natural History Pension Plan for Employees 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 Pension Plan for Employees sits mid-pack in the medium band (174 participants).
Form 5500 schedule snapshot
Filing strip 362167011 · Field Museum of Natural History PY 2022 · Defined Benefit (Pension)
Field Museum of Natural History Pension Plan for Employees · $25M · 174 · 80th
- PHOTO $25M
- IND 174
- EOY 80th
- 5500 Defined Benefit (Pension)
- ASSETS near Local 1931 Pension Fund (Formerly- Production Workers Union Local 148 Pension Fund)
- PCT ind #2700
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 Pension Plan for Employees in the asset neighbourhood
Illinois filing particulars
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $31M |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $25M |
| Net Income | -$6M |
| Employer EIN | 362167011 |
| Plan Effective Date | 1939-07-01 |
| Filing Status | FILING RECEIVED |
Sponsor Plan History (Field Museum of Natural History)
Sponsor-wide plan assets over time
All Field Museum of Natural History plans reported in each filing year
- Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
- $55M 20.81536851529711% vs 2022
- 2024 filing year
| Year | Plans | Participants | Total Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2 | 671 | $70M |
| 2023 | 2 | 695 | $48M |
| 2024 | 1 | 536 | $55M |
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
Field Museum of Natural History Pension Plan for Employees's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount
Outside Illinois, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Local 1931 Pension Fund (Formerly- Production Workers Union Local 148 Pension Fund) in NY ($25M); by covered participants it is Marine & Power Systems Pension Plan in FL (174 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.
Closest by plan assets
Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($25M here).
- Local 1931 Pension Fund (Formerly- Production Workers Union Local 148 Pension Fund) (NY) $25M · 134
- Goodman Co,LP Fayetteville Bargunit Pension Plan (TX) $25M · N/A
- The Nebraska Methodist Health System Retirement Account Plan (NE) $25M · 1,941
- The People-to-People Health Foundation, Inc. Pension Plan (DC) $25M · 16
Similar participant headcount
Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (174 participants); asset peers above are excluded.
- Marine & Power Systems Pension Plan (FL) 174 · 0 off
- Retirement Plan for Bargaining Employees at Iaap (PA) 174 · 0 off
- The Oswego Hospital Retirement Plan (NY) 174 · 0 off
- Major League Baseball Pension Plan for Non-Uniformed Personnel (CO) 174 · 0 off
DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.