401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Zoological Society of Philadelphia 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$21M
Total assets Small plan by assets
152
Participants Small participant base
78th
Percentile by assets National rank
$138,336
Avg per participant Near avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: The Philadelphia Zoo 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan · Sponsored by Zoological Society of Philadelphia · Pennsylvania · Arts, Entertainment & Recreation

$21M in assets, 152 participants

Zoological Society of Philadelphia's The Philadelphia Zoo 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan reported $21M in total assets and 152 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.

  • #2,651 in Arts, Entertainment & Recreation (3,077 peers)

Coverage in Pennsylvania

The Philadelphia Zoo 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan covers 152 participants in Pennsylvania, about 18% of the average Pennsylvania filer (state average ~822 per filing). Assets: $21M.

#2,651
in Arts, Entertainment & Recreation (3,077 peers)
-18.2%
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.

The Philadelphia Zoo 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan's outsized position by total assets

The Philadelphia Zoo 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$21,027,053 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

The Philadelphia Zoo 401(k) Retirement Savings 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. The Philadelphia Zoo 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (152 participants).

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 231352298 · Zoological Society of Philadelphia PY 2022 · 401(k)

The Philadelphia Zoo 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan · $21M · 152 · 78th

  • PCT $21M
  • EIN 152
  • RANK 78th
  • PHOTO 401(k)
  • IND near Strategic Value Partners 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan
  • EOY ind #2651

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 Pennsylvania →

The Philadelphia Zoo 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among The Philadelphia Zoo 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

Pennsylvania filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$26M
Net Assets (End of Year)$21M
Net Income-$5M
Employer EIN231352298
Plan Effective Date2000-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Zoological Society of Philadelphia)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Zoological Society of Philadelphia plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$38M 31.32065789139628% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$25M$30M$35M$40M 202220232024 $28.8M $37.9M ▲ +31.3%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 186 $29M
2023 2 208 $33M
2024 2 217 $38M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Pennsylvania

Peer 401(k) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

The Philadelphia Zoo 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Pennsylvania, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000 -505101520 Total assets ($B) Participants The Philadelphia Zoo 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.021027053 · Participants: 152The Philadelphia Zoo 401(k) Retirement Savings PlanComcast Corporation Retirement - Investment Plan, Total assets ($B): 14.751564896 · Participants: 97769Comcast Corporation Retirement - Investment PlanCigna 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 11.46087279 · Participants: 66147Cigna 401(k) PlanThe PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. Incentive Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 8.11713 · Participants: 59451The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. Incentive Savings PlanThe Vanguard Retirement and Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 8.097254785 · Participants: 17073The Vanguard Retirement and Savings PlanThe Bank of New York Mellon Corporation 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 7.823164827 · Participants: 25071The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation 401(k) Savings Plan
The Philadelphia Zoo 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Pennsylvania, assets vs. participants
Compare The Philadelphia Zoo 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

The Philadelphia Zoo 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Pennsylvania, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Strategic Value Partners 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan in CT ($21M); by covered participants it is Advanced Technologies and Laboratories (Atl) International, Inc. 401(k) Plan in MD (152 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (152 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 The Philadelphia Zoo 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
The Philadelphia Zoo 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan declined sharply - down 18.2% during 2022, from $26M to $21M. Reported net income was -$5M.
How have Zoological Society of Philadelphia plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Zoological Society of Philadelphia's sponsor-wide assets grew 31.3%, from $29M to $38M.
Where does The Philadelphia Zoo 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
The Philadelphia Zoo 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan 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 401(k) plans are similar in size to The Philadelphia Zoo 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Strategic Value Partners 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan in CT ($21M, 95 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to The Philadelphia Zoo 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Advanced Technologies and Laboratories (Atl) International, Inc. 401(k) Plan in MD (152 participants, N/A 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 231352298.

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.