Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Zoological Society of Philadelphia Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$8M
Total assets Small plan by assets
34
Participants Small participant base
60th
Percentile by assets National rank
$229,564
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
PlainRetire home → About this data RSS: change history

Official DOL plan name: Zoological Society of Philadelphia Retirement Plan · Sponsored by Zoological Society of Philadelphia · Pennsylvania · Arts, Entertainment & Recreation

$8M in assets, 34 participants

Zoological Society of Philadelphia's Zoological Society of Philadelphia Retirement Plan reported $8M in total assets and 34 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 60th 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.

  • #2,285 in Arts, Entertainment & Recreation (3,077 peers)

Zoological Society of Philadelphia multi-year trail

Zoological Society of Philadelphia's plans moved +31.3% in assets from 2022 to 2024; this filing shows Zoological Society of Philadelphia Retirement Plan at $8M / 34 participants.

#2,285
in Arts, Entertainment & Recreation (3,077 peers)
-29.8%
assets change YoY

The plan reported a net loss of $3M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Zoological Society of Philadelphia Retirement Plan's mid-pack asset rank among Arts, Entertainment & Recreation and all filers

Zoological Society of Philadelphia Retirement Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$7,805,183 Top 40% higher than 60% 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

Zoological Society of Philadelphia Retirement Plan among smaller filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2022 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Zoological Society of Philadelphia Retirement Plan is a small filing (34 participants) on this national headcount ladder.

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 231352298 · Zoological Society of Philadelphia PY 2022 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Zoological Society of Philadelphia Retirement Plan · $8M · 34 · 60th

  • SCH $8M
  • EBSA 34
  • PART 60th
  • TYPE Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • NET near The Mario Badescu Skin Care, Inc. Variable Cash Balance Plan
  • BOOK ind #2285

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 →

Zoological Society of Philadelphia Retirement Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Duncan Employees Security PlanDuncan Employees Security Pl…$8MZoological Society of Philadelphia Retirement PlanZoological Society of Philad…$8MThe Mario Badescu Skin Care, Inc. Variable Cash Balance PlanThe Mario Badescu Skin Care,…$8MLaner Muchin Ltd Employees Pension PlanLaner Muchin Ltd Employees P…$8MWaukesha Gas Engines Pension PlanWaukesha Gas Engines Pension…$8M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Zoological Society of Philadelphia Retirement Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

Zoological Society of Philadelphia multi-year asset trail

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

Zoological Society of Philadelphia filing trail (2022)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$11M
Net Assets (End of Year)$8M
Net Income-$3M
Employer EIN231352298
Plan Effective Date1952-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Pennsylvania

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

Zoological Society of Philadelphia Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Pennsylvania, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -20000020000400006000080000 -5051015 Total assets ($B) Participants Zoological Society of Philadelphia Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.007805183 · Participants: 34Zoological Society of Philadelphia Retirement PlanNational Elevator Industry Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 10.401485458 · Participants: 27097National Elevator Industry Pension PlanSteelworkers Pension Trust, Total assets ($B): 5.908424468 · Participants: 52395Steelworkers Pension TrustThe PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 5.402519 · Participants: 63731The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. Pension PlanConstellation Retirement Program, Total assets ($B): 5.359207207 · Participants: 5314Constellation Retirement ProgramThe Bank of New York Mellon Corporation Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.968344232 · Participants: 8098The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation Pension Plan
Zoological Society of Philadelphia Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Pennsylvania, assets vs. participants
Compare Zoological Society of Philadelphia Retirement Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Zoological Society of Philadelphia Retirement Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Pennsylvania, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is The Mario Badescu Skin Care, Inc. Variable Cash Balance Plan in NJ ($8M); by covered participants it is Original Bradford Soap Works, Inc. Retirement Plan in RI (34 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (34 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 Zoological Society of Philadelphia Retirement Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
Zoological Society of Philadelphia Retirement Plan declined sharply - down 29.8% during 2022, from $11M to $8M. Reported net income was -$3M.
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.
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Zoological Society of Philadelphia Retirement Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is The Mario Badescu Skin Care, Inc. Variable Cash Balance Plan in NJ ($8M, 148 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Zoological Society of Philadelphia Retirement Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Original Bradford Soap Works, Inc. Retirement Plan in RI (34 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.