Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Illinois Education Association Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$141M
Total assets Near avg plan size
111
Participants Small participant base
94th
Percentile by assets National rank
$1.3M
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Illinois Education Association Staff Retirement Plan · Sponsored by Illinois Education Association · Illinois · Other Services

$141M in assets, 111 participants

Illinois Education Association's Illinois Education Association Staff Retirement Plan reported $141M in total assets and 111 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 94th 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.

  • #8,251 in Other Services (8,398 peers)

Coverage in Illinois

Illinois Education Association Staff Retirement Plan covers 111 participants in Illinois, about 14% of the average Illinois filer (state average ~779 per filing). Assets: $141M.

#8,251
in Other Services (8,398 peers)
+11.4%
assets growth YoY
1.4×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Illinois Education Association Staff Retirement Plan's outsized position by total assets

Illinois Education Association Staff Retirement Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$141,394,991 Top 6% higher than 94% 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

Illinois Education Association Staff Retirement 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. Illinois Education Association Staff Retirement Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (111 participants).

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 370343490 · Illinois Education Association PY 2022 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Illinois Education Association Staff Retirement Plan · $141M · 111 · 94th

  • BOOK $141M
  • VS-ST 111
  • BOY 94th
  • SCH Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • EBSA near The Retirement Plan of Ridgewood Savings Bank
  • PART ind #8251

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 Other Services retirement plans → · Plans in Illinois →

Illinois Education Association Staff Retirement Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Woodward Hrt Pension Plan$142MPlumbers & Steamfitters Local 150 Pension FundPlumbers & Steamfitters Loca…$142MNorthern California Plastering Industry Pension PlanNorthern California Plasteri…$142MThe Retirement Plan of Ridgewood Savings BankThe Retirement Plan of Ridge…$142MIllinois Education Association Staff Retirement PlanIllinois Education Associati…$141M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Illinois Education Association Staff Retirement Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

Illinois filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$127M
Net Assets (End of Year)$141M
Net Income$15M
Employer EIN370343490
Plan Effective Date1948-07-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Illinois Education Association)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Illinois Education Association plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$209M 9.654280882001688% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$180M$190M$200M$210M$220M 202220232024 $190M $209M ▲ +9.7%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 3 305 $190M
2023 2 225 $187M
2024 2 225 $209M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Illinois

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

Illinois Education Association Staff Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -200000200004000060000 -1001020304050 Total assets ($B) Participants Illinois Education Association Staff Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.141394991 · Participants: 111Illinois Education Association Staff 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
Illinois Education Association Staff Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants
Compare Illinois Education Association Staff Retirement Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Illinois Education Association Staff Retirement Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Illinois, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is The Retirement Plan of Ridgewood Savings Bank in NY ($142M); by covered participants it is Ashcroft Inc. Retirement Plan for Union Employees in CT (111 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($141M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (111 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 Illinois Education Association Staff Retirement Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
Illinois Education Association Staff Retirement Plan grew at a solid clip - up 11.4% during 2022, from $127M to $141M. Reported net income was $15M.
How have Illinois Education Association plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Illinois Education Association's sponsor-wide assets grew 9.7%, from $190M to $209M.
Where does Illinois Education Association Staff Retirement Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Illinois Education Association Staff Retirement Plan ranks in the 94th percentile by end-of-year assets among 139,126 plans that reported assets for plan year 2022 (in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Illinois Education Association Staff Retirement Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is The Retirement Plan of Ridgewood Savings Bank in NY ($142M, 225 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Illinois Education Association Staff Retirement Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Ashcroft Inc. Retirement Plan for Union Employees in CT (111 participants, $20M 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 370343490.

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.