Other · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Lincoln Park Zoo Retirement Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$35M
Total assets Below avg plan size
247
Participants Below avg headcount
81st
Percentile by assets National rank
$142,682
Avg per participant Near avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Lincoln Park Zoological Society Retirement Plan · Sponsored by Lincoln Park Zoo · Illinois · Arts, Entertainment & Recreation

$35M in assets, 247 participants

Lincoln Park Zoo's Lincoln Park Zoological Society Retirement Plan reported $35M in total assets and 247 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 81st 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.

  • #2,617 in Arts, Entertainment & Recreation (2,945 peers)

Coverage in Illinois

Lincoln Park Zoological Society Retirement Plan covers 247 participants in Illinois, about 32% of the average Illinois filer (state average ~779 per filing). Assets: $35M.

#2,617
in Arts, Entertainment & Recreation (2,945 peers)
+17.9%
assets growth YoY
0.4×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Lincoln Park Zoological Society Retirement Plan's outsized position by total assets

Lincoln Park Zoological Society Retirement Plan vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2023 · DOL Form 5500

$35,242,419 Top 19% higher than 81% of 127,068 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 2023

Lincoln Park Zoological Society Retirement Plan among mid-size filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2023 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Lincoln Park Zoological Society Retirement Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (247 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Lincoln Park Zoological Society Retirement Plan reported net income rose from -$5M in the plan year 2022 filing to $5M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Lincoln Park Zoological Society Retirement Plan end-of-year assets rose from $30M in the plan year 2022 filing to $35M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Lincoln Park Zoological Society Retirement Plan reported participants rose from 236 in the plan year 2022 filing to 247 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

DOL schedule card

Filing strip 362512404 · Lincoln Park Zoo PY 2023 · Other

Lincoln Park Zoological Society Retirement Plan · $35M · 247 · 81st

  • EBSA $35M
  • PART 247
  • TYPE 81st
  • NET Other
  • BOOK near Melmark, Inc. Supplemental Retirement Annuity Plan
  • VS-ST ind #2617

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 →

Lincoln Park Zoological Society Retirement Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Whitney Museum of American Art 403(b) Retirement PlanWhitney Museum of American A…$35MBirch Wathen Lenox School Defined Contribution Retirement PlanBirch Wathen Lenox School De…$35MMelmark, Inc. Supplemental Retirement Annuity PlanMelmark, Inc. Supplemental R…$35MLincoln Park Zoological Society Retirement PlanLincoln Park Zoological Soci…$35MPact 403(b) Retirement Plan$35M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Lincoln Park Zoological Society Retirement Plan and nearest nationwide Other peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Illinois filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$30M
Net Assets (End of Year)$35M
Net Income$5M
Employer EIN362512404
Plan Effective Date1985-04-10
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Lincoln Park Zoo)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Lincoln Park Zoo plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$40M 34.05698513313504% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$25M$30M$35M$40M$45M 202220232024 $29.9M $40.1M ▲ +34.1%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 236 $30M
2023 1 247 $35M
2024 1 256 $40M

Nearby Other Plans in Illinois

Peer Other plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

Lincoln Park Zoological Society Retirement Plan vs. nearby Other plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -5000050001000015000 -1012345 Total assets ($B) Participants Lincoln Park Zoological Society Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.035242419 · Participants: 247Lincoln Park Zoological Society Retirement PlanNorthwestern University Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.022176874 · Participants: 9440Northwestern University Retirement PlanThe University of Chicago Contributory Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.494522229 · Participants: 4796The University of Chicago Contributory Retirement PlanEndeavor Health Legacy 403(b) Tax Deferred Annuity Plan for Northshore University Healthsystem Employees, Total assets ($B): 2.005336202 · Participants: 13705Endeavor Health Legacy 403(b) Tax Deferred Annuity Plan for Northshore University Healthsystem EmployeesThe University of Chicago Supplemental Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.734364044 · Participants: 8254The University of Chicago Supplemental Retirement PlanArgonne National Laboratory 403(b) Employee Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.577078821 · Participants: 3798Argonne National Laboratory 403(b) Employee Retirement Plan
Lincoln Park Zoological Society Retirement Plan vs. nearby Other plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants
Compare Lincoln Park Zoological Society Retirement Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Lincoln Park Zoological Society Retirement Plan's out-of-state Other peers by assets and headcount

Outside Illinois, the nearest Other by assets is Melmark, Inc. Supplemental Retirement Annuity Plan in PA ($35M); by covered participants it is Employee Benefit Plan of Mobridge Regional Hospital in SD (247 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (247 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Lincoln Park Zoological Society Retirement Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Lincoln Park Zoological Society Retirement Plan grew sharply - up 17.9% during 2023, from $30M to $35M. Reported net income was $5M.
How have Lincoln Park Zoo plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Lincoln Park Zoo's sponsor-wide assets grew 34.1%, from $30M to $40M.
Where does Lincoln Park Zoological Society Retirement Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Lincoln Park Zoological Society Retirement Plan ranks in the 81st percentile by end-of-year assets among 127,072 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets).
Which Other plans are similar in size to Lincoln Park Zoological Society Retirement Plan? ▼
Among Other plans in other states, the closest by assets is Melmark, Inc. Supplemental Retirement Annuity Plan in PA ($35M, 624 participants).
Which Other plans cover a similar participant headcount to Lincoln Park Zoological Society Retirement Plan? ▼
Among Other plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Employee Benefit Plan of Mobridge Regional Hospital in SD (247 participants, $19M in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2023.

Source: DOL EFAST2 filing system (efast.dol.gov) - original filing retrieval by EIN 362512404.

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.