Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Grant Thornton LLP Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-11

$476M
Total assets
7,078
Participants
97th
Percentile by assets
$67,180
Avg per participant
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Official DOL plan name: Grant Thornton LLP Employees' Retirement Plan · Sponsored by Grant Thornton LLP · Illinois · Professional & Technical Services

$476M in assets, 7,078 participants

Grant Thornton LLP's Grant Thornton LLP Employees' Retirement Plan reported $476M in total assets and 7,078 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 97th 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.

  • 97th percentile by assets (of 127,072 plans)
  • #19,945 in Professional & Technical Services (20,321 peers)

Coverage in Illinois

Grant Thornton LLP Employees' Retirement Plan covers 7,078 participants in Illinois, 9.1x the typical Illinois plan (state average ~779 per filing). Assets: $476M.

$476M
total plan assets (2023 EOY)
7,078
covered participants
97th
percentile by assets (of 127,072 plans)
$67,180
avg assets per participant

Where Grant Thornton LLP Employees' Retirement Plan sits by total assets

Grant Thornton LLP Employees' Retirement Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$475,501,341 Top 3% higher than 97% of 127,068 filed plans

This plan $0 $2,010,000,000 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

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Grant Thornton LLP Employees' Retirement Plan reported net income rose from -$59M in the plan year 2022 filing to $67M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Grant Thornton LLP Employees' Retirement Plan end-of-year assets rose from $408M in the plan year 2022 filing to $476M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Grant Thornton LLP Employees' Retirement Plan reported participants fell from 7,156 in the plan year 2022 filing to 7,078 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

State
Illinois
Industry
Professional & Technical Services

Participants vs Illinois filers

In Illinois, the average filing covers about 779 participants across 5,745 plans. Grant Thornton LLP Employees' Retirement Plan reports 7,078 participants - 9.1x that state average ($476M EOY assets).

Illinois filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$408M
Net Assets (End of Year)$475M
Net Income$67M
Employer EIN366055558
Plan Effective Date1997-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Grant Thornton LLP)

$1.6B$1.7B$1.8B$1.9B$2B$2.1B 20222023 $1.67B $1.99B ▲ +19.2%
Total plan assets by year, all Grant Thornton LLP plans on file
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 14,928 $1.7B
2023 2 14,754 $2.0B

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Illinois

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

Grant Thornton LLP Employees' Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. 0100002000030000400005000060000 -200204060 Total assets ($B) Participants Grant Thornton LLP E…, Total assets ($B): 0.475501341 · Participants: 7078Grant Thornton LLP E…Central States, Sout…, Total assets ($B): 49.680270595 · Participants: 48538Central States, Sout…State Farm Insurance…, Total assets ($B): 35.242945747 · Participants: 45001State Farm Insurance…United Food & Commer…, Total assets ($B): 7.965094339 · Participants: 20680United Food & Commer…John Deere Pension P…, Total assets ($B): 7.960744597 · Participants: 16346John Deere Pension P…Abbott Laboratories …, Total assets ($B): 7.819798504 · Participants: 17382Abbott Laboratories …
Grant Thornton LLP Employees' Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants
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Similar-Sized Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans Nationally

Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states closest to Grant Thornton LLP Employees' Retirement Plan by total assets, not by location.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Grant Thornton LLP Employees' Retirement Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Grant Thornton LLP Employees' Retirement Plan grew sharply - up 16.4% during 2023, from $408M to $476M. Reported net income was $67M.
How have Grant Thornton LLP plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 2 plan years on file (2022-2023), Grant Thornton LLP's sponsor-wide assets grew 19.7%, from $1.7B to $2.0B.
Where does Grant Thornton LLP Employees' Retirement Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Grant Thornton LLP Employees' Retirement Plan ranks in the 97th percentile by end-of-year assets among 127,072 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Grant Thornton LLP Employees' Retirement Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is American Cancer Society, Inc. Retirement Annuity Plan in GA ($475M, 1,306 participants).

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Filing takeaways

Ways to act on Grant Thornton LLP Employees' Retirement Plan's numbers.

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 366055558.

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.