Other · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

The Field Museum of Natural History Retirement Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$48M
Total assets Below avg plan size
537
Participants Below avg headcount
85th
Percentile by assets National rank
$90,258
Avg per participant Below avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Field Museum of Natural History 403(b) Plan · Sponsored by The Field Museum of Natural History · Illinois · Arts, Entertainment & Recreation

$48M in assets, 537 participants

The Field Museum of Natural History's Field Museum of Natural History 403(b) Plan reported $48M in total assets and 537 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 85th 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.

  • #2,693 in Arts, Entertainment & Recreation (2,945 peers)

Where Field Museum of Natural History 403(b) Plan sits by assets

Field Museum of Natural History 403(b) Plan sits in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets, $48M for 537 participants (~$90,258/participant), up 8.6% in 2023.

#2,693
in Arts, Entertainment & Recreation (2,945 peers)
+8.6%
assets growth YoY
0.5×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Field Museum of Natural History 403(b) Plan's outsized position by total assets

Field Museum of Natural History 403(b) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$48,468,652 Top 15% higher than 85% 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

Field Museum of Natural History 403(b) 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. Field Museum of Natural History 403(b) Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (537 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Field Museum of Natural History 403(b) Plan reported net income rose from -$5M in the plan year 2022 filing to $4M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Field Museum of Natural History 403(b) Plan end-of-year assets rose from $45M in the plan year 2022 filing to $48M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Field Museum of Natural History 403(b) Plan reported participants rose from 497 in the plan year 2022 filing to 537 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

DOL schedule card

Filing strip 362167011 · The Field Museum of Natural History PY 2023 · Other

Field Museum of Natural History 403(b) Plan · $48M · 537 · 85th

  • NET $48M
  • BOOK 537
  • VS-ST 85th
  • BOY Other
  • SCH near Hamden Hall Country Day School DC Retirement Plan
  • EBSA ind #2693

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 →

Field Museum of Natural History 403(b) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Shipley School Defined Contribution Retirement PlanShipley School Defined Contr…$49MOle Health 403(b) Plan$49MField Museum of Natural History 403(b) PlanField Museum of Natural Hist…$48MHamden Hall Country Day School DC Retirement PlanHamden Hall Country Day Scho…$48MSavannah Country Day School, Inc. Retirement Plan Tax DeferredSavannah Country Day School,…$48M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Field Museum of Natural History 403(b) Plan and nearest nationwide Other peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Scale-class filing particulars (2023)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$45M
Net Assets (End of Year)$48M
Net Income$4M
Employer EIN362167011
Plan Effective Date1982-02-05
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (The Field Museum of Natural History)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All The Field Museum of Natural History plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$55M 20.81536851529711% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$40M$50M$60M$70M$80M 202220232024 $69.6M $55.1M ▼ -20.8%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 671 $70M
2023 2 695 $48M
2024 1 536 $55M

Nearby Other Plans in Illinois

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

Field Museum of Natural History 403(b) Plan vs. nearby Other plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -5000050001000015000 -1012345 Total assets ($B) Participants Field Museum of Natural History 403(b) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.048468652 · Participants: 537Field Museum of Natural History 403(b) 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
Field Museum of Natural History 403(b) Plan vs. nearby Other plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants
Compare Field Museum of Natural History 403(b) Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Field Museum of Natural History 403(b) Plan's out-of-state Other peers by assets and headcount

Outside Illinois, the nearest Other by assets is Hamden Hall Country Day School DC Retirement Plan in CT ($48M); by covered participants it is Bank Street College of Education Defined Contribution Plan in NY (537 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (537 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 Field Museum of Natural History 403(b) Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Field Museum of Natural History 403(b) Plan grew at a solid clip - up 8.6% during 2023, from $45M to $48M. Reported net income was $4M.
How have The Field Museum of Natural History plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), The Field Museum of Natural History's sponsor-wide assets declined 20.8%, from $70M to $55M.
Where does Field Museum of Natural History 403(b) Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Field Museum of Natural History 403(b) Plan ranks in the 85th 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 Field Museum of Natural History 403(b) Plan? ▼
Among Other plans in other states, the closest by assets is Hamden Hall Country Day School DC Retirement Plan in CT ($48M, 150 participants).
Which Other plans cover a similar participant headcount to Field Museum of Natural History 403(b) Plan? ▼
Among Other plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Bank Street College of Education Defined Contribution Plan in NY (537 participants, $160M 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 362167011.

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.