Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

American Dental Association Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$181M
Total assets Near avg plan size
399
Participants Below avg headcount
94th
Percentile by assets National rank
$452,786
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Ada Employees' Retirement Plan · Sponsored by American Dental Association · Illinois · Other Services

$181M in assets, 399 participants

American Dental Association's Ada Employees' Retirement Plan reported $181M in total assets and 399 participants in its 2023 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.

  • #7,723 in Other Services (7,857 peers)

Where Ada Employees' Retirement Plan sits by assets

Ada Employees' Retirement Plan sits in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets, $181M for 399 participants (~$452,786/participant), up 7.6% in 2023.

#7,723
in Other Services (7,857 peers)
+7.6%
assets growth YoY
1.8×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Ada Employees' Retirement Plan's outsized position by total assets

Ada Employees' Retirement Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$180,661,566 Top 6% higher than 94% 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

Ada Employees' 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. Ada Employees' Retirement Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (399 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Ada Employees' Retirement Plan reported net income rose from -$53M in the plan year 2022 filing to $13M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Ada Employees' Retirement Plan end-of-year assets rose from $168M in the plan year 2022 filing to $181M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Ada Employees' Retirement Plan reported participants rose from 395 in the plan year 2022 filing to 399 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 360724690 · American Dental Association PY 2023 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Ada Employees' Retirement Plan · $181M · 399 · 94th

  • EOY $181M
  • EOY 399
  • EOY 94th
  • EOY Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • EOY near Kern County Electrical Workers Pension Fund
  • EOY ind #7723

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 →

Ada Employees' Retirement Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Ada Employees' Retirement Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Scale-class filing particulars (2023)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$168M
Net Assets (End of Year)$181M
Net Income$13M
Employer EIN360724690
Plan Effective Date1947-03-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (American Dental Association)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All American Dental Association plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$301M 10.435567370607435% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$260M$270M$280M$290M$300M$310M 202220232024 $273M $301M ▲ +10.4%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 802 $273M
2023 2 806 $303M
2024 2 885 $301M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Illinois

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

Ada Employees' Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -200000200004000060000 -200204060 Total assets ($B) Participants Ada Employees' Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.180661566 · Participants: 399Ada Employees' Retirement PlanCentral States, Southeast & Southwest Areas Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 49.680270595 · Participants: 48538Central States, Southeast & Southwest Areas Pension PlanState Farm Insurance Companies Retirement Plan for United States Employees, Total assets ($B): 35.242945747 · Participants: 45001State Farm Insurance Companies Retirement Plan for United States EmployeesUnited Food & Commercial Workers Intl Union - Industry Pension Fund, Total assets ($B): 7.965094339 · Participants: 20680United Food & Commercial Workers Intl Union - Industry Pension FundJohn Deere Pension Plan for Salaried Employees, Total assets ($B): 7.960744597 · Participants: 16346John Deere Pension Plan for Salaried EmployeesAbbott Laboratories Annuity Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 7.819798504 · Participants: 17382Abbott Laboratories Annuity Retirement Plan
Ada Employees' Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants
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Ada Employees' Retirement Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Illinois, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Kern County Electrical Workers Pension Fund in CA ($181M); by covered participants it is Hillside Family of Agencies Pension Plan in NY (399 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (399 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 Ada Employees' Retirement Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Ada Employees' Retirement Plan grew at a solid clip - up 7.6% during 2023, from $168M to $181M. Reported net income was $13M.
How have American Dental Association plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), American Dental Association's sponsor-wide assets grew 10.4%, from $273M to $301M.
Where does Ada Employees' Retirement Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Ada Employees' Retirement Plan ranks in the 94th percentile by end-of-year assets among 127,072 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Ada Employees' Retirement Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Kern County Electrical Workers Pension Fund in CA ($181M, 652 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Ada Employees' Retirement Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Hillside Family of Agencies Pension Plan in NY (399 participants, $24M 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 360724690.

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.