Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

The Art Institute of Chicago Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$122M
Total assets Near avg plan size
187
Participants Below avg headcount
92nd
Percentile by assets National rank
$654,514
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: The Art Institute of Chicago Pension Plan · Sponsored by The Art Institute of Chicago · Illinois · Arts, Entertainment & Recreation

$122M in assets, 187 participants

The Art Institute of Chicago's The Art Institute of Chicago Pension Plan reported $122M in total assets and 187 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 92nd 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.

  • #2,848 in Arts, Entertainment & Recreation (2,945 peers)

Coverage in Illinois

The Art Institute of Chicago Pension Plan covers 187 participants in Illinois, about 24% of the average Illinois filer (state average ~779 per filing). Assets: $122M.

#2,848
in Arts, Entertainment & Recreation (2,945 peers)
+4.4%
assets growth YoY
1.2×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The Art Institute of Chicago Pension Plan's outsized position by total assets

The Art Institute of Chicago Pension Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$122,394,076 Top 8% higher than 92% 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

The Art Institute of Chicago Pension 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. The Art Institute of Chicago Pension Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (187 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • The Art Institute of Chicago Pension Plan reported net income rose from -$34M in the plan year 2022 filing to $5M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • The Art Institute of Chicago Pension Plan reported participants fell from 206 in the plan year 2022 filing to 187 in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • The Art Institute of Chicago Pension Plan end-of-year assets rose from $117M in the plan year 2022 filing to $122M in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

DOL schedule card

Filing strip 362167725 · The Art Institute of Chicago PY 2023 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

The Art Institute of Chicago Pension Plan · $122M · 187 · 92nd

  • EIN $122M
  • RANK 187
  • PHOTO 92nd
  • IND Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • EOY near Hawaiian Telcom Hourly Employees Pension Plan
  • 5500 ind #2848

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 →

The Art Institute of Chicago Pension Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among The Art Institute of Chicago Pension Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Illinois filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$117M
Net Assets (End of Year)$122M
Net Income$5M
Employer EIN362167725
Plan Effective Date1954-07-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (The Art Institute of Chicago)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All The Art Institute of Chicago plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$390M 22.44344809919253% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$300M$350M$400M 202220232024 $318M $390M ▲ +22.4%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 4 3,031 $318M
2023 4 3,423 $357M
2024 4 3,551 $390M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Illinois

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

The Art Institute of Chicago Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -200000200004000060000 -200204060 Total assets ($B) Participants The Art Institute of Chicago Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.122394076 · Participants: 187The Art Institute of Chicago Pension 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
The Art Institute of Chicago Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants
Compare The Art Institute of Chicago Pension Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

The Art Institute of Chicago Pension Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Illinois, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Hawaiian Telcom Hourly Employees Pension Plan in HI ($122M); by covered participants it is Joele Frank, Wilkinson Brimmer Katcher Vip Plan in NY (187 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (187 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 The Art Institute of Chicago Pension Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
The Art Institute of Chicago Pension Plan edged up modestly - up 4.4% during 2023, from $117M to $122M. Reported net income was $5M.
How have The Art Institute of Chicago plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), The Art Institute of Chicago's sponsor-wide assets grew 22.4%, from $318M to $390M.
Where does The Art Institute of Chicago Pension Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
The Art Institute of Chicago Pension Plan ranks in the 92nd 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 The Art Institute of Chicago Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Hawaiian Telcom Hourly Employees Pension Plan in HI ($122M, 342 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to The Art Institute of Chicago Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Joele Frank, Wilkinson Brimmer Katcher Vip Plan in NY (187 participants, $25M 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 362167725.

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.