401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

John G. Shedd Aquarium 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$48M
Total assets Below avg plan size
380
Participants Below avg headcount
85th
Percentile by assets National rank
$125,355
Avg per participant Near avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: John G. Shedd Aquarium Employees 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by John G. Shedd Aquarium · Illinois · Arts, Entertainment & Recreation

$48M in assets, 380 participants

John G. Shedd Aquarium's John G. Shedd Aquarium Employees 401(k) Plan reported $48M in total assets and 380 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.

  • #2,688 in Arts, Entertainment & Recreation (2,945 peers)

Coverage in Illinois

John G. Shedd Aquarium Employees 401(k) Plan covers 380 participants in Illinois, about 49% of the average Illinois filer (state average ~779 per filing). Assets: $48M.

#2,688
in Arts, Entertainment & Recreation (2,945 peers)
+16.6%
assets growth YoY
0.5×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

John G. Shedd Aquarium Employees 401(k) Plan's outsized position by total assets

John G. Shedd Aquarium Employees 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$47,635,049 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

John G. Shedd Aquarium Employees 401(k) 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. John G. Shedd Aquarium Employees 401(k) Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (380 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • John G. Shedd Aquarium Employees 401(k) Plan reported net income rose from -$9M in the plan year 2022 filing to $7M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • John G. Shedd Aquarium Employees 401(k) Plan end-of-year assets rose from $41M in the plan year 2022 filing to $48M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • John G. Shedd Aquarium Employees 401(k) Plan reported participants rose from 331 in the plan year 2022 filing to 380 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 362167918 · John G. Shedd Aquarium PY 2023 · 401(k)

John G. Shedd Aquarium Employees 401(k) Plan · $48M · 380 · 85th

  • EOY $48M
  • 5500 380
  • ASSETS 85th
  • PCT 401(k)
  • EIN near Betco Corporation 401(k) Plan
  • RANK ind #2688

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 →

John G. Shedd Aquarium Employees 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Keyimpact Sales & Systems, Inc. 401(k) PlanKeyimpact Sales & Systems, I…$48MJohn G. Shedd Aquarium Employees 401(k) PlanJohn G. Shedd Aquarium Emplo…$48MBetco Corporation 401(k) Plan$48MKovalus 401(k) Savings Plan$48MDungarvin 401(k) Retirement PlanDungarvin 401(k) Retirement …$48M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among John G. Shedd Aquarium Employees 401(k) Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Illinois filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$41M
Net Assets (End of Year)$48M
Net Income$7M
Employer EIN362167918
Plan Effective Date1997-03-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (John G. Shedd Aquarium)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All John G. Shedd Aquarium plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$57M 40.2582641309298% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$35M$40M$45M$50M$55M$60M 202220232024 $40.9M $57.3M ▲ +40.2%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 331 $41M
2023 1 380 $48M
2024 1 422 $57M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Illinois

Peer 401(k) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

John G. Shedd Aquarium Employees 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -1000000100000200000300000 -505101520 Total assets ($B) Participants John G. Shedd Aquarium Employees 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.047635049 · Participants: 380John G. Shedd Aquarium Employees 401(k) PlanAccenture United States 401(k) Match Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 17.594548115 · Participants: 69974Accenture United States 401(k) Match Savings PlanState Farm 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 16.935002041 · Participants: 60246State Farm 401(k) Savings PlanAbbott Laboratories Stock Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 14.496191 · Participants: 38012Abbott Laboratories Stock Retirement PlanUnited Airlines Pilot Retirement Account Plan, Total assets ($B): 14.367975914 · Participants: 14959United Airlines Pilot Retirement Account PlanWalgreens Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 13.444551767 · Participants: 235331Walgreens Retirement Savings Plan
John G. Shedd Aquarium Employees 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants
Compare John G. Shedd Aquarium Employees 401(k) Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

John G. Shedd Aquarium Employees 401(k) Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Illinois, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Betco Corporation 401(k) Plan in OH ($48M); by covered participants it is Midwest Radiology P.a. Profit Sharing Plan in MN (380 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($48M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (380 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 John G. Shedd Aquarium Employees 401(k) Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
John G. Shedd Aquarium Employees 401(k) Plan grew sharply - up 16.6% during 2023, from $41M to $48M. Reported net income was $7M.
How have John G. Shedd Aquarium plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), John G. Shedd Aquarium's sponsor-wide assets grew 40.3%, from $41M to $57M.
Where does John G. Shedd Aquarium Employees 401(k) Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
John G. Shedd Aquarium Employees 401(k) 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 401(k) plans are similar in size to John G. Shedd Aquarium Employees 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Betco Corporation 401(k) Plan in OH ($48M, 249 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to John G. Shedd Aquarium Employees 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Midwest Radiology P.a. Profit Sharing Plan in MN (380 participants, $275M 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 362167918.

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.