401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

American Bar Association 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$189M
Total assets Near avg plan size
1,199
Participants Near avg headcount
95th
Percentile by assets National rank
$157,990
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Thrift Plan for Employees of the American Bar Association and Affiliates · Sponsored by American Bar Association · Illinois · Other Services

$189M in assets, 1,199 participants

American Bar Association's Thrift Plan for Employees of the American Bar Association and Affiliates reported $189M in total assets and 1,199 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 95th 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.

  • #7,730 in Other Services (7,857 peers)

Where Thrift Plan for Employees of the American Bar Association and Affiliates sits by assets

Thrift Plan for Employees of the American Bar Association and Affiliates sits in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets, $189M for 1,199 participants (~$157,990/participant), up 17.1% in 2023.

#7,730
in Other Services (7,857 peers)
+17.1%
assets growth YoY
1.9×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Thrift Plan for Employees of the American Bar Association and Affiliates's outsized position by total assets

Thrift Plan for Employees of the American Bar Association and Affiliates vs every filed plan by assets

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

$189,430,289 Top 5% higher than 95% 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

Thrift Plan for Employees of the American Bar Association and Affiliates's large-plan peer group by participant headcount

Plan-year 2023 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Thrift Plan for Employees of the American Bar Association and Affiliates lands in the large band (1,199 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Thrift Plan for Employees of the American Bar Association and Affiliates reported net income rose from -$33M in the plan year 2022 filing to $28M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Thrift Plan for Employees of the American Bar Association and Affiliates end-of-year assets rose from $162M in the plan year 2022 filing to $189M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Thrift Plan for Employees of the American Bar Association and Affiliates reported participants rose from 1,126 in the plan year 2022 filing to 1,199 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 360723150 · American Bar Association PY 2023 · 401(k)

Thrift Plan for Employees of the American Bar Association and Affiliates · $189M · 1,199 · 95th

  • VS-ST $189M
  • BOY 1,199
  • SCH 95th
  • EBSA 401(k)
  • PART near Renaissance Learning, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan
  • TYPE ind #7730

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 →

Thrift Plan for Employees of the American Bar Association and Affiliates in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Thrift Plan for Employees of the American Bar Association and Affiliates and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Scale-class filing particulars (2023)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$162M
Net Assets (End of Year)$189M
Net Income$28M
Employer EIN360723150
Plan Effective Date1981-09-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (American Bar Association)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All American Bar Association plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$299M 5.701735213614163% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$280M$290M$300M$310M$320M 202220232024 $283M $299M ▲ +5.7%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 1,325 $283M
2023 2 1,376 $309M
2024 2 1,323 $299M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Illinois

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

Thrift Plan for Employees of the American Bar Association and Affiliates vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -1000000100000200000300000 -505101520 Total assets ($B) Participants Thrift Plan for Employees of the American Bar Association and Affiliates, Total assets ($B): 0.189430289 · Participants: 1199Thrift Plan for Employees of the American Bar Association and AffiliatesAccenture 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
Thrift Plan for Employees of the American Bar Association and Affiliates vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants
Compare Thrift Plan for Employees of the American Bar Association and Affiliates side-by-side with 3 peers →

Thrift Plan for Employees of the American Bar Association and Affiliates's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Illinois, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Renaissance Learning, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan in WI ($189M); by covered participants it is Vancrest Health Care Center 401(k) Plan in OH (1,199 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (1,199 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 Thrift Plan for Employees of the American Bar Association and Affiliates assets move in 2023? ▼
Thrift Plan for Employees of the American Bar Association and Affiliates grew sharply - up 17.1% during 2023, from $162M to $189M. Reported net income was $28M.
How have American Bar Association plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), American Bar Association's sponsor-wide assets grew 5.7%, from $283M to $299M.
Where does Thrift Plan for Employees of the American Bar Association and Affiliates rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Thrift Plan for Employees of the American Bar Association and Affiliates ranks in the 95th 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 401(k) plans are similar in size to Thrift Plan for Employees of the American Bar Association and Affiliates? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Renaissance Learning, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan in WI ($189M, 1,826 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Thrift Plan for Employees of the American Bar Association and Affiliates? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Vancrest Health Care Center 401(k) Plan in OH (1,199 participants, $18M 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 360723150.

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.