401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Zoological Society of Philadelphia 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$25M
Total assets Below avg plan size
179
Participants Small participant base
77th
Percentile by assets National rank
$140,890
Avg per participant Near avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: The Philadelphia Zoo 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan · Sponsored by Zoological Society of Philadelphia · Pennsylvania · Arts, Entertainment & Recreation

$25M in assets, 179 participants

Zoological Society of Philadelphia's The Philadelphia Zoo 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan reported $25M in total assets and 179 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 77th 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.

  • #2,524 in Arts, Entertainment & Recreation (2,945 peers)

Coverage in Pennsylvania

The Philadelphia Zoo 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan covers 179 participants in Pennsylvania, about 22% of the average Pennsylvania filer (state average ~822 per filing). Assets: $25M.

#2,524
in Arts, Entertainment & Recreation (2,945 peers)
+19.9%
assets growth YoY
0.3×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The Philadelphia Zoo 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan's outsized position by total assets

The Philadelphia Zoo 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$25,219,262 Top 23% higher than 77% 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 Philadelphia Zoo 401(k) Retirement Savings 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 Philadelphia Zoo 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (179 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • The Philadelphia Zoo 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan reported net income rose from -$5M in the plan year 2022 filing to $4M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • The Philadelphia Zoo 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan end-of-year assets rose from $21M in the plan year 2022 filing to $25M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • The Philadelphia Zoo 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan reported participants rose from 152 in the plan year 2022 filing to 179 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

DOL schedule card

Filing strip 231352298 · Zoological Society of Philadelphia PY 2023 · 401(k)

The Philadelphia Zoo 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan · $25M · 179 · 77th

  • EBSA $25M
  • PART 179
  • TYPE 77th
  • NET 401(k)
  • BOOK near Covoro Mining Solutions 401(k) Plan
  • VS-ST ind #2524

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 Pennsylvania →

The Philadelphia Zoo 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among The Philadelphia Zoo 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Pennsylvania filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$21M
Net Assets (End of Year)$25M
Net Income$4M
Employer EIN231352298
Plan Effective Date2000-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Zoological Society of Philadelphia)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Zoological Society of Philadelphia plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$38M 31.32065789139628% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$25M$30M$35M$40M 202220232024 $28.8M $37.9M ▲ +31.3%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 186 $29M
2023 2 208 $33M
2024 2 217 $38M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Pennsylvania

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

The Philadelphia Zoo 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Pennsylvania, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000 -505101520 Total assets ($B) Participants The Philadelphia Zoo 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.025219262 · Participants: 179The Philadelphia Zoo 401(k) Retirement Savings PlanComcast Corporation Retirement - Investment Plan, Total assets ($B): 17.368669862 · Participants: 93136Comcast Corporation Retirement - Investment PlanCigna 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 13.003870935 · Participants: 66760Cigna 401(k) PlanThe Vanguard Retirement and Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 9.765617477 · Participants: 18200The Vanguard Retirement and Savings PlanThe PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. Incentive Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 9.339762 · Participants: 61697The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. Incentive Savings PlanThe Bank of New York Mellon Corporation 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 8.955655142 · Participants: 25184The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation 401(k) Savings Plan
The Philadelphia Zoo 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Pennsylvania, assets vs. participants
Compare The Philadelphia Zoo 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

The Philadelphia Zoo 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Pennsylvania, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Covoro Mining Solutions 401(k) Plan in TN ($25M); by covered participants it is Progress Unlimited Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan and Trust in MD (179 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($25M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (179 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 Philadelphia Zoo 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
The Philadelphia Zoo 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan grew sharply - up 19.9% during 2023, from $21M to $25M. Reported net income was $4M.
How have Zoological Society of Philadelphia plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Zoological Society of Philadelphia's sponsor-wide assets grew 31.3%, from $29M to $38M.
Where does The Philadelphia Zoo 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
The Philadelphia Zoo 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan ranks in the 77th 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 The Philadelphia Zoo 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Covoro Mining Solutions 401(k) Plan in TN ($25M, 189 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to The Philadelphia Zoo 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Progress Unlimited Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan and Trust in MD (179 participants, $4M 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 231352298.

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.