Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

American Bar Association Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$120M
Total assets Near avg plan size
177
Participants Small participant base
92nd
Percentile by assets National rank
$675,212
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: A-E-F-C Pension Plan · Sponsored by American Bar Association · Illinois · Other Services

$120M in assets, 177 participants

American Bar Association's A-E-F-C Pension Plan reported $120M in total assets and 177 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.

  • #7,653 in Other Services (7,857 peers)

Coverage in Illinois

A-E-F-C Pension Plan covers 177 participants in Illinois, about 23% of the average Illinois filer (state average ~779 per filing). Assets: $120M.

#7,653
in Other Services (7,857 peers)
-1.3%
assets change YoY
1.2×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $2M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

A-E-F-C Pension Plan's outsized position by total assets

A-E-F-C Pension Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$119,512,512 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

A-E-F-C 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. A-E-F-C Pension Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (177 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • A-E-F-C Pension Plan reported net income rose from -$45M in the plan year 2022 filing to -$2M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • A-E-F-C Pension Plan reported participants fell from 199 in the plan year 2022 filing to 177 in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • A-E-F-C Pension Plan end-of-year assets fell from $121M in the plan year 2022 filing to $120M in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

DOL schedule card

Filing strip 360723150 · American Bar Association PY 2023 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

A-E-F-C Pension Plan · $120M · 177 · 92nd

  • TYPE $120M
  • NET 177
  • BOOK 92nd
  • VS-ST Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • BOY near Pension Plan for Union Employees of the New York Racing Association, Inc.
  • SCH ind #7653

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 →

A-E-F-C Pension Plan in the asset neighbourhood

San Francisco Lithographers Pension TrustSan Francisco Lithographers …$120MKentucky Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Company Retirement Plan and TrustKentucky Farm Bureau Mutual …$120MPension Plan for Union Employees of the New York Racing Association, Inc.Pension Plan for Union Emplo…$120MA-E-F-C Pension Plan$120MNelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP Cash Balance Retirement PlanNelson Mullins Riley & Scarb…$119M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among A-E-F-C Pension Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Illinois filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$121M
Net Assets (End of Year)$119M
Net Income-$2M
Employer EIN360723150
Plan Effective Date1963-07-01
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 Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Illinois

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

A-E-F-C Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -200000200004000060000 -200204060 Total assets ($B) Participants A-E-F-C Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.119512512 · Participants: 177A-E-F-C 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
A-E-F-C Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants
Compare A-E-F-C Pension Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

A-E-F-C Pension Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Illinois, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Pension Plan for Union Employees of the New York Racing Association, Inc. in NY ($120M); by covered participants it is Wallpaper Imports Inc. Cash Balance Plan in NJ (177 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (177 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 A-E-F-C Pension Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
A-E-F-C Pension Plan edged down modestly - down 1.3% during 2023, from $121M to $120M. Reported net income was -$2M.
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 A-E-F-C Pension Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
A-E-F-C 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 A-E-F-C Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Pension Plan for Union Employees of the New York Racing Association, Inc. in NY ($120M, 51 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to A-E-F-C Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Wallpaper Imports Inc. Cash Balance Plan in NJ (177 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 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.