Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Field Museum of Natural History Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

N/A
Total assets
158
Participants Small participant base
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Official DOL plan name: Field Museum of Natural History Pension Plan for Employees · Sponsored by Field Museum of Natural History · Illinois · Arts, Entertainment & Recreation

N/A in assets, 158 participants

Field Museum of Natural History's Field Museum of Natural History Pension Plan for Employees reported N/A in total assets and 158 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing. Figures are as reported by the plan sponsor to the Department of Labor, not audited or endorsed by PlainRetire.

Coverage in Illinois

Field Museum of Natural History Pension Plan for Employees covers 158 participants in Illinois, about 20% of the average Illinois filer (state average ~779 per filing). Assets: N/A.

-$25M
reported net income

The plan reported a net loss of $25M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Field Museum of Natural History Pension Plan for Employees 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. Field Museum of Natural History Pension Plan for Employees sits mid-pack in the medium band (158 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Field Museum of Natural History Pension Plan for Employees reported net income fell from -$6M in the plan year 2022 filing to -$25M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Field Museum of Natural History Pension Plan for Employees reported participants fell from 174 in the plan year 2022 filing to 158 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 362167011 · Field Museum of Natural History PY 2023 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Field Museum of Natural History Pension Plan for Employees · N/A · 158

  • EIN N/A
  • RANK 158
  • PHOTO PY 2023
  • IND Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • EOY near The Oswego Hospital Retirement Plan
  • 5500 -$25M

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 →

Illinois filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$25M
Net Assets (End of Year)N/A
Net Income-$25M
Employer EIN362167011
Plan Effective Date1939-07-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Field Museum of Natural History)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Field Museum of Natural History plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$55M 20.81536851529711% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$40M$50M$60M$70M$80M 202220232024 $69.6M $55.1M ▼ -20.8%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 671 $70M
2023 2 695 $48M
2024 1 536 $55M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Illinois

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

Field Museum of Natural History Pension Plan for Employees vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 5 data points. 100002000030000400005000060000 0102030405060 Total assets ($B) Participants Central States, Southeast & Southwest Areas Pension Plan, Total assets ($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
Field Museum of Natural History Pension Plan for Employees vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants

Field Museum of Natural History Pension Plan for Employees's closest out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by headcount

Outside Illinois, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by covered participants is The Oswego Hospital Retirement Plan in NY (158 participants; this filing: 158 participants).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (158 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 have Field Museum of Natural History plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Field Museum of Natural History's sponsor-wide assets declined 20.8%, from $70M to $55M.
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Field Museum of Natural History Pension Plan for Employees?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is The Oswego Hospital Retirement Plan in NY (158 participants, $39M in assets).