Other · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Chicago Symphony Orchestra Association Retirement Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$31M
Total assets Below avg plan size
128
Participants Small participant base
79th
Percentile by assets National rank
$239,260
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Chicago Symphony Orchestra Assocociation 403(b) Plan for Administrative Employees · Sponsored by Chicago Symphony Orchestra Association · Illinois · Arts, Entertainment & Recreation

$31M in assets, 128 participants

Chicago Symphony Orchestra Association's Chicago Symphony Orchestra Assocociation 403(b) Plan for Administrative Employees reported $31M in total assets and 128 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 79th 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.

  • #2,578 in Arts, Entertainment & Recreation (2,945 peers)

Coverage in Illinois

Chicago Symphony Orchestra Assocociation 403(b) Plan for Administrative Employees covers 128 participants in Illinois, about 16% of the average Illinois filer (state average ~779 per filing). Assets: $31M.

#2,578
in Arts, Entertainment & Recreation (2,945 peers)
+13.8%
assets growth YoY
0.3×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Chicago Symphony Orchestra Assocociation 403(b) Plan for Administrative Employees's outsized position by total assets

Chicago Symphony Orchestra Assocociation 403(b) Plan for Administrative Employees vs every filed plan by assets

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

$30,625,264 Top 21% higher than 79% 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

Chicago Symphony Orchestra Assocociation 403(b) Plan for Administrative 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. Chicago Symphony Orchestra Assocociation 403(b) Plan for Administrative Employees sits mid-pack in the medium band (128 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Chicago Symphony Orchestra Assocociation 403(b) Plan for Administrative Employees reported net income rose from $3M in the plan year 2022 filing to $4M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Chicago Symphony Orchestra Assocociation 403(b) Plan for Administrative Employees end-of-year assets rose from $27M in the plan year 2022 filing to $31M in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 362167823 · Chicago Symphony Orchestra Association PY 2023 · Other

Chicago Symphony Orchestra Assocociation 403(b) Plan for Administrative Employees · $31M · 128 · 79th

  • VS-ST $31M
  • VS-ST 128
  • VS-ST 79th
  • VS-ST Other
  • VS-ST near Sanford School 403(b) DC Plan Contribution Retirement Plan
  • VS-ST ind #2578

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 →

Chicago Symphony Orchestra Assocociation 403(b) Plan for Administrative Employees in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Chicago Symphony Orchestra Assocociation 403(b) Plan for Administrative Employees and nearest nationwide Other peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Illinois filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$27M
Net Assets (End of Year)$31M
Net Income$4M
Employer EIN362167823
Plan Effective Date2006-07-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Chicago Symphony Orchestra Association)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Chicago Symphony Orchestra Association plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$50M 23.59406432207513% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$35M$40M$45M$50M$55M 202220232024 $40.1M $49.6M ▲ +23.6%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 156 $40M
2023 2 155 $45M
2024 2 160 $50M

Nearby Other Plans in Illinois

Peer Other plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

Chicago Symphony Orchestra Assocociation 403(b) Plan for Administrative Employees vs. nearby Other plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -5000050001000015000 -1012345 Total assets ($B) Participants Chicago Symphony Orchestra Assocociation 403(b) Plan for Administrative Employees, Total assets ($B): 0.030625264 · Participants: 128Chicago Symphony Orchestra Assocociation 403(b) Plan for Administrative EmployeesNorthwestern University Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.022176874 · Participants: 9440Northwestern University Retirement PlanThe University of Chicago Contributory Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.494522229 · Participants: 4796The University of Chicago Contributory Retirement PlanEndeavor Health Legacy 403(b) Tax Deferred Annuity Plan for Northshore University Healthsystem Employees, Total assets ($B): 2.005336202 · Participants: 13705Endeavor Health Legacy 403(b) Tax Deferred Annuity Plan for Northshore University Healthsystem EmployeesThe University of Chicago Supplemental Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.734364044 · Participants: 8254The University of Chicago Supplemental Retirement PlanArgonne National Laboratory 403(b) Employee Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.577078821 · Participants: 3798Argonne National Laboratory 403(b) Employee Retirement Plan
Chicago Symphony Orchestra Assocociation 403(b) Plan for Administrative Employees vs. nearby Other plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants

Chicago Symphony Orchestra Assocociation 403(b) Plan for Administrative Employees's out-of-state Other peers by assets and headcount

Outside Illinois, the nearest Other by assets is Sanford School 403(b) DC Plan Contribution Retirement Plan in DE ($31M); by covered participants it is Southern Mississippi Planning and Development District 403(b) Plan in MS (128 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

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 Chicago Symphony Orchestra Assocociation 403(b) Plan for Administrative Employees assets move in 2023? ▼
Chicago Symphony Orchestra Assocociation 403(b) Plan for Administrative Employees grew at a solid clip - up 13.8% during 2023, from $27M to $31M. Reported net income was $4M.
How have Chicago Symphony Orchestra Association plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Chicago Symphony Orchestra Association's sponsor-wide assets grew 23.6%, from $40M to $50M.
Where does Chicago Symphony Orchestra Assocociation 403(b) Plan for Administrative Employees rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Chicago Symphony Orchestra Assocociation 403(b) Plan for Administrative Employees ranks in the 79th 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 Other plans are similar in size to Chicago Symphony Orchestra Assocociation 403(b) Plan for Administrative Employees? ▼
Among Other plans in other states, the closest by assets is Sanford School 403(b) DC Plan Contribution Retirement Plan in DE ($31M, 175 participants).
Which Other plans cover a similar participant headcount to Chicago Symphony Orchestra Assocociation 403(b) Plan for Administrative Employees? ▼
Among Other plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Southern Mississippi Planning and Development District 403(b) Plan in MS (128 participants, $4M in assets).