401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Ballard Spahr LLP 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$461M
Total assets Above avg plan size
841
Participants Near avg headcount
97th
Percentile by assets National rank
$548,490
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Ballard Spahr LLP 401(k) Plan for Partners & Employees · Sponsored by Ballard Spahr LLP · Pennsylvania · Professional & Technical Services

$461M in assets, 841 participants

Ballard Spahr LLP's Ballard Spahr LLP 401(k) Plan for Partners & Employees reported $461M in total assets and 841 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 97th 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.

  • #19,932 in Professional & Technical Services (20,321 peers)

Where Ballard Spahr LLP 401(k) Plan for Partners & Employees sits by assets

Ballard Spahr LLP 401(k) Plan for Partners & Employees sits in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets, $461M for 841 participants (~$548,490/participant), up 10.1% in 2023.

#19,932
in Professional & Technical Services (20,321 peers)
+10.1%
assets growth YoY
4.6×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Ballard Spahr LLP 401(k) Plan for Partners & Employees's outsized position by total assets

Ballard Spahr LLP 401(k) Plan for Partners & Employees vs every filed plan by assets

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

$461,280,124 Top 3% higher than 97% 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

Ballard Spahr LLP 401(k) Plan for Partners & 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. Ballard Spahr LLP 401(k) Plan for Partners & Employees sits mid-pack in the medium band (841 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Ballard Spahr LLP 401(k) Plan for Partners & Employees reported net income rose from $48M in the plan year 2022 filing to $56M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Ballard Spahr LLP 401(k) Plan for Partners & Employees end-of-year assets rose from $419M in the plan year 2022 filing to $461M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Ballard Spahr LLP 401(k) Plan for Partners & Employees reported participants fell from 853 in the plan year 2022 filing to 841 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 230382195 · Ballard Spahr LLP PY 2023 · 401(k)

Ballard Spahr LLP 401(k) Plan for Partners & Employees · $461M · 841 · 97th

  • EBSA $461M
  • EBSA 841
  • EBSA 97th
  • EBSA 401(k)
  • EBSA near Edgewood Partners Insurance Center Savings Investment Plan
  • EBSA ind #19932

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 Professional & Technical Services retirement plans → · Plans in Pennsylvania →

Ballard Spahr LLP 401(k) Plan for Partners & Employees in the asset neighbourhood

Apogee Enterprises, Inc. 401(k) Retirement PlanApogee Enterprises, Inc. 401…$462MJeld-Wen 401(k) Retirement Savings PlanJeld-Wen 401(k) Retirement S…$462MAms Osram Savings Plan$462MEdgewood Partners Insurance Center Savings Investment PlanEdgewood Partners Insurance …$461MBallard Spahr LLP 401(k) Plan for Partners & EmployeesBallard Spahr LLP 401(k) Pla…$461M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Ballard Spahr LLP 401(k) Plan for Partners & Employees and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Scale-class filing particulars (2023)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$419M
Net Assets (End of Year)$461M
Net Income$56M
Employer EIN230382195
Plan Effective Date1969-03-31
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Ballard Spahr LLP)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Ballard Spahr LLP plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$800M 44.02607840929728% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$500M$600M$700M$800M$900M 202220232024 $555M $800M ▲ +44.0%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 1,253 $555M
2023 3 1,457 $640M
2024 3 1,374 $800M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Pennsylvania

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

Ballard Spahr LLP 401(k) Plan for Partners & Employees vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Pennsylvania, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000 -505101520 Total assets ($B) Participants Ballard Spahr LLP 401(k) Plan for Partners & Employees, Total assets ($B): 0.461280124 · Participants: 841Ballard Spahr LLP 401(k) Plan for Partners & EmployeesComcast 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
Ballard Spahr LLP 401(k) Plan for Partners & Employees vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Pennsylvania, assets vs. participants

Ballard Spahr LLP 401(k) Plan for Partners & Employees's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Pennsylvania, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Edgewood Partners Insurance Center Savings Investment Plan in CA ($461M); by covered participants it is Colony Tire Corporation 401(k) Plan in NC (841 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($461M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (841 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 Ballard Spahr LLP 401(k) Plan for Partners & Employees assets move in 2023? ▼
Ballard Spahr LLP 401(k) Plan for Partners & Employees grew at a solid clip - up 10.1% during 2023, from $419M to $461M. Reported net income was $56M.
How have Ballard Spahr LLP plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Ballard Spahr LLP's sponsor-wide assets grew 44.0%, from $555M to $800M.
Where does Ballard Spahr LLP 401(k) Plan for Partners & Employees rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Ballard Spahr LLP 401(k) Plan for Partners & Employees ranks in the 97th 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 Ballard Spahr LLP 401(k) Plan for Partners & Employees? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Edgewood Partners Insurance Center Savings Investment Plan in CA ($461M, 2,834 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Ballard Spahr LLP 401(k) Plan for Partners & Employees? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Colony Tire Corporation 401(k) Plan in NC (841 participants, $34M in assets).