Other · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

The Advertising Council Retirement Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$43M
Total assets Below avg plan size
157
Participants Small participant base
84th
Percentile by assets National rank
$274,818
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: The 403(b) Thrift Plan for the Advertising Council, Inc. · Sponsored by The Advertising Council · New York · Professional & Technical Services

$43M in assets, 157 participants

The Advertising Council's The 403(b) Thrift Plan for the Advertising Council, Inc. reported $43M in total assets and 157 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 84th 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.

  • #17,263 in Professional & Technical Services (20,321 peers)

Coverage in New York

The 403(b) Thrift Plan for the Advertising Council, Inc. covers 157 participants in New York, about 20% of the average New York filer (state average ~798 per filing). Assets: $43M.

#17,263
in Professional & Technical Services (20,321 peers)
+15.4%
assets growth YoY
0.4×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The 403(b) Thrift Plan for the Advertising Council, Inc.'s outsized position by total assets

The 403(b) Thrift Plan for the Advertising Council, Inc. vs every filed plan by assets

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

$43,146,421 Top 16% higher than 84% 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 403(b) Thrift Plan for the Advertising Council, Inc. 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 403(b) Thrift Plan for the Advertising Council, Inc. sits mid-pack in the medium band (157 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • The 403(b) Thrift Plan for the Advertising Council, Inc. end-of-year assets rose from $37M in the plan year 2022 filing to $43M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • The 403(b) Thrift Plan for the Advertising Council, Inc. reported net income rose from $5M in the plan year 2022 filing to $6M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • The 403(b) Thrift Plan for the Advertising Council, Inc. reported participants rose from 149 in the plan year 2022 filing to 157 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

DOL schedule card

Filing strip 130417693 · The Advertising Council PY 2023 · Other

The 403(b) Thrift Plan for the Advertising Council, Inc. · $43M · 157 · 84th

  • SCH $43M
  • SCH 157
  • SCH 84th
  • SCH Other
  • SCH near Midpen Property Management Corp. 403(b) Plan
  • SCH ind #17263

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 New York →

The 403(b) Thrift Plan for the Advertising Council, Inc. in the asset neighbourhood

Midpen Property Management Corp. 403(b) PlanMidpen Property Management C…$43MCatawba College Retirement PlanCatawba College Retirement P…$43MColorado Christian University 403(b) Retirement PlanColorado Christian Universit…$43MThe 403(b) Thrift Plan for the Advertising Council, Inc.The 403(b) Thrift Plan for t…$43MGreenpath, Inc. 403(b) Retirement PlanGreenpath, Inc. 403(b) Retir…$43M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among The 403(b) Thrift Plan for the Advertising Council, Inc. and nearest nationwide Other peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

New York filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$37M
Net Assets (End of Year)$43M
Net Income$6M
Employer EIN130417693
Plan Effective Date1989-03-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (The Advertising Council)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All The Advertising Council plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$51M 36.93792303638168% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$35M$40M$45M$50M$55M 202220232024 $37.4M $51.2M ▲ +36.9%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 149 $37M
2023 1 157 $43M
2024 1 171 $51M

Nearby Other Plans in New York

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

The 403(b) Thrift Plan for the Advertising Council, Inc. vs. nearby Other plans in New York, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -200000200004000060000 -5051015 Total assets ($B) Participants The 403(b) Thrift Plan for the Advertising Council, Inc., Total assets ($B): 0.043146421 · Participants: 157The 403(b) Thrift Plan for the Advertising Council, Inc.Northwell Health 403(b) Plan, Total assets ($B): 9.888143307 · Participants: 48676Northwell Health 403(b) PlanThe Mount Sinai Medical Center 403(b) Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 8.498597037 · Participants: 30241The Mount Sinai Medical Center 403(b) Retirement PlanUniversity of Rochester Retirement Program, Total assets ($B): 7.214339559 · Participants: 28970University of Rochester Retirement ProgramMemorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 5.59380214 · Participants: 22855Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Retirement Savings PlanRetirement Plan for Officers of Columbia University, Total assets ($B): 5.026291682 · Participants: 14407Retirement Plan for Officers of Columbia University
The 403(b) Thrift Plan for the Advertising Council, Inc. vs. nearby Other plans in New York, assets vs. participants

The 403(b) Thrift Plan for the Advertising Council, Inc.'s out-of-state Other peers by assets and headcount

Outside New York, the nearest Other by assets is Midpen Property Management Corp. 403(b) Plan in CA ($43M); by covered participants it is Mount Aloysius College Consolidated Retirement Pla in PA (157 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($43M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (157 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 403(b) Thrift Plan for the Advertising Council, Inc. assets move in 2023?
The 403(b) Thrift Plan for the Advertising Council, Inc. grew sharply - up 15.4% during 2023, from $37M to $43M. Reported net income was $6M.
How have The Advertising Council plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), The Advertising Council's sponsor-wide assets grew 36.9%, from $37M to $51M.
Where does The 403(b) Thrift Plan for the Advertising Council, Inc. rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
The 403(b) Thrift Plan for the Advertising Council, Inc. ranks in the 84th 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 The 403(b) Thrift Plan for the Advertising Council, Inc.?
Among Other plans in other states, the closest by assets is Midpen Property Management Corp. 403(b) Plan in CA ($43M, 516 participants).
Which Other plans cover a similar participant headcount to The 403(b) Thrift Plan for the Advertising Council, Inc.?
Among Other plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Mount Aloysius College Consolidated Retirement Pla in PA (157 participants, $39M in assets).