Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Ballard Spahr LLP Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$17M
Total assets Small plan by assets
239
Participants Below avg headcount
70th
Percentile by assets National rank
$72,903
Avg per participant Below avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Ballard Spahr LLP Cash Balance Pension Plan · Sponsored by Ballard Spahr LLP · Pennsylvania · Professional & Technical Services

$17M in assets, 239 participants

Ballard Spahr LLP's Ballard Spahr LLP Cash Balance Pension Plan reported $17M in total assets and 239 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 70th 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.

  • #14,141 in Professional & Technical Services (20,321 peers)

Coverage in Pennsylvania

Ballard Spahr LLP Cash Balance Pension Plan covers 239 participants in Pennsylvania, about 29% of the average Pennsylvania filer (state average ~822 per filing). Assets: $17M.

#14,141
in Professional & Technical Services (20,321 peers)
+96.3%
assets growth YoY

Ballard Spahr LLP Cash Balance Pension Plan's outsized position by total assets

Ballard Spahr LLP Cash Balance Pension Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$17,423,839 Top 30% higher than 70% 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 Cash Balance 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. Ballard Spahr LLP Cash Balance Pension Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (239 participants).

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 230382195 · Ballard Spahr LLP PY 2023 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Ballard Spahr LLP Cash Balance Pension Plan · $17M · 239 · 70th

  • VS-ST $17M
  • BOY 239
  • SCH 70th
  • EBSA Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • PART near Retirement Plan for Employees of Shop-Rite, Inc.
  • TYPE ind #14141

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 Cash Balance Pension Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Paradise Wire & Cable, Inc. Defined Benefit Pension PlanParadise Wire & Cable, Inc. …$17MPension Plan for Employees of United Way, Inc.Pension Plan for Employees o…$17MRetirement Plan for Employees of Shop-Rite, Inc.Retirement Plan for Employee…$17MBallard Spahr LLP Cash Balance Pension PlanBallard Spahr LLP Cash Balan…$17MPension Plan for Employees of Baptist Health RichmondPension Plan for Employees o…$17M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Ballard Spahr LLP Cash Balance Pension Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Pennsylvania filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$9M
Net Assets (End of Year)$17M
Net Income$9M
Employer EIN230382195
Plan Effective Date2022-07-01
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 Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Pennsylvania

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

Ballard Spahr LLP Cash Balance Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Pennsylvania, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -20000020000400006000080000 -5051015 Total assets ($B) Participants Ballard Spahr LLP Cash Balance Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.017423839 · Participants: 239Ballard Spahr LLP Cash Balance Pension PlanNational Elevator Industry Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 11.224377797 · Participants: 27434National Elevator Industry Pension PlanSteelworkers Pension Trust, Total assets ($B): 6.602912146 · Participants: 47052Steelworkers Pension TrustThe PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 5.63715 · Participants: 63680The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. Pension PlanConstellation Retirement Program, Total assets ($B): 5.323012123 · Participants: 5080Constellation Retirement ProgramThe Bank of New York Mellon Corporation Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 5.257223708 · Participants: 7374The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation Pension Plan
Ballard Spahr LLP Cash Balance Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Pennsylvania, assets vs. participants
Compare Ballard Spahr LLP Cash Balance Pension Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Ballard Spahr LLP Cash Balance Pension Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Pennsylvania, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Retirement Plan for Employees of Shop-Rite, Inc. in WI ($17M); by covered participants it is Sappi North America, Inc. Retirement Plan for Salaried Employees in MA (239 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 Ballard Spahr LLP Cash Balance Pension Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Ballard Spahr LLP Cash Balance Pension Plan surged - up 96.3% during 2023, from $9M to $17M. Reported net income was $9M.
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.
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Ballard Spahr LLP Cash Balance Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Retirement Plan for Employees of Shop-Rite, Inc. in WI ($17M, 104 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Ballard Spahr LLP Cash Balance Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Sappi North America, Inc. Retirement Plan for Salaried Employees in MA (239 participants, $85M 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 230382195.

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.