401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Chicago Zoological Society 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$84M
Total assets Below avg plan size
529
Participants Below avg headcount
89th
Percentile by assets National rank
$159,443
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Chicago Zoological Society Retirement Savings Plan · Sponsored by Chicago Zoological Society · Illinois · Arts, Entertainment & Recreation

$84M in assets, 529 participants

Chicago Zoological Society's Chicago Zoological Society Retirement Savings Plan reported $84M in total assets and 529 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 89th 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.

  • #2,759 in Arts, Entertainment & Recreation (2,921 peers)

Where Chicago Zoological Society Retirement Savings Plan sits by assets

Chicago Zoological Society Retirement Savings Plan sits in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets, $84M for 529 participants (~$159,443/participant), up 10.4% in 2024.

#2,759
in Arts, Entertainment & Recreation (2,921 peers)
+10.4%
assets growth YoY
0.8×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Chicago Zoological Society Retirement Savings Plan's outsized position by total assets

Chicago Zoological Society Retirement Savings Plan vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2024 · DOL Form 5500

$84,345,454 Top 11% higher than 89% of 123,620 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 2024

Chicago Zoological Society Retirement Savings Plan among mid-size filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2024 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Chicago Zoological Society Retirement Savings Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (529 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Chicago Zoological Society Retirement Savings Plan reported net income fell from $11M in the plan year 2023 filing to $8M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Chicago Zoological Society Retirement Savings Plan end-of-year assets rose from $76M in the plan year 2023 filing to $84M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Chicago Zoological Society Retirement Savings Plan reported participants rose from 492 in the plan year 2023 filing to 529 in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 362167016 · Chicago Zoological Society PY 2024 · 401(k)

Chicago Zoological Society Retirement Savings Plan · $84M · 529 · 89th

  • ASSETS $84M
  • PCT 529
  • EIN 89th
  • RANK 401(k)
  • PHOTO near Pepsi-Cola Bottling Company of Hickory, N.C., Inc. Profit Sharing and 401(k)
  • IND ind #2759

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 Zoological Society Retirement Savings Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Chicago Zoological Society Retirement Savings Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Scale-class filing particulars (2024)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$76M
Net Assets (End of Year)$84M
Net Income$8M
Employer EIN362167016
Plan Effective Date1985-12-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Chicago Zoological Society)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Chicago Zoological Society plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$84M 28.89635089815875% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$60M$70M$80M$90M 202220232024 $65.4M $84.4M ▲ +28.9%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 451 $65M
2023 1 492 $76M
2024 1 529 $84M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Illinois

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

Chicago Zoological Society Retirement Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -1000000100000200000300000 -50510152025 Total assets ($B) Participants Chicago Zoological Society Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.084345454 · Participants: 529Chicago Zoological Society Retirement Savings PlanAccenture United States 401(k) Match and Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 21.302643276 · Participants: 66965Accenture United States 401(k) Match and Savings PlanState Farm 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 19.010099056 · Participants: 63297State Farm 401(k) Savings PlanUnited Airlines Pilot Retirement Account Plan, Total assets ($B): 16.835964452 · Participants: 16659United Airlines Pilot Retirement Account PlanAbbott Laboratories Stock Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 15.755668 · Participants: 38229Abbott Laboratories Stock Retirement PlanWalgreens Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 14.535873337 · Participants: 233635Walgreens Retirement Savings Plan
Chicago Zoological Society Retirement Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants
Compare Chicago Zoological Society Retirement Savings Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Chicago Zoological Society Retirement Savings Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Illinois, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Pepsi-Cola Bottling Company of Hickory, N.C., Inc. Profit Sharing and 401(k) in NC ($84M); by covered participants it is Your 401(k) Retirement Plan in OR (529 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (529 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Chicago Zoological Society Retirement Savings Plan assets move in 2024? ▼
Chicago Zoological Society Retirement Savings Plan grew at a solid clip - up 10.4% during 2024, from $76M to $84M. Reported net income was $8M.
How have Chicago Zoological Society plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Chicago Zoological Society's sponsor-wide assets grew 28.9%, from $65M to $84M.
Where does Chicago Zoological Society Retirement Savings Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Chicago Zoological Society Retirement Savings Plan ranks in the 89th percentile by end-of-year assets among 123,622 plans that reported assets for plan year 2024 (in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets).
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Chicago Zoological Society Retirement Savings Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Pepsi-Cola Bottling Company of Hickory, N.C., Inc. Profit Sharing and 401(k) in NC ($84M, 344 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Chicago Zoological Society Retirement Savings Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Your 401(k) Retirement Plan in OR (529 participants, $19M in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2024.

Source: DOL EFAST2 filing system (efast.dol.gov) - original filing retrieval by EIN 362167016.

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.