Other · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Tennessee Aquarium Retirement Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$33M
Total assets Below avg plan size
258
Participants Below avg headcount
79th
Percentile by assets National rank
$128,879
Avg per participant Near avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Tennessee Aquarium Retirement Plan · Sponsored by Tennessee Aquarium · Tennessee · Arts, Entertainment & Recreation

$33M in assets, 258 participants

Tennessee Aquarium's Tennessee Aquarium Retirement Plan reported $33M in total assets and 258 participants in its 2024 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.

  • #2,545 in Arts, Entertainment & Recreation (2,921 peers)

Coverage in Tennessee

Tennessee Aquarium Retirement Plan covers 258 participants in Tennessee, about 23% of the average Tennessee filer (state average ~1,126 per filing). Assets: $33M.

#2,545
in Arts, Entertainment & Recreation (2,921 peers)
+19.4%
assets growth YoY
0.3×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Tennessee Aquarium Retirement Plan's outsized position by total assets

Tennessee Aquarium Retirement Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$33,250,794 Top 21% higher than 79% 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

Tennessee Aquarium Retirement 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. Tennessee Aquarium Retirement Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (258 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Tennessee Aquarium Retirement Plan end-of-year assets rose from $28M in the plan year 2023 filing to $33M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Tennessee Aquarium Retirement Plan reported net income rose from $5M in the plan year 2023 filing to $5M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Tennessee Aquarium Retirement Plan reported participants rose from 242 in the plan year 2023 filing to 258 in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

DOL schedule card

Filing strip 581837154 · Tennessee Aquarium PY 2024 · Other

Tennessee Aquarium Retirement Plan · $33M · 258 · 79th

  • BOY $33M
  • BOY 258
  • BOY 79th
  • BOY Other
  • BOY near Catalyst, Inc. Retirement and Savings Plan
  • BOY ind #2545

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 Tennessee →

Tennessee Aquarium Retirement Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Tennessee Aquarium Retirement Plan and nearest nationwide Other peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Tennessee filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$28M
Net Assets (End of Year)$33M
Net Income$5M
Employer EIN581837154
Plan Effective Date1996-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Tennessee Aquarium)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Tennessee Aquarium plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$33M 43.51316146118375% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$20M$25M$30M$35M 202220232024 $23.2M $33.3M ▲ +43.5%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 181 $23M
2023 1 242 $28M
2024 1 258 $33M

Nearby Other Plans in Tennessee

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

Tennessee Aquarium Retirement Plan vs. nearby Other plans in Tennessee, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -10000010000200003000040000 -20246 Total assets ($B) Participants Tennessee Aquarium Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.033250794 · Participants: 258Tennessee Aquarium Retirement PlanVanderbilt University Medical Center Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.7144704 · Participants: 31810Vanderbilt University Medical Center Retirement PlanVanderbilt University Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 2.506327745 · Participants: 7926Vanderbilt University Retirement PlanSt. Jude Children's Research Hospital Defined Contribution Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.307808572 · Participants: 6588St. Jude Children's Research Hospital Defined Contribution Retirement PlanBallad Health 403(b) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.731254873 · Participants: 12134Ballad Health 403(b) PlanDialysis Clinic, Inc. Thrift Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.445900164 · Participants: 5578Dialysis Clinic, Inc. Thrift Plan
Tennessee Aquarium Retirement Plan vs. nearby Other plans in Tennessee, assets vs. participants

Tennessee Aquarium Retirement Plan's out-of-state Other peers by assets and headcount

Outside Tennessee, the nearest Other by assets is Catalyst, Inc. Retirement and Savings Plan in NY ($33M); by covered participants it is Minneapolis College of Art and Design Defined Contribution Retirement Plan in MN (258 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

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 Tennessee Aquarium Retirement Plan assets move in 2024?
Tennessee Aquarium Retirement Plan grew sharply - up 19.4% during 2024, from $28M to $33M. Reported net income was $5M.
How have Tennessee Aquarium plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Tennessee Aquarium's sponsor-wide assets grew 43.5%, from $23M to $33M.
Where does Tennessee Aquarium Retirement Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
Tennessee Aquarium Retirement Plan ranks in the 79th 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 Other plans are similar in size to Tennessee Aquarium Retirement Plan?
Among Other plans in other states, the closest by assets is Catalyst, Inc. Retirement and Savings Plan in NY ($33M, 76 participants).
Which Other plans cover a similar participant headcount to Tennessee Aquarium Retirement Plan?
Among Other plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Minneapolis College of Art and Design Defined Contribution Retirement Plan in MN (258 participants, $30M in assets).