Other · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

The Field Museum of Natural History Retirement Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$55M
Total assets Below avg plan size
536
Participants Below avg headcount
85th
Percentile by assets National rank
$102,867
Avg per participant Below avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Field Museum of Natural History 403(b) Plan · Sponsored by The Field Museum of Natural History · Illinois · Arts, Entertainment & Recreation

$55M in assets, 536 participants

The Field Museum of Natural History's Field Museum of Natural History 403(b) Plan reported $55M in total assets and 536 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 85th 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.

  • #2,677 in Arts, Entertainment & Recreation (2,921 peers)

Where Field Museum of Natural History 403(b) Plan sits by assets

Field Museum of Natural History 403(b) Plan sits in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets, $55M for 536 participants (~$102,867/participant), up 13.8% in 2024.

#2,677
in Arts, Entertainment & Recreation (2,921 peers)
+13.8%
assets growth YoY
0.6×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Field Museum of Natural History 403(b) Plan's outsized position by total assets

Field Museum of Natural History 403(b) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$55,136,871 Top 15% higher than 85% 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

Field Museum of Natural History 403(b) 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. Field Museum of Natural History 403(b) Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (536 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Field Museum of Natural History 403(b) Plan reported net income rose from $4M in the plan year 2023 filing to $7M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Field Museum of Natural History 403(b) Plan end-of-year assets rose from $48M in the plan year 2023 filing to $55M in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 362167011 · The Field Museum of Natural History PY 2024 · Other

Field Museum of Natural History 403(b) Plan · $55M · 536 · 85th

  • EIN $55M
  • RANK 536
  • PHOTO 85th
  • IND Other
  • EOY near Rehabilitation Hospital of the Pacific 403b Retirement Savings Plan
  • 5500 ind #2677

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 →

Field Museum of Natural History 403(b) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Field Museum of Natural History 403(b) Plan and nearest nationwide Other peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Scale-class filing particulars (2024)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$48M
Net Assets (End of Year)$55M
Net Income$7M
Employer EIN362167011
Plan Effective Date1982-02-05
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (The Field Museum of Natural History)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All The Field Museum of Natural History plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$55M 20.81536851529711% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$40M$50M$60M$70M$80M 202220232024 $69.6M $55.1M ▼ -20.8%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 671 $70M
2023 2 695 $48M
2024 1 536 $55M

Nearby Other Plans in Illinois

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

Field Museum of Natural History 403(b) Plan vs. nearby Other plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -5000050001000015000 -1012345 Total assets ($B) Participants Field Museum of Natural History 403(b) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.055136871 · Participants: 536Field Museum of Natural History 403(b) PlanNorthwestern University Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.444912336 · Participants: 9328Northwestern University Retirement PlanThe University of Chicago Contributory Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.844546742 · Participants: 5144The University of Chicago Contributory Retirement PlanEndeavor Health Legacy 403(b) Tax Deferred Annuity Plan for Northshore University Healthsystem Employees, Total assets ($B): 2.087217637 · Participants: 13718Endeavor Health Legacy 403(b) Tax Deferred Annuity Plan for Northshore University Healthsystem EmployeesThe University of Chicago Supplemental Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.928510315 · Participants: 8635The University of Chicago Supplemental Retirement PlanRush University Medical Center 403(b) Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.809110747 · Participants: 13592Rush University Medical Center 403(b) Retirement Savings Plan
Field Museum of Natural History 403(b) Plan vs. nearby Other plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants

Field Museum of Natural History 403(b) Plan's out-of-state Other peers by assets and headcount

Outside Illinois, the nearest Other by assets is Rehabilitation Hospital of the Pacific 403b Retirement Savings Plan in HI ($55M); by covered participants it is C.C. Young Retirement Plan in TX (536 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (536 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 Field Museum of Natural History 403(b) Plan assets move in 2024?
Field Museum of Natural History 403(b) Plan grew at a solid clip - up 13.8% during 2024, from $48M to $55M. Reported net income was $7M.
How have The Field Museum of Natural History plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), The Field Museum of Natural History's sponsor-wide assets declined 20.8%, from $70M to $55M.
Where does Field Museum of Natural History 403(b) Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
Field Museum of Natural History 403(b) Plan ranks in the 85th 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 Field Museum of Natural History 403(b) Plan?
Among Other plans in other states, the closest by assets is Rehabilitation Hospital of the Pacific 403b Retirement Savings Plan in HI ($55M, 497 participants).
Which Other plans cover a similar participant headcount to Field Museum of Natural History 403(b) Plan?
Among Other plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is C.C. Young Retirement Plan in TX (536 participants, $5M in assets).