401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

American Bar Association 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$212M
Total assets Near avg plan size
1,155
Participants Near avg headcount
94th
Percentile by assets National rank
$183,276
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Thrift Plan for Employees of the American Bar Association and Affiliates · Sponsored by American Bar Association · Illinois · Other Services

$212M in assets, 1,155 participants

American Bar Association's Thrift Plan for Employees of the American Bar Association and Affiliates reported $212M in total assets and 1,155 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 94th 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.

  • #7,595 in Other Services (7,719 peers)

Where Thrift Plan for Employees of the American Bar Association and Affiliates sits by assets

Thrift Plan for Employees of the American Bar Association and Affiliates sits in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets, $212M for 1,155 participants (~$183,276/participant), up 11.7% in 2024.

#7,595
in Other Services (7,719 peers)
+11.7%
assets growth YoY
2.1×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Thrift Plan for Employees of the American Bar Association and Affiliates's outsized position by total assets

Thrift Plan for Employees of the American Bar Association and Affiliates vs every filed plan by assets

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

$211,683,920 Top 6% higher than 94% 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

Thrift Plan for Employees of the American Bar Association and Affiliates's large-plan peer group by participant headcount

Plan-year 2024 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Thrift Plan for Employees of the American Bar Association and Affiliates lands in the large band (1,155 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Thrift Plan for Employees of the American Bar Association and Affiliates reported net income fell from $28M in the plan year 2023 filing to $22M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Thrift Plan for Employees of the American Bar Association and Affiliates end-of-year assets rose from $189M in the plan year 2023 filing to $212M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Thrift Plan for Employees of the American Bar Association and Affiliates reported participants fell from 1,199 in the plan year 2023 filing to 1,155 in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 360723150 · American Bar Association PY 2024 · 401(k)

Thrift Plan for Employees of the American Bar Association and Affiliates · $212M · 1,155 · 94th

  • BOOK $212M
  • VS-ST 1,155
  • BOY 94th
  • SCH 401(k)
  • EBSA near Ppl Retirement Readiness Plan
  • PART ind #7595

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 Other Services retirement plans → · Plans in Illinois →

Thrift Plan for Employees of the American Bar Association and Affiliates in the asset neighbourhood

Bar-S Foods Co. 401(k) and Profit Sharing PlanBar-S Foods Co. 401(k) and P…$212MSouthland Industries Employees' 401(k) PlanSouthland Industries Employe…$212MPpl Retirement Readiness Plan$212MThrift Plan for Employees of the American Bar Association and AffiliatesThrift Plan for Employees of…$212MCompass Health, Inc. 401(k) PlanCompass Health, Inc. 401(k) …$212M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Thrift Plan for Employees of the American Bar Association and Affiliates and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Scale-class filing particulars (2024)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$189M
Net Assets (End of Year)$212M
Net Income$22M
Employer EIN360723150
Plan Effective Date1981-09-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (American Bar Association)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All American Bar Association plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$299M 5.701735213614163% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$280M$290M$300M$310M$320M 202220232024 $283M $299M ▲ +5.7%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 1,325 $283M
2023 2 1,376 $309M
2024 2 1,323 $299M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Illinois

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

Thrift Plan for Employees of the American Bar Association and Affiliates vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -1000000100000200000300000 -50510152025 Total assets ($B) Participants Thrift Plan for Employees of the American Bar Association and Affiliates, Total assets ($B): 0.21168392 · Participants: 1155Thrift Plan for Employees of the American Bar Association and AffiliatesAccenture 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
Thrift Plan for Employees of the American Bar Association and Affiliates vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants

Thrift Plan for Employees of the American Bar Association and Affiliates's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Illinois, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Ppl Retirement Readiness Plan in PA ($212M); by covered participants it is Harnish Group Inc. Retirement Plan in WA (1,155 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($212M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (1,155 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 Thrift Plan for Employees of the American Bar Association and Affiliates assets move in 2024? ▼
Thrift Plan for Employees of the American Bar Association and Affiliates grew at a solid clip - up 11.7% during 2024, from $189M to $212M. Reported net income was $22M.
How have American Bar Association plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), American Bar Association's sponsor-wide assets grew 5.7%, from $283M to $299M.
Where does Thrift Plan for Employees of the American Bar Association and Affiliates rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Thrift Plan for Employees of the American Bar Association and Affiliates ranks in the 94th percentile by end-of-year assets among 123,622 plans that reported assets for plan year 2024 (in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets).
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Thrift Plan for Employees of the American Bar Association and Affiliates? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Ppl Retirement Readiness Plan in PA ($212M, 1,248 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Thrift Plan for Employees of the American Bar Association and Affiliates? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Harnish Group Inc. Retirement Plan in WA (1,155 participants, $253M in assets).