Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024
The Art Institute of Chicago Pension Plan
Data updated 2026-08-25
- $124M
- Total assets Near avg plan size
- 170
- Participants Small participant base
- 92nd
- Percentile by assets National rank
- $729,059
- Avg per participant High balance/head
Official DOL plan name: The Art Institute of Chicago Pension Plan · Sponsored by The Art Institute of Chicago · Illinois · Arts, Entertainment & Recreation
$124M in assets, 170 participants
The Art Institute of Chicago's The Art Institute of Chicago Pension Plan reported $124M in total assets and 170 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 92nd 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.
- #2,814 in Arts, Entertainment & Recreation (2,921 peers)
Coverage in Illinois
The Art Institute of Chicago Pension Plan covers 170 participants in Illinois, about 22% of the average Illinois filer (state average ~779 per filing). Assets: $124M.
- #2,814
- in Arts, Entertainment & Recreation (2,921 peers)
- +1.3%
- assets growth YoY
- 1.2×
- vs typical plan assets (national mean)
The Art Institute of Chicago Pension Plan's outsized position by total assets
The Art Institute of Chicago Pension Plan vs every filed plan by assets
End-of-year total assets · plan year 2024 · DOL Form 5500
$123,940,088 Top 8% higher than 92% of 123,620 filed plans
Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.
Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2024
The Art Institute of Chicago Pension 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. The Art Institute of Chicago Pension Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (170 participants).
What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings
plan year 2023 → plan year 2024
- The Art Institute of Chicago Pension Plan reported net income fell from $5M in the plan year 2023 filing to $2M in the plan year 2024 filing.
- The Art Institute of Chicago Pension Plan reported participants fell from 187 in the plan year 2023 filing to 170 in the plan year 2024 filing.
- The Art Institute of Chicago Pension Plan end-of-year assets rose from $122M in the plan year 2023 filing to $124M in the plan year 2024 filing.
Plan-year Form 5500 strip
Filing strip 362167725 · The Art Institute of Chicago PY 2024 · Defined Benefit (Pension)
The Art Institute of Chicago Pension Plan · $124M · 170 · 92nd
- 5500 $124M
- ASSETS 170
- PCT 92nd
- EIN Defined Benefit (Pension)
- RANK near Retirement Plan for Employees of La Capitol Federal Credit Union
- PHOTO ind #2814
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 →
The Art Institute of Chicago Pension Plan in the asset neighbourhood
Illinois filing particulars
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $122M |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $124M |
| Net Income | $2M |
| Employer EIN | 362167725 |
| Plan Effective Date | 1954-07-01 |
| Filing Status | FILING RECEIVED |
Sponsor Plan History (The Art Institute of Chicago)
Sponsor-wide plan assets over time
All The Art Institute of Chicago plans reported in each filing year
- Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
- $390M 22.44344809919253% vs 2022
- 2024 filing year
| Year | Plans | Participants | Total Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 4 | 3,031 | $318M |
| 2023 | 4 | 3,423 | $357M |
| 2024 | 4 | 3,551 | $390M |
Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Illinois
Peer Defined Benefit (Pension) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.
- Central States, Southeast & Southwest Areas Pension Plan $48.2B · 36,799
- State Farm Insurance Companies Retirement Plan for United States Employees $37.7B · 41,619
- GE Healthcare Pension Plan $13.7B · 5,554
- Abbott Laboratories Annuity Retirement Plan $8.6B · 17,875
- United Food & Commercial Workers Intl Union - Industry Pension Fund $8.2B · 20,984
The Art Institute of Chicago Pension Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount
Outside Illinois, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Retirement Plan for Employees of La Capitol Federal Credit Union in LA ($124M); by covered participants it is Hns Management Co Inc Retirement Plan-Salaried in CT (170 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.
Closest by plan assets
Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($124M here).
- Retirement Plan for Employees of La Capitol Federal Credit Union (LA) $124M · 143
- Pq Corporation Retirement Plan (PA) $124M · 113
- Central National Gottesman Pension Plan (NY) $124M · 664
- Bnp Paribas Pension Plan (NY) $124M · 180
Similar participant headcount
Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (170 participants); asset peers above are excluded.
- Hns Management Co Inc Retirement Plan-Salaried (CT) 170 · 0 off
- Tarkett Retirement Plan (OH) 170 · 0 off
- Pension Plan of Hanes Companies, Inc. (MO) 170 · 0 off
- The Mauser Consolidated Pension Plan (GA) 170 · 0 off
DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.