Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

American Bar Association Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$87M
Total assets Below avg plan size
168
Participants Small participant base
89th
Percentile by assets National rank
$519,861
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: A-E-F-C Pension Plan · Sponsored by American Bar Association · Illinois · Other Services

$87M in assets, 168 participants

American Bar Association's A-E-F-C Pension Plan reported $87M in total assets and 168 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.

  • #7,408 in Other Services (7,719 peers)

Coverage in Illinois

A-E-F-C Pension Plan covers 168 participants in Illinois, about 22% of the average Illinois filer (state average ~779 per filing). Assets: $87M.

#7,408
in Other Services (7,719 peers)
-26.9%
assets change YoY
0.9×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $32M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

A-E-F-C Pension Plan's outsized position by total assets

A-E-F-C Pension Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$87,336,706 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

A-E-F-C 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. A-E-F-C Pension Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (168 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • A-E-F-C Pension Plan reported net income fell from -$2M in the plan year 2023 filing to -$32M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • A-E-F-C Pension Plan end-of-year assets fell from $120M in the plan year 2023 filing to $87M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • A-E-F-C Pension Plan reported participants fell from 177 in the plan year 2023 filing to 168 in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 360723150 · American Bar Association PY 2024 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

A-E-F-C Pension Plan · $87M · 168 · 89th

  • TYPE $87M
  • TYPE 168
  • TYPE 89th
  • TYPE Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • TYPE near Upper Peninsula Power Company Retirement Plan
  • TYPE ind #7408

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 →

A-E-F-C Pension Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Avis Rent a Car System, LLC Pension PlanAvis Rent a Car System, LLC …$88MA-E-F-C Pension Plan$87MUpper Peninsula Power Company Retirement PlanUpper Peninsula Power Compan…$87MMajor League Baseball Pension Plan for Non-Uniformed PersonnelMajor League Baseball Pensio…$87MCowles Company Retirement PlanCowles Company Retirement Pl…$87M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among A-E-F-C Pension Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Illinois filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$120M
Net Assets (End of Year)$87M
Net Income-$32M
Employer EIN360723150
Plan Effective Date1963-07-01
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 Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Illinois

Peer Defined Benefit (Pension) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

A-E-F-C Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -1000001000020000300004000050000 -200204060 Total assets ($B) Participants A-E-F-C Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.087336706 · Participants: 168A-E-F-C Pension PlanCentral States, Southeast & Southwest Areas Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 48.22071058 · Participants: 36799Central States, Southeast & Southwest Areas Pension PlanState Farm Insurance Companies Retirement Plan for United States Employees, Total assets ($B): 37.736369487 · Participants: 41619State Farm Insurance Companies Retirement Plan for United States EmployeesGE Healthcare Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 13.74052931 · Participants: 5554GE Healthcare Pension PlanAbbott Laboratories Annuity Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 8.591907247 · Participants: 17875Abbott Laboratories Annuity Retirement PlanUnited Food & Commercial Workers Intl Union - Industry Pension Fund, Total assets ($B): 8.17675965 · Participants: 20984United Food & Commercial Workers Intl Union - Industry Pension Fund
A-E-F-C Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants
Compare A-E-F-C Pension Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

A-E-F-C Pension Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Illinois, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Upper Peninsula Power Company Retirement Plan in MI ($87M); by covered participants it is Quincy Mutual Fire Insurance Company Retirement Plan in MA (168 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (168 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 A-E-F-C Pension Plan assets move in 2024? ▼
A-E-F-C Pension Plan declined sharply - down 26.9% during 2024, from $120M to $87M. Reported net income was -$32M.
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 A-E-F-C Pension Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
A-E-F-C Pension 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 Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to A-E-F-C Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Upper Peninsula Power Company Retirement Plan in MI ($87M, 52 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to A-E-F-C Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Quincy Mutual Fire Insurance Company Retirement Plan in MA (168 participants, $149M 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 360723150.

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.