Other · DOL Form 5500 · 2024
The Art Institute of Chicago Retirement Plan
Data updated 2026-08-25
- $211M
- Total assets Near avg plan size
- 1,279
- Participants Near avg headcount
- 94th
- Percentile by assets National rank
- $164,970
- Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
Official DOL plan name: The Art Institute of Chicago Defined Contribution Retirement Plan · Sponsored by The Art Institute of Chicago · Illinois · Arts, Entertainment & Recreation
$211M in assets, 1,279 participants
The Art Institute of Chicago's The Art Institute of Chicago Defined Contribution Retirement Plan reported $211M in total assets and 1,279 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.
- #2,858 in Arts, Entertainment & Recreation (2,921 peers)
Where The Art Institute of Chicago Defined Contribution Retirement Plan sits by assets
The Art Institute of Chicago Defined Contribution Retirement Plan sits in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets, $211M for 1,279 participants (~$164,970/participant), up 13.3% in 2024.
- #2,858
- in Arts, Entertainment & Recreation (2,921 peers)
- +13.3%
- assets growth YoY
- 2.1×
- vs typical plan assets (national mean)
The Art Institute of Chicago Defined Contribution Retirement Plan's outsized position by total assets
The Art Institute of Chicago Defined Contribution Retirement Plan vs every filed plan by assets
End-of-year total assets · plan year 2024 · DOL Form 5500
$210,996,218 Top 6% higher than 94% 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 Defined Contribution Retirement Plan'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. The Art Institute of Chicago Defined Contribution Retirement Plan lands in the large band (1,279 participants).
What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings
plan year 2023 → plan year 2024
- The Art Institute of Chicago Defined Contribution Retirement Plan end-of-year assets rose from $186M in the plan year 2023 filing to $211M in the plan year 2024 filing.
- The Art Institute of Chicago Defined Contribution Retirement Plan reported net income fell from $27M in the plan year 2023 filing to $25M in the plan year 2024 filing.
- The Art Institute of Chicago Defined Contribution Retirement Plan reported participants rose from 1,205 in the plan year 2023 filing to 1,279 in the plan year 2024 filing.
DOL schedule card
Filing strip 362167725 · The Art Institute of Chicago PY 2024 · Other
The Art Institute of Chicago Defined Contribution Retirement Plan · $211M · 1,279 · 94th
- EBSA $211M
- EBSA 1,279
- EBSA 94th
- EBSA Other
- EBSA near St. Clair Hospital Savings Plan
- EBSA ind #2858
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 Defined Contribution Retirement Plan in the asset neighbourhood
Scale-class filing particulars (2024)
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $186M |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $211M |
| Net Income | $25M |
| Employer EIN | 362167725 |
| Plan Effective Date | 1972-07-01 |
| 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 Other Plans in Illinois
Peer Other plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.
- Northwestern University Retirement Plan $4.4B · 9,328
- The University of Chicago Contributory Retirement Plan $3.8B · 5,144
- Endeavor Health Legacy 403(b) Tax Deferred Annuity Plan for Northshore University Healthsystem Employees $2.1B · 13,718
- The University of Chicago Supplemental Retirement Plan $1.9B · 8,635
- Rush University Medical Center 403(b) Retirement Savings Plan $1.8B · 13,592
The Art Institute of Chicago Defined Contribution Retirement Plan's out-of-state Other peers by assets and headcount
Outside Illinois, the nearest Other by assets is St. Clair Hospital Savings Plan in PA ($210M); by covered participants it is Open Sky Community Services, Inc. Tax-Deferred Annuity Plan in MA (1,281 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.
Closest by plan assets
Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($211M here).
- St. Clair Hospital Savings Plan (PA) $210M · 2,232
- Freeman Employee Savings Plan (MO) $213M · 4,673
- Research Foundation for Mental Hygiene, Inc. Tda and (Frozen) DC Plan (NY) $213M · 1,518
- Wheaton College Retirement Plan (MA) $213M · 542
Similar participant headcount
Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (1,279 participants); asset peers above are excluded.
- Open Sky Community Services, Inc. Tax-Deferred Annuity Plan (MA) 1,281 · 2 off
- Nas Salary Reduction Contribution Retirement Plan (DC) 1,281 · 2 off
- Ablelight, Inc. 403(b) Plan (WI) 1,282 · 3 off
- Summit Healthcare Regional Medical Center Performance Based Flexible Contribution Retirement Plan (AZ) 1,276 · 3 off
DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.