Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

American Cancer Society, Inc. Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$446M
Total assets Above avg plan size
1,226
Participants Near avg headcount
97th
Percentile by assets National rank
$363,380
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: American Cancer Society, Inc. Retirement Annuity Plan · Sponsored by American Cancer Society, Inc. · Georgia · Other Services

$446M in assets, 1,226 participants

American Cancer Society, Inc.'s American Cancer Society, Inc. Retirement Annuity Plan reported $446M in total assets and 1,226 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 97th 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.

  • #7,662 in Other Services (7,719 peers)

Where American Cancer Society, Inc. Retirement Annuity Plan sits by assets

American Cancer Society, Inc. Retirement Annuity Plan sits in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets, $446M for 1,226 participants (~$363,380/participant), down 6.2% in 2024.

#7,662
in Other Services (7,719 peers)
-6.2%
assets change YoY
4.5×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $30M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

American Cancer Society, Inc. Retirement Annuity Plan's outsized position by total assets

American Cancer Society, Inc. Retirement Annuity Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$445,503,646 Top 3% higher than 97% 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

American Cancer Society, Inc. Retirement Annuity 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. American Cancer Society, Inc. Retirement Annuity Plan lands in the large band (1,226 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • American Cancer Society, Inc. Retirement Annuity Plan reported net income fell from $98M in the plan year 2023 filing to -$30M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • American Cancer Society, Inc. Retirement Annuity Plan end-of-year assets fell from $475M in the plan year 2023 filing to $446M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • American Cancer Society, Inc. Retirement Annuity Plan reported participants fell from 1,306 in the plan year 2023 filing to 1,226 in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

DOL schedule card

Filing strip 131788491 · American Cancer Society, Inc. PY 2024 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

American Cancer Society, Inc. Retirement Annuity Plan · $446M · 1,226 · 97th

  • TYPE $446M
  • NET 1,226
  • BOOK 97th
  • VS-ST Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • BOY near Premera Pension Equity Plan
  • SCH ind #7662

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 Georgia →

American Cancer Society, Inc. Retirement Annuity Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among American Cancer Society, Inc. Retirement Annuity Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Scale-class filing particulars (2024)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$475M
Net Assets (End of Year)$445M
Net Income-$30M
Employer EIN131788491
Plan Effective Date1985-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (American Cancer Society, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All American Cancer Society, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$871M 26.405264622768428% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$600M$700M$800M$900M 202220232024 $689M $871M ▲ +26.4%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 3,785 $689M
2023 2 3,857 $854M
2024 2 3,929 $871M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Georgia

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

American Cancer Society, Inc. Retirement Annuity Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Georgia, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000200000 -50510152025 Total assets ($B) Participants American Cancer Society, Inc. Retirement Annuity Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.445503646 · Participants: 1226American Cancer Society, Inc. Retirement Annuity PlanUPS Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 21.2364871 · Participants: 43465UPS Retirement PlanThe Southern Company Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 15.319238036 · Participants: 25843The Southern Company Pension PlanUPS/Ibt Full-Time Employee Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 12.219463258 · Participants: 69627UPS/Ibt Full-Time Employee Pension PlanUPS Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 9.280234765 · Participants: 157587UPS Pension PlanDelta Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 7.253434311 · Participants: 15222Delta Retirement Plan
American Cancer Society, Inc. Retirement Annuity Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Georgia, assets vs. participants

American Cancer Society, Inc. Retirement Annuity Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Georgia, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Premera Pension Equity Plan in WA ($446M); by covered participants it is Cash Balance Retirement Plan for Non-Union Employees of Butler Memorial Hospital in PA (1,227 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($446M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (1,226 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 American Cancer Society, Inc. Retirement Annuity Plan assets move in 2024? ▼
American Cancer Society, Inc. Retirement Annuity Plan pulled back noticeably - down 6.2% during 2024, from $475M to $446M. Reported net income was -$30M.
How have American Cancer Society, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), American Cancer Society, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 26.4%, from $689M to $871M.
Where does American Cancer Society, Inc. Retirement Annuity Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
American Cancer Society, Inc. Retirement Annuity Plan ranks in the 97th percentile by end-of-year assets among 123,622 plans that reported assets for plan year 2024 (in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to American Cancer Society, Inc. Retirement Annuity Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Premera Pension Equity Plan in WA ($446M, 2,858 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to American Cancer Society, Inc. Retirement Annuity Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Cash Balance Retirement Plan for Non-Union Employees of Butler Memorial Hospital in PA (1,227 participants, $70M in assets).