Other · DOL Form 5500 · 2024
Lincoln Park Zoo Retirement Plan
Data updated 2026-08-25
- $40M
- Total assets Below avg plan size
- 256
- Participants Below avg headcount
- 81st
- Percentile by assets National rank
- $156,546
- Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
Official DOL plan name: Lincoln Park Zoological Society Retirement Plan · Sponsored by Lincoln Park Zoo · Illinois · Arts, Entertainment & Recreation
$40M in assets, 256 participants
Lincoln Park Zoo's Lincoln Park Zoological Society Retirement Plan reported $40M in total assets and 256 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 81st 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.
- #2,597 in Arts, Entertainment & Recreation (2,921 peers)
Coverage in Illinois
Lincoln Park Zoological Society Retirement Plan covers 256 participants in Illinois, about 33% of the average Illinois filer (state average ~779 per filing). Assets: $40M.
- #2,597
- in Arts, Entertainment & Recreation (2,921 peers)
- +13.7%
- assets growth YoY
- 0.4×
- vs typical plan assets (national mean)
Lincoln Park Zoological Society Retirement Plan's outsized position by total assets
Lincoln Park Zoological Society Retirement Plan vs every filed plan by assets
End-of-year total assets · plan year 2024 · DOL Form 5500
$40,075,711 Top 19% higher than 81% 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
Lincoln Park Zoological Society Retirement 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. Lincoln Park Zoological Society Retirement Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (256 participants).
What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings
plan year 2023 → plan year 2024
- Lincoln Park Zoological Society Retirement Plan end-of-year assets rose from $35M in the plan year 2023 filing to $40M in the plan year 2024 filing.
- Lincoln Park Zoological Society Retirement Plan reported net income fell from $5M in the plan year 2023 filing to $5M in the plan year 2024 filing.
- Lincoln Park Zoological Society Retirement Plan reported participants rose from 247 in the plan year 2023 filing to 256 in the plan year 2024 filing.
EBSA filing schedule strip
Filing strip 362512404 · Lincoln Park Zoo PY 2024 · Other
Lincoln Park Zoological Society Retirement Plan · $40M · 256 · 81st
- PCT $40M
- EIN 256
- RANK 81st
- PHOTO Other
- IND near 403(b) Thrift Plan for Child and Family Services of Erie County
- EOY ind #2597
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 →
Lincoln Park Zoological Society Retirement Plan in the asset neighbourhood
Illinois filing particulars
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $35M |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $40M |
| Net Income | $5M |
| Employer EIN | 362512404 |
| Plan Effective Date | 1985-04-10 |
| Filing Status | FILING RECEIVED |
Sponsor Plan History (Lincoln Park Zoo)
Sponsor-wide plan assets over time
All Lincoln Park Zoo plans reported in each filing year
- Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
- $40M 34.05698513313504% vs 2022
- 2024 filing year
| Year | Plans | Participants | Total Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | 236 | $30M |
| 2023 | 1 | 247 | $35M |
| 2024 | 1 | 256 | $40M |
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
Lincoln Park Zoological Society Retirement Plan's out-of-state Other peers by assets and headcount
Outside Illinois, the nearest Other by assets is 403(b) Thrift Plan for Child and Family Services of Erie County in NY ($40M); by covered participants it is Stewart Memorial Community Hospital Internal Revenue Code Section 403(b) in IA (256 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.
Closest by plan assets
Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($40M here).
- 403(b) Thrift Plan for Child and Family Services of Erie County (NY) $40M · 793
- Central Virginia Health Services Inc. Tax Shelter Annuity Retirement Plan (VA) $40M · 524
- Motion Picture and Television Fund 403(b) Plan (CA) $40M · 485
- The Fay School Defined Contribution Retirement Plan (MA) $40M · 148
Similar participant headcount
Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (256 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.