401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

John G. Shedd Aquarium 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$57M
Total assets Below avg plan size
422
Participants Below avg headcount
86th
Percentile by assets National rank
$135,839
Avg per participant Near avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: John G. Shedd Aquarium Employees 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by John G. Shedd Aquarium · Illinois · Arts, Entertainment & Recreation

$57M in assets, 422 participants

John G. Shedd Aquarium's John G. Shedd Aquarium Employees 401(k) Plan reported $57M in total assets and 422 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 86th 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.

  • #2,687 in Arts, Entertainment & Recreation (2,921 peers)

Where John G. Shedd Aquarium Employees 401(k) Plan sits by assets

John G. Shedd Aquarium Employees 401(k) Plan sits in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets, $57M for 422 participants (~$135,839/participant), up 20.3% in 2024.

#2,687
in Arts, Entertainment & Recreation (2,921 peers)
+20.3%
assets growth YoY
0.6×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

John G. Shedd Aquarium Employees 401(k) Plan's outsized position by total assets

John G. Shedd Aquarium Employees 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$57,324,014 Top 14% higher than 86% 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

John G. Shedd Aquarium Employees 401(k) 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. John G. Shedd Aquarium Employees 401(k) Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (422 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • John G. Shedd Aquarium Employees 401(k) Plan reported net income rose from $7M in the plan year 2023 filing to $10M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • John G. Shedd Aquarium Employees 401(k) Plan end-of-year assets rose from $48M in the plan year 2023 filing to $57M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • John G. Shedd Aquarium Employees 401(k) Plan reported participants rose from 380 in the plan year 2023 filing to 422 in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 362167918 · John G. Shedd Aquarium PY 2024 · 401(k)

John G. Shedd Aquarium Employees 401(k) Plan · $57M · 422 · 86th

  • ASSETS $57M
  • ASSETS 422
  • ASSETS 86th
  • ASSETS 401(k)
  • ASSETS near Advisors Asset Management, Inc. 401(k) Plan
  • ASSETS ind #2687

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 →

John G. Shedd Aquarium Employees 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among John G. Shedd Aquarium Employees 401(k) Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Scale-class filing particulars (2024)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$48M
Net Assets (End of Year)$57M
Net Income$10M
Employer EIN362167918
Plan Effective Date1997-03-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (John G. Shedd Aquarium)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All John G. Shedd Aquarium plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$57M 40.2582641309298% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$35M$40M$45M$50M$55M$60M 202220232024 $40.9M $57.3M ▲ +40.2%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 331 $41M
2023 1 380 $48M
2024 1 422 $57M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Illinois

Peer 401(k) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

John G. Shedd Aquarium Employees 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -1000000100000200000300000 -50510152025 Total assets ($B) Participants John G. Shedd Aquarium Employees 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.057324014 · Participants: 422John G. Shedd Aquarium Employees 401(k) PlanAccenture United States 401(k) Match and Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 21.302643276 · Participants: 66965Accenture United States 401(k) Match and Savings PlanState Farm 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 19.010099056 · Participants: 63297State Farm 401(k) Savings PlanUnited Airlines Pilot Retirement Account Plan, Total assets ($B): 16.835964452 · Participants: 16659United Airlines Pilot Retirement Account PlanAbbott Laboratories Stock Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 15.755668 · Participants: 38229Abbott Laboratories Stock Retirement PlanWalgreens Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 14.535873337 · Participants: 233635Walgreens Retirement Savings Plan
John G. Shedd Aquarium Employees 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants
Compare John G. Shedd Aquarium Employees 401(k) Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

John G. Shedd Aquarium Employees 401(k) Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Illinois, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Advisors Asset Management, Inc. 401(k) Plan in CO ($57M); by covered participants it is Manchester Tank & Equipment Co. 401(k) Plan in AL (422 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($57M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (422 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 John G. Shedd Aquarium Employees 401(k) Plan assets move in 2024? ▼
John G. Shedd Aquarium Employees 401(k) Plan grew sharply - up 20.3% during 2024, from $48M to $57M. Reported net income was $10M.
How have John G. Shedd Aquarium plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), John G. Shedd Aquarium's sponsor-wide assets grew 40.3%, from $41M to $57M.
Where does John G. Shedd Aquarium Employees 401(k) Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
John G. Shedd Aquarium Employees 401(k) Plan ranks in the 86th 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 401(k) plans are similar in size to John G. Shedd Aquarium Employees 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Advisors Asset Management, Inc. 401(k) Plan in CO ($57M, 271 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to John G. Shedd Aquarium Employees 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Manchester Tank & Equipment Co. 401(k) Plan in AL (422 participants, $27M 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 362167918.

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.