401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Zoological Society of Philadelphia 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$30M
Total assets Below avg plan size
193
Participants Below avg headcount
77th
Percentile by assets National rank
$154,902
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: The Philadelphia Zoo 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan · Sponsored by Zoological Society of Philadelphia · Pennsylvania · Arts, Entertainment & Recreation

$30M in assets, 193 participants

Zoological Society of Philadelphia's The Philadelphia Zoo 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan reported $30M in total assets and 193 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 77th 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.

  • #2,520 in Arts, Entertainment & Recreation (2,921 peers)

Coverage in Pennsylvania

The Philadelphia Zoo 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan covers 193 participants in Pennsylvania, about 23% of the average Pennsylvania filer (state average ~822 per filing). Assets: $30M.

#2,520
in Arts, Entertainment & Recreation (2,921 peers)
+18.5%
assets growth YoY
0.3×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The Philadelphia Zoo 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan's outsized position by total assets

The Philadelphia Zoo 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$29,896,046 Top 23% higher than 77% 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

The Philadelphia Zoo 401(k) Retirement Savings 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. The Philadelphia Zoo 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (193 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • The Philadelphia Zoo 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan end-of-year assets rose from $25M in the plan year 2023 filing to $30M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • The Philadelphia Zoo 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan reported net income rose from $4M in the plan year 2023 filing to $5M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • The Philadelphia Zoo 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan reported participants rose from 179 in the plan year 2023 filing to 193 in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 231352298 · Zoological Society of Philadelphia PY 2024 · 401(k)

The Philadelphia Zoo 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan · $30M · 193 · 77th

  • EOY $30M
  • EOY 193
  • EOY 77th
  • EOY 401(k)
  • EOY near Equity Trust Company 401(k) Plan
  • EOY ind #2520

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 Pennsylvania →

The Philadelphia Zoo 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among The Philadelphia Zoo 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Pennsylvania filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$25M
Net Assets (End of Year)$30M
Net Income$5M
Employer EIN231352298
Plan Effective Date2000-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Zoological Society of Philadelphia)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Zoological Society of Philadelphia plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$38M 31.32065789139628% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$25M$30M$35M$40M 202220232024 $28.8M $37.9M ▲ +31.3%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 186 $29M
2023 2 208 $33M
2024 2 217 $38M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Pennsylvania

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

The Philadelphia Zoo 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Pennsylvania, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -20000020000400006000080000100000 -50510152025 Total assets ($B) Participants The Philadelphia Zoo 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.029896046 · Participants: 193The Philadelphia Zoo 401(k) Retirement Savings PlanComcast Corporation Retirement - Investment Plan, Total assets ($B): 19.687957793 · Participants: 90495Comcast Corporation Retirement - Investment PlanThe Cigna Group 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 14.20308608 · Participants: 63634The Cigna Group 401(k) PlanThe Vanguard Retirement and Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 11.084818612 · Participants: 18066The Vanguard Retirement and Savings PlanThermo Fisher Scientific Inc. 401(k) Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 10.263366209 · Participants: 36150Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. 401(k) Retirement PlanThe PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. Incentive Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 10.189629 · Participants: 54604The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. Incentive Savings Plan
The Philadelphia Zoo 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Pennsylvania, assets vs. participants
Compare The Philadelphia Zoo 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

The Philadelphia Zoo 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Pennsylvania, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Equity Trust Company 401(k) Plan in OH ($30M); by covered participants it is Spartan Race, Inc. 401(k) Plan in MA (193 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($30M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (193 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 The Philadelphia Zoo 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan assets move in 2024? ▼
The Philadelphia Zoo 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan grew sharply - up 18.5% during 2024, from $25M to $30M. Reported net income was $5M.
How have Zoological Society of Philadelphia plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Zoological Society of Philadelphia's sponsor-wide assets grew 31.3%, from $29M to $38M.
Where does The Philadelphia Zoo 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
The Philadelphia Zoo 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan ranks in the 77th 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 The Philadelphia Zoo 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Equity Trust Company 401(k) Plan in OH ($30M, 452 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to The Philadelphia Zoo 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Spartan Race, Inc. 401(k) Plan in MA (193 participants, $5M 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 231352298.

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.