Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$17M
Total assets Small plan by assets
20
Participants Small participant base
67th
Percentile by assets National rank
$831,591
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: The Academy of Natural Sciences Pension Plan · Sponsored by Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia · Pennsylvania · Arts, Entertainment & Recreation

$17M in assets, 20 participants

Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia's The Academy of Natural Sciences Pension Plan reported $17M in total assets and 20 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 67th 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.

  • #2,338 in Arts, Entertainment & Recreation (2,921 peers)

What the 2024 filing shows

The Academy of Natural Sciences Pension Plan holds $17M for 20 participants - about $831,591 per participant, above the median plan by assets.

#2,338
in Arts, Entertainment & Recreation (2,921 peers)
+2.9%
assets growth YoY

The Academy of Natural Sciences Pension Plan's outsized position by total assets

The Academy of Natural Sciences Pension Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$16,631,822 Top 33% higher than 67% 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 Academy of Natural Sciences Pension Plan among smaller filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2024 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. The Academy of Natural Sciences Pension Plan is a small filing (20 participants) on this national headcount ladder.

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • The Academy of Natural Sciences Pension Plan reported net income fell from $1M in the plan year 2023 filing to $469K in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • The Academy of Natural Sciences Pension Plan reported participants fell from 25 in the plan year 2023 filing to 20 in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • The Academy of Natural Sciences Pension Plan end-of-year assets rose from $16M in the plan year 2023 filing to $17M in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 231352000 · Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia PY 2024 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

The Academy of Natural Sciences Pension Plan · $17M · 20 · 67th

  • SCH $17M
  • EBSA 20
  • PART 67th
  • TYPE Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • NET near Retirement Plan for Employees of Fordyce Company
  • BOOK ind #2338

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 Academy of Natural Sciences Pension Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among The Academy of Natural Sciences Pension Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Filing particulars (2024)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$16M
Net Assets (End of Year)$17M
Net Income$469K
Employer EIN231352000
Plan Effective Date1957-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$17M 9.836320206150027% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$14.5M$15M$15.5M$16M$16.5M$17M 202220232024 $15.1M $16.6M ▲ +9.8%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 27 $15M
2023 1 25 $16M
2024 1 20 $17M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Pennsylvania

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

The Academy of Natural Sciences Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Pennsylvania, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -20000020000400006000080000 -5051015 Total assets ($B) Participants The Academy of Natural Sciences Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.016631822 · Participants: 20The Academy of Natural Sciences Pension PlanNational Elevator Industry Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 12.213235301 · Participants: 28308National Elevator Industry Pension PlanSteelworkers Pension Trust, Total assets ($B): 7.234971663 · Participants: 46110Steelworkers Pension TrustThe PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 5.528998 · Participants: 58779The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. Pension PlanThe Bank of New York Mellon Corporation Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 5.178651926 · Participants: 6387The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation Pension PlanConstellation Retirement Program, Total assets ($B): 5.003720253 · Participants: 4809Constellation Retirement Program
The Academy of Natural Sciences Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Pennsylvania, assets vs. participants
Compare The Academy of Natural Sciences Pension Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

The Academy of Natural Sciences Pension Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Pennsylvania, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Retirement Plan for Employees of Fordyce Company in TX ($17M); by covered participants it is Lily Bleu, Inc. Defined Benefit Pension Plan in CA (20 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

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 Academy of Natural Sciences Pension Plan assets move in 2024? ▼
The Academy of Natural Sciences Pension Plan edged up modestly - up 2.9% during 2024, from $16M to $17M. Reported net income was $469K.
How have Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia's sponsor-wide assets grew 9.8%, from $15M to $17M.
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to The Academy of Natural Sciences Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Retirement Plan for Employees of Fordyce Company in TX ($17M, 6 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to The Academy of Natural Sciences Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Lily Bleu, Inc. Defined Benefit Pension Plan in CA (20 participants, N/A 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 231352000.

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.