Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Ballard Spahr LLP Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$26M
Total assets Below avg plan size
233
Participants Below avg headcount
75th
Percentile by assets National rank
$111,176
Avg per participant Below avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Ballard Spahr LLP Cash Balance Pension Plan · Sponsored by Ballard Spahr LLP · Pennsylvania · Professional & Technical Services

$26M in assets, 233 participants

Ballard Spahr LLP's Ballard Spahr LLP Cash Balance Pension Plan reported $26M in total assets and 233 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 75th 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.

  • #15,096 in Professional & Technical Services (20,173 peers)

Coverage in Pennsylvania

Ballard Spahr LLP Cash Balance Pension Plan covers 233 participants in Pennsylvania, about 28% of the average Pennsylvania filer (state average ~822 per filing). Assets: $26M.

#15,096
in Professional & Technical Services (20,173 peers)
+48.7%
assets growth YoY
0.3×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Ballard Spahr LLP Cash Balance Pension Plan's outsized position by total assets

Ballard Spahr LLP Cash Balance Pension Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$25,904,065 Top 25% higher than 75% 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

Ballard Spahr LLP Cash Balance Pension 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. Ballard Spahr LLP Cash Balance Pension Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (233 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Ballard Spahr LLP Cash Balance Pension Plan end-of-year assets rose from $17M in the plan year 2023 filing to $26M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Ballard Spahr LLP Cash Balance Pension Plan reported participants fell from 239 in the plan year 2023 filing to 233 in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

DOL schedule card

Filing strip 230382195 · Ballard Spahr LLP PY 2024 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Ballard Spahr LLP Cash Balance Pension Plan · $26M · 233 · 75th

  • EIN $26M
  • RANK 233
  • PHOTO 75th
  • IND Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • EOY near Air Force Association Retirement Income Plan
  • 5500 ind #15096

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 Professional & Technical Services retirement plans → · Plans in Pennsylvania →

Ballard Spahr LLP Cash Balance Pension Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Ballard Spahr LLP Cash Balance Pension Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Pennsylvania filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$17M
Net Assets (End of Year)$26M
Net Income$8M
Employer EIN230382195
Plan Effective Date2022-07-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Ballard Spahr LLP)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Ballard Spahr LLP plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$800M 44.02607840929728% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$500M$600M$700M$800M$900M 202220232024 $555M $800M ▲ +44.0%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 1,253 $555M
2023 3 1,457 $640M
2024 3 1,374 $800M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Pennsylvania

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

Ballard Spahr LLP Cash Balance Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Pennsylvania, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -20000020000400006000080000 -5051015 Total assets ($B) Participants Ballard Spahr LLP Cash Balance Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.025904065 · Participants: 233Ballard Spahr LLP Cash Balance 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
Ballard Spahr LLP Cash Balance Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Pennsylvania, assets vs. participants
Compare Ballard Spahr LLP Cash Balance Pension Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Ballard Spahr LLP Cash Balance Pension Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Pennsylvania, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Air Force Association Retirement Income Plan in VA ($26M); by covered participants it is St. John's Riverside Hospital Retirement Assistance Plan in NY (233 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (233 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 Ballard Spahr LLP Cash Balance Pension Plan assets move in 2024? ▼
Ballard Spahr LLP Cash Balance Pension Plan surged - up 48.7% during 2024, from $17M to $26M. Reported net income was $8M.
How have Ballard Spahr LLP plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Ballard Spahr LLP's sponsor-wide assets grew 44.0%, from $555M to $800M.
Where does Ballard Spahr LLP Cash Balance Pension Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Ballard Spahr LLP Cash Balance Pension Plan ranks in the 75th 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 Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Ballard Spahr LLP Cash Balance Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Air Force Association Retirement Income Plan in VA ($26M, 17 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Ballard Spahr LLP Cash Balance Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is St. John's Riverside Hospital Retirement Assistance Plan in NY (233 participants, $148M 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 230382195.

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.