Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Illinois Education Association Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$180M
Total assets Near avg plan size
115
Participants Small participant base
94th
Percentile by assets National rank
$1.6M
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Illinois Education Association Staff Retirement Plan · Sponsored by Illinois Education Association · Illinois · Other Services

$180M in assets, 115 participants

Illinois Education Association's Illinois Education Association Staff Retirement Plan reported $180M in total assets and 115 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 94th 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.

  • #7,570 in Other Services (7,719 peers)

Coverage in Illinois

Illinois Education Association Staff Retirement Plan covers 115 participants in Illinois, about 15% of the average Illinois filer (state average ~779 per filing). Assets: $180M.

#7,570
in Other Services (7,719 peers)
+12.5%
assets growth YoY
1.8×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Illinois Education Association Staff Retirement Plan's outsized position by total assets

Illinois Education Association Staff Retirement Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$179,586,274 Top 6% higher than 94% 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

Illinois Education Association Staff 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. Illinois Education Association Staff Retirement Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (115 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Illinois Education Association Staff Retirement Plan end-of-year assets rose from $160M in the plan year 2023 filing to $180M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Illinois Education Association Staff Retirement Plan reported net income rose from $18M in the plan year 2023 filing to $20M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Illinois Education Association Staff Retirement Plan reported participants fell from 119 in the plan year 2023 filing to 115 in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 370343490 · Illinois Education Association PY 2024 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Illinois Education Association Staff Retirement Plan · $180M · 115 · 94th

  • IND $180M
  • IND 115
  • IND 94th
  • IND Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • IND near Sign Pictorial & Display Industry Pension Plan
  • IND ind #7570

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 Other Services retirement plans → · Plans in Illinois →

Illinois Education Association Staff Retirement Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Illinois Education Association Staff Retirement PlanIllinois Education Associati…$180MSign Pictorial & Display Industry Pension PlanSign Pictorial & Display Ind…$180MCommonwealth Health Corporation Restated Retirement PlanCommonwealth Health Corporat…$180MPlumbers & Steamfitters Local 267 Pension FundPlumbers & Steamfitters Loca…$180MPension Plan for Salaried Employees of Stater Bros. MarketsPension Plan for Salaried Em…$179M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Illinois Education Association Staff Retirement Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Illinois filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$160M
Net Assets (End of Year)$180M
Net Income$20M
Employer EIN370343490
Plan Effective Date1948-07-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Illinois Education Association)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Illinois Education Association plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$209M 9.654280882001688% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$180M$190M$200M$210M$220M 202220232024 $190M $209M ▲ +9.7%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 3 305 $190M
2023 2 225 $187M
2024 2 225 $209M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Illinois

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

Illinois Education Association Staff Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -1000001000020000300004000050000 -200204060 Total assets ($B) Participants Illinois Education Association Staff Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.179586274 · Participants: 115Illinois Education Association Staff Retirement PlanCentral States, Southeast & Southwest Areas Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 48.22071058 · Participants: 36799Central States, Southeast & Southwest Areas Pension PlanState Farm Insurance Companies Retirement Plan for United States Employees, Total assets ($B): 37.736369487 · Participants: 41619State Farm Insurance Companies Retirement Plan for United States EmployeesGE Healthcare Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 13.74052931 · Participants: 5554GE Healthcare Pension PlanAbbott Laboratories Annuity Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 8.591907247 · Participants: 17875Abbott Laboratories Annuity Retirement PlanUnited Food & Commercial Workers Intl Union - Industry Pension Fund, Total assets ($B): 8.17675965 · Participants: 20984United Food & Commercial Workers Intl Union - Industry Pension Fund
Illinois Education Association Staff Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants

Illinois Education Association Staff Retirement Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Illinois, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Sign Pictorial & Display Industry Pension Plan in CA ($180M); by covered participants it is Noble Services Company LLC Hourly Employees' Retirement Plan in TX (115 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (115 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 Illinois Education Association Staff Retirement Plan assets move in 2024?
Illinois Education Association Staff Retirement Plan grew at a solid clip - up 12.5% during 2024, from $160M to $180M. Reported net income was $20M.
How have Illinois Education Association plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Illinois Education Association's sponsor-wide assets grew 9.7%, from $190M to $209M.
Where does Illinois Education Association Staff Retirement Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
Illinois Education Association Staff Retirement Plan ranks in the 94th percentile by end-of-year assets among 123,622 plans that reported assets for plan year 2024 (in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Illinois Education Association Staff Retirement Plan?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Sign Pictorial & Display Industry Pension Plan in CA ($180M, 481 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Illinois Education Association Staff Retirement Plan?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Noble Services Company LLC Hourly Employees' Retirement Plan in TX (115 participants, $23M in assets).