John G. Shedd Aquarium401(k)
JOHN G. SHEDD AQUARIUM EMPLOYEES 401K PLAN · CHICAGO, IL · plan year 2024
Peer grade: B · admin costs + employer contributions vs same-size plans · how grading works
John G. Shedd Aquarium reported $48,768 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 0.09% of average plan assets, below the peer median. Employer contributions averaged $2,752 per active participant. This ratio covers administrative expenses reported on the plan's Schedule H only; fund-level expense ratios are not included in public structured data — see methodology.
Across the 2 years on file its reported administrative ratio rose from 0.02% to 0.09%. The plan sits in the $50M–$250M size bracket, benchmarked here against 10,352 comparable plans and shown alongside other arts, entertainment & recreation employers. By assets it is the 827th-largest of 3,702 plans among Illinois employers on file, and the 174th of 1,311 in arts, entertainment & recreation. In 2024, employees put in $1.76 for every $1.00 the employer contributed; active participation has grown from 380 to 439 since 2022.
John G. Shedd Aquarium's 2024 employer contribution ran below the $3,635 median for plans its size. Filings report dollars actually contributed, not the match formula; the formula itself (for example, 50% of the first 6% of pay) lives in the plan's summary plan description from HR.
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Compensation shown is direct payments from plan assets reported on Schedule C. Providers paid through fund revenue-sharing appear as indirect.
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 362167918 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.