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Service provider · Schedule C, plan year 2024
Cerity Partners LLC
Most often reported for investment advisory and management
Form 5500 information is as filed by the plan administrator with the Department of Labor and may be amended. Figures reflect the plan year shown, not current balances. Schedule C lists only providers a plan paid $5,000 or more, and is filed only by plans with 100 or more participants.
For plan year 2024, 48 retirement plans with 100 or more participants reported paying Cerity Partners LLC $5,000 or more. Those plans cover 133,009 participant records, and the service most often reported is investment advisory and management.
Reported compensation from those plans, direct and indirect, totalled $2.4M. Per plan, the median was $51.83 per participant, with the middle half of plans between $9.24 and $113. These are amounts plans reported paying this organisation, not a price list: they depend on which services each plan buys and on how much is paid through fund expenses instead.
Its client plans are most numerous in California (11), Illinois (11) and New York (5).
In 2015 it appeared on 7 such filings; in 2024, 54. Yearly counts include every filing that names it, so they can run slightly above the number of plans with pages here, and name or EIN changes after mergers can break the series.
Reported compensation per plan
| Across this provider's plans | 25th percentile | Median | 75th percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Compensation per participant | $9.24 | $51.83 | $113 |
| Compensation as a share of plan net assets | 0.00% | 0.07% | 0.24% |
What each plan reported paying this organisation, not the plan's total cost. For reference, the median US defined contribution plan reported $123 per participant to all Schedule C providers combined.
Plans served by year
Matched by employer identification number. A merger or a change of filing entity starts a new series, so a drop to zero is not a loss of clients by itself.
By state
By plan size
Services reported
Largest plans naming this provider
| Plan | Sponsor | State | Participants | Net assets | Reported to this provider |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Humana Retirement Savings Plan | Humana Inc. | KY | 61,001 | $7.71B | $33K |
| Kirkland & Ellis LLP Defined Contribution 401(k) Savings Plan | Kirkland & Ellis LLP | IL | 9,265 | $2.67B | $7,841 |
| United Service Companies 401(k) Plan | United Service Companies Holdings II, LLC | IL | 8,584 | $9.5M | $36K |
| Sidley Austin LLP Savings and Investment Plan | Sidley Austin LLP | IL | 6,029 | $1.93B | $49K |
| Netjets Aviation, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Plan | Netjets Aviation, Inc. | OH | 4,530 | $2.46B | $27K |
| Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP Retirement Plan | Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP | CA | 4,194 | $1.46B | $43K |
| Cooley LLP Salary Deferral and Profit Sharing Plan | Cooley LLP | CA | 4,094 | $1.32B | $31K |
| Pepperdine University Retirement Plan | Pepperdine University | CA | 3,569 | $633M | $17K |
| Rush Copley Medical Center Employees' Savings Plan | Rush Copley Medical Center | IL | 3,426 | $313M | $170K |
| Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP Retirement Plan | Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP | WV | 3,040 | $1.18B | $474K |
| I.A.T.S.E. Local 3 Annuity Fund | I.A.T.S.E. Local 3 Annuity Fund | PA | 2,232 | $7.2M | $6,592 |
| Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP Defined Contribution Plan | Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP | IL | 1,992 | $793M | $28K |
| Page Southerland Page 401(k) Plan | Page Southerland Page, LLC | TX | 1,937 | $242M | $11K |
| Islands Restaurants 401(k) Plan | Islands Restaurants, LLC | CA | 1,672 | $15.3M | $63K |
| Spencer Stuart Retirement Benefits Plan | Ssi (U.S.) Inc. DBA Spencer Stuart | IL | 1,493 | $633M | $16K |
| Academy of Art University 401(k) Retirement Plan | Stephens Institute DBA Academy of Art University | CA | 1,472 | $85.6M | $146K |
| Solairus Aviation 401(k) Plan | Sunset Aviation, LLC DBA Solairus Aviation | CA | 1,288 | $184M | $5,492 |
| Proskauer Rose LLP Savings Plan for Staff and Partners | Proskauer Rose LLP | NY | 1,244 | $394M | $64K |
| Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP Retirement Plan a | Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP | DC | 1,169 | $438M | $8,896 |
| Atlantic Dental Care 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan | Atlantic Dental Care, PLC | FL | 1,066 | $89.2M | $2,406 |
| Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP Members' Pension & Retirement Plan | Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP | NY | 1,004 | $249M | $9,651 |
| Sidley Austin LLP Retirement Plan for Partners | Sidley Austin LLP | IL | 964 | $435M | $12K |
| Acero 401(k) Plan | Acero Schools | IL | 929 | $25.3M | $79K |
| Upper Ohio Valley Laborers Security Fund | Upper Ohio Valley Laborers Security Fund | PA | 754 | $10.1M | $24K |
| Moss Bros. Auto Group, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan | Moss Bros. Auto Group, Inc. | CA | 729 | $17.8M | $64K |
| Little City Foundation 401(k) Plan | Little City Foundation | IL | 627 | $14.5M | $7,360 |
| Wsfssh 403(b) Retirement Savings Plan | West Side Federation for Senior and Supportive Housing, Inc. | NY | 590 | $24.3M | $54K |
| Nextier Retirement Savings Plan | Nextier Bank, N.A. | PA | 370 | $27.1M | $7,413 |
| University of Kentucky Federal Credit Union 401(k) Retirement Plan | U of Kentucky Federal Credit Union | KY | 326 | $21.9M | $62K |
| Schmitt-Sussman Enterprises, Inc. 401(k) Plan | Schmitt-Sussman Enterprises, Inc. DBA PFP Services | CT | 267 | $23.0M | $98K |
| Musick, Peeler & Garrett LLP Employee Asset Accumulation Program | Musick, Peeler & Garrett LLP | CA | 246 | $137M | $54K |
| Rush-Copley Medical Center 403(b) Plan | Rush-Copley Medical Center | IL | 246 | $7.3M | $13K |
| R.A.S. Logistics LLC Retirement Plan | R.A.S. Logistics LLC | IN | 231 | $4.2M | $20K |
| Lee & Mason Financial Services, Inc. 401(k) Plan | Lee & Mason Financial Services, Inc. | NY | 209 | $28.9M | $11K |
| Keker, Van Nest & Peters LLP Retirement Plan | Keker, Van Nest & Peters LLP | CA | 200 | $118M | $117K |
| Neat Companies 401(k) Plan | Neat & Wilson, Inc. | KY | 189 | $9.4M | $5,510 |
| San Luis Obispo County Farm Supply 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan | San Luis Obispo County Farm Supply | CA | 182 | $10.5M | $14K |
| I.A.T.S.E. Local 3 Pension Plan | I.A.T.S.E. Local 3 Pension Plan | PA | 177 | $12.5M | $12K |
| Schumacher Electric Corporation Employees Retirement Plan | Schumacher Electric Corporation | TX | 171 | $11.3M | $30K |
| Atlantic Anesthesia, Inc. 401(k) Plan | Atlantic Anesthesia, Inc. | VA | 169 | $51.9M | $62K |
Questions and answers
How many plans does Cerity Partners LLC serve?
48 plans with 100 or more participants named it on Schedule C for plan year 2024. Plans that paid it under $5,000, small plans that file Form 5500-SF, and plans whose filings spell its name without an EIN under a different form are not counted.
What do plans pay Cerity Partners LLC?
The median plan reported $51.83 per participant in direct and indirect compensation (48 plans reporting an amount), or 0.07% of plan net assets. Eligible indirect compensation disclosed to the plan by formula is not reported as a dollar amount, so many filings understate what a provider receives.
What services are reported?
The service codes most often attached to it are Investment advisory (plan) (24 plans), Investment advisory (participants) (20 plans), Consulting (pension) (5 plans) and Investment management (5 plans).
Where does this come from?
Schedule C of Form 5500, Part I line 2, from the EBSA research files with filings received through 24 Aug 2026. Individuals named on Schedule C are excluded from this site.
Provenance
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration, Form 5500 research files, Schedule C Part I line 2, public domain, with filings received through 24 Aug 2026. Rows are grouped by the provider's EIN as entered by each plan; rows without an EIN join the EIN most often filed under the same name. Providers named on fewer than 25 plans have no page. See the methodology and corrections.