Other · DOL Form 5500 · 2022
Northwestern College Retirement Plan
Data updated 2026-08-25
- $42M
- Total assets Below avg plan size
- 263
- Participants Below avg headcount
- 86th
- Percentile by assets National rank
- $159,925
- Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
Official DOL plan name: Northwestern College 403(b) DC Plan · Sponsored by Northwestern College · Iowa · Educational Services
$42M in assets, 263 participants
Northwestern College's Northwestern College 403(b) DC Plan reported $42M in total assets and 263 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 86th 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.
- #3,018 in Educational Services (4,024 peers)
Coverage in Iowa
Northwestern College 403(b) DC Plan covers 263 participants in Iowa, about 43% of the average Iowa filer (state average ~609 per filing). Assets: $42M.
- #3,018
- in Educational Services (4,024 peers)
- -14.1%
- assets change YoY
- 0.4×
- vs typical plan assets (national mean)
The plan reported a net loss of $7M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.
Northwestern College 403(b) DC Plan's outsized position by total assets
Northwestern College 403(b) DC Plan vs every filed plan by assets
End-of-year total assets · plan year 2022 · DOL Form 5500
$42,060,385 Top 14% higher than 86% of 139,123 filed plans
Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.
Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2022
Northwestern College 403(b) DC Plan among mid-size filed plans by headcount
Plan-year 2022 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Northwestern College 403(b) DC Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (263 participants).
Published 5500 schedule card
Filing strip 420698196 · Northwestern College PY 2022 · Other
Northwestern College 403(b) DC Plan · $42M · 263 · 86th
- EIN $42M
- RANK 263
- PHOTO 86th
- IND Other
- EOY near Moody Bible Institute Retirement Plan
- 5500 ind #3018
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 Educational Services retirement plans → · Plans in Iowa →
Northwestern College 403(b) DC Plan in the asset neighbourhood
Iowa filing particulars
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $49M |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $42M |
| Net Income | -$7M |
| Employer EIN | 420698196 |
| Plan Effective Date | 1965-10-26 |
| Filing Status | FILING RECEIVED |
Sponsor Plan History (Northwestern College)
Sponsor-wide plan assets over time
All Northwestern College plans reported in each filing year
- Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
- $49M 15.583402291728904% vs 2022
- 2024 filing year
| Year | Plans | Participants | Total Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | 263 | $42M |
| 2023 | 1 | 286 | $47M |
| 2024 | 1 | 294 | $49M |
Nearby Other Plans in Iowa
Peer Other plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.
- Iaicu Multiple Employer Plan $496M · 2,131
- Act, Inc. Defined Contribution Retirement Plan $388M · 1,012
- Grinnell College Employees Retirement Savings Plan $315M · 758
- Genesis Health System Retirement Savings Plan $297M · 4,454
- Drake University Mandatory Tax-Deferred Annuity Retirement Plan $249M · 1,182
Northwestern College 403(b) DC Plan's out-of-state Other peers by assets and headcount
Outside Iowa, the nearest Other by assets is Moody Bible Institute Retirement Plan in IL ($42M); by covered participants it is Heritage University Retirement Plan in WA (263 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.
Closest by plan assets
Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($42M here).
Similar participant headcount
Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (263 participants); asset peers above are excluded.
DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.