Other · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Ford Foundation Retirement Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$262M
Total assets Near avg plan size
97
Participants Small participant base
96th
Percentile by assets National rank
$2.7M
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Ford Foundation Retirement Plan · Sponsored by Ford Foundation · New York · Other Services

$262M in assets, 97 participants

Ford Foundation's Ford Foundation Retirement Plan reported $262M in total assets and 97 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 96th 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.

  • #8,321 in Other Services (8,398 peers)

Where Ford Foundation Retirement Plan sits by assets

Ford Foundation Retirement Plan sits in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets, $262M for 97 participants (~$2.7M/participant), down 15.4% in 2022.

#8,321
in Other Services (8,398 peers)
-15.4%
assets change YoY
2.6×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $48M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Ford Foundation Retirement Plan's outsized position by total assets

Ford Foundation Retirement Plan vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2022 · DOL Form 5500

$261,575,612 Top 4% higher than 96% of 139,123 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 2022

Ford Foundation Retirement Plan among smaller filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2022 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Ford Foundation Retirement Plan is a small filing (97 participants) on this national headcount ladder.

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 131684331 · Ford Foundation PY 2022 · Other

Ford Foundation Retirement Plan · $262M · 97 · 96th

  • RANK $262M
  • PHOTO 97
  • IND 96th
  • EOY Other
  • 5500 near Kenyon College Defined Contribution and Tax Deferred Annuity Retirement Plan
  • ASSETS ind #8321

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 New York →

Ford Foundation Retirement Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Intermountain Healthcare Tax Deferred Savings 403(b) PlanIntermountain Healthcare Tax…$262MGbmc, Inc. Voluntary 403(b) PlanGbmc, Inc. Voluntary 403(b) …$262MFord Foundation Retirement PlanFord Foundation Retirement P…$262MKenyon College Defined Contribution and Tax Deferred Annuity Retirement PlanKenyon College Defined Contr…$262MTulane University Staff 403(b) Retirement PlanTulane University Staff 403(…$261M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Ford Foundation Retirement Plan and nearest nationwide Other peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

Scale-class filing particulars (2022)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$309M
Net Assets (End of Year)$262M
Net Income-$48M
Employer EIN131684331
Plan Effective Date1970-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Ford Foundation)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Ford Foundation plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$491M 24.41229886245593% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$350M$400M$450M$500M$550M 202220232024 $395M $491M ▲ +24.4%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 391 $395M
2023 2 428 $453M
2024 2 397 $491M

Nearby Other Plans in New York

Peer Other plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

Ford Foundation Retirement Plan vs. nearby Other plans in New York, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -200000200004000060000 -20246810 Total assets ($B) Participants Ford Foundation Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.261575612 · Participants: 97Ford Foundation Retirement PlanNorthwell Health 403(b) Plan, Total assets ($B): 8.317028702 · Participants: 47348Northwell Health 403(b) PlanThe Mount Sinai Medical Center 403(b) Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 7.314949825 · Participants: 30163The Mount Sinai Medical Center 403(b) Retirement PlanUniversity of Rochester Retirement Program, Total assets ($B): 6.362782969 · Participants: 27581University of Rochester Retirement ProgramMemorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.621727567 · Participants: 21395Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Retirement Savings PlanRetirement Plan for Officers of Columbia University, Total assets ($B): 4.351843545 · Participants: 14287Retirement Plan for Officers of Columbia University
Ford Foundation Retirement Plan vs. nearby Other plans in New York, assets vs. participants
Compare Ford Foundation Retirement Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Ford Foundation Retirement Plan's out-of-state Other peers by assets and headcount

Outside New York, the nearest Other by assets is Kenyon College Defined Contribution and Tax Deferred Annuity Retirement Plan in OH ($262M); by covered participants it is The Lakeview Employees' Tax Deferred Annuity Plan in MN (97 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (97 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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Ford Foundation Retirement Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
Ford Foundation Retirement Plan declined sharply - down 15.4% during 2022, from $309M to $262M. Reported net income was -$48M.
How have Ford Foundation plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Ford Foundation's sponsor-wide assets grew 24.4%, from $395M to $491M.
Where does Ford Foundation Retirement Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Ford Foundation Retirement Plan ranks in the 96th percentile by end-of-year assets among 139,126 plans that reported assets for plan year 2022 (in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets).
Which Other plans are similar in size to Ford Foundation Retirement Plan? ▼
Among Other plans in other states, the closest by assets is Kenyon College Defined Contribution and Tax Deferred Annuity Retirement Plan in OH ($262M, 629 participants).
Which Other plans cover a similar participant headcount to Ford Foundation Retirement Plan? ▼
Among Other plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is The Lakeview Employees' Tax Deferred Annuity Plan in MN (97 participants, $8M in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2022.

Source: DOL EFAST2 filing system (efast.dol.gov) - original filing retrieval by EIN 131684331.

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.