Other · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Braille Institute of America, Inc. Retirement Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$22M
Total assets Small plan by assets
194
Participants Below avg headcount
78th
Percentile by assets National rank
$110,896
Avg per participant Below avg balance/head
PlainRetire home → About this data RSS: change history

Official DOL plan name: Braille Institute of America Inc Tax Sheltered 403(b) Savings Plan · Sponsored by Braille Institute of America, Inc. · California · Educational Services

$22M in assets, 194 participants

Braille Institute of America, Inc.'s Braille Institute of America Inc Tax Sheltered 403(b) Savings Plan reported $22M in total assets and 194 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 78th 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.

  • #2,525 in Educational Services (4,024 peers)

Coverage in California

Braille Institute of America Inc Tax Sheltered 403(b) Savings Plan covers 194 participants in California, about 31% of the average California filer (state average ~630 per filing). Assets: $22M.

#2,525
in Educational Services (4,024 peers)
-18.0%
assets change YoY
0.2×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $5M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Braille Institute of America Inc Tax Sheltered 403(b) Savings Plan's outsized position by total assets

Braille Institute of America Inc Tax Sheltered 403(b) Savings Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$21,513,796 Top 22% higher than 78% 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

Braille Institute of America Inc Tax Sheltered 403(b) Savings 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. Braille Institute of America Inc Tax Sheltered 403(b) Savings Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (194 participants).

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 951641426 · Braille Institute of America, Inc. PY 2022 · Other

Braille Institute of America Inc Tax Sheltered 403(b) Savings Plan · $22M · 194 · 78th

  • BOOK $22M
  • BOOK 194
  • BOOK 78th
  • BOOK Other
  • BOOK near New England Life Care, Inc. 403(b) Retirement Plan
  • BOOK ind #2525

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 California →

Braille Institute of America Inc Tax Sheltered 403(b) Savings Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Sun Valley Community School, Inc. 403(b) PlanSun Valley Community School,…$22MRocky Mountain Human Services Retirement PlanRocky Mountain Human Service…$22MBraille Institute of America Inc Tax Sheltered 403(b) Savings PlanBraille Institute of America…$22MNew England Life Care, Inc. 403(b) Retirement PlanNew England Life Care, Inc. …$22MPortledge School Retirement Plan RaPortledge School Retirement …$22M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Braille Institute of America Inc Tax Sheltered 403(b) Savings Plan and nearest nationwide Other peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

California filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$26M
Net Assets (End of Year)$22M
Net Income-$5M
Employer EIN951641426
Plan Effective Date1990-04-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Braille Institute of America, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Braille Institute of America, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$28M 27.666096084572402% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$25M$30M$35M$40M$45M 202220232024 $38.9M $28.2M ▼ -27.7%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 391 $39M
2023 2 374 $40M
2024 2 374 $28M

Nearby Other Plans in California

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

Braille Institute of America Inc Tax Sheltered 403(b) Savings Plan vs. nearby Other plans in California, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -200000200004000060000 -50510 Total assets ($B) Participants Braille Institute of America Inc Tax Sheltered 403(b) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.021513796 · Participants: 194Braille Institute of America Inc Tax Sheltered 403(b) Savings PlanStanford Contributory Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 9.38573656 · Participants: 22514Stanford Contributory Retirement PlanSutter Health 403(b) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 5.320318331 · Participants: 48591Sutter Health 403(b) Savings PlanStanford Health Care Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.535728964 · Participants: 20237Stanford Health Care Retirement Savings PlanCaltech Base Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.200375781 · Participants: 9827Caltech Base Retirement PlanUniversity of Southern California Tax-Deferred Annuity Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.677071678 · Participants: 22632University of Southern California Tax-Deferred Annuity Plan
Braille Institute of America Inc Tax Sheltered 403(b) Savings Plan vs. nearby Other plans in California, assets vs. participants

Braille Institute of America Inc Tax Sheltered 403(b) Savings Plan's out-of-state Other peers by assets and headcount

Outside California, the nearest Other by assets is New England Life Care, Inc. 403(b) Retirement Plan in ME ($22M); by covered participants it is Cazenovia College 403(b) Retirement Plan in NY (194 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (194 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 Braille Institute of America Inc Tax Sheltered 403(b) Savings Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
Braille Institute of America Inc Tax Sheltered 403(b) Savings Plan declined sharply - down 18.0% during 2022, from $26M to $22M. Reported net income was -$5M.
How have Braille Institute of America, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Braille Institute of America, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets declined 27.7%, from $39M to $28M.
Where does Braille Institute of America Inc Tax Sheltered 403(b) Savings Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Braille Institute of America Inc Tax Sheltered 403(b) Savings Plan ranks in the 78th percentile by end-of-year assets among 139,126 plans that reported assets for plan year 2022 (in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets).
Which Other plans are similar in size to Braille Institute of America Inc Tax Sheltered 403(b) Savings Plan? ▼
Among Other plans in other states, the closest by assets is New England Life Care, Inc. 403(b) Retirement Plan in ME ($22M, 470 participants).
Which Other plans cover a similar participant headcount to Braille Institute of America Inc Tax Sheltered 403(b) Savings Plan? ▼
Among Other plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Cazenovia College 403(b) Retirement Plan in NY (194 participants, $36M in assets).