Other · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Research Foundation of Cuny Retirement Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$595M
Total assets Above avg plan size
8,264
Participants Very large workforce
98th
Percentile by assets National rank
$72,048
Avg per participant Below avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Research Foundation of the City University of New York Defined Contribution Retirement Plan · Sponsored by Research Foundation of Cuny · New York · Educational Services

$595M in assets, 8,264 participants

Research Foundation of Cuny's Research Foundation of the City University of New York Defined Contribution Retirement Plan reported $595M in total assets and 8,264 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 98th 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.

  • #3,919 in Educational Services (4,024 peers)

Coverage in New York

Research Foundation of the City University of New York Defined Contribution Retirement Plan covers 8,264 participants in New York, 10x the typical New York plan (state average ~798 per filing). Assets: $595M.

#3,919
in Educational Services (4,024 peers)
-13.0%
assets change YoY
6.0×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $89M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Research Foundation of the City University of New York Defined Contribution Retirement Plan's outsized position by total assets

Research Foundation of the City University of New York Defined Contribution Retirement Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$595,403,336 Top 2% higher than 98% 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

Research Foundation of the City University of New York Defined Contribution Retirement Plan's large-plan peer group by participant headcount

Plan-year 2022 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Research Foundation of the City University of New York Defined Contribution Retirement Plan lands in the large band (8,264 participants).

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 131988190 · Research Foundation of Cuny PY 2022 · Other

Research Foundation of the City University of New York Defined Contribution Retirement Plan · $595M · 8,264 · 98th

  • BOOK $595M
  • VS-ST 8,264
  • BOY 98th
  • SCH Other
  • EBSA near Centra Health Matching Tax Deferred Savings Plan
  • PART ind #3919

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 New York →

Research Foundation of the City University of New York Defined Contribution Retirement Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Research Foundation of the City University of New York Defined Contribution Retirement Plan and nearest nationwide Other peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

New York filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$685M
Net Assets (End of Year)$595M
Net Income-$89M
Employer EIN131988190
Plan Effective Date1972-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Research Foundation of Cuny)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Research Foundation of Cuny plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$929M 19.905918072215602% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$750M$800M$850M$900M$950M 202220232024 $775M $929M ▲ +19.9%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 16,634 $775M
2023 2 13,273 $861M
2024 2 13,336 $929M

Nearby Other Plans in New York

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

Research Foundation of the City University of New York Defined Contribution Retirement Plan vs. nearby Other plans in New York, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. 01000020000300004000050000 0246810 Total assets ($B) Participants Research Foundation of the City University of New York Defined Contribution Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.595403336 · Participants: 8264Research Foundation of the City University of New York Defined Contribution 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
Research Foundation of the City University of New York Defined Contribution Retirement Plan vs. nearby Other plans in New York, assets vs. participants

Scale composition for Research Foundation of the City University of New York Defined Contribution Retirement Plan

Research Foundation of the City University of New York Defined Contribution Retirement Plan reports $595M in end-of-year assets across 8,264 participants (0.005% of the $12.3T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.009% of 93,925,755 covered participants) - about $72,048 per participant (52% of the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2022 was -$89M.

This plan identity (EIN 131988190, plan #001) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $595M to $929M (+56.1%) while covered participants moved from 8,264 to 5,353 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.

Plan year Participants EOY assets Filing
2022 8,264 $595M This page
2023 5,316 $659M Open filing
2024 · index core 5,353 $929M Open filing

The same sponsor also keeps 1 other index-core plan on PlainRetire:

Research Foundation of the City University of New York Defined Contribution Retirement Plan's out-of-state Other peers by assets and headcount

Outside New York, the nearest Other by assets is Centra Health Matching Tax Deferred Savings Plan in VA ($595M); by covered participants it is Seattle Children's 403(b) Plan in WA (8,252 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (8,264 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 Research Foundation of the City University of New York Defined Contribution Retirement Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
Research Foundation of the City University of New York Defined Contribution Retirement Plan pulled back noticeably - down 13.0% during 2022, from $685M to $595M. Reported net income was -$89M.
How have Research Foundation of Cuny plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Research Foundation of Cuny's sponsor-wide assets grew 19.9%, from $775M to $929M.
Where does Research Foundation of the City University of New York Defined Contribution Retirement Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Research Foundation of the City University of New York Defined Contribution Retirement Plan ranks in the 98th 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 Research Foundation of the City University of New York Defined Contribution Retirement Plan? ▼
Among Other plans in other states, the closest by assets is Centra Health Matching Tax Deferred Savings Plan in VA ($595M, 6,854 participants).
Which Other plans cover a similar participant headcount to Research Foundation of the City University of New York Defined Contribution Retirement Plan? ▼
Among Other plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Seattle Children's 403(b) Plan in WA (8,252 participants, $210M in assets).