Other · DOL Form 5500 · 2022
Salk Institute for Biological Studies Retirement Plan
Data updated 2026-08-25
- $264M
- Total assets Near avg plan size
- 880
- Participants Near avg headcount
- 96th
- Percentile by assets National rank
- $299,526
- Avg per participant High balance/head
Official DOL plan name: The Salk Institute Retirement Plan · Sponsored by Salk Institute for Biological Studies · California · Professional & Technical Services
$264M in assets, 880 participants
Salk Institute for Biological Studies's The Salk Institute Retirement Plan reported $264M in total assets and 880 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.
- #21,008 in Professional & Technical Services (21,562 peers)
Where The Salk Institute Retirement Plan sits by assets
The Salk Institute Retirement Plan sits in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets, $264M for 880 participants (~$299,526/participant), down 17.6% in 2022.
- #21,008
- in Professional & Technical Services (21,562 peers)
- -17.6%
- assets change YoY
- 2.6×
- vs typical plan assets (national mean)
The plan reported a net loss of $56M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.
The Salk Institute Retirement Plan's outsized position by total assets
The Salk Institute Retirement Plan vs every filed plan by assets
End-of-year total assets · plan year 2022 · DOL Form 5500
$263,583,203 Top 4% higher than 96% 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
The Salk Institute Retirement 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. The Salk Institute Retirement Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (880 participants).
Plan-year Form 5500 strip
Filing strip 952160097 · Salk Institute for Biological Studies PY 2022 · Other
The Salk Institute Retirement Plan · $264M · 880 · 96th
- PCT $264M
- EIN 880
- RANK 96th
- PHOTO Other
- IND near Elon University Defined Contribution Plan
- EOY ind #21008
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 Professional & Technical Services retirement plans → · Plans in California →
The Salk Institute Retirement Plan in the asset neighbourhood
Scale-class filing particulars (2022)
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $320M |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $264M |
| Net Income | -$56M |
| Employer EIN | 952160097 |
| Plan Effective Date | 1964-06-11 |
| Filing Status | FILING RECEIVED |
Sponsor Plan History (Salk Institute for Biological Studies)
Sponsor-wide plan assets over time
All Salk Institute for Biological Studies plans reported in each filing year
- Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
- $311M 18.020546248540732% vs 2022
- 2024 filing year
| Year | Plans | Participants | Total Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | 880 | $264M |
| 2023 | 1 | 876 | $299M |
| 2024 | 1 | 864 | $311M |
Nearby Other Plans in California
Peer Other plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.
- Stanford Contributory Retirement Plan $9.4B · 22,514
- Sutter Health 403(b) Savings Plan $5.3B · 48,591
- Stanford Health Care Retirement Savings Plan $4.5B · 20,237
- Caltech Base Retirement Plan $4.2B · 9,827
- University of Southern California Tax-Deferred Annuity Plan $3.7B · 22,632
The Salk Institute Retirement Plan's out-of-state Other peers by assets and headcount
Outside California, the nearest Other by assets is Elon University Defined Contribution Plan in NC ($265M); by covered participants it is East Coast Migrant Head Start Project Retirement Savings Plan in NC (880 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.
Closest by plan assets
Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($264M here).
- Elon University Defined Contribution Plan (NC) $265M · 1,508
- Intermountain Healthcare Tax Deferred Savings 403(b) Plan (UT) $262M · 38,547
- Abington Memorial Hospital 403(b) Retirement Savings Plan (PA) $265M · 6,386
- Gbmc, Inc. Voluntary 403(b) Plan (MD) $262M · 4,276
Similar participant headcount
Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (880 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.