Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022
The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory Pension Plan
Data updated 2026-08-11
- $1.0B
- Total assets
- 1,854
- Participants
- 99th
- Percentile by assets
- $564,093
- Avg per participant
Official DOL plan name: Retirement Plan for Draper Employees · Sponsored by The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory · Massachusetts · Other Services
$1.0B in assets, 1,854 participants
The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory's Retirement Plan for Draper Employees reported $1.0B in total assets and 1,854 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 99th 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.
- 99th percentile by assets (of 139,126 plans)
- #8,383 in Other Services (8,398 peers)
Coverage in Massachusetts
Retirement Plan for Draper Employees covers 1,854 participants in Massachusetts, 2.8x the typical Massachusetts plan (state average ~659 per filing). Assets: $1.0B.
- $1.0B
- total plan assets (2022 EOY)
- 1,854
- covered participants
- 99th
- percentile by assets (of 139,126 plans)
- $564,093
- avg assets per participant
The plan reported a net loss of $163M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.
Participants vs Massachusetts filers
In Massachusetts, the average filing covers about 659 participants across 4,265 plans. Retirement Plan for Draper Employees reports 1,854 participants - 2.8x that state average ($1.0B EOY assets).
Massachusetts filing particulars
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $1.2B |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $1.0B |
| Net Income | -$163M |
| Employer EIN | 042505372 |
| Plan Effective Date | 1973-07-01 |
| Filing Status | FILING RECEIVED |
Sponsor Plan History (The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory)
| Year | Plans | Participants | Total Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 3 | 3,316 | $1.5B |
| 2023 | 3 | 3,582 | $1.7B |
| 2024 | 3 | 3,936 | $1.9B |
Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Massachusetts
Peer Defined Benefit (Pension) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.
Retirement Plan for Draper Employees vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Massachusetts, assets vs. participants
- Consolidated Cash Balance Program of Mass General Brigham and Member Organizations $9.1B · 55,495
- Liberty Mutual Retirement Benefit Plan $6.8B · 33,087
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology Basic Retirement Plan $5.3B · 11,835
- N. Atlantic States Carp. Pension Fund $4.8B · 17,323
- N. Atlantic States Carp. Guaranteed Annuity Fund $3.6B · 10,962
Similar-Sized Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans Nationally
Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states closest to Retirement Plan for Draper Employees by total assets, not by location.
- Evergy, Inc. Retirement Plan (MO) $1.0B · 2,979
- Nisource Pension Plan (IN) $1.1B · 2,283
- The Pension Plan for Insurance Organizations (NJ) $1.0B · 1,602
- Operating Engineers Local No. 825 Pension Fund (NJ) $1.0B · 5,035
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Filing takeaways
Ways to act on Retirement Plan for Draper Employees's numbers.
- By total assets, Retirement Plan for Draper Employees ranks among the largest 1% of all filed plans. See the largest plans
- Compare it side-by-side against 3 similar Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Massachusetts. Compare plans
- The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory's sponsor-wide assets have grown 24.5% since 2022 across 3 plan years on file. More Other Services plans