Other · DOL Form 5500 · 2022
Ceres, Inc. Retirement Plan
Data updated 2026-08-25
- $18M
- Total assets Small plan by assets
- 162
- Participants Small participant base
- 75th
- Percentile by assets National rank
- $108,827
- Avg per participant Below avg balance/head
Official DOL plan name: Ceres - 403(b) DC Plan · Sponsored by Ceres, Inc. · Massachusetts · Other Services
$18M in assets, 162 participants
Ceres, Inc.'s Ceres - 403(b) DC Plan reported $18M in total assets and 162 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 75th 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.
- #7,259 in Other Services (8,398 peers)
Coverage in Massachusetts
Ceres - 403(b) DC Plan covers 162 participants in Massachusetts, about 25% of the average Massachusetts filer (state average ~659 per filing). Assets: $18M.
- #7,259
- in Other Services (8,398 peers)
- -4.2%
- assets change YoY
- 0.2×
- vs typical plan assets (national mean)
The plan reported a net loss of $767K for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.
Ceres - 403(b) DC Plan's outsized position by total assets
Ceres - 403(b) DC Plan vs every filed plan by assets
End-of-year total assets · plan year 2022 · DOL Form 5500
$17,629,981 Top 25% higher than 75% 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
Ceres - 403(b) DC 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. Ceres - 403(b) DC Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (162 participants).
DOL schedule card
Filing strip 223053747 · Ceres, Inc. PY 2022 · Other
Ceres - 403(b) DC Plan · $18M · 162 · 75th
- SCH $18M
- SCH 162
- SCH 75th
- SCH Other
- SCH near Lifecenter Northwest 403(b) Retirement Plan
- SCH ind #7259
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 Massachusetts →
Ceres - 403(b) DC Plan in the asset neighbourhood
Massachusetts filing particulars
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $18M |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $18M |
| Net Income | -$767K |
| Employer EIN | 223053747 |
| Plan Effective Date | 1995-01-01 |
| Filing Status | FILING RECEIVED |
Sponsor Plan History (Ceres, Inc.)
Sponsor-wide plan assets over time
All Ceres, Inc. plans reported in each filing year
- Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
- $28M 58.83451037184896% vs 2022
- 2024 filing year
| Year | Plans | Participants | Total Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | 162 | $18M |
| 2023 | 1 | 204 | $22M |
| 2024 | 1 | 206 | $28M |
Nearby Other Plans in Massachusetts
Peer Other plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.
- The Mitre Corporation Tax Sheltered Annuity Plan $4.1B · 12,320
- Harvard University Tax Deferred Annuity Plan $3.2B · 21,269
- Boston University Retirement Plan $2.5B · 8,045
- Northeastern University Retirement Plan $1.9B · 9,310
- Boston University Supplemental Retirement and Savings Plan $1.3B · 12,377
Ceres - 403(b) DC Plan's out-of-state Other peers by assets and headcount
Outside Massachusetts, the nearest Other by assets is Lifecenter Northwest 403(b) Retirement Plan in WA ($18M); by covered participants it is Bethel College DC Plan in KS (162 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.
Closest by plan assets
Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($18M here).
Similar participant headcount
Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (162 participants); asset peers above are excluded.
- Bethel College DC Plan (KS) 162 · 0 off
- Girl Scouts of San Jacinto Council 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan (TX) 162 · 0 off
- Agnes Scott College Tax-Deferred Annuity Plan (GA) 162 · 0 off
- Children's Therapy Center 403(b) Plan (WA) 162 · 0 off
DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.