Other · DOL Form 5500 · 2022
Nichols School of Buffalo Retirement Plan
Data updated 2026-08-25
- $39M
- Total assets Below avg plan size
- 138
- Participants Small participant base
- 86th
- Percentile by assets National rank
- $284,683
- Avg per participant High balance/head
Official DOL plan name: Nichols School Tiaa-Cref Retirement Plan · Sponsored by Nichols School of Buffalo · New York · Educational Services
$39M in assets, 138 participants
Nichols School of Buffalo's Nichols School Tiaa-Cref Retirement Plan reported $39M in total assets and 138 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 86th 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.
- #2,976 in Educational Services (4,024 peers)
Coverage in New York
Nichols School Tiaa-Cref Retirement Plan covers 138 participants in New York, about 17% of the average New York filer (state average ~798 per filing). Assets: $39M.
- #2,976
- in Educational Services (4,024 peers)
- +7.8%
- assets growth YoY
- 0.4×
- vs typical plan assets (national mean)
Nichols School Tiaa-Cref Retirement Plan's outsized position by total assets
Nichols School Tiaa-Cref Retirement Plan vs every filed plan by assets
End-of-year total assets · plan year 2022 · DOL Form 5500
$39,286,266 Top 14% higher than 86% 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
Nichols School Tiaa-Cref 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. Nichols School Tiaa-Cref Retirement Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (138 participants).
Published 5500 schedule card
Filing strip 160755808 · Nichols School of Buffalo PY 2022 · Other
Nichols School Tiaa-Cref Retirement Plan · $39M · 138 · 86th
- PCT $39M
- PCT 138
- PCT 86th
- PCT Other
- PCT near The Lick-Wilmerding High School Retirement Plan
- PCT ind #2976
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 →
Nichols School Tiaa-Cref Retirement Plan in the asset neighbourhood
New York filing particulars
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $36M |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $39M |
| Net Income | $3M |
| Employer EIN | 160755808 |
| Plan Effective Date | 1998-07-01 |
| Filing Status | FILING RECEIVED |
Sponsor Plan History (Nichols School of Buffalo)
Sponsor-wide plan assets over time
All Nichols School of Buffalo plans reported in each filing year
- Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
- $45M 15.104403151981916% vs 2022
- 2024 filing year
| Year | Plans | Participants | Total Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | 138 | $39M |
| 2023 | 1 | 138 | $43M |
| 2024 | 1 | 144 | $45M |
Nearby Other Plans in New York
Peer Other plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.
- Northwell Health 403(b) Plan $8.3B · 47,348
- The Mount Sinai Medical Center 403(b) Retirement Plan $7.3B · 30,163
- University of Rochester Retirement Program $6.4B · 27,581
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Retirement Savings Plan $4.6B · 21,395
- Retirement Plan for Officers of Columbia University $4.4B · 14,287
Nichols School Tiaa-Cref Retirement Plan's out-of-state Other peers by assets and headcount
Outside New York, the nearest Other by assets is The Lick-Wilmerding High School Retirement Plan in CA ($39M); by covered participants it is Harvesters 403b Plan in MO (138 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.
Closest by plan assets
Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($39M here).
Similar participant headcount
Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (138 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.