Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Trustees of Columbia University C/O Benefits Department Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$44M
Total assets Below avg plan size
290
Participants Below avg headcount
87th
Percentile by assets National rank
$150,412
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Retirement Plan for Building and Maintenance Employees of Columbia University Properties · Sponsored by Trustees of Columbia University C/O Benefits Department · New York · Educational Services

$44M in assets, 290 participants

Trustees of Columbia University C/O Benefits Department's Retirement Plan for Building and Maintenance Employees of Columbia University Properties reported $44M in total assets and 290 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 87th 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.

  • #3,043 in Educational Services (4,024 peers)

Coverage in New York

Retirement Plan for Building and Maintenance Employees of Columbia University Properties covers 290 participants in New York, about 36% of the average New York filer (state average ~798 per filing). Assets: $44M.

#3,043
in Educational Services (4,024 peers)
+2.9%
assets growth YoY
0.4×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Retirement Plan for Building and Maintenance Employees of Columbia University Properties's outsized position by total assets

Retirement Plan for Building and Maintenance Employees of Columbia University Properties vs every filed plan by assets

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

$43,619,600 Top 13% higher than 87% 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

Retirement Plan for Building and Maintenance Employees of Columbia University Properties 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. Retirement Plan for Building and Maintenance Employees of Columbia University Properties sits mid-pack in the medium band (290 participants).

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 135598093 · Trustees of Columbia University C/O Benefits Department PY 2022 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Retirement Plan for Building and Maintenance Employees of Columbia University Properties · $44M · 290 · 87th

  • PHOTO $44M
  • IND 290
  • EOY 87th
  • 5500 Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • ASSETS near Boston Plasterers' & Cement Masons' Union Local 534 Pension Fund
  • PCT ind #3043

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 →

Retirement Plan for Building and Maintenance Employees of Columbia University Properties in the asset neighbourhood

Senior Operations LLC Retirement PlanSenior Operations LLC Retire…$44MRetirement Plan for Building and Maintenance Employees of Columbia University PropertiesRetirement Plan for Building…$44MBoston Plasterers' & Cement Masons' Union Local 534 Pension FundBoston Plasterers' & Cement …$44MThe Gillette Co. Ret. Plan for Collectively-Bargained EmployeesThe Gillette Co. Ret. Plan f…$44MAgc Automotive Americas Co. Pension PlanAgc Automotive Americas Co. …$44M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Retirement Plan for Building and Maintenance Employees of Columbia University Properties and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

New York filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$42M
Net Assets (End of Year)$43M
Net Income$1M
Employer EIN135598093
Plan Effective Date1976-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Trustees of Columbia University C/O Benefits Department)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Trustees of Columbia University C/O Benefits Department plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$10.9B 27.120545778062127% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$8B$10B$12B$14B 202220232024 $8.55B $10.9B ▲ +27.1%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 8 36,618 $8.5B
2023 7 56,957 $12.7B
2024 6 43,434 $10.9B

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in New York

Peer Defined Benefit (Pension) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

Retirement Plan for Building and Maintenance Employees of Columbia University Properties vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in New York, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -500005000100001500020000 -100102030 Total assets ($B) Participants Retirement Plan for Building and Maintenance Employees of Columbia University Properties, Total assets ($B): 0.0436196 · Participants: 290Retirement Plan for Building and Maintenance Employees of Columbia University PropertiesIBM Personal Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 25.511753238 · Participants: 16431IBM Personal Pension PlanConsolidated Edison Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 15.815266303 · Participants: 11303Consolidated Edison Retirement PlanPepsico Employees Retirement Plan I, Total assets ($B): 7.656963 · Participants: 11386Pepsico Employees Retirement Plan INew York State Nurses Association Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 5.019503014 · Participants: 18592New York State Nurses Association Pension PlanNew York District Council of Carpenters Pension Pl, Total assets ($B): 4.837058087 · Participants: 11318New York District Council of Carpenters Pension Pl
Retirement Plan for Building and Maintenance Employees of Columbia University Properties vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in New York, assets vs. participants

Retirement Plan for Building and Maintenance Employees of Columbia University Properties's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside New York, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Boston Plasterers' & Cement Masons' Union Local 534 Pension Fund in MA ($44M); by covered participants it is Swedish Match North America Retirement Plan in VA (290 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (290 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 Retirement Plan for Building and Maintenance Employees of Columbia University Properties assets move in 2022?
Retirement Plan for Building and Maintenance Employees of Columbia University Properties edged up modestly - up 2.9% during 2022, from $42M to $44M. Reported net income was $1M.
How have Trustees of Columbia University C/O Benefits Department plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Trustees of Columbia University C/O Benefits Department's sponsor-wide assets grew 27.1%, from $8.5B to $10.9B.
Where does Retirement Plan for Building and Maintenance Employees of Columbia University Properties rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
Retirement Plan for Building and Maintenance Employees of Columbia University Properties ranks in the 87th percentile by end-of-year assets among 139,126 plans that reported assets for plan year 2022 (in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Retirement Plan for Building and Maintenance Employees of Columbia University Properties?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Boston Plasterers' & Cement Masons' Union Local 534 Pension Fund in MA ($44M, 253 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Retirement Plan for Building and Maintenance Employees of Columbia University Properties?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Swedish Match North America Retirement Plan in VA (290 participants, $209M in assets).