Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Berklee College of Music, Inc. Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-11

$96M
Total assets
357
Participants
93rd
Percentile by assets
$268,654
Avg per participant
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Official DOL plan name: Berklee College of Music, Inc. Retirement Plan · Sponsored by Berklee College of Music, Inc. · Massachusetts · Educational Services

$96M in assets, 357 participants

Berklee College of Music, Inc.'s Berklee College of Music, Inc. Retirement Plan reported $96M in total assets and 357 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 93rd 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.

  • 93rd percentile by assets (of 139,126 plans)
  • #3,484 in Educational Services (4,024 peers)

Where Berklee College of Music, Inc. Retirement Plan sits by assets

Berklee College of Music, Inc. Retirement Plan sits in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets, $96M for 357 participants (~$268,654/participant), down 17.2% in 2022.

$96M
total plan assets (2022 EOY)
357
covered participants
93rd
percentile by assets (of 139,126 plans)
$268,654
avg assets per participant

The plan reported a net loss of $20M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Where Berklee College of Music, Inc. Retirement Plan sits by total assets

Berklee College of Music, Inc. Retirement Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$95,909,650 Top 7% higher than 93% of 139,123 filed plans

This plan $0 $2,010,000,000 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

State
Massachusetts
Industry
Educational Services

Berklee College of Music, Inc. Retirement Plan vs the 2022 asset distribution

By assets, Berklee College of Music, Inc. Retirement Plan outranks 93% of the 139,126 plans that filed a Form 5500 for the 2022 plan year, and holds roughly 1.0x the national average plan size of $100M (721 average participants).

Scale-class filing particulars (2022)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$116M
Net Assets (End of Year)$96M
Net Income-$20M
Employer EIN042300472
Plan Effective Date1959-02-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Berklee College of Music, Inc.)

$300M$350M$400M$450M 202220232024 $326M $407M ▲ +24.7%
Total plan assets by year, all Berklee College of Music, Inc. plans on file
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 2,071 $326M
2023 2 1,342 $365M
2024 2 1,233 $407M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Massachusetts

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

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Frequently Asked Questions

How did Berklee College of Music, Inc. Retirement Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
Berklee College of Music, Inc. Retirement Plan declined sharply - down 17.2% during 2022, from $116M to $96M. Reported net income was -$20M.
How have Berklee College of Music, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Berklee College of Music, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 24.7%, from $326M to $407M.
Where does Berklee College of Music, Inc. Retirement Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Berklee College of Music, Inc. Retirement Plan ranks in the 93rd percentile by end-of-year assets among 139,126 plans that reported assets for plan year 2022 (in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Berklee College of Music, Inc. Retirement Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Suncor Energy US Pension Plan in CO ($96M, 568 participants).

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  • By total assets, Berklee College of Music, Inc. Retirement Plan ranks in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets. See the largest plans
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  • Berklee College of Music, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets have grown 24.7% since 2022 across 3 plan years on file. More Educational Services plans

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2022.

Source: DOL EFAST2 filing system (efast.dol.gov) - original filing retrieval by EIN 042300472.

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Data sourced from U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA). See our methodology for details.