Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute C/O Controllers Office Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$236M
Total assets Near avg plan size
78
Participants Small participant base
96th
Percentile by assets National rank
$3.0M
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Contributory Defined Benefit Retirement Plan at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute · Sponsored by Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute C/O Controllers Office · New York · Educational Services

$236M in assets, 78 participants

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute C/O Controllers Office's Contributory Defined Benefit Retirement Plan at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute reported $236M in total assets and 78 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 96th 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.

  • #3,774 in Educational Services (4,024 peers)

Where Contributory Defined Benefit Retirement Plan at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute sits by assets

Contributory Defined Benefit Retirement Plan at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute sits in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets, $236M for 78 participants (~$3.0M/participant), down 3.0% in 2022.

#3,774
in Educational Services (4,024 peers)
-3.0%
assets change YoY
2.4×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $7M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Contributory Defined Benefit Retirement Plan at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute's outsized position by total assets

Contributory Defined Benefit Retirement Plan at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute vs every filed plan by assets

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

$236,222,713 Top 4% higher than 96% 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

Contributory Defined Benefit Retirement Plan at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute among smaller filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2022 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Contributory Defined Benefit Retirement Plan at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute is a small filing (78 participants) on this national headcount ladder.

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 141340095 · Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute C/O Controllers Office PY 2022 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Contributory Defined Benefit Retirement Plan at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute · $236M · 78 · 96th

  • 5500 $236M
  • 5500 78
  • 5500 96th
  • 5500 Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • 5500 near Presbyterian Healthcare Services Employees' Pension Plan II
  • 5500 ind #3774

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 →

Contributory Defined Benefit Retirement Plan at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in the asset neighbourhood

Texas Iron Workers' Pension PlanTexas Iron Workers' Pension …$237MPresbyterian Healthcare Services Employees' Pension Plan IIPresbyterian Healthcare Serv…$237MContributory Defined Benefit Retirement Plan at Rensselaer Polytechnic InstituteContributory Defined Benefit…$236MCement Masons Southern California Pension TrustCement Masons Southern Calif…$236MWisconsin Power & Light Co. Retirement Plan BWisconsin Power & Light Co. …$236M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Contributory Defined Benefit Retirement Plan at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

Scale-class filing particulars (2022)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$244M
Net Assets (End of Year)$234M
Net Income-$7M
Employer EIN141340095
Plan Effective Date1944-10-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute C/O Controllers Office)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute C/O Controllers Office plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$668M 17.307227543220396% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$550M$600M$650M$700M 202220232024 $569M $668M ▲ +17.3%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 3 3,295 $569M
2023 3 3,456 $629M
2024 3 3,725 $668M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in New York

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

Contributory Defined Benefit Retirement Plan at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in New York, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -500005000100001500020000 -100102030 Total assets ($B) Participants Contributory Defined Benefit Retirement Plan at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Total assets ($B): 0.236222713 · Participants: 78Contributory Defined Benefit Retirement Plan at Rensselaer Polytechnic InstituteIBM 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
Contributory Defined Benefit Retirement Plan at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in New York, assets vs. participants

Contributory Defined Benefit Retirement Plan at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside New York, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Presbyterian Healthcare Services Employees' Pension Plan II in NM ($237M); by covered participants it is Shopmens Local 527 Pension Fund in PA (78 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (78 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 Contributory Defined Benefit Retirement Plan at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute assets move in 2022? ▼
Contributory Defined Benefit Retirement Plan at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute edged down modestly - down 3.0% during 2022, from $244M to $236M. Reported net income was -$7M.
How have Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute C/O Controllers Office plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute C/O Controllers Office's sponsor-wide assets grew 17.3%, from $569M to $668M.
Where does Contributory Defined Benefit Retirement Plan at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Contributory Defined Benefit Retirement Plan at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute ranks in the 96th percentile by end-of-year assets among 139,126 plans that reported assets for plan year 2022 (in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Contributory Defined Benefit Retirement Plan at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Presbyterian Healthcare Services Employees' Pension Plan II in NM ($237M, 940 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Contributory Defined Benefit Retirement Plan at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Shopmens Local 527 Pension Fund in PA (78 participants, N/A in assets).