Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022
Howard University Pension Plan
Data updated 2026-08-11
- $602M
- Total assets
- 1,019
- Participants
- 98th
- Percentile by assets
- $591,118
- Avg per participant
Official DOL plan name: Howard University Employees' Retirement Plan · Sponsored by Howard University · District of Columbia · Educational Services
$602M in assets, 1,019 participants
Howard University's Howard University Employees' Retirement Plan reported $602M in total assets and 1,019 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 98th 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.
- 98th percentile by assets (of 139,126 plans)
- #3,920 in Educational Services (4,024 peers)
Where Howard University Employees' Retirement Plan sits by assets
Howard University Employees' Retirement Plan sits in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets, $602M for 1,019 participants (~$591,118/participant), down 2.6% in 2022.
- $602M
- total plan assets (2022 EOY)
- 1,019
- covered participants
- 98th
- percentile by assets (of 139,126 plans)
- $591,118
- avg assets per participant
The plan reported a net loss of $21M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.
Howard University Employees' Retirement Plan vs the 2022 asset distribution
By assets, Howard University Employees' Retirement Plan outranks 98% of the 139,126 plans that filed a Form 5500 for the 2022 plan year, and holds roughly 6.0x the national average plan size of $100M (721 average participants).
Scale-class filing particulars (2022)
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $619M |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $584M |
| Net Income | -$21M |
| Employer EIN | 530204707 |
| Plan Effective Date | 1976-07-01 |
| Filing Status | FILING RECEIVED |
Sponsor Plan History (Howard University)
| Year | Plans | Participants | Total Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2 | 6,178 | $1.6B |
| 2023 | 2 | 7,518 | $1.8B |
| 2024 | 2 | 7,390 | $1.9B |
Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in District of Columbia
Peer Defined Benefit (Pension) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.
Howard University Employees' Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in District of Columbia, assets vs. participants
- Central Pension Fund of the Iuoe & Participating Employers $23.5B · 97,285
- Iam National Pension Fund $13.8B · 94,512
- United Mine Workers of America 1974 Pension Plan $3.1B · 61
- Danaher Corporation & Subsidiaries Pension Plan $1.8B · 3,671
- Liuna Staff and Affiliates Pension Fund $1.7B · 3,510
Similar-Sized Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans Nationally
Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states closest to Howard University Employees' Retirement Plan by total assets, not by location.
- Usg Corporation Retirement Plan (IL) $602M · 5,527
- Scana Corporation Retirement Plan (VA) $602M · 2,996
- Owens Corning Merged Retirement Plan (OH) $603M · 3,104
- The Nemours Foundation Pension Plan (FL) $602M · 1,753
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- By total assets, Howard University Employees' Retirement Plan ranks in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets. See the largest plans
- Compare it side-by-side against 3 similar Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in District of Columbia. Compare plans
- Howard University's sponsor-wide assets have grown 15.9% since 2022 across 3 plan years on file. More Educational Services plans