Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Pension Plan
Data updated 2026-08-25
- $177M
- Total assets Near avg plan size
- 329
- Participants Below avg headcount
- 95th
- Percentile by assets National rank
- $537,808
- Avg per participant High balance/head
Official DOL plan name: Retirement Plan for Employees of Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution · Sponsored by Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution · Massachusetts · Professional & Technical Services
$177M in assets, 329 participants
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution's Retirement Plan for Employees of Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution reported $177M in total assets and 329 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 95th 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.
- #20,765 in Professional & Technical Services (21,562 peers)
Coverage in Massachusetts
Retirement Plan for Employees of Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution covers 329 participants in Massachusetts, about 50% of the average Massachusetts filer (state average ~659 per filing). Assets: $177M.
- #20,765
- in Professional & Technical Services (21,562 peers)
- -20.1%
- assets change YoY
- 1.8×
- vs typical plan assets (national mean)
The plan reported a net loss of $45M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.
Retirement Plan for Employees of Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution's outsized position by total assets
Retirement Plan for Employees of Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution vs every filed plan by assets
End-of-year total assets · plan year 2022 · DOL Form 5500
$176,938,702 Top 5% higher than 95% 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
Retirement Plan for Employees of Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution 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 Employees of Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution sits mid-pack in the medium band (329 participants).
Form 5500 schedule snapshot
Filing strip 042105850 · Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution PY 2022 · Defined Benefit (Pension)
Retirement Plan for Employees of Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution · $177M · 329 · 95th
- 5500 $177M
- ASSETS 329
- PCT 95th
- EIN Defined Benefit (Pension)
- RANK near Retirement Plan of San Jose Water Company
- PHOTO ind #20765
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 Professional & Technical Services retirement plans → · Plans in Massachusetts →
Retirement Plan for Employees of Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution in the asset neighbourhood
Massachusetts filing particulars
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $222M |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $176M |
| Net Income | -$45M |
| Employer EIN | 042105850 |
| Plan Effective Date | 1954-07-01 |
| Filing Status | FILING RECEIVED |
Sponsor Plan History (Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution)
Sponsor-wide plan assets over time
All Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution plans reported in each filing year
- Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
- $462M 23.75502609105436% vs 2022
- 2024 filing year
| Year | Plans | Participants | Total Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2 | 1,581 | $373M |
| 2023 | 2 | 1,643 | $416M |
| 2024 | 2 | 1,670 | $462M |
Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Massachusetts
Peer Defined Benefit (Pension) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.
- Consolidated Cash Balance Program of Mass General Brigham and Member Organizations $9.1B · 55,495
- Liberty Mutual Retirement Benefit Plan $6.8B · 33,087
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology Basic Retirement Plan $5.3B · 11,835
- N. Atlantic States Carp. Pension Fund $4.8B · 17,323
- N. Atlantic States Carp. Guaranteed Annuity Fund $3.6B · 10,962
Retirement Plan for Employees of Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount
Outside Massachusetts, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Retirement Plan of San Jose Water Company in CA ($177M); by covered participants it is Atalco LLC Hourly Employee Pension Plan in LA (329 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.
Closest by plan assets
Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($177M here).
- Retirement Plan of San Jose Water Company (CA) $177M · 357
- Dairy Farmers of America, Inc. Retirement Plan (KS) $177M · 385
- Harsco Employees Pension Plan (PA) $177M · 198
- IBEW Local 716 Pension Plan (TX) $177M · 2,200
Similar participant headcount
Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (329 participants); asset peers above are excluded.
- Atalco LLC Hourly Employee Pension Plan (LA) 329 · 0 off
- K&l Gates Partner Cash Balance Pension Plan Alpha (PA) 329 · 0 off
- K&l Gates Partner Cash Balance Pension Plan Beta (PA) 329 · 0 off
- Fanuc Robotics America Retirement Plan (MI) 329 · 0 off
DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.