Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

The Duke Endowment Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$20M
Total assets Small plan by assets
39
Participants Small participant base
73rd
Percentile by assets National rank
$512,931
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: The Duke Endowment Employees' Retirement Plan · Sponsored by The Duke Endowment · North Carolina · Other Services

$20M in assets, 39 participants

The Duke Endowment's The Duke Endowment Employees' Retirement Plan reported $20M in total assets and 39 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 73rd 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.

  • #6,680 in Other Services (7,857 peers)

The Duke Endowment multi-year trail

The Duke Endowment's plans moved +40.0% in assets from 2022 to 2024; this filing shows The Duke Endowment Employees' Retirement Plan at $20M / 39 participants.

#6,680
in Other Services (7,857 peers)
+20.9%
assets growth YoY

The Duke Endowment Employees' Retirement Plan's outsized position by total assets

The Duke Endowment Employees' Retirement Plan vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2023 · DOL Form 5500

$20,004,291 Top 27% higher than 73% of 127,068 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 2023

The Duke Endowment Employees' Retirement Plan among smaller filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2023 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. The Duke Endowment Employees' Retirement Plan is a small filing (39 participants) on this national headcount ladder.

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • The Duke Endowment Employees' Retirement Plan reported net income rose from -$5M in the plan year 2022 filing to $3M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • The Duke Endowment Employees' Retirement Plan end-of-year assets rose from $17M in the plan year 2022 filing to $20M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • The Duke Endowment Employees' Retirement Plan reported participants rose from 36 in the plan year 2022 filing to 39 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 560529965 · The Duke Endowment PY 2023 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

The Duke Endowment Employees' Retirement Plan · $20M · 39 · 73rd

  • RANK $20M
  • RANK 39
  • RANK 73rd
  • RANK Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • RANK near Trihealth, Inc. Retirement Plan
  • RANK ind #6680

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 Other Services retirement plans → · Plans in North Carolina →

The Duke Endowment Employees' Retirement Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Trihealth, Inc. Retirement PlanTrihealth, Inc. Retirement P…$20MMidwest Family Mutual Insurance Company Defined Benefit Pension PlanMidwest Family Mutual Insura…$20MAlaska Native Industries Employee Defined Benefit Pension PlanAlaska Native Industries Emp…$20MThe Duke Endowment Employees' Retirement PlanThe Duke Endowment Employees…$20MWalter Duncan, Inc. Employees Retirement PlanWalter Duncan, Inc. Employee…$20M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among The Duke Endowment Employees' Retirement Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

The Duke Endowment multi-year asset trail

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All The Duke Endowment plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$23M 39.987486915680634% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$14M$16M$18M$20M$22M$24M 202220232024 $16.6M $23.2M ▲ +39.9%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 36 $17M
2023 1 39 $20M
2024 1 44 $23M

The Duke Endowment filing trail (2023)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$17M
Net Assets (End of Year)$20M
Net Income$3M
Employer EIN560529965
Plan Effective Date1958-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in North Carolina

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

The Duke Endowment Employees' Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in North Carolina, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -200000200004000060000 -505101520 Total assets ($B) Participants The Duke Endowment Employees' Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.020004291 · Participants: 39The Duke Endowment Employees' Retirement PlanHoneywell Retirement Earnings Plan, Total assets ($B): 16.613752395 · Participants: 11145Honeywell Retirement Earnings PlanTruist Financial Corporation Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 14.582387965 · Participants: 45818Truist Financial Corporation Pension PlanDuke Energy Retirement Cash Balance Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.0264 · Participants: 14485Duke Energy Retirement Cash Balance PlanDuke Energy Legacy Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.3721 · Participants: 371Duke Energy Legacy Pension PlanEmployees' Retirement Plan of Duke University, Total assets ($B): 2.616859519 · Participants: 21020Employees' Retirement Plan of Duke University
The Duke Endowment Employees' Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in North Carolina, assets vs. participants

The Duke Endowment Employees' Retirement Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside North Carolina, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Trihealth, Inc. Retirement Plan in OH ($20M); by covered participants it is Financial Accounting Foundation Employees' Pension Plan in CT (39 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did The Duke Endowment Employees' Retirement Plan assets move in 2023?
The Duke Endowment Employees' Retirement Plan grew sharply - up 20.9% during 2023, from $17M to $20M. Reported net income was $3M.
How have The Duke Endowment plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), The Duke Endowment's sponsor-wide assets grew 40.0%, from $17M to $23M.
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to The Duke Endowment Employees' Retirement Plan?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Trihealth, Inc. Retirement Plan in OH ($20M, 336 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to The Duke Endowment Employees' Retirement Plan?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Financial Accounting Foundation Employees' Pension Plan in CT (39 participants, $19M in assets).