Other · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Bethel College Retirement Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$27M
Total assets Below avg plan size
167
Participants Small participant base
78th
Percentile by assets National rank
$160,785
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Bethel College DC Plan · Sponsored by Bethel College · Kansas · Educational Services

$27M in assets, 167 participants

Bethel College's Bethel College DC Plan reported $27M in total assets and 167 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 78th 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.

  • #2,314 in Educational Services (3,735 peers)

Coverage in Kansas

Bethel College DC Plan covers 167 participants in Kansas, about 46% of the average Kansas filer (state average ~360 per filing). Assets: $27M.

#2,314
in Educational Services (3,735 peers)
+4.3%
assets growth YoY
0.3×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Bethel College DC Plan's outsized position by total assets

Bethel College DC Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$26,851,067 Top 22% higher than 78% 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

Bethel College DC Plan among mid-size filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2023 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Bethel College DC Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (167 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Bethel College DC Plan reported net income rose from -$4M in the plan year 2022 filing to $1M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Bethel College DC Plan end-of-year assets rose from $26M in the plan year 2022 filing to $27M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Bethel College DC Plan reported participants rose from 162 in the plan year 2022 filing to 167 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

DOL schedule card

Filing strip 480543782 · Bethel College PY 2023 · Other

Bethel College DC Plan · $27M · 167 · 78th

  • RANK $27M
  • PHOTO 167
  • IND 78th
  • EOY Other
  • 5500 near Lincoln Center Tax Deferred 403(b) Plan
  • ASSETS ind #2314

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 Kansas →

Bethel College DC Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Wilbraham and Monson Academy Defined Contribution Retirement PlanWilbraham and Monson Academy…$27MLogan University DC Plan$27MBethel College DC Plan$27MLincoln Center Tax Deferred 403(b) PlanLincoln Center Tax Deferred …$27MThe Pegasus School DC Retirement PlanThe Pegasus School DC Retire…$27M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Bethel College DC Plan and nearest nationwide Other peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Kansas filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$26M
Net Assets (End of Year)$27M
Net Income$1M
Employer EIN480543782
Plan Effective Date1962-09-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Bethel College)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Bethel College plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$27M 4.7878083146343595% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$25.5M$26M$26.5M$27M$27.5M 202220232024 $25.8M $27M ▲ +4.8%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 162 $26M
2023 1 167 $27M
2024 1 166 $27M

Nearby Other Plans in Kansas

Peer Other plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

Bethel College DC Plan vs. nearby Other plans in Kansas, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -20000200040006000 0200400600 Total assets ($M) Participants Bethel College DC Plan, Total assets ($M): 26.851067 · Participants: 167Bethel College DC PlanStormont-Vail Healthcare Employee 403(b) Plan, Total assets ($M): 553.48037 · Participants: 5717Stormont-Vail Healthcare Employee 403(b) PlanOlathe Health System, Inc. Tsa Retirement Plan, Total assets ($M): 194.589342 · Participants: 2326Olathe Health System, Inc. Tsa Retirement PlanHays Medical Center Employee's Tax Deferred Annuity Plan, Total assets ($M): 103.791856 · Participants: 1503Hays Medical Center Employee's Tax Deferred Annuity PlanMidwest Transplant Network, Inc. 403(b) Retirement Plan, Total assets ($M): 41.715049 · Participants: 225Midwest Transplant Network, Inc. 403(b) Retirement PlanOttawa University DC Plan, Total assets ($M): 38.535436 · Participants: 496Ottawa University DC Plan
Bethel College DC Plan vs. nearby Other plans in Kansas, assets vs. participants
Compare Bethel College DC Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Bethel College DC Plan's out-of-state Other peers by assets and headcount

Outside Kansas, the nearest Other by assets is Lincoln Center Tax Deferred 403(b) Plan in NY ($27M); by covered participants it is Clara Martin Center 403(b) Plan in VT (167 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($27M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (167 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

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 Bethel College DC Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Bethel College DC Plan edged up modestly - up 4.3% during 2023, from $26M to $27M. Reported net income was $1M.
How have Bethel College plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Bethel College's sponsor-wide assets grew 4.8%, from $26M to $27M.
Where does Bethel College DC Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Bethel College DC Plan ranks in the 78th percentile by end-of-year assets among 127,072 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets).
Which Other plans are similar in size to Bethel College DC Plan? ▼
Among Other plans in other states, the closest by assets is Lincoln Center Tax Deferred 403(b) Plan in NY ($27M, 1,650 participants).
Which Other plans cover a similar participant headcount to Bethel College DC Plan? ▼
Among Other plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Clara Martin Center 403(b) Plan in VT (167 participants, $6M in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2023.

Source: DOL EFAST2 filing system (efast.dol.gov) - original filing retrieval by EIN 480543782.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

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