Other · DOL Form 5500 · 2023
Trustees of Columbia University C/O Benefits Department Retirement Plan
Data updated 2026-08-25
- $165M
- Total assets Near avg plan size
- 1,129
- Participants Near avg headcount
- 94th
- Percentile by assets National rank
- $146,406
- Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
Official DOL plan name: Columbia University Defined Contribution Plan for Supporting Staff · Sponsored by Trustees of Columbia University C/O Benefits Department · New York · Educational Services
$165M in assets, 1,129 participants
Trustees of Columbia University C/O Benefits Department's Columbia University Defined Contribution Plan for Supporting Staff reported $165M in total assets and 1,129 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 94th 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.
- #3,356 in Educational Services (3,735 peers)
Where Columbia University Defined Contribution Plan for Supporting Staff sits by assets
Columbia University Defined Contribution Plan for Supporting Staff sits in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets, $165M for 1,129 participants (~$146,406/participant), up 11.5% in 2023.
- #3,356
- in Educational Services (3,735 peers)
- +11.5%
- assets growth YoY
- 1.7×
- vs typical plan assets (national mean)
Columbia University Defined Contribution Plan for Supporting Staff's outsized position by total assets
Columbia University Defined Contribution Plan for Supporting Staff vs every filed plan by assets
End-of-year total assets · plan year 2023 · DOL Form 5500
$165,292,564 Top 6% higher than 94% of 127,068 filed plans
Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.
Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2023
Columbia University Defined Contribution Plan for Supporting Staff's large-plan peer group by participant headcount
Plan-year 2023 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Columbia University Defined Contribution Plan for Supporting Staff lands in the large band (1,129 participants).
What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings
plan year 2022 → plan year 2023
- Columbia University Defined Contribution Plan for Supporting Staff reported net income rose from -$23M in the plan year 2022 filing to $17M in the plan year 2023 filing.
- Columbia University Defined Contribution Plan for Supporting Staff end-of-year assets rose from $149M in the plan year 2022 filing to $165M in the plan year 2023 filing.
- Columbia University Defined Contribution Plan for Supporting Staff reported participants rose from 1,114 in the plan year 2022 filing to 1,129 in the plan year 2023 filing.
Published 5500 schedule card
Filing strip 135598093 · Trustees of Columbia University C/O Benefits Department PY 2023 · Other
Columbia University Defined Contribution Plan for Supporting Staff · $165M · 1,129 · 94th
- NET $165M
- BOOK 1,129
- VS-ST 94th
- BOY Other
- SCH near Merrimack College 403(b) Retirement Plan
- EBSA ind #3356
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 →
Columbia University Defined Contribution Plan for Supporting Staff in the asset neighbourhood
Scale-class filing particulars (2023)
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $148M |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $165M |
| Net Income | $17M |
| Employer EIN | 135598093 |
| Plan Effective Date | 2022-01-01 |
| Filing Status | FILING RECEIVED |
Sponsor Plan History (Trustees of Columbia University C/O Benefits Department)
Sponsor-wide plan assets over time
All Trustees of Columbia University C/O Benefits Department plans reported in each filing year
- Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
- $10.9B 27.120545778062127% vs 2022
- 2024 filing year
| Year | Plans | Participants | Total Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 8 | 36,618 | $8.5B |
| 2023 | 7 | 56,957 | $12.7B |
| 2024 | 6 | 43,434 | $10.9B |
Nearby Other Plans in New York
Peer Other plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.
- Northwell Health 403(b) Plan $9.9B · 48,676
- The Mount Sinai Medical Center 403(b) Retirement Plan $8.5B · 30,241
- University of Rochester Retirement Program $7.2B · 28,970
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Retirement Savings Plan $5.6B · 22,855
- Retirement Plan for Officers of Columbia University $5.0B · 14,407
Columbia University Defined Contribution Plan for Supporting Staff's out-of-state Other peers by assets and headcount
Outside New York, the nearest Other by assets is Merrimack College 403(b) Retirement Plan in MA ($165M); by covered participants it is The University of Tulsa Defined Contribution Retirement Plan in OK (1,127 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.
Closest by plan assets
Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($165M here).
- Merrimack College 403(b) Retirement Plan (MA) $165M · 1,058
- Marin General Hospital 403(b) Retirement Plan (CA) $165M · 1,764
- The 403(b) Thrift Plan of St. Alexius Medical Center and Garrison Memorial Hospital (ND) $165M · 1,491
- North Central College Defined Contribution Retirement Plan (IL) $165M · 952
Similar participant headcount
Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (1,129 participants); asset peers above are excluded.
- The University of Tulsa Defined Contribution Retirement Plan (OK) 1,127 · 2 off
- Norwich University Defined Contribution Retirement Plan (VT) 1,126 · 3 off
- Union Hospital 403(b) Savings Plan (OH) 1,134 · 5 off
- Childrens Hospital Los Angeles Employees 403 (B) Plan (CA) 1,134 · 5 off
DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.