COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY VOLUNTARY RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN
ERISA Form 5500 plan record drawn from DOL EBSA — verify with linked source filings below.
TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY
This Other plan holds $4.1B in total assets and serves 23,835 participants as of 2023. It is sponsored by TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY in New York. The plan reported positive net income of $633M for the year.
What the Filing Says About COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY VOLUNTARY RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY VOLUNTARY RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN is a Other retirement plan sponsored by TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY, headquartered in New York. As of the 2023 Form 5500 filing, the plan reports $4.1B in total end-of-year assets and covers 23,835 participants across the Educational Services industry. The sponsor's EIN on file with the U.S. Department of Labor is 135598093, and the plan has been effective since 2006-07-01. Its filing status is currently FILING RECEIVED.
Year over year, total assets moved from $3.5B at the beginning of 2023 to $4.1B at year-end — a gain of 18.1%. Net assets (after liabilities) closed the year at $4.1B, with reported net income of $633M driven by investment returns, contributions received, and benefit payments during the period. These figures reflect what the plan administrator certified on Schedule H or Schedule I of the Form 5500 annual return and can be compared against 2 prior plan-year filings from the same sponsor shown below.
Asset totals and participant counts reflect a single plan year snapshot and can change materially with market conditions, plan mergers, or workforce changes. Fields such as "net income" include both realized investment performance and contribution/distribution flows — a single-year figure does not by itself indicate plan health or participant outcomes. This page summarizes public DOL disclosures for research and educational purposes only and is not retirement, tax, legal, or financial advice. Before making decisions about your own retirement benefits or evaluating an employer's plan, verify the underlying filing directly via the DOL EFAST2 system and consult a qualified professional.
Financial Summary (2023)
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $3.5B |
| Total Assets (End of Year) | $4.1B |
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $4.1B |
| Net Income | $633M |
| Plan Type | Other |
| Employer EIN | 135598093 |
| Plan Effective Date | 2006-07-01 |
| Filing Status | FILING RECEIVED |
Sponsor Plan History (TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY)
| Year | Plans | Participants | Total Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 8 | 36,618 | $8.5B |
| 2023 | 7 | 56,957 | $12.7B |
| 2024 | 4 | 42,164 | $10.6B |
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
- NEW YORK DISTRICT COUNCIL OF CARPENTERS PENSION PL $5.1B · 11,091
- RETIREMENT PLAN FOR OFFICERS OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY $5.0B · 14,407
- COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY VOLUNTARY RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN $3.0B · 15,290
- NEW YORK STATE TEAMSTERS CONFERENCE PENSION & RETIREMENT FUND $2.8B · 10,056
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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 135598093.
Reference: IRS Publication 560 — Retirement Plans for Small Business, contribution-limit rules.
Reference: IRS Publication 590-B — Distributions from IRAs, RMD rules under SECURE Act 2.0.
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