Other · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Northwestern College Retirement Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$47M
Total assets Below avg plan size
286
Participants Below avg headcount
85th
Percentile by assets National rank
$163,409
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Northwestern College 403(b) DC Plan · Sponsored by Northwestern College · Iowa · Educational Services

$47M in assets, 286 participants

Northwestern College's Northwestern College 403(b) DC Plan reported $47M in total assets and 286 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 85th 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.

  • #2,731 in Educational Services (3,735 peers)

Coverage in Iowa

Northwestern College 403(b) DC Plan covers 286 participants in Iowa, about 47% of the average Iowa filer (state average ~609 per filing). Assets: $47M.

#2,731
in Educational Services (3,735 peers)
+11.1%
assets growth YoY
0.5×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Northwestern College 403(b) DC Plan's outsized position by total assets

Northwestern College 403(b) DC Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$46,734,983 Top 15% higher than 85% 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

Northwestern College 403(b) 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. Northwestern College 403(b) DC Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (286 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Northwestern College 403(b) DC Plan reported net income rose from -$7M in the plan year 2022 filing to $5M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Northwestern College 403(b) DC Plan end-of-year assets rose from $42M in the plan year 2022 filing to $47M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Northwestern College 403(b) DC Plan reported participants rose from 263 in the plan year 2022 filing to 286 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 420698196 · Northwestern College PY 2023 · Other

Northwestern College 403(b) DC Plan · $47M · 286 · 85th

  • PCT $47M
  • EIN 286
  • RANK 85th
  • PHOTO Other
  • IND near Gift of Hope Organ & Tissue Donor Network 403(b) Plan
  • EOY ind #2731

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 Iowa →

Northwestern College 403(b) DC Plan in the asset neighbourhood

University Liggett Tiaa Cref Pension PlanUniversity Liggett Tiaa Cref…$47MRobert W. Woodruff Arts Center, Inc. Defined Contribution Retirement PlanRobert W. Woodruff Arts Cent…$47MKeck Graduate Institute of Applied Life Sciences Academic Retirement PlanKeck Graduate Institute of A…$47MGift of Hope Organ & Tissue Donor Network 403(b) PlanGift of Hope Organ & Tissue …$47MNorthwestern College 403(b) DC PlanNorthwestern College 403(b) …$47M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Northwestern College 403(b) DC Plan and nearest nationwide Other peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Iowa filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$42M
Net Assets (End of Year)$47M
Net Income$5M
Employer EIN420698196
Plan Effective Date1965-10-26
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Northwestern College)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Northwestern College plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$49M 15.583402291728904% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$40M$42M$44M$46M$48M$50M 202220232024 $42.1M $48.6M ▲ +15.6%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 263 $42M
2023 1 286 $47M
2024 1 294 $49M

Nearby Other Plans in Iowa

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

Northwestern College 403(b) DC Plan vs. nearby Other plans in Iowa, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. 010002000300040005000 0200400600800 Total assets ($M) Participants Northwestern College 403(b) DC Plan, Total assets ($M): 46.734983 · Participants: 286Northwestern College 403(b) DC PlanIaicu Multiple Employer Plan, Total assets ($M): 593.244111 · Participants: 2396Iaicu Multiple Employer PlanAct, Inc. Defined Contribution Retirement Plan, Total assets ($M): 425.690125 · Participants: 1043Act, Inc. Defined Contribution Retirement PlanGrinnell College Employees Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($M): 352.550863 · Participants: 810Grinnell College Employees Retirement Savings PlanGenesis Health System Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($M): 344.594954 · Participants: 4651Genesis Health System Retirement Savings PlanDrake University Mandatory Tax-Deferred Annuity Retirement Plan, Total assets ($M): 277.013704 · Participants: 1224Drake University Mandatory Tax-Deferred Annuity Retirement Plan
Northwestern College 403(b) DC Plan vs. nearby Other plans in Iowa, assets vs. participants
Compare Northwestern College 403(b) DC Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Northwestern College 403(b) DC Plan's out-of-state Other peers by assets and headcount

Outside Iowa, the nearest Other by assets is Gift of Hope Organ & Tissue Donor Network 403(b) Plan in IL ($47M); by covered participants it is Commquest Services, Inc. 403(b) Plan in OH (286 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (286 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 Northwestern College 403(b) DC Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Northwestern College 403(b) DC Plan grew at a solid clip - up 11.1% during 2023, from $42M to $47M. Reported net income was $5M.
How have Northwestern College plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Northwestern College's sponsor-wide assets grew 15.6%, from $42M to $49M.
Where does Northwestern College 403(b) DC Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Northwestern College 403(b) DC Plan ranks in the 85th 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 Northwestern College 403(b) DC Plan? ▼
Among Other plans in other states, the closest by assets is Gift of Hope Organ & Tissue Donor Network 403(b) Plan in IL ($47M, 341 participants).
Which Other plans cover a similar participant headcount to Northwestern College 403(b) DC Plan? ▼
Among Other plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Commquest Services, Inc. 403(b) Plan in OH (286 participants, $5M 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 420698196.

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.