Other · DOL Form 5500 · 2023
Messiah University Retirement Plan
Data updated 2026-08-25
- $162M
- Total assets Near avg plan size
- 1,516
- Participants Near avg headcount
- 94th
- Percentile by assets National rank
- $106,997
- Avg per participant Below avg balance/head
Official DOL plan name: Messiah University Defined Contribution Retirement Plan · Sponsored by Messiah University · Pennsylvania · Educational Services
$162M in assets, 1,516 participants
Messiah University's Messiah University Defined Contribution Retirement Plan reported $162M in total assets and 1,516 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.
- #3,346 in Educational Services (3,735 peers)
Where Messiah University Defined Contribution Retirement Plan sits by assets
Messiah University Defined Contribution Retirement Plan sits in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets, $162M for 1,516 participants (~$106,997/participant), up 9.3% in 2023.
- #3,346
- in Educational Services (3,735 peers)
- +9.3%
- assets growth YoY
- 1.6×
- vs typical plan assets (national mean)
Messiah University Defined Contribution Retirement Plan's outsized position by total assets
Messiah University Defined Contribution Retirement Plan vs every filed plan by assets
End-of-year total assets · plan year 2023 · DOL Form 5500
$162,207,599 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
Messiah University Defined Contribution Retirement Plan'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. Messiah University Defined Contribution Retirement Plan lands in the large band (1,516 participants).
What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings
plan year 2022 → plan year 2023
- Messiah University Defined Contribution Retirement Plan reported net income rose from -$30M in the plan year 2022 filing to $14M in the plan year 2023 filing.
- Messiah University Defined Contribution Retirement Plan end-of-year assets rose from $148M in the plan year 2022 filing to $162M in the plan year 2023 filing.
- Messiah University Defined Contribution Retirement Plan reported participants rose from 1,427 in the plan year 2022 filing to 1,516 in the plan year 2023 filing.
Published 5500 schedule card
Filing strip 231352661 · Messiah University PY 2023 · Other
Messiah University Defined Contribution Retirement Plan · $162M · 1,516 · 94th
- IND $162M
- IND 1,516
- IND 94th
- IND Other
- IND near Sutter Health Tax Deferred Annuity Employer Match Plan
- IND ind #3346
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 Pennsylvania →
Messiah University Defined Contribution Retirement Plan in the asset neighbourhood
Scale-class filing particulars (2023)
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $148M |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $162M |
| Net Income | $14M |
| Employer EIN | 231352661 |
| Plan Effective Date | 1976-01-01 |
| Filing Status | FILING RECEIVED |
Sponsor Plan History (Messiah University)
Sponsor-wide plan assets over time
All Messiah University plans reported in each filing year
- Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
- $176M 18.893067856619343% vs 2022
- 2024 filing year
| Year | Plans | Participants | Total Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | 1,427 | $148M |
| 2023 | 1 | 1,516 | $162M |
| 2024 | 1 | 1,748 | $176M |
Nearby Other Plans in Pennsylvania
Peer Other plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.
- The University of Pennsylvania Matching Plan $6.3B · 20,979
- Upmc 403(b) Retirement Savings Plan $4.2B · 78,261
- The University of Pennsylvania Health System 403(b) Retirement Savings Plan $3.1B · 41,942
- Carnegie Mellon University Faculty and Staff Retirement Plan $2.5B · 6,370
- Jefferson Defined Contribution Retirement Plan $2.5B · 15,783
Messiah University Defined Contribution Retirement Plan's out-of-state Other peers by assets and headcount
Outside Pennsylvania, the nearest Other by assets is Sutter Health Tax Deferred Annuity Employer Match Plan in CA ($163M); by covered participants it is Wesleyan University Retirement Plan in CT (1,517 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.
Closest by plan assets
Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($162M here).
- Sutter Health Tax Deferred Annuity Employer Match Plan (CA) $163M · 989
- Rhodes College Defined Contribution Retirement Plan (TN) $163M · 735
- Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital & Foundation Retirement Plan (CA) $163M · 2,020
- Ag Mm, L.P. (NY) $161M · N/A
Similar participant headcount
Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (1,516 participants); asset peers above are excluded.
- Wesleyan University Retirement Plan (CT) 1,517 · 1 off
- Anderson Regional Medical Center 403(b) Plan (MS) 1,515 · 1 off
- Elon University Defined Contribution Plan (NC) 1,521 · 5 off
- Samaritan Medical Center/Samaritan Keep Home 403(b) Plan (NY) 1,511 · 5 off
DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.