Other · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Ceres, Inc. Retirement Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$22M
Total assets Small plan by assets: 204
Participants Below avg headcount: 74th
Percentile by assets National rank: $108,606
Avg per participant Below avg balance/head

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Official DOL plan name: Ceres - 403(b) DC Plan · Sponsored by Ceres, Inc. · Massachusetts · Other Services

$22M in assets, 204 participants

Ceres, Inc.'s Ceres - 403(b) DC Plan reported $22M in total assets and 204 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 74th 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.

#6,775 in Other Services (7,857 peers)

Coverage in Massachusetts

Ceres - 403(b) DC Plan covers 204 participants in Massachusetts, about 31% of the average Massachusetts filer (state average ~659 per filing). Assets: $22M.

#6,775
in Other Services (7,857 peers): +25.7%
assets growth YoY

Ceres - 403(b) DC Plan's outsized position by total assets

Ceres - 403(b) DC Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$22,155,604 Top 26% higher than 74% 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

Ceres - 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. Ceres - 403(b) DC Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (204 participants).

Micro (1-10) 35,718 filings (27%) Small (11-100) 27,089 filings (21%) Medium (101-1,000) 55,445 filings (43%) Large (1,001-10,000) 10,273 filings (8%) Mega (10,000+) 1,374 filings (1%)

Ceres - 403(b) DC Plan reported net income rose from -$767K in the plan year 2022 filing to $5M in the plan year 2023 filing.
Ceres - 403(b) DC Plan reported participants rose from 162 in the plan year 2022 filing to 204 in the plan year 2023 filing.
Ceres - 403(b) DC Plan end-of-year assets rose from $18M in the plan year 2022 filing to $22M in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 223053747 · Ceres, Inc. PY 2023 · Other

Ceres - 403(b) DC Plan · $22M · 204 · 74th

BOY $22M
BOY 204
BOY 74th
BOY Other
BOY near Tampa Preparatory School Tiaa-Cref Retirement Plan
BOY ind #6775

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 Other Services retirement plans → · Plans in Massachusetts →

End-of-year total assets ($M) among Ceres - 403(b) DC Plan and nearest nationwide Other peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Massachusetts filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)	$18M
Net Assets (End of Year)	$22M
Net Income	$5M
Employer EIN	223053747
Plan Effective Date	1995-01-01
Filing Status	FILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Ceres, Inc.)

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets: $28M 58.83451037184896% vs 2022; 2024 filing year

Year	Plans	Participants	Total Assets
2022	1	162	$18M
2023	1	204	$22M
2024	1	206	$28M

Nearby Other Plans in Massachusetts

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

Ceres - 403(b) DC Plan vs. nearby Other plans in Massachusetts, assets vs. participants

The Mitre Corporation Tax Sheltered Annuity Plan $4.7B · 11,980
Harvard University Tax Deferred Annuity Plan $3.8B · 21,064
Boston University Retirement Plan $2.8B · 8,130
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Voluntary 403(b) Plan $2.4B · 13,981
Northeastern University Retirement Plan $2.3B · 8,553

Compare Ceres - 403(b) DC Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

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

Outside Massachusetts, the nearest Other by assets is Tampa Preparatory School Tiaa-Cref Retirement Plan in FL ($22M); by covered participants it is Hcs 403(b) Retirement Plan in NH (204 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($22M here).

Tampa Preparatory School Tiaa-Cref Retirement Plan (FL) $22M · 127
403(b) Thrift Plan of Guide Dog Foundation for the Blind, Inc. (NY) $22M · 156
The John Thomas Dye 403(b) Plan (CA) $22M · 97
Le Jardin Academy 403(b) DC Plan (HI) $22M · 241

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (204 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

Hcs 403(b) Retirement Plan (NH) 204 · 0 off
Simpson College Defined Contribution Retirement Plan (IA) 204 · 0 off
Montgomery County Mh/Mr Emergency Service Retirement Plan (PA) 204 · 0 off
Crouse Community Center Employee Retirement Tsa Plan (NY) 204 · 0 off

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 Ceres - 403(b) DC Plan assets move in 2023? ▼

Ceres - 403(b) DC Plan grew sharply - up 25.7% during 2023, from $18M to $22M. Reported net income was $5M.

How have Ceres, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼

Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Ceres, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 58.8%, from $18M to $28M.

Which Other plans are similar in size to Ceres - 403(b) DC Plan? ▼

Among Other plans in other states, the closest by assets is Tampa Preparatory School Tiaa-Cref Retirement Plan in FL ($22M, 127 participants).

Which Other plans cover a similar participant headcount to Ceres - 403(b) DC Plan? ▼

Among Other plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Hcs 403(b) Retirement Plan in NH (204 participants, $10M 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 223053747.