Other · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Howard Hughes Medical Institute Retirement Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$1.8B
Total assets Very large vs avg
2,154
Participants Near avg headcount
99th
Percentile by assets National rank
$834,970
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Howard Hughes Medical Institute Retirement Savings Plan · Sponsored by Howard Hughes Medical Institute · Maryland · Other Services

$1.8B in assets, 2,154 participants

Howard Hughes Medical Institute's Howard Hughes Medical Institute Retirement Savings Plan reported $1.8B in total assets and 2,154 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 99th 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.

  • #7,850 in Other Services (7,857 peers)

Coverage in Maryland

Howard Hughes Medical Institute Retirement Savings Plan covers 2,154 participants in Maryland, 2.3x the typical Maryland plan (state average ~929 per filing). Assets: $1.8B.

#7,850
in Other Services (7,857 peers)
+14.0%
assets growth YoY
18×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Howard Hughes Medical Institute Retirement Savings Plan's outsized position by total assets

Howard Hughes Medical Institute Retirement Savings Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$1,798,525,441 Top 1% higher than 99% 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

Howard Hughes Medical Institute Retirement Savings 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. Howard Hughes Medical Institute Retirement Savings Plan lands in the large band (2,154 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Howard Hughes Medical Institute Retirement Savings Plan reported net income rose from -$262M in the plan year 2022 filing to $221M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Howard Hughes Medical Institute Retirement Savings Plan end-of-year assets rose from $1.6B in the plan year 2022 filing to $1.8B in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Howard Hughes Medical Institute Retirement Savings Plan reported participants rose from 2,041 in the plan year 2022 filing to 2,154 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 590735717 · Howard Hughes Medical Institute PY 2023 · Other

Howard Hughes Medical Institute Retirement Savings Plan · $1.8B · 2,154 · 99th

  • TYPE $1.8B
  • NET 2,154
  • BOOK 99th
  • VS-ST Other
  • BOY near Children's Hospital Medical Center Employee Savings Plan
  • SCH ind #7850

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 Maryland →

Howard Hughes Medical Institute Retirement Savings Plan in the asset neighbourhood

The Tax Sheltered Annuity Plan of Texas Children's HospitalThe Tax Sheltered Annuity Pl…$1.8BHoward Hughes Medical Institute Retirement Savings PlanHoward Hughes Medical Instit…$1.8BChildren's Hospital Medical Center Employee Savings PlanChildren's Hospital Medical …$1.8BThe University of Chicago Supplemental Retirement PlanThe University of Chicago Su…$1.7BLegacy Health 403(b) Plan$1.7B
End-of-year total assets ($B) among Howard Hughes Medical Institute Retirement Savings Plan and nearest nationwide Other peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Maryland filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$1.6B
Net Assets (End of Year)$1.8B
Net Income$221M
Employer EIN590735717
Plan Effective Date1983-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Howard Hughes Medical Institute)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Howard Hughes Medical Institute plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$2.0B 24.643130275705982% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$1.4B$1.6B$1.8B$2B$2.2B 202220232024 $1.58B $1.97B ▲ +24.7%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 2,041 $1.6B
2023 1 2,154 $1.8B
2024 1 2,666 $2.0B

Nearby Other Plans in Maryland

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

Howard Hughes Medical Institute Retirement Savings Plan vs. nearby Other plans in Maryland, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. 010000200003000040000 0246810 Total assets ($B) Participants Howard Hughes Medical Institute Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.798525441 · Participants: 2154Howard Hughes Medical Institute Retirement Savings PlanJohns Hopkins University 403(b) Plan, Total assets ($B): 7.843208337 · Participants: 25369Johns Hopkins University 403(b) PlanMedstar Health, Inc. Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 2.964902016 · Participants: 31642Medstar Health, Inc. Retirement Savings PlanThe Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory Pension Plan B, Total assets ($B): 2.653072821 · Participants: 9305The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory Pension Plan BJohns Hopkins Health System Corporation 403(b) Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.449412779 · Participants: 17639Johns Hopkins Health System Corporation 403(b) PlanBoard of Electrical Workers Local #26 I.a. Individual Account Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.133047061 · Participants: 11479Board of Electrical Workers Local #26 I.a. Individual Account Plan
Howard Hughes Medical Institute Retirement Savings Plan vs. nearby Other plans in Maryland, assets vs. participants

Howard Hughes Medical Institute Retirement Savings Plan's out-of-state Other peers by assets and headcount

Outside Maryland, the nearest Other by assets is Children's Hospital Medical Center Employee Savings Plan in OH ($1.8B); by covered participants it is Gonzaga University 403b Retirement Plan in WA (2,153 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (2,154 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 Howard Hughes Medical Institute Retirement Savings Plan assets move in 2023?
Howard Hughes Medical Institute Retirement Savings Plan grew at a solid clip - up 14.0% during 2023, from $1.6B to $1.8B. Reported net income was $221M.
How have Howard Hughes Medical Institute plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Howard Hughes Medical Institute's sponsor-wide assets grew 24.6%, from $1.6B to $2.0B.
Where does Howard Hughes Medical Institute Retirement Savings Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
Howard Hughes Medical Institute Retirement Savings Plan ranks in the 99th percentile by end-of-year assets among 127,072 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (among the largest 1% of all filed plans).
Which Other plans are similar in size to Howard Hughes Medical Institute Retirement Savings Plan?
Among Other plans in other states, the closest by assets is Children's Hospital Medical Center Employee Savings Plan in OH ($1.8B, 17,941 participants).
Which Other plans cover a similar participant headcount to Howard Hughes Medical Institute Retirement Savings Plan?
Among Other plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Gonzaga University 403b Retirement Plan in WA (2,153 participants, $479M in assets).