Other · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Birmingham-Southern College Retirement Plan

Data updated 2026-08-11

$85M
Total assets
464
Participants
90th
Percentile by assets
$182,901
Avg per participant
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Official DOL plan name: Birmingham-Southern College Defined Contribution and Tax Deferred Annuity Plan · Sponsored by Birmingham-Southern College · Alabama · Educational Services

$85M in assets, 464 participants

Birmingham-Southern College's Birmingham-Southern College Defined Contribution and Tax Deferred Annuity Plan reported $85M in total assets and 464 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 90th 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.

  • 90th percentile by assets (of 127,072 plans)
  • #3,085 in Educational Services (3,735 peers)

Where Birmingham-Southern College Defined Contribution and Tax Deferred Annuity Plan sits by assets

Birmingham-Southern College Defined Contribution and Tax Deferred Annuity Plan sits in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets, $85M for 464 participants (~$182,901/participant), down 2.4% in 2023.

$85M
total plan assets (2023 EOY)
464
covered participants
90th
percentile by assets (of 127,072 plans)
$182,901
avg assets per participant

The plan reported a net loss of $2M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Birmingham-Southern College Defined Contribution and Tax Deferred Annuity Plan reported net income fell from $1M in the plan year 2022 filing to -$2M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Birmingham-Southern College Defined Contribution and Tax Deferred Annuity Plan reported participants rose from 349 in the plan year 2022 filing to 464 in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Birmingham-Southern College Defined Contribution and Tax Deferred Annuity Plan end-of-year assets fell from $87M in the plan year 2022 filing to $85M in the plan year 2023 filing.

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State

Birmingham-Southern College Defined Contribution and Tax Deferred Annuity Plan vs the 2023 asset distribution

By assets, Birmingham-Southern College Defined Contribution and Tax Deferred Annuity Plan outranks 90% of the 127,072 plans that filed a Form 5500 for the 2023 plan year, and holds roughly 0.9x the national average plan size of $100M (721 average participants).

Scale-class filing particulars (2023)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$87M
Net Assets (End of Year)$85M
Net Income-$2M
Employer EIN630288811
Plan Effective Date1923-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Birmingham-Southern College)

$-50M$0M$50M$100M 202220232024 $87M $0M ▼ -100.0%
Total plan assets by year, all Birmingham-Southern College plans on file
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 349 $87M
2023 1 464 $85M
2024 1 361 N/A

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Frequently Asked Questions

How did Birmingham-Southern College Defined Contribution and Tax Deferred Annuity Plan assets move in 2023?
Birmingham-Southern College Defined Contribution and Tax Deferred Annuity Plan edged down modestly - down 2.4% during 2023, from $87M to $85M. Reported net income was -$2M.
Where does Birmingham-Southern College Defined Contribution and Tax Deferred Annuity Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
Birmingham-Southern College Defined Contribution and Tax Deferred Annuity Plan ranks in the 90th percentile by end-of-year assets among 127,072 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets).
Which Other plans are similar in size to Birmingham-Southern College Defined Contribution and Tax Deferred Annuity Plan?
Among Other plans in other states, the closest by assets is Kansas City University Retirement Plan in MO ($85M, 404 participants).

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