Other · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Modern Language Association of America Retirement Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$54M
Total assets Below avg plan size
94
Participants Small participant base
86th
Percentile by assets National rank
$571,766
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Modern Language Association Defined Contribution Retirement Plan · Sponsored by Modern Language Association of America · New York · Other Services

$54M in assets, 94 participants

Modern Language Association of America's Modern Language Association Defined Contribution Retirement Plan reported $54M in total assets and 94 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 86th 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.

  • #7,379 in Other Services (7,857 peers)

Where Modern Language Association Defined Contribution Retirement Plan sits by assets

Modern Language Association Defined Contribution Retirement Plan sits in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets, $54M for 94 participants (~$571,766/participant), up 10.7% in 2023.

#7,379
in Other Services (7,857 peers)
+10.7%
assets growth YoY
0.5×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Modern Language Association Defined Contribution Retirement Plan's outsized position by total assets

Modern Language Association Defined Contribution Retirement Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$53,746,011 Top 14% higher than 86% 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

Modern Language Association Defined Contribution Retirement Plan among smaller filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2023 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Modern Language Association Defined Contribution Retirement Plan is a small filing (94 participants) on this national headcount ladder.

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Modern Language Association Defined Contribution Retirement Plan reported net income rose from -$6M in the plan year 2022 filing to $5M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Modern Language Association Defined Contribution Retirement Plan end-of-year assets rose from $49M in the plan year 2022 filing to $54M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Modern Language Association Defined Contribution Retirement Plan reported participants rose from 87 in the plan year 2022 filing to 94 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 135253530 · Modern Language Association of America PY 2023 · Other

Modern Language Association Defined Contribution Retirement Plan · $54M · 94 · 86th

  • SCH $54M
  • SCH 94
  • SCH 86th
  • SCH Other
  • SCH near Unity Health Care, Inc. 403(b) Plan
  • SCH ind #7379

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 New York →

Modern Language Association Defined Contribution Retirement Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Modern Language Association Defined Contribution Retirement Plan and nearest nationwide Other peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Scale-class filing particulars (2023)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$49M
Net Assets (End of Year)$54M
Net Income$5M
Employer EIN135253530
Plan Effective Date1958-10-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Modern Language Association of America)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Modern Language Association of America plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$57M 16.58527407204285% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$45M$50M$55M$60M 202220232024 $48.6M $56.6M ▲ +16.6%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 87 $49M
2023 1 94 $54M
2024 1 90 $57M

Nearby Other Plans in New York

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

Modern Language Association Defined Contribution Retirement Plan vs. nearby Other plans in New York, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -200000200004000060000 -5051015 Total assets ($B) Participants Modern Language Association Defined Contribution Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.053746011 · Participants: 94Modern Language Association Defined Contribution Retirement PlanNorthwell Health 403(b) Plan, Total assets ($B): 9.888143307 · Participants: 48676Northwell Health 403(b) PlanThe Mount Sinai Medical Center 403(b) Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 8.498597037 · Participants: 30241The Mount Sinai Medical Center 403(b) Retirement PlanUniversity of Rochester Retirement Program, Total assets ($B): 7.214339559 · Participants: 28970University of Rochester Retirement ProgramMemorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 5.59380214 · Participants: 22855Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Retirement Savings PlanRetirement Plan for Officers of Columbia University, Total assets ($B): 5.026291682 · Participants: 14407Retirement Plan for Officers of Columbia University
Modern Language Association Defined Contribution Retirement Plan vs. nearby Other plans in New York, assets vs. participants

Modern Language Association Defined Contribution Retirement Plan's out-of-state Other peers by assets and headcount

Outside New York, the nearest Other by assets is Unity Health Care, Inc. 403(b) Plan in DC ($54M); by covered participants it is Morrow Memorial Home for the Aged, Inc. in WI (94 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (94 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 Modern Language Association Defined Contribution Retirement Plan assets move in 2023?
Modern Language Association Defined Contribution Retirement Plan grew at a solid clip - up 10.7% during 2023, from $49M to $54M. Reported net income was $5M.
How have Modern Language Association of America plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Modern Language Association of America's sponsor-wide assets grew 16.6%, from $49M to $57M.
Where does Modern Language Association Defined Contribution Retirement Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
Modern Language Association Defined Contribution Retirement Plan ranks in the 86th 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 Modern Language Association Defined Contribution Retirement Plan?
Among Other plans in other states, the closest by assets is Unity Health Care, Inc. 403(b) Plan in DC ($54M, 913 participants).
Which Other plans cover a similar participant headcount to Modern Language Association Defined Contribution Retirement Plan?
Among Other plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Morrow Memorial Home for the Aged, Inc. in WI (94 participants, N/A in assets).