Other · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Braille Institute of America, Inc. Retirement Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$22M
Total assets Small plan by assets
186
Participants Below avg headcount
74th
Percentile by assets National rank
$115,791
Avg per participant Below avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Braille Institute of America Inc Tax Sheltered 403(b) Savings Plan · Sponsored by Braille Institute of America, Inc. · California · Educational Services

$22M in assets, 186 participants

Braille Institute of America, Inc.'s Braille Institute of America Inc Tax Sheltered 403(b) Savings Plan reported $22M in total assets and 186 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.

  • #2,137 in Educational Services (3,735 peers)

Coverage in California

Braille Institute of America Inc Tax Sheltered 403(b) Savings Plan covers 186 participants in California, about 30% of the average California filer (state average ~630 per filing). Assets: $22M.

#2,137
in Educational Services (3,735 peers)
+0.1%
assets growth YoY

Braille Institute of America Inc Tax Sheltered 403(b) Savings Plan's outsized position by total assets

Braille Institute of America Inc Tax Sheltered 403(b) Savings Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$21,537,063 Top 26% higher than 74% 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

Braille Institute of America Inc Tax Sheltered 403(b) Savings 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. Braille Institute of America Inc Tax Sheltered 403(b) Savings Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (186 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Braille Institute of America Inc Tax Sheltered 403(b) Savings Plan reported net income rose from -$5M in the plan year 2022 filing to $23K in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Braille Institute of America Inc Tax Sheltered 403(b) Savings Plan reported participants fell from 194 in the plan year 2022 filing to 186 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 951641426 · Braille Institute of America, Inc. PY 2023 · Other

Braille Institute of America Inc Tax Sheltered 403(b) Savings Plan · $22M · 186 · 74th

  • IND $22M
  • EOY 186
  • 5500 74th
  • ASSETS Other
  • PCT near Community Systems, Inc. Contributory 403 (B) Plan
  • EIN ind #2137

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 California →

Braille Institute of America Inc Tax Sheltered 403(b) Savings Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Braille Institute of America Inc Tax Sheltered 403(b) Savings Plan and nearest nationwide Other peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

California filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$22M
Net Assets (End of Year)$22M
Net Income$23K
Employer EIN951641426
Plan Effective Date1990-04-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Braille Institute of America, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Braille Institute of America, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$28M 27.666096084572402% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$25M$30M$35M$40M$45M 202220232024 $38.9M $28.2M ▼ -27.7%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 391 $39M
2023 2 374 $40M
2024 2 374 $28M

Nearby Other Plans in California

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

Braille Institute of America Inc Tax Sheltered 403(b) Savings Plan vs. nearby Other plans in California, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -200000200004000060000 -5051015 Total assets ($B) Participants Braille Institute of America Inc Tax Sheltered 403(b) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.021537063 · Participants: 186Braille Institute of America Inc Tax Sheltered 403(b) Savings PlanStanford Contributory Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 11.039978863 · Participants: 21674Stanford Contributory Retirement PlanSutter Health 403(b) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 6.533806707 · Participants: 50273Sutter Health 403(b) Savings PlanStanford Health Care Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 5.761504142 · Participants: 22681Stanford Health Care Retirement Savings PlanCaltech Base Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.792181822 · Participants: 10682Caltech Base Retirement PlanUniversity of Southern California Tax-Deferred Annuity Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.277911652 · Participants: 21764University of Southern California Tax-Deferred Annuity Plan
Braille Institute of America Inc Tax Sheltered 403(b) Savings Plan vs. nearby Other plans in California, assets vs. participants
Compare Braille Institute of America Inc Tax Sheltered 403(b) Savings Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Braille Institute of America Inc Tax Sheltered 403(b) Savings Plan's out-of-state Other peers by assets and headcount

Outside California, the nearest Other by assets is Community Systems, Inc. Contributory 403 (B) Plan in MA ($22M); by covered participants it is Iha 401(k) and Retirement Savings Plan in IL (186 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (186 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 Braille Institute of America Inc Tax Sheltered 403(b) Savings Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Braille Institute of America Inc Tax Sheltered 403(b) Savings Plan held essentially flat - up 0.1% during 2023, from $22M to $22M. Reported net income was $23K.
How have Braille Institute of America, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Braille Institute of America, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets declined 27.7%, from $39M to $28M.
Which Other plans are similar in size to Braille Institute of America Inc Tax Sheltered 403(b) Savings Plan? ▼
Among Other plans in other states, the closest by assets is Community Systems, Inc. Contributory 403 (B) Plan in MA ($22M, 1,297 participants).
Which Other plans cover a similar participant headcount to Braille Institute of America Inc Tax Sheltered 403(b) Savings Plan? ▼
Among Other plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Iha 401(k) and Retirement Savings Plan in IL (186 participants, $83M 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 951641426.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA). See our methodology for details.