Other · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

The George Washington University Retirement Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$1.5B
Total assets Very large vs avg
8,047
Participants Very large workforce
99th
Percentile by assets National rank
$190,214
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: The George Washington University Supplemental Retirement Plan · Sponsored by The George Washington University · Virginia · Educational Services

$1.5B in assets, 8,047 participants

The George Washington University's The George Washington University Supplemental Retirement Plan reported $1.5B in total assets and 8,047 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.

  • #3,683 in Educational Services (3,735 peers)

Coverage in Virginia

The George Washington University Supplemental Retirement Plan covers 8,047 participants in Virginia, 10x the typical Virginia plan (state average ~782 per filing). Assets: $1.5B.

#3,683
in Educational Services (3,735 peers)
+12.0%
assets growth YoY
15×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The George Washington University Supplemental Retirement Plan's outsized position by total assets

The George Washington University Supplemental Retirement Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$1,530,650,403 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

The George Washington University Supplemental Retirement 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. The George Washington University Supplemental Retirement Plan lands in the large band (8,047 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • The George Washington University Supplemental Retirement Plan reported net income rose from -$249M in the plan year 2022 filing to $164M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • The George Washington University Supplemental Retirement Plan end-of-year assets rose from $1.4B in the plan year 2022 filing to $1.5B in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • The George Washington University Supplemental Retirement Plan reported participants rose from 7,903 in the plan year 2022 filing to 8,047 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 530196584 · The George Washington University PY 2023 · Other

The George Washington University Supplemental Retirement Plan · $1.5B · 8,047 · 99th

  • SCH $1.5B
  • EBSA 8,047
  • PART 99th
  • TYPE Other
  • NET near Princeton University Retirement Savings Plan
  • BOOK ind #3683

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 Virginia →

The George Washington University Supplemental Retirement Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Southwest Research Institute Retirement PlanSouthwest Research Institute…$1.5BThe George Washington University Supplemental Retirement PlanThe George Washington Univer…$1.5BPrinceton University Retirement Savings PlanPrinceton University Retirem…$1.5BRush University Medical Center 403(b) Retirement Savings PlanRush University Medical Cent…$1.5BNorthside Hospital 403(b) Retirement PlanNorthside Hospital 403(b) Re…$1.5B
End-of-year total assets ($B) among The George Washington University Supplemental Retirement Plan and nearest nationwide Other peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Virginia filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$1.4B
Net Assets (End of Year)$1.5B
Net Income$164M
Employer EIN530196584
Plan Effective Date1989-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (The George Washington University)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All The George Washington University plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$3.1B 22.88352979751439% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$2.4B$2.6B$2.8B$3B$3.2B 202220232024 $2.52B $3.1B ▲ +23.0%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 11,910 $2.5B
2023 2 11,856 $2.8B
2024 2 12,124 $3.1B

Nearby Other Plans in Virginia

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

The George Washington University Supplemental Retirement Plan vs. nearby Other plans in Virginia, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. 0100002000030000 01234 Total assets ($B) Participants The George Washington University Supplemental Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.530650403 · Participants: 8047The George Washington University Supplemental Retirement PlanSentara 403(b) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.287712192 · Participants: 25806Sentara 403(b) Savings PlanInstitute for Defense Analyses Tax Deferred Annuity Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.801043955 · Participants: 1453Institute for Defense Analyses Tax Deferred Annuity PlanCarilion Clinic 403(b) Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.722085709 · Participants: 12978Carilion Clinic 403(b) Retirement Savings PlanCentra Health Matching Tax Deferred Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.669994115 · Participants: 7141Centra Health Matching Tax Deferred Savings PlanUniversity of Richmond Defined Contribution Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.629346902 · Participants: 1843University of Richmond Defined Contribution Retirement Plan
The George Washington University Supplemental Retirement Plan vs. nearby Other plans in Virginia, assets vs. participants
Compare The George Washington University Supplemental Retirement Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Scale composition for The George Washington University Supplemental Retirement Plan

The George Washington University Supplemental Retirement Plan reports $1.5B in end-of-year assets across 8,047 participants (0.012% of the $12.3T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.009% of 93,925,755 covered participants) - about $190,214 per participant (1.4x the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2023 was $164M.

This plan identity (EIN 530196584, plan #003) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $1.4B to $1.6B (+20.7%) while covered participants moved from 7,903 to 8,262 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.

Plan year Participants EOY assets Filing
2022 7,903 $1.4B Open filing
2023 8,047 $1.5B This page
2024 · index core 8,262 $1.6B Open filing

The same sponsor also keeps 2 other index-core plans on PlainRetire:

The George Washington University Supplemental Retirement Plan's out-of-state Other peers by assets and headcount

Outside Virginia, the nearest Other by assets is Princeton University Retirement Savings Plan in NJ ($1.5B); by covered participants it is Nebraska Methodist Health System Defined Contribution Retirement Plan in NE (8,014 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (8,047 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 The George Washington University Supplemental Retirement Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
The George Washington University Supplemental Retirement Plan grew at a solid clip - up 12.0% during 2023, from $1.4B to $1.5B. Reported net income was $164M.
How have The George Washington University plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), The George Washington University's sponsor-wide assets grew 22.9%, from $2.5B to $3.1B.
Where does The George Washington University Supplemental Retirement Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
The George Washington University Supplemental Retirement 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 The George Washington University Supplemental Retirement Plan? ▼
Among Other plans in other states, the closest by assets is Princeton University Retirement Savings Plan in NJ ($1.5B, 7,955 participants).
Which Other plans cover a similar participant headcount to The George Washington University Supplemental Retirement Plan? ▼
Among Other plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Nebraska Methodist Health System Defined Contribution Retirement Plan in NE (8,014 participants, N/A 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 530196584.

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.