Money Purchase · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Trustees of Tufts College Money Purchase Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$942M
Total assets Above avg plan size
6,037
Participants Above avg headcount
99th
Percentile by assets National rank
$156,005
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Tufts University Basic Retirement Plan · Sponsored by Trustees of Tufts College · Massachusetts · Educational Services

$942M in assets, 6,037 participants

Trustees of Tufts College's Tufts University Basic Retirement Plan reported $942M in total assets and 6,037 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.

  • #3,662 in Educational Services (3,735 peers)

Coverage in Massachusetts

Tufts University Basic Retirement Plan covers 6,037 participants in Massachusetts, 9.2x the typical Massachusetts plan (state average ~659 per filing). Assets: $942M.

#3,662
in Educational Services (3,735 peers)
+14.9%
assets growth YoY
9.4×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Tufts University Basic Retirement Plan's outsized position by total assets

Tufts University Basic Retirement Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$941,800,008 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

Tufts University Basic 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. Tufts University Basic Retirement Plan lands in the large band (6,037 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Tufts University Basic Retirement Plan reported net income rose from -$136M in the plan year 2022 filing to $122M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Tufts University Basic Retirement Plan end-of-year assets rose from $819M in the plan year 2022 filing to $942M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Tufts University Basic Retirement Plan reported participants fell from 7,042 in the plan year 2022 filing to 6,037 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 042103634 · Trustees of Tufts College PY 2023 · Money Purchase

Tufts University Basic Retirement Plan · $942M · 6,037 · 99th

  • BOY $942M
  • SCH 6,037
  • EBSA 99th
  • PART Money Purchase
  • TYPE near Local 68 Engineers Union Annuity Plan
  • NET ind #3662

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 Massachusetts →

Tufts University Basic Retirement Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Alcon Retirement Plan$974MNorthwest Permanente, P.C. Retirement Plan - Mpp AspectNorthwest Permanente, P.C. R…$966MTufts University Basic Retirement PlanTufts University Basic Retir…$942MLocal 68 Engineers Union Annuity PlanLocal 68 Engineers Union Ann…$919MNECA-IBEW Pension Benefit Trust FundNECA-IBEW Pension Benefit Tr…$917M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Tufts University Basic Retirement Plan and nearest nationwide Money Purchase peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Massachusetts filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$819M
Net Assets (End of Year)$942M
Net Income$122M
Employer EIN042103634
Plan Effective Date1989-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Trustees of Tufts College)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Trustees of Tufts College plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$2.0B 26.056882338588927% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$1.4B$1.6B$1.8B$2B$2.2B 202220232024 $1.62B $2.04B ▲ +25.9%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 11,065 $1.6B
2023 2 11,075 $1.8B
2024 2 11,323 $2.0B

Nearby Money Purchase Plans in Massachusetts

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

Tufts University Basic Retirement Plan vs. nearby Money Purchase plans in Massachusetts, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. 050001000015000 0.511.522.53 Total assets ($B) Participants Tufts University Basic Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.941800008 · Participants: 6037Tufts University Basic Retirement PlanThe Mitre Corporation Qualified Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 2.564495046 · Participants: 12551The Mitre Corporation Qualified Retirement PlanRetirement Income Plan for Teaching Faculty of Harvard University, Total assets ($B): 2.165044645 · Participants: 2687Retirement Income Plan for Teaching Faculty of Harvard UniversityMassachusetts Laborers' Annuity Fund, Total assets ($B): 2.163224805 · Participants: 11709Massachusetts Laborers' Annuity FundHarvard University Defined Contribution Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.763325967 · Participants: 13259Harvard University Defined Contribution Retirement PlanElectrical Workers Deferred Income Plan Local 103, I.B.E.W., Total assets ($B): 1.633331243 · Participants: 8337Electrical Workers Deferred Income Plan Local 103, I.B.E.W.
Tufts University Basic Retirement Plan vs. nearby Money Purchase plans in Massachusetts, assets vs. participants

Scale composition for Tufts University Basic Retirement Plan

Tufts University Basic Retirement Plan reports $942M in end-of-year assets across 6,037 participants (0.008% of the $12.3T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.006% of 93,925,755 covered participants) - about $156,005 per participant (1.1x the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2023 was $122M.

This plan identity (EIN 042103634, plan #002) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $819M to $1.0B (+26.9%) while covered participants moved from 7,042 to 5,769 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.

Plan year Participants EOY assets Filing
2022 7,042 $819M Open filing
2023 6,037 $942M This page
2024 · index core 5,769 $1.0B Open filing

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

Tufts University Basic Retirement Plan's out-of-state Money Purchase peers by assets and headcount

Outside Massachusetts, the nearest Money Purchase by assets is Local 68 Engineers Union Annuity Plan in NJ ($919M); by covered participants it is Local 338 Annuity Fund in NY (6,065 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($942M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (6,037 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 Tufts University Basic Retirement Plan assets move in 2023?
Tufts University Basic Retirement Plan grew at a solid clip - up 14.9% during 2023, from $819M to $942M. Reported net income was $122M.
How have Trustees of Tufts College plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Trustees of Tufts College's sponsor-wide assets grew 26.1%, from $1.6B to $2.0B.
Where does Tufts University Basic Retirement Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
Tufts University Basic 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 Money Purchase plans are similar in size to Tufts University Basic Retirement Plan?
Among Money Purchase plans in other states, the closest by assets is Local 68 Engineers Union Annuity Plan in NJ ($919M, 5,196 participants).
Which Money Purchase plans cover a similar participant headcount to Tufts University Basic Retirement Plan?
Among Money Purchase plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Local 338 Annuity Fund in NY (6,065 participants, $49M in assets).