Other · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

The Wilderness Society Retirement Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$23M
Total assets Small plan by assets
169
Participants Small participant base
75th
Percentile by assets National rank
$135,399
Avg per participant Near avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: The Wilderness Society 403(b) Plan · Sponsored by The Wilderness Society · District of Columbia · Other Services

$23M in assets, 169 participants

The Wilderness Society's The Wilderness Society 403(b) Plan reported $23M in total assets and 169 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 75th 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.

  • #6,810 in Other Services (7,857 peers)

Coverage in District of Columbia

The Wilderness Society 403(b) Plan covers 169 participants in District of Columbia, about 12% of the average District of Columbia filer (state average ~1,456 per filing). Assets: $23M.

#6,810
in Other Services (7,857 peers)
+27.0%
assets growth YoY
0.2×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The Wilderness Society 403(b) Plan's outsized position by total assets

The Wilderness Society 403(b) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$22,882,374 Top 25% higher than 75% 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 Wilderness Society 403(b) 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. The Wilderness Society 403(b) Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (169 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • The Wilderness Society 403(b) Plan reported net income rose from -$3M in the plan year 2022 filing to $5M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • The Wilderness Society 403(b) Plan end-of-year assets rose from $18M in the plan year 2022 filing to $23M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • The Wilderness Society 403(b) Plan reported participants rose from 151 in the plan year 2022 filing to 169 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 530167933 · The Wilderness Society PY 2023 · Other

The Wilderness Society 403(b) Plan · $23M · 169 · 75th

  • BOY $23M
  • BOY 169
  • BOY 75th
  • BOY Other
  • BOY near Riverbend Community Mental Health, Inc. Tax Deferred Annuity Plan
  • BOY ind #6810

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 District of Columbia →

The Wilderness Society 403(b) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Chase Brexton Health Services, Inc. 403(b) PlanChase Brexton Health Service…$23MBronxworks 403(b) Plan$23MThe Wilderness Society 403(b) PlanThe Wilderness Society 403(b…$23MRiverbend Community Mental Health, Inc. Tax Deferred Annuity PlanRiverbend Community Mental H…$23MSarco Employees Retirement PlanSarco Employees Retirement P…$23M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among The Wilderness Society 403(b) Plan and nearest nationwide Other peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

District of Columbia filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$18M
Net Assets (End of Year)$23M
Net Income$5M
Employer EIN530167933
Plan Effective Date2001-04-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (The Wilderness Society)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All The Wilderness Society plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$44M 38.05304313713662% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$30M$35M$40M$45M$50M 202220232024 $32.2M $44.5M ▲ +38.0%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 312 $32M
2023 2 351 $40M
2024 2 337 $44M

Nearby Other Plans in District of Columbia

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

The Wilderness Society 403(b) Plan vs. nearby Other plans in District of Columbia, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -1000000100000200000300000400000500000 -10123 Total assets ($B) Participants The Wilderness Society 403(b) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.022882374 · Participants: 169The Wilderness Society 403(b) PlanInt'l Brotherhood of Electrical Workers' Pension Benefit Fund, Total assets ($B): 2.573431912 · Participants: 431907Int'l Brotherhood of Electrical Workers' Pension Benefit FundGeorgetown University Defined Contribution Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 2.233326595 · Participants: 4981Georgetown University Defined Contribution Retirement PlanAmerican University Defined Contribution Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.269733433 · Participants: 2668American University Defined Contribution Retirement PlanHoward University Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.110483572 · Participants: 6611Howard University Savings PlanGeorgetown University Voluntary Contribution Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.864736688 · Participants: 15030Georgetown University Voluntary Contribution Retirement Plan
The Wilderness Society 403(b) Plan vs. nearby Other plans in District of Columbia, assets vs. participants
Compare The Wilderness Society 403(b) Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

The Wilderness Society 403(b) Plan's out-of-state Other peers by assets and headcount

Outside District of Columbia, the nearest Other by assets is Riverbend Community Mental Health, Inc. Tax Deferred Annuity Plan in NH ($23M); by covered participants it is Trinity Christian School of Fairfax Defined Contribution and Tax Deferred Annuity Retirement Plan in VA (169 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($23M here).

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 Wilderness Society 403(b) Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
The Wilderness Society 403(b) Plan grew sharply - up 27.0% during 2023, from $18M to $23M. Reported net income was $5M.
How have The Wilderness Society plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), The Wilderness Society's sponsor-wide assets grew 38.1%, from $32M to $44M.
Where does The Wilderness Society 403(b) Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
The Wilderness Society 403(b) Plan ranks in the 75th 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 The Wilderness Society 403(b) Plan? ▼
Among Other plans in other states, the closest by assets is Riverbend Community Mental Health, Inc. Tax Deferred Annuity Plan in NH ($23M, 347 participants).
Which Other plans cover a similar participant headcount to The Wilderness Society 403(b) Plan? ▼
Among Other plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Trinity Christian School of Fairfax Defined Contribution and Tax Deferred Annuity Retirement Plan in VA (169 participants, $8M 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 530167933.

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.