Other · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Palmer College Foundation D/B/a Palmer College of Chiropractic Retirement Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$60M
Total assets Below avg plan size
405
Participants Below avg headcount
87th
Percentile by assets National rank
$147,679
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Palmer College of Chiropractic 403(b) Plan · Sponsored by Palmer College Foundation D/B/a Palmer College of Chiropractic · Iowa · Educational Services

$60M in assets, 405 participants

Palmer College Foundation D/B/a Palmer College of Chiropractic's Palmer College of Chiropractic 403(b) Plan reported $60M in total assets and 405 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 87th 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.

  • #2,886 in Educational Services (3,735 peers)

Where Palmer College of Chiropractic 403(b) Plan sits by assets

Palmer College of Chiropractic 403(b) Plan sits in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets, $60M for 405 participants (~$147,679/participant), up 10.5% in 2023.

#2,886
in Educational Services (3,735 peers)
+10.5%
assets growth YoY
0.6×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Palmer College of Chiropractic 403(b) Plan's outsized position by total assets

Palmer College of Chiropractic 403(b) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$59,809,850 Top 13% higher than 87% 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

Palmer College of Chiropractic 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. Palmer College of Chiropractic 403(b) Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (405 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Palmer College of Chiropractic 403(b) Plan reported net income rose from -$11M in the plan year 2022 filing to $6M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Palmer College of Chiropractic 403(b) Plan end-of-year assets rose from $54M in the plan year 2022 filing to $60M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Palmer College of Chiropractic 403(b) Plan reported participants fell from 431 in the plan year 2022 filing to 405 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 426081293 · Palmer College Foundation D/B/a Palmer College of Chiropractic PY 2023 · Other

Palmer College of Chiropractic 403(b) Plan · $60M · 405 · 87th

  • BOY $60M
  • BOY 405
  • BOY 87th
  • BOY Other
  • BOY near The Harker School 403(b) Tax-Deferred Annuity Plan
  • BOY ind #2886

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 Iowa →

Palmer College of Chiropractic 403(b) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Longwood Gardens 403(b) Employer Match Retirement PlanLongwood Gardens 403(b) Empl…$60MEmployee Benefit Plan for Employees of Employshare, Inc. and Participating EmployersEmployee Benefit Plan for Em…$60MGuide Dogs for the Blind, Inc. 403(b) PlanGuide Dogs for the Blind, In…$60MPalmer College of Chiropractic 403(b) PlanPalmer College of Chiropract…$60MThe Harker School 403(b) Tax-Deferred Annuity PlanThe Harker School 403(b) Tax…$60M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Palmer College of Chiropractic 403(b) Plan and nearest nationwide Other peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Scale-class filing particulars (2023)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$54M
Net Assets (End of Year)$60M
Net Income$6M
Employer EIN426081293
Plan Effective Date1995-06-30
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Palmer College Foundation D/B/a Palmer College of Chiropractic)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Palmer College Foundation D/B/a Palmer College of Chiropractic plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$62M 14.217543313670037% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$50M$55M$60M$65M 202220232024 $54.1M $61.8M ▲ +14.2%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 431 $54M
2023 1 405 $60M
2024 1 396 $62M

Nearby Other Plans in Iowa

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

Palmer College of Chiropractic 403(b) Plan vs. nearby Other plans in Iowa, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. 010002000300040005000 0200400600800 Total assets ($M) Participants Palmer College of Chiropractic 403(b) Plan, Total assets ($M): 59.80985 · Participants: 405Palmer College of Chiropractic 403(b) PlanIaicu Multiple Employer Plan, Total assets ($M): 593.244111 · Participants: 2396Iaicu Multiple Employer PlanAct, Inc. Defined Contribution Retirement Plan, Total assets ($M): 425.690125 · Participants: 1043Act, Inc. Defined Contribution Retirement PlanGrinnell College Employees Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($M): 352.550863 · Participants: 810Grinnell College Employees Retirement Savings PlanGenesis Health System Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($M): 344.594954 · Participants: 4651Genesis Health System Retirement Savings PlanDrake University Mandatory Tax-Deferred Annuity Retirement Plan, Total assets ($M): 277.013704 · Participants: 1224Drake University Mandatory Tax-Deferred Annuity Retirement Plan
Palmer College of Chiropractic 403(b) Plan vs. nearby Other plans in Iowa, assets vs. participants
Compare Palmer College of Chiropractic 403(b) Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Palmer College of Chiropractic 403(b) Plan's out-of-state Other peers by assets and headcount

Outside Iowa, the nearest Other by assets is The Harker School 403(b) Tax-Deferred Annuity Plan in CA ($60M); by covered participants it is University of Massachusetts Global Defined Contribution Retirement Plan in CA (405 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (405 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 Palmer College of Chiropractic 403(b) Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Palmer College of Chiropractic 403(b) Plan grew at a solid clip - up 10.5% during 2023, from $54M to $60M. Reported net income was $6M.
How have Palmer College Foundation D/B/a Palmer College of Chiropractic plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Palmer College Foundation D/B/a Palmer College of Chiropractic's sponsor-wide assets grew 14.2%, from $54M to $62M.
Where does Palmer College of Chiropractic 403(b) Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Palmer College of Chiropractic 403(b) Plan ranks in the 87th 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 Palmer College of Chiropractic 403(b) Plan? ▼
Among Other plans in other states, the closest by assets is The Harker School 403(b) Tax-Deferred Annuity Plan in CA ($60M, 1,077 participants).
Which Other plans cover a similar participant headcount to Palmer College of Chiropractic 403(b) Plan? ▼
Among Other plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is University of Massachusetts Global Defined Contribution Retirement Plan in CA (405 participants, $23M 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 426081293.

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.