Other · DOL Form 5500 · 2023
Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy, Inc. Retirement Plan
Data updated 2026-08-11
- $273M
- Total assets
- 1,361
- Participants
- 96th
- Percentile by assets
- $200,850
- Avg per participant
Official DOL plan name: The Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy, Inc. 403(b) Savings Plan · Sponsored by Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy, Inc. · District of Columbia · Professional & Technical Services
$273M in assets, 1,361 participants
Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy, Inc.'s The Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy, Inc. 403(b) Savings Plan reported $273M in total assets and 1,361 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 96th 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.
- 96th percentile by assets (of 127,072 plans)
- #19,703 in Professional & Technical Services (20,321 peers)
Where The Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy, Inc. 403(b) Savings Plan sits by assets
The Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy, Inc. 403(b) Savings Plan sits in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets, $273M for 1,361 participants (~$200,850/participant), up 15.2% in 2023.
- $273M
- total plan assets (2023 EOY)
- 1,361
- covered participants
- 96th
- percentile by assets (of 127,072 plans)
- $200,850
- avg assets per participant
Where The Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy, Inc. 403(b) Savings Plan sits by total assets
The Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy, Inc. 403(b) Savings Plan vs every filed plan by assets
End-of-year total assets · plan year 2023 · DOL Form 5500
$273,356,916 Top 4% higher than 96% of 127,068 filed plans
Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.
Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2023
What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings
plan year 2022 → plan year 2023
- The Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy, Inc. 403(b) Savings Plan reported net income rose from -$45M in the plan year 2022 filing to $36M in the plan year 2023 filing.
- The Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy, Inc. 403(b) Savings Plan end-of-year assets rose from $237M in the plan year 2022 filing to $273M in the plan year 2023 filing.
- The Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy, Inc. 403(b) Savings Plan reported participants rose from 1,349 in the plan year 2022 filing to 1,361 in the plan year 2023 filing.
The Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy, Inc. 403(b) Savings Plan vs the 2023 asset distribution
By assets, The Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy, Inc. 403(b) Savings Plan outranks 96% of the 127,072 plans that filed a Form 5500 for the 2023 plan year, and holds roughly 2.7x the national average plan size of $100M (721 average participants).
Scale-class filing particulars (2023)
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $237M |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $273M |
| Net Income | $36M |
| Employer EIN | 860138043 |
| Plan Effective Date | 1959-01-01 |
| Filing Status | FILING RECEIVED |
Sponsor Plan History (Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy, Inc.)
| Year | Plans | Participants | Total Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2 | 2,726 | $565M |
| 2023 | 2 | 2,755 | $654M |
| 2024 | 2 | 3,012 | $727M |
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