Other · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

The Maryland School for the Blind Retirement Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$32M
Total assets Below avg plan size
402
Participants Below avg headcount
80th
Percentile by assets National rank
$80,158
Avg per participant Below avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Msb 403(b) Retirement Program · Sponsored by The Maryland School for the Blind · Maryland · Educational Services

$32M in assets, 402 participants

The Maryland School for the Blind's Msb 403(b) Retirement Program reported $32M in total assets and 402 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 80th 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.

  • #2,458 in Educational Services (3,735 peers)

Coverage in Maryland

Msb 403(b) Retirement Program covers 402 participants in Maryland, about 43% of the average Maryland filer (state average ~929 per filing). Assets: $32M.

#2,458
in Educational Services (3,735 peers)
+16.9%
assets growth YoY
0.3×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Msb 403(b) Retirement Program's outsized position by total assets

Msb 403(b) Retirement Program vs every filed plan by assets

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

$32,223,403 Top 20% higher than 80% 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

Msb 403(b) Retirement Program 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. Msb 403(b) Retirement Program sits mid-pack in the medium band (402 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Msb 403(b) Retirement Program reported net income rose from -$1M in the plan year 2022 filing to $5M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Msb 403(b) Retirement Program end-of-year assets rose from $28M in the plan year 2022 filing to $32M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Msb 403(b) Retirement Program reported participants rose from 352 in the plan year 2022 filing to 402 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 520584118 · The Maryland School for the Blind PY 2023 · Other

Msb 403(b) Retirement Program · $32M · 402 · 80th

  • 5500 $32M
  • 5500 402
  • 5500 80th
  • 5500 Other
  • 5500 near St. Ann's Community 403(b) Retirement Plan
  • 5500 ind #2458

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 Maryland →

Msb 403(b) Retirement Program in the asset neighbourhood

Legacy Lifecare 403(b) Plan$32MPrimary Health Network Retirement Savings PlanPrimary Health Network Retir…$32MSt. Ann's Community 403(b) Retirement PlanSt. Ann's Community 403(b) R…$32MMsb 403(b) Retirement Program$32MWest Virginia University Foundation DC Retirement PlanWest Virginia University Fou…$32M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Msb 403(b) Retirement Program and nearest nationwide Other peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Maryland filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$28M
Net Assets (End of Year)$32M
Net Income$5M
Employer EIN520584118
Plan Effective Date2010-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (The Maryland School for the Blind)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All The Maryland School for the Blind plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$35M 27.065040416768625% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$25M$30M$35M$40M 202220232024 $27.6M $35M ▲ +27.1%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 352 $28M
2023 1 402 $32M
2024 1 385 $35M

Nearby Other Plans in Maryland

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

Msb 403(b) Retirement Program vs. nearby Other plans in Maryland, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -10000010000200003000040000 -20246810 Total assets ($B) Participants Msb 403(b) Retirement Program, Total assets ($B): 0.032223403 · Participants: 402Msb 403(b) Retirement ProgramJohns Hopkins University 403(b) Plan, Total assets ($B): 7.843208337 · Participants: 25369Johns Hopkins University 403(b) PlanMedstar Health, Inc. Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 2.964902016 · Participants: 31642Medstar Health, Inc. Retirement Savings PlanThe Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory Pension Plan B, Total assets ($B): 2.653072821 · Participants: 9305The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory Pension Plan BHoward Hughes Medical Institute Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.798525441 · Participants: 2154Howard Hughes Medical Institute Retirement Savings PlanJohns Hopkins Health System Corporation 403(b) Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.449412779 · Participants: 17639Johns Hopkins Health System Corporation 403(b) Plan
Msb 403(b) Retirement Program vs. nearby Other plans in Maryland, assets vs. participants

Msb 403(b) Retirement Program's out-of-state Other peers by assets and headcount

Outside Maryland, the nearest Other by assets is St. Ann's Community 403(b) Retirement Plan in NY ($32M); by covered participants it is John Brown University Pension Plan in AR (402 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (402 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 Msb 403(b) Retirement Program assets move in 2023? ▼
Msb 403(b) Retirement Program grew sharply - up 16.9% during 2023, from $28M to $32M. Reported net income was $5M.
How have The Maryland School for the Blind plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), The Maryland School for the Blind's sponsor-wide assets grew 27.1%, from $28M to $35M.
Where does Msb 403(b) Retirement Program rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Msb 403(b) Retirement Program ranks in the 80th 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 Msb 403(b) Retirement Program? ▼
Among Other plans in other states, the closest by assets is St. Ann's Community 403(b) Retirement Plan in NY ($32M, 1,112 participants).
Which Other plans cover a similar participant headcount to Msb 403(b) Retirement Program? ▼
Among Other plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is John Brown University Pension Plan in AR (402 participants, $57M in assets).