Other · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Outward Bound Inc. Retirement Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$10M
Total assets Small plan by assets: 3
Participants Small participant base: 59th
Percentile by assets National rank: $3.4M
Avg per participant High balance/head

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Official DOL plan name: Outward Bound USA 403(b) DC Plan · Sponsored by Outward Bound Inc. · Colorado · Educational Services

$10M in assets, 3 participants

Outward Bound Inc.'s Outward Bound USA 403(b) DC Plan reported $10M in total assets and 3 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 59th 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.

#1,572 in Educational Services (3,735 peers)

Outward Bound Inc. multi-year trail

Outward Bound Inc.'s plans moved +214.5% in assets from 2022 to 2024; this filing shows Outward Bound USA 403(b) DC Plan at $10M / 3 participants.

#1,572
in Educational Services (3,735 peers): +193.0%
assets growth YoY

Outward Bound USA 403(b) DC Plan's mid-pack asset rank among Educational Services and all filers

Outward Bound USA 403(b) DC Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$10,119,318 Top 41% higher than 59% 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

Outward Bound USA 403(b) DC Plan among micro filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2023 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Outward Bound USA 403(b) DC Plan is a micro filing (3 participants), the leftmost band.

Micro (1-10) 35,718 filings (27%) Small (11-100) 27,089 filings (21%) Medium (101-1,000) 55,445 filings (43%) Large (1,001-10,000) 10,273 filings (8%) Mega (10,000+) 1,374 filings (1%)

Outward Bound USA 403(b) DC Plan reported net income rose from -$727K in the plan year 2022 filing to $850K in the plan year 2023 filing.
Outward Bound USA 403(b) DC Plan end-of-year assets rose from $3M in the plan year 2022 filing to $10M in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 042375956 · Outward Bound Inc. PY 2023 · Other

Outward Bound USA 403(b) DC Plan · $10M · 3 · 59th

VS-ST $10M
VS-ST 3
VS-ST 59th
VS-ST Other
VS-ST near Kaboom! Inc. 403(b) Retirement Plan
VS-ST ind #1572

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 Colorado →

End-of-year total assets ($M) among Outward Bound USA 403(b) DC Plan and nearest nationwide Other peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Outward Bound Inc. multi-year asset trail

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets: $11M 214.50076506940636% vs 2022; 2024 filing year

Year	Plans	Participants	Total Assets
2022	1	3	$3M
2023	1	3	$10M
2024	1	18	$11M

Outward Bound Inc. filing trail (2023)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)	$3M
Net Assets (End of Year)	$10M
Net Income	$850K
Employer EIN	042375956
Plan Effective Date	1993-05-01
Filing Status	FILING RECEIVED

Nearby Other Plans in Colorado

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

Outward Bound USA 403(b) DC Plan vs. nearby Other plans in Colorado, assets vs. participants

Ucar Retirement Plan $1.1B · 1,444
Children's Hospital Colorado 403(b) Plan $898M · 8,617
University of Denver Retirement Plan $848M · 7,241
Nrel 403(b) Employee Savings Plan $525M · 2,877
Colorado College Retirement Benefit Plan $353M · 707

Compare Outward Bound USA 403(b) DC Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Outward Bound USA 403(b) DC Plan's out-of-state Other peers by assets and headcount

Outside Colorado, the nearest Other by assets is Kaboom! Inc. 403(b) Retirement Plan in MD ($10M); by covered participants it is Single K in IL (3 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($10M here).

Kaboom! Inc. 403(b) Retirement Plan (MD) $10M · 61
Bronx Charter School for Excellence 403(b) Deferred Compensation Plan (NY) $10M · 323
International Center for Transitional Justice - 403(b) Plan (NY) $10M · 21
South Texas Lighthouse for the Blind 403(b) Plan (TX) $10M · 180

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (3 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

Single K (IL) 3 · 0 off
Rkak Realty & Property Management Inc 401(k) Plan (ND) 3 · 0 off
Iron Workers District Council (Philadelphia & Vicinity) Fund Office Employees Annuity Plan (NJ) 3 · 0 off
VGG (SC) 3 · 0 off

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 Outward Bound USA 403(b) DC Plan assets move in 2023? ▼

Outward Bound USA 403(b) DC Plan surged - up 193.0% during 2023, from $3M to $10M. Reported net income was $850K.

How have Outward Bound Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼

Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Outward Bound Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 214.5%, from $3M to $11M.

Which Other plans are similar in size to Outward Bound USA 403(b) DC Plan? ▼

Among Other plans in other states, the closest by assets is Kaboom! Inc. 403(b) Retirement Plan in MD ($10M, 61 participants).

Which Other plans cover a similar participant headcount to Outward Bound USA 403(b) DC Plan? ▼

Among Other plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Single K in IL (3 participants, $311K 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 042375956.