Other · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Guilford College Retirement Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$78M
Total assets Below avg plan size
246
Participants Below avg headcount
89th
Percentile by assets National rank
$315,300
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Guilford College Defined Contribution Plan · Sponsored by Guilford College · North Carolina · Educational Services

$78M in assets, 246 participants

Guilford College's Guilford College Defined Contribution Plan reported $78M in total assets and 246 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 89th 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.

  • #3,032 in Educational Services (3,735 peers)

Coverage in North Carolina

Guilford College Defined Contribution Plan covers 246 participants in North Carolina, about 30% of the average North Carolina filer (state average ~819 per filing). Assets: $78M.

#3,032
in Educational Services (3,735 peers)
+8.8%
assets growth YoY
0.8×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Guilford College Defined Contribution Plan's outsized position by total assets

Guilford College Defined Contribution Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$77,563,744 Top 11% higher than 89% 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

Guilford College Defined Contribution 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. Guilford College Defined Contribution Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (246 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Guilford College Defined Contribution Plan reported net income rose from -$14M in the plan year 2022 filing to $6M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Guilford College Defined Contribution Plan end-of-year assets rose from $71M in the plan year 2022 filing to $78M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Guilford College Defined Contribution Plan reported participants rose from 227 in the plan year 2022 filing to 246 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 560529982 · Guilford College PY 2023 · Other

Guilford College Defined Contribution Plan · $78M · 246 · 89th

  • SCH $78M
  • SCH 246
  • SCH 89th
  • SCH Other
  • SCH near Francis W. Parker School Defined Contribution Retirement Plan
  • SCH ind #3032

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 North Carolina →

Guilford College Defined Contribution Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Holzer Health System 403b PlanHolzer Health System 403b Pl…$78MTax Deferred Annuity Program for Employees of Valley Presbyterian HospitalTax Deferred Annuity Program…$78MFrancis W. Parker School Defined Contribution Retirement PlanFrancis W. Parker School Def…$78MGuilford College Defined Contribution PlanGuilford College Defined Con…$78MJacksonville University Defined Contribution Retirement PlanJacksonville University Defi…$77M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Guilford College Defined Contribution Plan and nearest nationwide Other peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

North Carolina filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$71M
Net Assets (End of Year)$78M
Net Income$6M
Employer EIN560529982
Plan Effective Date1934-06-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Guilford College)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Guilford College plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$83M 16.057919487466464% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$70M$75M$80M$85M 202220232024 $71.3M $82.8M ▲ +16.1%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 227 $71M
2023 1 246 $78M
2024 1 306 $83M

Nearby Other Plans in North Carolina

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

Guilford College Defined Contribution Plan vs. nearby Other plans in North Carolina, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -1000001000020000300004000050000 -20246810 Total assets ($B) Participants Guilford College Defined Contribution Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.077563744 · Participants: 246Guilford College Defined Contribution PlanThe Duke University Faculty and Staff Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 8.950907627 · Participants: 44809The Duke University Faculty and Staff Retirement PlanWake Forest Baptist Medical Center 403(b) Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.192820786 · Participants: 18961Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center 403(b) Retirement Savings PlanThe Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital Voluntary Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.459711813 · Participants: 13606The Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital Voluntary Savings PlanWake Forest University Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.797846895 · Participants: 3092Wake Forest University Retirement PlanCaromont Health, Inc. Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.444128487 · Participants: 4458Caromont Health, Inc. Retirement Savings Plan
Guilford College Defined Contribution Plan vs. nearby Other plans in North Carolina, assets vs. participants
Compare Guilford College Defined Contribution Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Guilford College Defined Contribution Plan's out-of-state Other peers by assets and headcount

Outside North Carolina, the nearest Other by assets is Francis W. Parker School Defined Contribution Retirement Plan in IL ($78M); by covered participants it is Pana Community Hospital Employees' Tax Deferred Annuity Plan in IL (246 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (246 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 Guilford College Defined Contribution Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Guilford College Defined Contribution Plan grew at a solid clip - up 8.8% during 2023, from $71M to $78M. Reported net income was $6M.
How have Guilford College plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Guilford College's sponsor-wide assets grew 16.1%, from $71M to $83M.
Where does Guilford College Defined Contribution Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Guilford College Defined Contribution Plan ranks in the 89th 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 Guilford College Defined Contribution Plan? ▼
Among Other plans in other states, the closest by assets is Francis W. Parker School Defined Contribution Retirement Plan in IL ($78M, 225 participants).
Which Other plans cover a similar participant headcount to Guilford College Defined Contribution Plan? ▼
Among Other plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Pana Community Hospital Employees' Tax Deferred Annuity Plan in IL (246 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 560529982.

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.