Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

The American College Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$12M
Total assets Small plan by assets
11
Participants Small participant base
62nd
Percentile by assets National rank
$1.1M
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: The Pension Plan for the Employees of the American College · Sponsored by The American College · Pennsylvania · Educational Services

$12M in assets, 11 participants

The American College's The Pension Plan for the Employees of the American College reported $12M in total assets and 11 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 62nd 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.

  • #1,677 in Educational Services (3,735 peers)

The American College multi-year trail

The American College's plans moved +22.8% in assets from 2022 to 2024; this filing shows The Pension Plan for the Employees of the American College at $12M / 11 participants.

#1,677
in Educational Services (3,735 peers)
-1.6%
assets change YoY

The plan reported a net loss of $184K for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

The Pension Plan for the Employees of the American College's mid-pack asset rank among Educational Services and all filers

The Pension Plan for the Employees of the American College vs every filed plan by assets

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

$11,659,529 Top 38% higher than 62% 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

The Pension Plan for the Employees of the American College among smaller filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2023 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. The Pension Plan for the Employees of the American College is a small filing (11 participants) on this national headcount ladder.

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • The Pension Plan for the Employees of the American College reported net income rose from -$5M in the plan year 2022 filing to -$184K in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • The Pension Plan for the Employees of the American College reported participants fell from 12 in the plan year 2022 filing to 11 in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • The Pension Plan for the Employees of the American College end-of-year assets fell from $12M in the plan year 2022 filing to $12M in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 231352008 · The American College PY 2023 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

The Pension Plan for the Employees of the American College · $12M · 11 · 62nd

  • ASSETS $12M
  • ASSETS 11
  • ASSETS 62nd
  • ASSETS Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • ASSETS near Whitney Museum of American Art Retirement Plan
  • ASSETS ind #1677

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 Pennsylvania →

The Pension Plan for the Employees of the American College in the asset neighbourhood

Barasch & Mcgarry, PC Cash Balance PlanBarasch & Mcgarry, PC Cash B…$12MSouthern Star Retirement Plan (Union)Southern Star Retirement Pla…$12MGenon Pension Plan for Bargained EmployeesGenon Pension Plan for Barga…$12MThe Pension Plan for the Employees of the American CollegeThe Pension Plan for the Emp…$12MWhitney Museum of American Art Retirement PlanWhitney Museum of American A…$12M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among The Pension Plan for the Employees of the American College and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

The American College multi-year asset trail

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All The American College plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$47M 22.755783537597164% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$35M$40M$45M$50M 202220232024 $38.4M $47.1M ▲ +22.7%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 198 $38M
2023 2 216 $43M
2024 2 207 $47M

The American College filing trail (2023)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$12M
Net Assets (End of Year)$12M
Net Income-$184K
Employer EIN231352008
Plan Effective Date1955-09-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Pennsylvania

Peer Defined Benefit (Pension) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

The Pension Plan for the Employees of the American College vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Pennsylvania, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -20000020000400006000080000 -5051015 Total assets ($B) Participants The Pension Plan for the Employees of the American College, Total assets ($B): 0.011659529 · Participants: 11The Pension Plan for the Employees of the American CollegeNational Elevator Industry Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 11.224377797 · Participants: 27434National Elevator Industry Pension PlanSteelworkers Pension Trust, Total assets ($B): 6.602912146 · Participants: 47052Steelworkers Pension TrustThe PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 5.63715 · Participants: 63680The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. Pension PlanConstellation Retirement Program, Total assets ($B): 5.323012123 · Participants: 5080Constellation Retirement ProgramThe Bank of New York Mellon Corporation Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 5.257223708 · Participants: 7374The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation Pension Plan
The Pension Plan for the Employees of the American College vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Pennsylvania, assets vs. participants
Compare The Pension Plan for the Employees of the American College side-by-side with 3 peers →

The Pension Plan for the Employees of the American College's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Pennsylvania, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Whitney Museum of American Art Retirement Plan in NY ($12M); by covered participants it is Boca General and Family Medicine Defined Benefit Plan in FL (11 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (11 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 The Pension Plan for the Employees of the American College assets move in 2023? ▼
The Pension Plan for the Employees of the American College edged down modestly - down 1.6% during 2023, from $12M to $12M. Reported net income was -$184K.
How have The American College plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), The American College's sponsor-wide assets grew 22.8%, from $38M to $47M.
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to The Pension Plan for the Employees of the American College? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Whitney Museum of American Art Retirement Plan in NY ($12M, 75 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to The Pension Plan for the Employees of the American College? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Boca General and Family Medicine Defined Benefit Plan in FL (11 participants, $3M 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 231352008.

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.