Other · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Northern California Institute for Research and Education Retirement Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$28M
Total assets Below avg plan size
228
Participants Below avg headcount
78th
Percentile by assets National rank
$124,665
Avg per participant Near avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Northern California Institute for Research and Education 403(b) Plan · Sponsored by Northern California Institute for Research and Education · California · Professional & Technical Services

$28M in assets, 228 participants

Northern California Institute for Research and Education's Northern California Institute for Research and Education 403(b) Plan reported $28M in total assets and 228 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 78th 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.

  • #16,028 in Professional & Technical Services (20,321 peers)

Coverage in California

Northern California Institute for Research and Education 403(b) Plan covers 228 participants in California, about 36% of the average California filer (state average ~630 per filing). Assets: $28M.

#16,028
in Professional & Technical Services (20,321 peers)
+29.1%
assets growth YoY
0.3×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Northern California Institute for Research and Education 403(b) Plan's outsized position by total assets

Northern California Institute for Research and Education 403(b) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$28,423,544 Top 22% higher than 78% 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

Northern California Institute for Research and Education 403(b) 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. Northern California Institute for Research and Education 403(b) Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (228 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Northern California Institute for Research and Education 403(b) Plan reported net income rose from -$3M in the plan year 2022 filing to $6M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Northern California Institute for Research and Education 403(b) Plan end-of-year assets rose from $22M in the plan year 2022 filing to $28M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Northern California Institute for Research and Education 403(b) Plan reported participants rose from 220 in the plan year 2022 filing to 228 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 943084159 · Northern California Institute for Research and Education PY 2023 · Other

Northern California Institute for Research and Education 403(b) Plan · $28M · 228 · 78th

  • BOY $28M
  • BOY 228
  • BOY 78th
  • BOY Other
  • BOY near South Shore Mental Health Center, Inc. Tax Sheltered Ann. Plan
  • BOY ind #16028

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 Professional & Technical Services retirement plans → · Plans in California →

Northern California Institute for Research and Education 403(b) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Northern California Institute for Research and Education 403(b) Plan and nearest nationwide Other peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

California filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$22M
Net Assets (End of Year)$28M
Net Income$6M
Employer EIN943084159
Plan Effective Date2001-10-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Northern California Institute for Research and Education)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Northern California Institute for Research and Education plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$56M 37.23207528017776% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$35M$40M$45M$50M$55M$60M 202220232024 $40.8M $56.1M ▲ +37.2%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 371 $41M
2023 2 384 $50M
2024 2 411 $56M

Nearby Other Plans in California

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

Northern California Institute for Research and Education 403(b) Plan vs. nearby Other plans in California, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -200000200004000060000 -5051015 Total assets ($B) Participants Northern California Institute for Research and Education 403(b) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.028423544 · Participants: 228Northern California Institute for Research and Education 403(b) PlanStanford Contributory Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 11.039978863 · Participants: 21674Stanford Contributory Retirement PlanSutter Health 403(b) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 6.533806707 · Participants: 50273Sutter Health 403(b) Savings PlanStanford Health Care Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 5.761504142 · Participants: 22681Stanford Health Care Retirement Savings PlanCaltech Base Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.792181822 · Participants: 10682Caltech Base Retirement PlanUniversity of Southern California Tax-Deferred Annuity Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.277911652 · Participants: 21764University of Southern California Tax-Deferred Annuity Plan
Northern California Institute for Research and Education 403(b) Plan vs. nearby Other plans in California, assets vs. participants

Northern California Institute for Research and Education 403(b) Plan's out-of-state Other peers by assets and headcount

Outside California, the nearest Other by assets is South Shore Mental Health Center, Inc. Tax Sheltered Ann. Plan in MA ($28M); by covered participants it is Primecare Community Health, Inc. Employees Retirement Plan in IL (228 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (228 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 Northern California Institute for Research and Education 403(b) Plan assets move in 2023?
Northern California Institute for Research and Education 403(b) Plan grew sharply - up 29.1% during 2023, from $22M to $28M. Reported net income was $6M.
How have Northern California Institute for Research and Education plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Northern California Institute for Research and Education's sponsor-wide assets grew 37.2%, from $41M to $56M.
Where does Northern California Institute for Research and Education 403(b) Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
Northern California Institute for Research and Education 403(b) Plan ranks in the 78th 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 Northern California Institute for Research and Education 403(b) Plan?
Among Other plans in other states, the closest by assets is South Shore Mental Health Center, Inc. Tax Sheltered Ann. Plan in MA ($28M, 568 participants).
Which Other plans cover a similar participant headcount to Northern California Institute for Research and Education 403(b) Plan?
Among Other plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Primecare Community Health, Inc. Employees Retirement Plan in IL (228 participants, $7M in assets).