Other · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Universities Space Research Association Retirement Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$126M
Total assets Near avg plan size
75
Participants Small participant base
93rd
Percentile by assets National rank
$1.7M
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Universities Space Research Association 403(b) Retirement Plan · Sponsored by Universities Space Research Association · District of Columbia · Professional & Technical Services

$126M in assets, 75 participants

Universities Space Research Association's Universities Space Research Association 403(b) Retirement Plan reported $126M in total assets and 75 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 93rd 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.

  • #19,079 in Professional & Technical Services (20,321 peers)

Where Universities Space Research Association 403(b) Retirement Plan sits by assets

Universities Space Research Association 403(b) Retirement Plan sits in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets, $126M for 75 participants (~$1.7M/participant), up 8.5% in 2023.

#19,079
in Professional & Technical Services (20,321 peers)
+8.5%
assets growth YoY
1.3×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Universities Space Research Association 403(b) Retirement Plan's outsized position by total assets

Universities Space Research Association 403(b) Retirement Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$125,693,472 Top 7% higher than 93% 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

Universities Space Research Association 403(b) Retirement Plan among smaller filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2023 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Universities Space Research Association 403(b) Retirement Plan is a small filing (75 participants) on this national headcount ladder.

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Universities Space Research Association 403(b) Retirement Plan reported net income rose from -$24M in the plan year 2022 filing to $10M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Universities Space Research Association 403(b) Retirement Plan reported participants fell from 850 in the plan year 2022 filing to 75 in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Universities Space Research Association 403(b) Retirement Plan end-of-year assets rose from $116M in the plan year 2022 filing to $126M in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 520892064 · Universities Space Research Association PY 2023 · Other

Universities Space Research Association 403(b) Retirement Plan · $126M · 75 · 93rd

  • NET $126M
  • BOOK 75
  • VS-ST 93rd
  • BOY Other
  • SCH near Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP Supplemental Retirement Plan
  • EBSA ind #19079

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 District of Columbia →

Universities Space Research Association 403(b) Retirement Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Defender Association of Philadelphia Tax Deferred Annuity PlanDefender Association of Phil…$126MKalamazoo College Defined Contribution Retirement PlanKalamazoo College Defined Co…$126MSchulte Roth & Zabel LLP Supplemental Retirement PlanSchulte Roth & Zabel LLP Sup…$126MUniversities Space Research Association 403(b) Retirement PlanUniversities Space Research …$126MSaint Anselm College Defined Contribution Retirement PlanSaint Anselm College Defined…$126M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Universities Space Research Association 403(b) Retirement Plan and nearest nationwide Other peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Scale-class filing particulars (2023)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$116M
Net Assets (End of Year)$126M
Net Income$10M
Employer EIN520892064
Plan Effective Date1979-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Universities Space Research Association)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Universities Space Research Association plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$223M 16.252603888768068% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$180M$190M$200M$210M$220M$230M 202220232024 $191M $223M ▲ +16.3%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 1,166 $191M
2023 2 337 $211M
2024 2 289 $223M

Nearby Other Plans in District of Columbia

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

Universities Space Research Association 403(b) Retirement Plan vs. nearby Other plans in District of Columbia, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -1000000100000200000300000400000500000 0123 Total assets ($B) Participants Universities Space Research Association 403(b) Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.125693472 · Participants: 75Universities Space Research Association 403(b) Retirement PlanInt'l Brotherhood of Electrical Workers' Pension Benefit Fund, Total assets ($B): 2.573431912 · Participants: 431907Int'l Brotherhood of Electrical Workers' Pension Benefit FundGeorgetown University Defined Contribution Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 2.233326595 · Participants: 4981Georgetown University Defined Contribution Retirement PlanAmerican University Defined Contribution Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.269733433 · Participants: 2668American University Defined Contribution Retirement PlanHoward University Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.110483572 · Participants: 6611Howard University Savings PlanGeorgetown University Voluntary Contribution Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.864736688 · Participants: 15030Georgetown University Voluntary Contribution Retirement Plan
Universities Space Research Association 403(b) Retirement Plan vs. nearby Other plans in District of Columbia, assets vs. participants
Compare Universities Space Research Association 403(b) Retirement Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Universities Space Research Association 403(b) Retirement Plan's out-of-state Other peers by assets and headcount

Outside District of Columbia, the nearest Other by assets is Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP Supplemental Retirement Plan in NY ($126M); by covered participants it is Mulherin Lumber Company Stock Bonus Plan & Trust in GA (75 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (75 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 Universities Space Research Association 403(b) Retirement Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Universities Space Research Association 403(b) Retirement Plan grew at a solid clip - up 8.5% during 2023, from $116M to $126M. Reported net income was $10M.
How have Universities Space Research Association plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Universities Space Research Association's sponsor-wide assets grew 16.3%, from $191M to $223M.
Where does Universities Space Research Association 403(b) Retirement Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Universities Space Research Association 403(b) Retirement Plan ranks in the 93rd percentile by end-of-year assets among 127,072 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets).
Which Other plans are similar in size to Universities Space Research Association 403(b) Retirement Plan? ▼
Among Other plans in other states, the closest by assets is Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP Supplemental Retirement Plan in NY ($126M, 147 participants).
Which Other plans cover a similar participant headcount to Universities Space Research Association 403(b) Retirement Plan? ▼
Among Other plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Mulherin Lumber Company Stock Bonus Plan & Trust in GA (75 participants, N/A 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 520892064.

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.