Other · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

MONARCH Retirement Plan

Data updated 2026-08-11

$12M
Total assets
1,646
Participants
62nd
Percentile by assets
$7,239
Avg per participant
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Official DOL plan name: Monarch 403(b) Plan · Sponsored by MONARCH · North Carolina · Other Services

$12M in assets, 1,646 participants

MONARCH's Monarch 403(b) Plan reported $12M in total assets and 1,646 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.

  • 62nd percentile by assets (of 127,072 plans)
  • #6,193 in Other Services (7,857 peers)

Coverage in North Carolina

Monarch 403(b) Plan covers 1,646 participants in North Carolina, 2.0x the typical North Carolina plan (state average ~819 per filing). Assets: $12M.

$12M
total plan assets (2023 EOY)
1,646
covered participants
62nd
percentile by assets (of 127,072 plans)
$7,239
avg assets per participant

Where Monarch 403(b) Plan sits by total assets

Monarch 403(b) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$11,915,073 Top 38% higher than 62% of 127,068 filed plans

This plan $0 $2,010,000,000 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

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Monarch 403(b) Plan reported net income rose from -$2M in the plan year 2022 filing to $747K in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Monarch 403(b) Plan end-of-year assets rose from $11M in the plan year 2022 filing to $12M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Monarch 403(b) Plan reported participants rose from 1,581 in the plan year 2022 filing to 1,646 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Participants vs North Carolina filers

In North Carolina, the average filing covers about 819 participants across 3,515 plans. Monarch 403(b) Plan reports 1,646 participants - 2.0x that state average ($12M EOY assets).

North Carolina filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$11M
Net Assets (End of Year)$12M
Net Income$747K
Employer EIN561326126
Plan Effective Date2017-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (MONARCH)

$10M$12M$14M$16M 202220232024 $11.2M $14.6M ▲ +30.3%
Total plan assets by year, all MONARCH plans on file
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 1,581 $11M
2023 1 1,646 $12M
2024 1 1,567 $15M

Nearby Other Plans in North Carolina

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

Monarch 403(b) Plan vs. nearby Other plans in North Carolina, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -1000001000020000300004000050000 -20246810 Total assets ($B) Participants Monarch 403(b) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.011915073 · Participants: 1646Monarch 403(b) PlanThe Duke University …, Total assets ($B): 8.950907627 · Participants: 44809The Duke University …Wake Forest Baptist …, Total assets ($B): 3.192820786 · Participants: 18961Wake Forest Baptist …The Moses H. Cone Me…, Total assets ($B): 1.459711813 · Participants: 13606The Moses H. Cone Me…Wake Forest Universi…, Total assets ($B): 0.797846895 · Participants: 3092Wake Forest Universi…Caromont Health, Inc…, Total assets ($B): 0.444128487 · Participants: 4458Caromont Health, Inc…
Monarch 403(b) Plan vs. nearby Other plans in North Carolina, assets vs. participants

Similar-Sized Other Plans Nationally

Other plans in other states closest to Monarch 403(b) Plan by total assets, not by location.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Monarch 403(b) Plan assets move in 2023?
Monarch 403(b) Plan grew at a solid clip - up 6.7% during 2023, from $11M to $12M. Reported net income was $747K.
How have MONARCH plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), MONARCH's sponsor-wide assets grew 30.4%, from $11M to $15M.
Which Other plans are similar in size to Monarch 403(b) Plan?
Among Other plans in other states, the closest by assets is National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges 403(b) Plan in NV ($12M, 65 participants).

Filing takeaways

Ways to act on Monarch 403(b) Plan's numbers.