Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023
Trustees of Columbia University C/O Benefits Department Pension Plan
Data updated 2026-08-25
- $43M
- Total assets Below avg plan size
- 288
- Participants Below avg headcount
- 84th
- Percentile by assets National rank
- $150,441
- Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
Official DOL plan name: Retirement Plan for Building and Maintenance Employees of Columbia University Properties · Sponsored by Trustees of Columbia University C/O Benefits Department · New York · Educational Services
$43M in assets, 288 participants
Trustees of Columbia University C/O Benefits Department's Retirement Plan for Building and Maintenance Employees of Columbia University Properties reported $43M in total assets and 288 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 84th 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.
- #2,671 in Educational Services (3,735 peers)
Coverage in New York
Retirement Plan for Building and Maintenance Employees of Columbia University Properties covers 288 participants in New York, about 36% of the average New York filer (state average ~798 per filing). Assets: $43M.
- #2,671
- in Educational Services (3,735 peers)
- -0.7%
- assets change YoY
- 0.4×
- vs typical plan assets (national mean)
The plan reported a net loss of $284K for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.
Retirement Plan for Building and Maintenance Employees of Columbia University Properties's outsized position by total assets
Retirement Plan for Building and Maintenance Employees of Columbia University Properties vs every filed plan by assets
End-of-year total assets · plan year 2023 · DOL Form 5500
$43,326,985 Top 16% higher than 84% of 127,068 filed plans
Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.
Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2023
Retirement Plan for Building and Maintenance Employees of Columbia University Properties 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. Retirement Plan for Building and Maintenance Employees of Columbia University Properties sits mid-pack in the medium band (288 participants).
What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings
plan year 2022 → plan year 2023
- Retirement Plan for Building and Maintenance Employees of Columbia University Properties reported net income fell from $1M in the plan year 2022 filing to -$284K in the plan year 2023 filing.
- Retirement Plan for Building and Maintenance Employees of Columbia University Properties end-of-year assets fell from $44M in the plan year 2022 filing to $43M in the plan year 2023 filing.
DOL schedule card
Filing strip 135598093 · Trustees of Columbia University C/O Benefits Department PY 2023 · Defined Benefit (Pension)
Retirement Plan for Building and Maintenance Employees of Columbia University Properties · $43M · 288 · 84th
- EOY $43M
- 5500 288
- ASSETS 84th
- PCT Defined Benefit (Pension)
- EIN near Retirement Plan for the Benefit of Salaried and Other Employees of Boston Mutual Life Insurance Company
- RANK ind #2671
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 New York →
Retirement Plan for Building and Maintenance Employees of Columbia University Properties in the asset neighbourhood
New York filing particulars
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $44M |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $43M |
| Net Income | -$284K |
| Employer EIN | 135598093 |
| Plan Effective Date | 1976-01-01 |
| Filing Status | FILING RECEIVED |
Sponsor Plan History (Trustees of Columbia University C/O Benefits Department)
Sponsor-wide plan assets over time
All Trustees of Columbia University C/O Benefits Department plans reported in each filing year
- Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
- $10.9B 27.120545778062127% vs 2022
- 2024 filing year
| Year | Plans | Participants | Total Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 8 | 36,618 | $8.5B |
| 2023 | 7 | 56,957 | $12.7B |
| 2024 | 6 | 43,434 | $10.9B |
Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in New York
Peer Defined Benefit (Pension) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.
- IBM Personal Pension Plan $25.0B · 14,881
- Consolidated Edison Retirement Plan $16.2B · 10,779
- 1199seiu Health Care Employees Pension Fund $16.2B · 107,582
- Pfizer Consolidated Pension Plan $11.0B · 9,616
- Pepsico Employees Retirement Plan I $7.6B · 12,289
Retirement Plan for Building and Maintenance Employees of Columbia University Properties's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount
Outside New York, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Retirement Plan for the Benefit of Salaried and Other Employees of Boston Mutual Life Insurance Company in MA ($43M); by covered participants it is G.I. Associates, LLC Defined Benefit Pension Plan and Trust in WI (288 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.
Closest by plan assets
Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($43M here).
- Retirement Plan for the Benefit of Salaried and Other Employees of Boston Mutual Life Insurance Company (MA) $43M · 67
- St. Marys Hospital of St. Marys County Pension Plan and Trust (MD) $43M · 235
- Inspira Medical Centers, Inc. Cash Balance Retirement Plan (NJ) $43M · 425
- American Income Life Insurance Company Collective Bargaining Agreement Employees Pension Plan (TX) $43M · 538
Similar participant headcount
Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (288 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.