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
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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

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

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.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

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

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Retirement Plan for Building and Maintenance Employees of Columbia University Properties and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

New York filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$44M
Net Assets (End of Year)$43M
Net Income-$284K
Employer EIN135598093
Plan Effective Date1976-01-01
Filing StatusFILING 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
$8B$10B$12B$14B 202220232024 $8.55B $10.9B ▲ +27.1%
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.

Retirement Plan for Building and Maintenance Employees of Columbia University Properties vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in New York, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000 -100102030 Total assets ($B) Participants Retirement Plan for Building and Maintenance Employees of Columbia University Properties, Total assets ($B): 0.043326985 · Participants: 288Retirement Plan for Building and Maintenance Employees of Columbia University PropertiesIBM Personal Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 24.955758896 · Participants: 14881IBM Personal Pension PlanConsolidated Edison Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 16.184377155 · Participants: 10779Consolidated Edison Retirement Plan1199seiu Health Care Employees Pension Fund, Total assets ($B): 16.16620463 · Participants: 1075821199seiu Health Care Employees Pension FundPfizer Consolidated Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 10.955262618 · Participants: 9616Pfizer Consolidated Pension PlanPepsico Employees Retirement Plan I, Total assets ($B): 7.599669 · Participants: 12289Pepsico Employees Retirement Plan I
Retirement Plan for Building and Maintenance Employees of Columbia University Properties vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in New York, assets vs. participants

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.

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 Retirement Plan for Building and Maintenance Employees of Columbia University Properties assets move in 2023?
Retirement Plan for Building and Maintenance Employees of Columbia University Properties held essentially flat - down 0.7% during 2023, from $44M to $43M. Reported net income was -$284K.
How have Trustees of Columbia University C/O Benefits Department plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Trustees of Columbia University C/O Benefits Department's sponsor-wide assets grew 27.1%, from $8.5B to $10.9B.
Where does Retirement Plan for Building and Maintenance Employees of Columbia University Properties rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
Retirement Plan for Building and Maintenance Employees of Columbia University Properties ranks in the 84th 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 Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Retirement Plan for Building and Maintenance Employees of Columbia University Properties?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Retirement Plan for the Benefit of Salaried and Other Employees of Boston Mutual Life Insurance Company in MA ($43M, 67 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Retirement Plan for Building and Maintenance Employees of Columbia University Properties?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is G.I. Associates, LLC Defined Benefit Pension Plan and Trust in WI (288 participants, $17M in assets).