Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Trustees of the College of the Holy Cross Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$81M
Total assets Below avg plan size
271
Participants Below avg headcount
90th
Percentile by assets National rank
$298,819
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Holy Cross Retirement Plan for Nonexempt Employees · Sponsored by Trustees of the College of the Holy Cross · Massachusetts · Educational Services

$81M in assets, 271 participants

Trustees of the College of the Holy Cross's Holy Cross Retirement Plan for Nonexempt Employees reported $81M in total assets and 271 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 90th 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.

  • #3,059 in Educational Services (3,735 peers)

Coverage in Massachusetts

Holy Cross Retirement Plan for Nonexempt Employees covers 271 participants in Massachusetts, about 41% of the average Massachusetts filer (state average ~659 per filing). Assets: $81M.

#3,059
in Educational Services (3,735 peers)
+5.2%
assets growth YoY
0.8×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Holy Cross Retirement Plan for Nonexempt Employees's outsized position by total assets

Holy Cross Retirement Plan for Nonexempt Employees vs every filed plan by assets

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

$80,979,875 Top 10% higher than 90% 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

Holy Cross Retirement Plan for Nonexempt Employees 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. Holy Cross Retirement Plan for Nonexempt Employees sits mid-pack in the medium band (271 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Holy Cross Retirement Plan for Nonexempt Employees reported participants fell from 305 in the plan year 2022 filing to 271 in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Holy Cross Retirement Plan for Nonexempt Employees reported net income rose from $4M in the plan year 2022 filing to $4M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Holy Cross Retirement Plan for Nonexempt Employees end-of-year assets rose from $77M in the plan year 2022 filing to $81M in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 042103558 · Trustees of the College of the Holy Cross PY 2023 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Holy Cross Retirement Plan for Nonexempt Employees · $81M · 271 · 90th

  • EBSA $81M
  • EBSA 271
  • EBSA 90th
  • EBSA Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • EBSA near Albemarle Corporation Pension Plan for Represented Employees in Baton Rouge,La
  • EBSA ind #3059

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 Massachusetts →

Holy Cross Retirement Plan for Nonexempt Employees in the asset neighbourhood

Albemarle Corporation Pension Plan for Represented Employees in Baton Rouge,LaAlbemarle Corporation Pensio…$81MHoly Cross Retirement Plan for Nonexempt EmployeesHoly Cross Retirement Plan f…$81MLegrand North America Retirement PlanLegrand North America Retire…$81MUAW Agreement and Pension PlanUAW Agreement and Pension Pl…$81MRetirement Plan for Employees of Muscular Dystrophy Association, Inc.Retirement Plan for Employee…$81M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Holy Cross Retirement Plan for Nonexempt Employees and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Massachusetts filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$77M
Net Assets (End of Year)$81M
Net Income$4M
Employer EIN042103558
Plan Effective Date1959-09-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Trustees of the College of the Holy Cross)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Trustees of the College of the Holy Cross plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$488M 18.825666231062186% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$400M$450M$500M 202220232024 $411M $489M ▲ +18.8%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 1,243 $411M
2023 2 1,235 $447M
2024 2 1,202 $488M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Massachusetts

Peer Defined Benefit (Pension) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

Holy Cross Retirement Plan for Nonexempt Employees vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Massachusetts, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -20000020000400006000080000 -5051015 Total assets ($B) Participants Holy Cross Retirement Plan for Nonexempt Employees, Total assets ($B): 0.080979875 · Participants: 271Holy Cross Retirement Plan for Nonexempt EmployeesConsolidated Cash Balance Program of Mass General Brigham and Member Organizations, Total assets ($B): 10.325856564 · Participants: 58745Consolidated Cash Balance Program of Mass General Brigham and Member OrganizationsNew England Teamsters Pension Fund, Total assets ($B): 9.092299586 · Participants: 21786New England Teamsters Pension FundLiberty Mutual Retirement Benefit Plan, Total assets ($B): 6.892259637 · Participants: 37145Liberty Mutual Retirement Benefit PlanMassachusetts Institute of Technology Basic Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 5.381626447 · Participants: 11888Massachusetts Institute of Technology Basic Retirement PlanN. Atlantic States Carp. Pension Fund, Total assets ($B): 4.973349354 · Participants: 17166N. Atlantic States Carp. Pension Fund
Holy Cross Retirement Plan for Nonexempt Employees vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Massachusetts, assets vs. participants

Holy Cross Retirement Plan for Nonexempt Employees's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Massachusetts, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Albemarle Corporation Pension Plan for Represented Employees in Baton Rouge,La in NC ($81M); by covered participants it is Unify Financial Credit Union Pension Plan in CA (271 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (271 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 Holy Cross Retirement Plan for Nonexempt Employees assets move in 2023?
Holy Cross Retirement Plan for Nonexempt Employees grew at a solid clip - up 5.2% during 2023, from $77M to $81M. Reported net income was $4M.
How have Trustees of the College of the Holy Cross plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Trustees of the College of the Holy Cross's sponsor-wide assets grew 18.8%, from $411M to $488M.
Where does Holy Cross Retirement Plan for Nonexempt Employees rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
Holy Cross Retirement Plan for Nonexempt Employees ranks in the 90th 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 Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Holy Cross Retirement Plan for Nonexempt Employees?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Albemarle Corporation Pension Plan for Represented Employees in Baton Rouge,La in NC ($81M, 27 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Holy Cross Retirement Plan for Nonexempt Employees?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Unify Financial Credit Union Pension Plan in CA (271 participants, $87M in assets).