Other · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Nichols School of Buffalo Retirement Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$43M
Total assets Below avg plan size
138
Participants Small participant base
84th
Percentile by assets National rank
$308,486
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Nichols School Tiaa-Cref Retirement Plan · Sponsored by Nichols School of Buffalo · New York · Educational Services

$43M in assets, 138 participants

Nichols School of Buffalo's Nichols School Tiaa-Cref Retirement Plan reported $43M in total assets and 138 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.

  • #2,647 in Educational Services (3,735 peers)

Coverage in New York

Nichols School Tiaa-Cref Retirement Plan covers 138 participants in New York, about 17% of the average New York filer (state average ~798 per filing). Assets: $43M.

#2,647
in Educational Services (3,735 peers)
+8.4%
assets growth YoY
0.4×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Nichols School Tiaa-Cref Retirement Plan's outsized position by total assets

Nichols School Tiaa-Cref Retirement Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$42,571,074 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

Nichols School Tiaa-Cref Retirement Plan 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. Nichols School Tiaa-Cref Retirement Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (138 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Nichols School Tiaa-Cref Retirement Plan reported net income rose from $3M in the plan year 2022 filing to $3M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Nichols School Tiaa-Cref Retirement Plan end-of-year assets rose from $39M in the plan year 2022 filing to $43M in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 160755808 · Nichols School of Buffalo PY 2023 · Other

Nichols School Tiaa-Cref Retirement Plan · $43M · 138 · 84th

  • IND $43M
  • EOY 138
  • 5500 84th
  • ASSETS Other
  • PCT near Shell Point Thrift Plan
  • EIN ind #2647

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 →

Nichols School Tiaa-Cref Retirement Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Southern Environmental Law Center Retirement & Employee Savings PlanSouthern Environmental Law C…$43MNichols School Tiaa-Cref Retirement PlanNichols School Tiaa-Cref Ret…$43MShell Point Thrift Plan$43MOverlake School 403(b)$42MSeven Counties Services Retirement Savings PlanSeven Counties Services Reti…$42M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Nichols School Tiaa-Cref Retirement Plan and nearest nationwide Other peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

New York filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$39M
Net Assets (End of Year)$43M
Net Income$3M
Employer EIN160755808
Plan Effective Date1998-07-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Nichols School of Buffalo)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Nichols School of Buffalo plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$45M 15.104403151981916% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$38M$40M$42M$44M$46M 202220232024 $39.3M $45.2M ▲ +15.1%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 138 $39M
2023 1 138 $43M
2024 1 144 $45M

Nearby Other Plans in New York

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

Nichols School Tiaa-Cref Retirement Plan vs. nearby Other plans in New York, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -200000200004000060000 -5051015 Total assets ($B) Participants Nichols School Tiaa-Cref Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.042571074 · Participants: 138Nichols School Tiaa-Cref Retirement PlanNorthwell Health 403(b) Plan, Total assets ($B): 9.888143307 · Participants: 48676Northwell Health 403(b) PlanThe Mount Sinai Medical Center 403(b) Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 8.498597037 · Participants: 30241The Mount Sinai Medical Center 403(b) Retirement PlanUniversity of Rochester Retirement Program, Total assets ($B): 7.214339559 · Participants: 28970University of Rochester Retirement ProgramMemorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 5.59380214 · Participants: 22855Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Retirement Savings PlanRetirement Plan for Officers of Columbia University, Total assets ($B): 5.026291682 · Participants: 14407Retirement Plan for Officers of Columbia University
Nichols School Tiaa-Cref Retirement Plan vs. nearby Other plans in New York, assets vs. participants
Compare Nichols School Tiaa-Cref Retirement Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Nichols School Tiaa-Cref Retirement Plan's out-of-state Other peers by assets and headcount

Outside New York, the nearest Other by assets is Shell Point Thrift Plan in FL ($43M); by covered participants it is Hospice of Southern Maine Retirement Savings Plan in ME (138 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($43M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (138 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 Nichols School Tiaa-Cref Retirement Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Nichols School Tiaa-Cref Retirement Plan grew at a solid clip - up 8.4% during 2023, from $39M to $43M. Reported net income was $3M.
How have Nichols School of Buffalo plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Nichols School of Buffalo's sponsor-wide assets grew 15.1%, from $39M to $45M.
Where does Nichols School Tiaa-Cref Retirement Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Nichols School Tiaa-Cref Retirement Plan 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 Other plans are similar in size to Nichols School Tiaa-Cref Retirement Plan? ▼
Among Other plans in other states, the closest by assets is Shell Point Thrift Plan in FL ($43M, 1,117 participants).
Which Other plans cover a similar participant headcount to Nichols School Tiaa-Cref Retirement Plan? ▼
Among Other plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Hospice of Southern Maine Retirement Savings Plan in ME (138 participants, $7M 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 160755808.

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.