Money Purchase · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Bowdoin College Money Purchase Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$255M
Total assets Near avg plan size
860
Participants Near avg headcount
96th
Percentile by assets National rank
$296,718
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Bowdoin College Retirement Plan · Sponsored by Bowdoin College · Maine · Educational Services

$255M in assets, 860 participants

Bowdoin College's Bowdoin College Retirement Plan reported $255M in total assets and 860 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 96th 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.

  • #3,476 in Educational Services (3,735 peers)

Where Bowdoin College Retirement Plan sits by assets

Bowdoin College Retirement Plan sits in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets, $255M for 860 participants (~$296,718/participant), up 14.5% in 2023.

#3,476
in Educational Services (3,735 peers)
+14.5%
assets growth YoY
2.6×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Bowdoin College Retirement Plan's outsized position by total assets

Bowdoin College Retirement Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$255,177,652 Top 4% higher than 96% 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

Bowdoin College 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. Bowdoin College Retirement Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (860 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Bowdoin College Retirement Plan reported net income rose from $23M in the plan year 2022 filing to $32M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Bowdoin College Retirement Plan end-of-year assets rose from $223M in the plan year 2022 filing to $255M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Bowdoin College Retirement Plan reported participants rose from 841 in the plan year 2022 filing to 860 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 010215213 · Bowdoin College PY 2023 · Money Purchase

Bowdoin College Retirement Plan · $255M · 860 · 96th

  • 5500 $255M
  • ASSETS 860
  • PCT 96th
  • EIN Money Purchase
  • RANK near Ufcw No. California Food Employers Joint Individual Account Plan
  • PHOTO ind #3476

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 Maine →

Bowdoin College Retirement Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Bowdoin College Retirement Plan and nearest nationwide Money Purchase peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Scale-class filing particulars (2023)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$223M
Net Assets (End of Year)$255M
Net Income$32M
Employer EIN010215213
Plan Effective Date1988-07-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Bowdoin College)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Bowdoin College plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$277M 24.287296732728354% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$200M$220M$240M$260M$280M$300M 202220232024 $223M $277M ▲ +24.3%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 841 $223M
2023 1 860 $255M
2024 1 892 $277M

Nearby Money Purchase Plans in Maine

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

Bowdoin College Retirement Plan vs. nearby Money Purchase plans in Maine, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 5 data points. -20000200040006000 -1000100200300 Total assets ($M) Participants Bowdoin College Retirement Plan, Total assets ($M): 255.177652 · Participants: 860Bowdoin College Retirement PlanBates College Money Purchase Pension Plan, Total assets ($M): 155.776659 · Participants: 714Bates College Money Purchase Pension PlanMainegeneral Health Retirement Income Plan, Total assets ($M): 79.431948 · Participants: 4570Mainegeneral Health Retirement Income PlanVerrill Dana LLP Pension Plan, Total assets ($M): 49.69517 · Participants: 217Verrill Dana LLP Pension PlanNortheast Radiation Oncology Pension Plan, Total assets ($M): 2.998988 · Participants: 4Northeast Radiation Oncology Pension Plan
Bowdoin College Retirement Plan vs. nearby Money Purchase plans in Maine, assets vs. participants
Compare Bowdoin College Retirement Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Bowdoin College Retirement Plan's out-of-state Money Purchase peers by assets and headcount

Outside Maine, the nearest Money Purchase by assets is Ufcw No. California Food Employers Joint Individual Account Plan in CA ($254M); by covered participants it is Millwrights & Machinery Erectors Local 1192 Defined Contribution Pension Plan in TN (854 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 Bowdoin College Retirement Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Bowdoin College Retirement Plan grew at a solid clip - up 14.5% during 2023, from $223M to $255M. Reported net income was $32M.
How have Bowdoin College plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Bowdoin College's sponsor-wide assets grew 24.3%, from $223M to $277M.
Where does Bowdoin College Retirement Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Bowdoin College Retirement Plan ranks in the 96th percentile by end-of-year assets among 127,072 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets).
Which Money Purchase plans are similar in size to Bowdoin College Retirement Plan? ▼
Among Money Purchase plans in other states, the closest by assets is Ufcw No. California Food Employers Joint Individual Account Plan in CA ($254M, 22,868 participants).
Which Money Purchase plans cover a similar participant headcount to Bowdoin College Retirement Plan? ▼
Among Money Purchase plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Millwrights & Machinery Erectors Local 1192 Defined Contribution Pension Plan in TN (854 participants, N/A 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 010215213.

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.