HOWARD UNIVERSITY SAVINGS PLAN
ERISA Form 5500 plan record drawn from DOL EBSA — verify with linked source filings below.
HOWARD UNIVERSITY
This Profit Sharing plan holds $1.1B in total assets and serves 6,611 participants as of 2023. It is sponsored by HOWARD UNIVERSITY in District of Columbia. The plan reported positive net income of $100M for the year.
What the Filing Says About HOWARD UNIVERSITY SAVINGS PLAN
HOWARD UNIVERSITY SAVINGS PLAN is a Profit Sharing retirement plan sponsored by HOWARD UNIVERSITY, headquartered in District of Columbia. As of the 2023 Form 5500 filing, the plan reports $1.1B in total end-of-year assets and covers 6,611 participants across the Educational Services industry. The sponsor's EIN on file with the U.S. Department of Labor is 530204707, and the plan has been effective since 1977-07-01. Its filing status is currently FILING RECEIVED.
Year over year, total assets moved from $1.0B at the beginning of 2023 to $1.1B at year-end — a gain of 9.8%. Net assets (after liabilities) closed the year at $1.1B, with reported net income of $100M driven by investment returns, contributions received, and benefit payments during the period. These figures reflect what the plan administrator certified on Schedule H or Schedule I of the Form 5500 annual return and can be compared against 2 prior plan-year filings from the same sponsor shown below.
Asset totals and participant counts reflect a single plan year snapshot and can change materially with market conditions, plan mergers, or workforce changes. Fields such as "net income" include both realized investment performance and contribution/distribution flows — a single-year figure does not by itself indicate plan health or participant outcomes. This page summarizes public DOL disclosures for research and educational purposes only and is not retirement, tax, legal, or financial advice. Before making decisions about your own retirement benefits or evaluating an employer's plan, verify the underlying filing directly via the DOL EFAST2 system and consult a qualified professional.
Financial Summary (2023)
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $1.0B |
| Total Assets (End of Year) | $1.1B |
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $1.1B |
| Net Income | $100M |
| Plan Type | Profit Sharing |
| Employer EIN | 530204707 |
| Plan Effective Date | 1977-07-01 |
| Filing Status | FILING RECEIVED |
Sponsor Plan History (HOWARD UNIVERSITY)
| Year | Plans | Participants | Total Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2 | 6,178 | $1.6B |
| 2023 | 2 | 7,518 | $1.8B |
| 2024 | 1 | 6,543 | $1.2B |
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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 530204707.
Reference: IRS Publication 560 — Retirement Plans for Small Business, contribution-limit rules.
Reference: IRS Publication 590-B — Distributions from IRAs, RMD rules under SECURE Act 2.0.
Read our methodology — how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.