Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023
Howard University Pension Plan
Data updated 2026-08-25
- $669M
- Total assets Above avg plan size
- 907
- Participants Near avg headcount
- 98th
- Percentile by assets National rank
- $737,347
- Avg per participant High balance/head
Official DOL plan name: Howard University Employees' Retirement Plan · Sponsored by Howard University · District of Columbia · Educational Services
$669M in assets, 907 participants
Howard University's Howard University Employees' Retirement Plan reported $669M in total assets and 907 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 98th 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.
- #3,632 in Educational Services (3,735 peers)
Where Howard University Employees' Retirement Plan sits by assets
Howard University Employees' Retirement Plan sits in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets, $669M for 907 participants (~$737,347/participant), up 11.0% in 2023.
- #3,632
- in Educational Services (3,735 peers)
- +11.0%
- assets growth YoY
- 6.7×
- vs typical plan assets (national mean)
The plan reported a net loss of $16M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.
Howard University Employees' Retirement Plan's outsized position by total assets
Howard University Employees' Retirement Plan vs every filed plan by assets
End-of-year total assets · plan year 2023 · DOL Form 5500
$668,773,759 Top 2% higher than 98% of 127,068 filed plans
Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.
Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2023
Howard University Employees' 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. Howard University Employees' Retirement Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (907 participants).
What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings
plan year 2022 → plan year 2023
- Howard University Employees' Retirement Plan reported net income rose from -$21M in the plan year 2022 filing to -$16M in the plan year 2023 filing.
- Howard University Employees' Retirement Plan end-of-year assets rose from $602M in the plan year 2022 filing to $669M in the plan year 2023 filing.
- Howard University Employees' Retirement Plan reported participants fell from 1,019 in the plan year 2022 filing to 907 in the plan year 2023 filing.
Form 5500 schedule snapshot
Filing strip 530204707 · Howard University PY 2023 · Defined Benefit (Pension)
Howard University Employees' Retirement Plan · $669M · 907 · 98th
- TYPE $669M
- NET 907
- BOOK 98th
- VS-ST Defined Benefit (Pension)
- BOY near Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Represented Employees' Retirement Income Plan
- SCH ind #3632
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 District of Columbia →
Howard University Employees' Retirement Plan in the asset neighbourhood
Scale-class filing particulars (2023)
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $602M |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $567M |
| Net Income | -$16M |
| Employer EIN | 530204707 |
| Plan Effective Date | 1976-07-01 |
| Filing Status | FILING RECEIVED |
Sponsor Plan History (Howard University)
Sponsor-wide plan assets over time
All Howard University plans reported in each filing year
- Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
- $1.9B 15.892875371326598% vs 2022
- 2024 filing year
| Year | Plans | Participants | Total Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2 | 6,178 | $1.6B |
| 2023 | 2 | 7,518 | $1.8B |
| 2024 | 2 | 7,390 | $1.9B |
Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in District of Columbia
Peer Defined Benefit (Pension) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.
- Central Pension Fund of the Iuoe & Participating Employers $24.9B · 100,627
- Iam National Pension Fund $14.3B · 92,151
- United Mine Workers of America 1974 Pension Plan $3.5B · 52
- Danaher Corporation & Subsidiaries Pension Plan $1.9B · 3,354
- Liuna Staff and Affiliates Pension Fund $1.8B · 3,533
Howard University Employees' Retirement Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount
Outside District of Columbia, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Represented Employees' Retirement Income Plan in MI ($669M); by covered participants it is Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula Retirement Plan in CA (907 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.
Closest by plan assets
Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($669M here).
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Represented Employees' Retirement Income Plan (MI) $669M · 1,499
- Shriners Hospitals for Children Employees' Retirement Plan (FL) $668M · 1,028
- Group Retirement Income Plan No. 8 (IL) $668M · 1,827
- Joint Pension Fund of Local Union No 102 (NJ) $672M · 2,013
Similar participant headcount
Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (907 participants); asset peers above are excluded.
- Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula Retirement Plan (CA) 907 · 0 off
- Honeywell Retirement Earnings Plan for Aerospace Employees of Honeywell Federal Manufacturing & Technologies, LLC (NC) 907 · 0 off
- Retirement Plan for Employees of St. Mary's Medical Center (WV) 907 · 0 off
- The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation Retirement Plan (NJ) 908 · 1 off
DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.