Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

The Duke Endowment Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$23M
Total assets Small plan by assets
44
Participants Small participant base
73rd
Percentile by assets National rank
$526,464
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: The Duke Endowment Employees' Retirement Plan · Sponsored by The Duke Endowment · North Carolina · Other Services

$23M in assets, 44 participants

The Duke Endowment's The Duke Endowment Employees' Retirement Plan reported $23M in total assets and 44 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 73rd 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.

  • #6,598 in Other Services (7,719 peers)

The Duke Endowment multi-year trail

The Duke Endowment's plans moved +40.0% in assets from 2022 to 2024; this filing shows The Duke Endowment Employees' Retirement Plan at $23M / 44 participants.

#6,598
in Other Services (7,719 peers)
+15.8%
assets growth YoY

The Duke Endowment Employees' Retirement Plan's outsized position by total assets

The Duke Endowment Employees' Retirement Plan vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2024 · DOL Form 5500

$23,164,400 Top 27% higher than 73% of 123,620 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 2024

The Duke Endowment Employees' Retirement Plan among smaller filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2024 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. The Duke Endowment Employees' Retirement Plan is a small filing (44 participants) on this national headcount ladder.

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • The Duke Endowment Employees' Retirement Plan end-of-year assets rose from $20M in the plan year 2023 filing to $23M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • The Duke Endowment Employees' Retirement Plan reported participants rose from 39 in the plan year 2023 filing to 44 in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • The Duke Endowment Employees' Retirement Plan reported net income fell from $3M in the plan year 2023 filing to $3M in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 560529965 · The Duke Endowment PY 2024 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

The Duke Endowment Employees' Retirement Plan · $23M · 44 · 73rd

  • PART $23M
  • TYPE 44
  • NET 73rd
  • BOOK Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • VS-ST near Noble Services Company LLC Hourly Employees' Retirement Plan
  • BOY ind #6598

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 Other Services retirement plans → · Plans in North Carolina →

The Duke Endowment Employees' Retirement Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Iowa Carpenters Heavy Highway/Teamsters Jt. Council #45 Pension PlanIowa Carpenters Heavy Highwa…$23MNoble Services Company LLC Hourly Employees' Retirement PlanNoble Services Company LLC H…$23MThe Duke Endowment Employees' Retirement PlanThe Duke Endowment Employees…$23MThe Monarch Cement Company Retirement Plan for Production Employees - Humboldt PlantThe Monarch Cement Company R…$23MAnaren Microwave, Inc. Pension PlanAnaren Microwave, Inc. Pensi…$23M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among The Duke Endowment Employees' Retirement Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

The Duke Endowment multi-year asset trail

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All The Duke Endowment plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$23M 39.987486915680634% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$14M$16M$18M$20M$22M$24M 202220232024 $16.6M $23.2M ▲ +39.9%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 36 $17M
2023 1 39 $20M
2024 1 44 $23M

The Duke Endowment filing trail (2024)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$20M
Net Assets (End of Year)$23M
Net Income$3M
Employer EIN560529965
Plan Effective Date1958-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in North Carolina

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

The Duke Endowment Employees' Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in North Carolina, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -1000001000020000300004000050000 -505101520 Total assets ($B) Participants The Duke Endowment Employees' Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.0231644 · Participants: 44The Duke Endowment Employees' Retirement PlanHoneywell Retirement Earnings Plan, Total assets ($B): 16.577892612 · Participants: 9923Honeywell Retirement Earnings PlanTruist Financial Corporation Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 14.698665729 · Participants: 38548Truist Financial Corporation Pension PlanDuke Energy Retirement Cash Balance Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.678 · Participants: 13576Duke Energy Retirement Cash Balance PlanEmployees' Retirement Plan of Duke University, Total assets ($B): 2.784844379 · Participants: 22655Employees' Retirement Plan of Duke UniversityThe Hearst Corporation Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 2.397551709 · Participants: 1745The Hearst Corporation Retirement Plan
The Duke Endowment Employees' Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in North Carolina, assets vs. participants

The Duke Endowment Employees' Retirement Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside North Carolina, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Noble Services Company LLC Hourly Employees' Retirement Plan in TX ($23M); by covered participants it is Retirement Plan for Employees of Topsoe, Inc. in TX (44 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did The Duke Endowment Employees' Retirement Plan assets move in 2024?
The Duke Endowment Employees' Retirement Plan grew sharply - up 15.8% during 2024, from $20M to $23M. Reported net income was $3M.
How have The Duke Endowment plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), The Duke Endowment's sponsor-wide assets grew 40.0%, from $17M to $23M.
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to The Duke Endowment Employees' Retirement Plan?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Noble Services Company LLC Hourly Employees' Retirement Plan in TX ($23M, 115 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to The Duke Endowment Employees' Retirement Plan?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Retirement Plan for Employees of Topsoe, Inc. in TX (44 participants, $33M in assets).