Other · DOL Form 5500 · 2024
Northwestern College Retirement Plan
Data updated 2026-08-25
- $49M
- Total assets Below avg plan size
- 294
- Participants Below avg headcount
- 84th
- Percentile by assets National rank
- $165,357
- Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
Official DOL plan name: Northwestern College 403(b) DC Plan · Sponsored by Northwestern College · Iowa · Educational Services
$49M in assets, 294 participants
Northwestern College's Northwestern College 403(b) DC Plan reported $49M in total assets and 294 participants in its 2024 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.
- #2,601 in Educational Services (3,638 peers)
Coverage in Iowa
Northwestern College 403(b) DC Plan covers 294 participants in Iowa, about 48% of the average Iowa filer (state average ~609 per filing). Assets: $49M.
- #2,601
- in Educational Services (3,638 peers)
- +4.0%
- assets growth YoY
- 0.5×
- vs typical plan assets (national mean)
Northwestern College 403(b) DC Plan's outsized position by total assets
Northwestern College 403(b) DC Plan vs every filed plan by assets
End-of-year total assets · plan year 2024 · DOL Form 5500
$48,614,824 Top 16% higher than 84% of 123,620 filed plans
Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.
Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2024
Northwestern College 403(b) DC Plan among mid-size filed plans by headcount
Plan-year 2024 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Northwestern College 403(b) DC Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (294 participants).
What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings
plan year 2023 → plan year 2024
- Northwestern College 403(b) DC Plan reported net income fell from $5M in the plan year 2023 filing to $2M in the plan year 2024 filing.
- Northwestern College 403(b) DC Plan end-of-year assets rose from $47M in the plan year 2023 filing to $49M in the plan year 2024 filing.
- Northwestern College 403(b) DC Plan reported participants rose from 286 in the plan year 2023 filing to 294 in the plan year 2024 filing.
Published 5500 schedule card
Filing strip 420698196 · Northwestern College PY 2024 · Other
Northwestern College 403(b) DC Plan · $49M · 294 · 84th
- SCH $49M
- EBSA 294
- PART 84th
- TYPE Other
- NET near The Fedcap Group, Inc. Tax Deferred Annuity Retirement Plan for Staff
- BOOK ind #2601
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 Iowa →
Northwestern College 403(b) DC Plan in the asset neighbourhood
Iowa filing particulars
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $47M |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $49M |
| Net Income | $2M |
| Employer EIN | 420698196 |
| Plan Effective Date | 1965-10-26 |
| Filing Status | FILING RECEIVED |
Sponsor Plan History (Northwestern College)
Sponsor-wide plan assets over time
All Northwestern College plans reported in each filing year
- Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
- $49M 15.583402291728904% vs 2022
- 2024 filing year
| Year | Plans | Participants | Total Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | 263 | $42M |
| 2023 | 1 | 286 | $47M |
| 2024 | 1 | 294 | $49M |
Nearby Other Plans in Iowa
Peer Other plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.
- Iaicu Multiple Employer Plan $621M · 2,554
- Act, Inc. Defined Contribution Retirement Plan $393M · 913
- Grinnell College Employees Retirement Savings Plan $374M · 841
- Drake University Mandatory Tax-Deferred Annuity Retirement Plan $297M · 1,285
- St. Ambrose University Defined Contribution Plan $123M · 698
Northwestern College 403(b) DC Plan's out-of-state Other peers by assets and headcount
Outside Iowa, the nearest Other by assets is The Fedcap Group, Inc. Tax Deferred Annuity Retirement Plan for Staff in NY ($49M); by covered participants it is The 403(b) Thrift Plan for Canine Companions for Independence, Inc. in CA (294 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.
Closest by plan assets
Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($49M here).
Similar participant headcount
Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (294 participants); asset peers above are excluded.
DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.