Other · DOL Form 5500 · 2024
Trustees of Columbia University C/O Benefits Department Retirement Plan
Data updated 2026-08-25
- $177M
- Total assets Near avg plan size
- 1,232
- Participants Near avg headcount
- 94th
- Percentile by assets National rank
- $143,877
- Avg per participant Near avg balance/head
Official DOL plan name: Columbia University Defined Contribution Plan for Supporting Staff · Sponsored by Trustees of Columbia University C/O Benefits Department · New York · Educational Services
$177M in assets, 1,232 participants
Trustees of Columbia University C/O Benefits Department's Columbia University Defined Contribution Plan for Supporting Staff reported $177M in total assets and 1,232 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 94th 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.
- #3,253 in Educational Services (3,638 peers)
Where Columbia University Defined Contribution Plan for Supporting Staff sits by assets
Columbia University Defined Contribution Plan for Supporting Staff sits in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets, $177M for 1,232 participants (~$143,877/participant), up 7.2% in 2024.
- #3,253
- in Educational Services (3,638 peers)
- +7.2%
- assets growth YoY
- 1.8×
- vs typical plan assets (national mean)
Columbia University Defined Contribution Plan for Supporting Staff's outsized position by total assets
Columbia University Defined Contribution Plan for Supporting Staff vs every filed plan by assets
End-of-year total assets · plan year 2024 · DOL Form 5500
$177,256,545 Top 6% higher than 94% 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
Columbia University Defined Contribution Plan for Supporting Staff's large-plan peer group by participant headcount
Plan-year 2024 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Columbia University Defined Contribution Plan for Supporting Staff lands in the large band (1,232 participants).
What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings
plan year 2023 → plan year 2024
- Columbia University Defined Contribution Plan for Supporting Staff reported net income fell from $17M in the plan year 2023 filing to $12M in the plan year 2024 filing.
- Columbia University Defined Contribution Plan for Supporting Staff reported participants rose from 1,129 in the plan year 2023 filing to 1,232 in the plan year 2024 filing.
- Columbia University Defined Contribution Plan for Supporting Staff end-of-year assets rose from $165M in the plan year 2023 filing to $177M in the plan year 2024 filing.
EBSA filing schedule strip
Filing strip 135598093 · Trustees of Columbia University C/O Benefits Department PY 2024 · Other
Columbia University Defined Contribution Plan for Supporting Staff · $177M · 1,232 · 94th
- EBSA $177M
- EBSA 1,232
- EBSA 94th
- EBSA Other
- EBSA near Bates College 403(b) Retirement Plan
- EBSA ind #3253
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 New York →
Columbia University Defined Contribution Plan for Supporting Staff in the asset neighbourhood
Scale-class filing particulars (2024)
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $165M |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $177M |
| Net Income | $12M |
| Employer EIN | 135598093 |
| Plan Effective Date | 2022-01-01 |
| Filing Status | FILING RECEIVED |
Sponsor Plan History (Trustees of Columbia University C/O Benefits Department)
Sponsor-wide plan assets over time
All Trustees of Columbia University C/O Benefits Department plans reported in each filing year
- Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
- $10.9B 27.120545778062127% vs 2022
- 2024 filing year
| Year | Plans | Participants | Total Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 8 | 36,618 | $8.5B |
| 2023 | 7 | 56,957 | $12.7B |
| 2024 | 6 | 43,434 | $10.9B |
Nearby Other Plans in New York
Peer Other plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.
- Northwell Health 403(b) Plan $10.9B · 44,511
- The Mount Sinai Medical Center 403(b) Retirement Plan $9.5B · 46,826
- University of Rochester Retirement Program $8.0B · 30,335
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Retirement Savings Plan $6.4B · 22,606
- Retirement Plan for Officers of Columbia University $5.6B · 14,399
Columbia University Defined Contribution Plan for Supporting Staff's out-of-state Other peers by assets and headcount
Outside New York, the nearest Other by assets is Bates College 403(b) Retirement Plan in ME ($177M); by covered participants it is Bentley University Retirement Plan in MA (1,230 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.
Closest by plan assets
Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($177M here).
- Bates College 403(b) Retirement Plan (ME) $177M · 1,022
- Muhlenberg College Retirement Plan (PA) $177M · 607
- Messiah University Defined Contribution Retirement Plan (PA) $176M · 1,748
- St. Catherine University Defined Contribution Retirement Plan (MN) $178M · 1,029
Similar participant headcount
Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (1,232 participants); asset peers above are excluded.
- Bentley University Retirement Plan (MA) 1,230 · 2 off
- Brown Physicians, Inc. 403(b) Plan (RI) 1,234 · 2 off
- Trinity Services Inc. 403b Plan (IL) 1,234 · 2 off
- 403(b) Thrift Plan for Employees of the Arc of Chester County (PA) 1,234 · 2 off
DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.