Other · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

John Brown University Retirement Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$64M
Total assets Below avg plan size
405
Participants Below avg headcount
87th
Percentile by assets National rank
$157,290
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: John Brown University Pension Plan · Sponsored by John Brown University · Arkansas · Educational Services

$64M in assets, 405 participants

John Brown University's John Brown University Pension Plan reported $64M in total assets and 405 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 87th 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.

  • #2,772 in Educational Services (3,638 peers)

Coverage in Arkansas

John Brown University Pension Plan covers 405 participants in Arkansas, about 15% of the average Arkansas filer (state average ~2,784 per filing). Assets: $64M.

#2,772
in Educational Services (3,638 peers)
+10.9%
assets growth YoY
0.6×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

John Brown University Pension Plan's outsized position by total assets

John Brown University Pension Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$63,702,328 Top 13% higher than 87% 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

John Brown University Pension 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. John Brown University Pension Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (405 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • John Brown University Pension Plan end-of-year assets rose from $57M in the plan year 2023 filing to $64M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • John Brown University Pension Plan reported net income fell from $7M in the plan year 2023 filing to $6M in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 710239576 · John Brown University PY 2024 · Other

John Brown University Pension Plan · $64M · 405 · 87th

  • 5500 $64M
  • 5500 405
  • 5500 87th
  • 5500 Other
  • 5500 near Greens Farms Academy Defined Contribution Plan
  • 5500 ind #2772

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 Arkansas →

John Brown University Pension Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Greens Farms Academy Defined Contribution PlanGreens Farms Academy Defined…$64MJohn Brown University Pension PlanJohn Brown University Pensio…$64MAsbury University DC Retirement PlanAsbury University DC Retirem…$64MSt. Rose Hospital 403(b) Savings PlanSt. Rose Hospital 403(b) Sav…$64MSeti Institute 403(b) Plan$64M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among John Brown University Pension Plan and nearest nationwide Other peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Arkansas filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$57M
Net Assets (End of Year)$64M
Net Income$6M
Employer EIN710239576
Plan Effective Date2004-10-08
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (John Brown University)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All John Brown University plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$64M 25.32341505905094% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$45M$50M$55M$60M$65M 202220232024 $50.8M $63.7M ▲ +25.3%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 383 $51M
2023 1 402 $57M
2024 1 405 $64M

Nearby Other Plans in Arkansas

Peer Other plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

John Brown University Pension Plan vs. nearby Other plans in Arkansas, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -5000050001000015000 0100200300400500 Total assets ($M) Participants John Brown University Pension Plan, Total assets ($M): 63.702328 · Participants: 405John Brown University Pension PlanArkansas Children's Retirement Plan, Total assets ($M): 445.687711 · Participants: 5245Arkansas Children's Retirement PlanBaptist Health 403(b) Plan, Total assets ($M): 443.662185 · Participants: 11107Baptist Health 403(b) PlanHarding University Defined Contribution Retirement Plan, Total assets ($M): 201.860773 · Participants: 673Harding University Defined Contribution Retirement PlanHendrix College Defined Contribution Retirement Plan, Total assets ($M): 95.658423 · Participants: 487Hendrix College Defined Contribution Retirement PlanWinrock International Institute for Agricultural Development Defined Contribution Plan, Total assets ($M): 91.311553 · Participants: 259Winrock International Institute for Agricultural Development Defined Contribution Plan
John Brown University Pension Plan vs. nearby Other plans in Arkansas, assets vs. participants
Compare John Brown University Pension Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

John Brown University Pension Plan's out-of-state Other peers by assets and headcount

Outside Arkansas, the nearest Other by assets is Greens Farms Academy Defined Contribution Plan in CT ($64M); by covered participants it is Nazareth University Defined Contribution Retirement Plan in NY (405 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($64M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (405 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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did John Brown University Pension Plan assets move in 2024? ▼
John Brown University Pension Plan grew at a solid clip - up 10.9% during 2024, from $57M to $64M. Reported net income was $6M.
How have John Brown University plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), John Brown University's sponsor-wide assets grew 25.3%, from $51M to $64M.
Where does John Brown University Pension Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
John Brown University Pension Plan ranks in the 87th percentile by end-of-year assets among 123,622 plans that reported assets for plan year 2024 (in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets).
Which Other plans are similar in size to John Brown University Pension Plan? ▼
Among Other plans in other states, the closest by assets is Greens Farms Academy Defined Contribution Plan in CT ($64M, 268 participants).
Which Other plans cover a similar participant headcount to John Brown University Pension Plan? ▼
Among Other plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Nazareth University Defined Contribution Retirement Plan in NY (405 participants, $163M in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2024.

Source: DOL EFAST2 filing system (efast.dol.gov) - original filing retrieval by EIN 710239576.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA). See our methodology for details.