Other · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

National Center on Institutions & Alternatives, Inc. Retirement Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$5M
Total assets Small plan by assets
418
Participants Below avg headcount
43rd
Percentile by assets National rank
$12,813
Avg per participant Low balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: National Center on Institutions & Alternatives 403(b) Plan · Sponsored by National Center on Institutions & Alternatives, Inc. · Maryland · Healthcare & Social Assistance

$5M in assets, 418 participants

National Center on Institutions & Alternatives, Inc.'s National Center on Institutions & Alternatives 403(b) Plan reported $5M in total assets and 418 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 43rd 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.

  • #7,869 in Healthcare & Social Assistance (16,916 peers)

Coverage in Maryland

National Center on Institutions & Alternatives 403(b) Plan covers 418 participants in Maryland, about 45% of the average Maryland filer (state average ~929 per filing). Assets: $5M.

#7,869
in Healthcare & Social Assistance (16,916 peers)
-8.1%
assets change YoY

The plan reported a net loss of $474K for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

National Center on Institutions & Alternatives 403(b) Plan's mid-pack asset rank among Healthcare & Social Assistance and all filers

National Center on Institutions & Alternatives 403(b) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$5,355,878 43rd percentile higher than 43% 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

National Center on Institutions & Alternatives 403(b) 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. National Center on Institutions & Alternatives 403(b) Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (418 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • National Center on Institutions & Alternatives 403(b) Plan reported net income fell from $1M in the plan year 2023 filing to -$474K in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • National Center on Institutions & Alternatives 403(b) Plan end-of-year assets fell from $8M in the plan year 2023 filing to $5M in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 521094078 · National Center on Institutions & Alternatives, Inc. PY 2024 · Other

National Center on Institutions & Alternatives 403(b) Plan · $5M · 418 · 43rd

  • PART $5M
  • TYPE 418
  • NET 43rd
  • BOOK Other
  • VS-ST near Christian Academy of Knoxville Retirement Savings Plan
  • BOY ind #7869

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 Healthcare & Social Assistance retirement plans → · Plans in Maryland →

National Center on Institutions & Alternatives 403(b) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among National Center on Institutions & Alternatives 403(b) Plan and nearest nationwide Other peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Maryland filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$6M
Net Assets (End of Year)$5M
Net Income-$474K
Employer EIN521094078
Plan Effective Date1997-10-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (National Center on Institutions & Alternatives, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All National Center on Institutions & Alternatives, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$20M 191.3040777586005% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$5M$10M$15M$20M$25M 202220232024 $6.78M $19.7M ▲ +191.2%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 491 $7M
2023 1 422 $8M
2024 3 1,408 $20M

Nearby Other Plans in Maryland

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

National Center on Institutions & Alternatives 403(b) Plan vs. nearby Other plans in Maryland, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -10000010000200003000040000 -20246810 Total assets ($B) Participants National Center on Institutions & Alternatives 403(b) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.005355878 · Participants: 418National Center on Institutions & Alternatives 403(b) PlanJohns Hopkins University 403(b) Plan, Total assets ($B): 8.794780748 · Participants: 25833Johns Hopkins University 403(b) PlanMedstar Health, Inc. Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.45522718 · Participants: 32983Medstar Health, Inc. Retirement Savings PlanThe Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory Pension Plan B, Total assets ($B): 2.989165017 · Participants: 9501The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory Pension Plan BHoward Hughes Medical Institute Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.966847116 · Participants: 2666Howard Hughes Medical Institute Retirement Savings PlanJohns Hopkins Health System Corporation 403(b) Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.67790317 · Participants: 18810Johns Hopkins Health System Corporation 403(b) Plan
National Center on Institutions & Alternatives 403(b) Plan vs. nearby Other plans in Maryland, assets vs. participants

National Center on Institutions & Alternatives 403(b) Plan's out-of-state Other peers by assets and headcount

Outside Maryland, the nearest Other by assets is Christian Academy of Knoxville Retirement Savings Plan in TN ($5M); by covered participants it is Area Storage & Transfer Inc. Prevailing Wage Plan in PA (418 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (418 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 National Center on Institutions & Alternatives 403(b) Plan assets move in 2024?
National Center on Institutions & Alternatives 403(b) Plan pulled back noticeably - down 8.1% during 2024, from $6M to $5M. Reported net income was -$474K.
How have National Center on Institutions & Alternatives, Inc. plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), National Center on Institutions & Alternatives, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 191.3%, from $7M to $20M.
Which Other plans are similar in size to National Center on Institutions & Alternatives 403(b) Plan?
Among Other plans in other states, the closest by assets is Christian Academy of Knoxville Retirement Savings Plan in TN ($5M, 193 participants).
Which Other plans cover a similar participant headcount to National Center on Institutions & Alternatives 403(b) Plan?
Among Other plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Area Storage & Transfer Inc. Prevailing Wage Plan in PA (418 participants, $8M in assets).