Other · DOL Form 5500 · 2024
Ceres, Inc. Retirement Plan
Data updated 2026-08-25
- $28M
- Total assets Below avg plan size
- 206
- Participants Below avg headcount
- 76th
- Percentile by assets National rank
- $135,934
- Avg per participant Near avg balance/head
Official DOL plan name: Ceres - 403(b) DC Plan · Sponsored by Ceres, Inc. · Massachusetts · Other Services
$28M in assets, 206 participants
Ceres, Inc.'s Ceres - 403(b) DC Plan reported $28M in total assets and 206 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 76th 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.
- #6,770 in Other Services (7,719 peers)
Coverage in Massachusetts
Ceres - 403(b) DC Plan covers 206 participants in Massachusetts, about 31% of the average Massachusetts filer (state average ~659 per filing). Assets: $28M.
- #6,770
- in Other Services (7,719 peers)
- +26.4%
- assets growth YoY
- 0.3×
- vs typical plan assets (national mean)
Ceres - 403(b) DC Plan's outsized position by total assets
Ceres - 403(b) DC Plan vs every filed plan by assets
End-of-year total assets · plan year 2024 · DOL Form 5500
$28,002,494 Top 24% higher than 76% 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
Ceres - 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. Ceres - 403(b) DC Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (206 participants).
What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings
plan year 2023 → plan year 2024
- Ceres - 403(b) DC Plan reported net income rose from $5M in the plan year 2023 filing to $6M in the plan year 2024 filing.
- Ceres - 403(b) DC Plan end-of-year assets rose from $22M in the plan year 2023 filing to $28M in the plan year 2024 filing.
Form 5500 schedule snapshot
Filing strip 223053747 · Ceres, Inc. PY 2024 · Other
Ceres - 403(b) DC Plan · $28M · 206 · 76th
- SCH $28M
- SCH 206
- SCH 76th
- SCH Other
- SCH near Maine Public Broadcasting Corporation 403b Retirement Plan
- SCH ind #6770
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 Massachusetts →
Ceres - 403(b) DC Plan in the asset neighbourhood
Massachusetts filing particulars
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $22M |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $28M |
| Net Income | $6M |
| Employer EIN | 223053747 |
| Plan Effective Date | 1995-01-01 |
| Filing Status | FILING RECEIVED |
Sponsor Plan History (Ceres, Inc.)
Sponsor-wide plan assets over time
All Ceres, Inc. plans reported in each filing year
- Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
- $28M 58.83451037184896% vs 2022
- 2024 filing year
| Year | Plans | Participants | Total Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | 162 | $18M |
| 2023 | 1 | 204 | $22M |
| 2024 | 1 | 206 | $28M |
Nearby Other Plans in Massachusetts
Peer Other plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.
- Harvard University Tax Deferred Annuity Plan $4.3B · 24,395
- Beth Israel Lahey 403(b) Retirement Savings Plan $3.5B · 33,591
- Boston University Retirement Plan $3.0B · 8,173
- Northeastern University Retirement Plan $2.6B · 8,900
- Boston University Supplemental Retirement and Savings Plan $1.7B · 12,869
Ceres - 403(b) DC Plan's out-of-state Other peers by assets and headcount
Outside Massachusetts, the nearest Other by assets is Maine Public Broadcasting Corporation 403b Retirement Plan in ME ($28M); by covered participants it is Pilgrim Place in Claremont 403(b) Plan in CA (206 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.
Closest by plan assets
Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($28M here).
Similar participant headcount
Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (206 participants); asset peers above are excluded.
- Pilgrim Place in Claremont 403(b) Plan (CA) 206 · 0 off
- The Mitchell Hamline School of Law 403(b) Plan (MN) 206 · 0 off
- The Skyland Trail Retirement Plan (GA) 206 · 0 off
- Ascd Defined Contribution Plan (VA) 206 · 0 off
DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.