Other · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Braille Institute of America, Inc. Retirement Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$28M
Total assets Below avg plan size
188
Participants Below avg headcount
76th
Percentile by assets National rank
$149,775
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Braille Institute of America Inc Tax Sheltered 403(b) Savings Plan · Sponsored by Braille Institute of America, Inc. · California · Educational Services

$28M in assets, 188 participants

Braille Institute of America, Inc.'s Braille Institute of America Inc Tax Sheltered 403(b) Savings Plan reported $28M in total assets and 188 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.

  • #2,206 in Educational Services (3,638 peers)

Coverage in California

Braille Institute of America Inc Tax Sheltered 403(b) Savings Plan covers 188 participants in California, about 30% of the average California filer (state average ~630 per filing). Assets: $28M.

#2,206
in Educational Services (3,638 peers)
+30.7%
assets growth YoY
0.3×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Braille Institute of America Inc Tax Sheltered 403(b) Savings Plan's outsized position by total assets

Braille Institute of America Inc Tax Sheltered 403(b) Savings Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$28,157,779 Top 24% higher than 76% 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

Braille Institute of America Inc Tax Sheltered 403(b) Savings 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. Braille Institute of America Inc Tax Sheltered 403(b) Savings Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (188 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Braille Institute of America Inc Tax Sheltered 403(b) Savings Plan reported net income rose from $23K in the plan year 2023 filing to $7M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Braille Institute of America Inc Tax Sheltered 403(b) Savings Plan end-of-year assets rose from $22M in the plan year 2023 filing to $28M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Braille Institute of America Inc Tax Sheltered 403(b) Savings Plan reported participants rose from 186 in the plan year 2023 filing to 188 in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 951641426 · Braille Institute of America, Inc. PY 2024 · Other

Braille Institute of America Inc Tax Sheltered 403(b) Savings Plan · $28M · 188 · 76th

  • ASSETS $28M
  • PCT 188
  • EIN 76th
  • RANK Other
  • PHOTO near Bronxworks 403(b) Plan
  • IND ind #2206

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 California →

Braille Institute of America Inc Tax Sheltered 403(b) Savings Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Braille Institute of America Inc Tax Sheltered 403(b) Savings Plan and nearest nationwide Other peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

California filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$22M
Net Assets (End of Year)$28M
Net Income$7M
Employer EIN951641426
Plan Effective Date1990-04-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Braille Institute of America, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Braille Institute of America, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$28M 27.666096084572402% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$25M$30M$35M$40M$45M 202220232024 $38.9M $28.2M ▼ -27.7%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 391 $39M
2023 2 374 $40M
2024 2 374 $28M

Nearby Other Plans in California

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

Braille Institute of America Inc Tax Sheltered 403(b) Savings Plan vs. nearby Other plans in California, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -200000200004000060000 -5051015 Total assets ($B) Participants Braille Institute of America Inc Tax Sheltered 403(b) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.028157779 · Participants: 188Braille Institute of America Inc Tax Sheltered 403(b) Savings PlanStanford Contributory Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 12.568126014 · Participants: 22753Stanford Contributory Retirement PlanSutter Health 403(b) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 7.632419022 · Participants: 54954Sutter Health 403(b) Savings PlanStanford Health Care Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 6.931286515 · Participants: 24152Stanford Health Care Retirement Savings PlanCaltech Base Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 5.246676378 · Participants: 10970Caltech Base Retirement PlanUniversity of Southern California Tax-Deferred Annuity Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.81831751 · Participants: 20886University of Southern California Tax-Deferred Annuity Plan
Braille Institute of America Inc Tax Sheltered 403(b) Savings Plan vs. nearby Other plans in California, assets vs. participants

Braille Institute of America Inc Tax Sheltered 403(b) Savings Plan's out-of-state Other peers by assets and headcount

Outside California, the nearest Other by assets is Bronxworks 403(b) Plan in NY ($28M); by covered participants it is Seacoast Mental Health Center, Inc. Tax-Deferred Annuity Savings Plan in NH (188 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (188 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 Braille Institute of America Inc Tax Sheltered 403(b) Savings Plan assets move in 2024?
Braille Institute of America Inc Tax Sheltered 403(b) Savings Plan surged - up 30.7% during 2024, from $22M to $28M. Reported net income was $7M.
How have Braille Institute of America, Inc. plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Braille Institute of America, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets declined 27.7%, from $39M to $28M.
Where does Braille Institute of America Inc Tax Sheltered 403(b) Savings Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
Braille Institute of America Inc Tax Sheltered 403(b) Savings Plan ranks in the 76th 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 Braille Institute of America Inc Tax Sheltered 403(b) Savings Plan?
Among Other plans in other states, the closest by assets is Bronxworks 403(b) Plan in NY ($28M, 1,108 participants).
Which Other plans cover a similar participant headcount to Braille Institute of America Inc Tax Sheltered 403(b) Savings Plan?
Among Other plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Seacoast Mental Health Center, Inc. Tax-Deferred Annuity Savings Plan in NH (188 participants, $18M in assets).