Other · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Palmer College Foundation D/B/a Palmer College of Chiropractic Retirement Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$62M
Total assets Below avg plan size
396
Participants Below avg headcount
86th
Percentile by assets National rank
$156,148
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Palmer College of Chiropractic 403(b) Plan · Sponsored by Palmer College Foundation D/B/a Palmer College of Chiropractic · Iowa · Educational Services

$62M in assets, 396 participants

Palmer College Foundation D/B/a Palmer College of Chiropractic's Palmer College of Chiropractic 403(b) Plan reported $62M in total assets and 396 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 86th 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.

  • #2,751 in Educational Services (3,638 peers)

Where Palmer College of Chiropractic 403(b) Plan sits by assets

Palmer College of Chiropractic 403(b) Plan sits in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets, $62M for 396 participants (~$156,148/participant), up 3.4% in 2024.

#2,751
in Educational Services (3,638 peers)
+3.4%
assets growth YoY
0.6×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Palmer College of Chiropractic 403(b) Plan's outsized position by total assets

Palmer College of Chiropractic 403(b) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$61,834,422 Top 14% higher than 86% 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

Palmer College of Chiropractic 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. Palmer College of Chiropractic 403(b) Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (396 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Palmer College of Chiropractic 403(b) Plan reported net income fell from $6M in the plan year 2023 filing to $2M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Palmer College of Chiropractic 403(b) Plan end-of-year assets rose from $60M in the plan year 2023 filing to $62M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Palmer College of Chiropractic 403(b) Plan reported participants fell from 405 in the plan year 2023 filing to 396 in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

DOL schedule card

Filing strip 426081293 · Palmer College Foundation D/B/a Palmer College of Chiropractic PY 2024 · Other

Palmer College of Chiropractic 403(b) Plan · $62M · 396 · 86th

  • PCT $62M
  • PCT 396
  • PCT 86th
  • PCT Other
  • PCT near Riverdale Country School Tax-Deferred Annuity Plan
  • PCT ind #2751

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 Iowa →

Palmer College of Chiropractic 403(b) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Vermont Energy Investment Corp. Tax Deferred Annuity PlanVermont Energy Investment Co…$62MPalmer College of Chiropractic 403(b) PlanPalmer College of Chiropract…$62MRiverdale Country School Tax-Deferred Annuity PlanRiverdale Country School Tax…$62MWashington & Jefferson College Defined Contribution PlanWashington & Jefferson Colle…$62MLrei Retirement and Savings PlanLrei Retirement and Savings …$62M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Palmer College of Chiropractic 403(b) Plan and nearest nationwide Other peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Scale-class filing particulars (2024)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$60M
Net Assets (End of Year)$62M
Net Income$2M
Employer EIN426081293
Plan Effective Date1995-06-30
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Palmer College Foundation D/B/a Palmer College of Chiropractic)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Palmer College Foundation D/B/a Palmer College of Chiropractic plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$62M 14.217543313670037% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$50M$55M$60M$65M 202220232024 $54.1M $61.8M ▲ +14.2%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 431 $54M
2023 1 405 $60M
2024 1 396 $62M

Nearby Other Plans in Iowa

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

Palmer College of Chiropractic 403(b) Plan vs. nearby Other plans in Iowa, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. 050010001500200025003000 0200400600800 Total assets ($M) Participants Palmer College of Chiropractic 403(b) Plan, Total assets ($M): 61.834422 · Participants: 396Palmer College of Chiropractic 403(b) PlanIaicu Multiple Employer Plan, Total assets ($M): 621.446067 · Participants: 2554Iaicu Multiple Employer PlanAct, Inc. Defined Contribution Retirement Plan, Total assets ($M): 393.195075 · Participants: 913Act, Inc. Defined Contribution Retirement PlanGrinnell College Employees Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($M): 374.409137 · Participants: 841Grinnell College Employees Retirement Savings PlanDrake University Mandatory Tax-Deferred Annuity Retirement Plan, Total assets ($M): 297.09718 · Participants: 1285Drake University Mandatory Tax-Deferred Annuity Retirement PlanSt. Ambrose University Defined Contribution Plan, Total assets ($M): 122.538073 · Participants: 698St. Ambrose University Defined Contribution Plan
Palmer College of Chiropractic 403(b) Plan vs. nearby Other plans in Iowa, assets vs. participants
Compare Palmer College of Chiropractic 403(b) Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Palmer College of Chiropractic 403(b) Plan's out-of-state Other peers by assets and headcount

Outside Iowa, the nearest Other by assets is Riverdale Country School Tax-Deferred Annuity Plan in NY ($62M); by covered participants it is The Learning Tree, Inc. 403(b) Plan in AL (396 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (396 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 Palmer College of Chiropractic 403(b) Plan assets move in 2024? ▼
Palmer College of Chiropractic 403(b) Plan edged up modestly - up 3.4% during 2024, from $60M to $62M. Reported net income was $2M.
How have Palmer College Foundation D/B/a Palmer College of Chiropractic plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Palmer College Foundation D/B/a Palmer College of Chiropractic's sponsor-wide assets grew 14.2%, from $54M to $62M.
Where does Palmer College of Chiropractic 403(b) Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Palmer College of Chiropractic 403(b) Plan ranks in the 86th 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 Palmer College of Chiropractic 403(b) Plan? ▼
Among Other plans in other states, the closest by assets is Riverdale Country School Tax-Deferred Annuity Plan in NY ($62M, 457 participants).
Which Other plans cover a similar participant headcount to Palmer College of Chiropractic 403(b) Plan? ▼
Among Other plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is The Learning Tree, Inc. 403(b) Plan in AL (396 participants, $3M 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 426081293.

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.