Other · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Howard Hughes Medical Institute Retirement Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$2.0B
Total assets Very large vs avg
2,666
Participants Above avg headcount
99th
Percentile by assets National rank
$737,752
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Howard Hughes Medical Institute Retirement Savings Plan · Sponsored by Howard Hughes Medical Institute · Maryland · Other Services

$2.0B in assets, 2,666 participants

Howard Hughes Medical Institute's Howard Hughes Medical Institute Retirement Savings Plan reported $2.0B in total assets and 2,666 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 99th 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.

  • #7,713 in Other Services (7,719 peers)

Coverage in Maryland

Howard Hughes Medical Institute Retirement Savings Plan covers 2,666 participants in Maryland, 2.9x the typical Maryland plan (state average ~929 per filing). Assets: $2.0B.

#7,713
in Other Services (7,719 peers)
+9.4%
assets growth YoY
20×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Howard Hughes Medical Institute Retirement Savings Plan's outsized position by total assets

Howard Hughes Medical Institute Retirement Savings Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$1,966,847,116 Top 1% higher than 99% 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

Howard Hughes Medical Institute Retirement Savings Plan's large-plan peer group by participant headcount

Plan-year 2024 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Howard Hughes Medical Institute Retirement Savings Plan lands in the large band (2,666 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Howard Hughes Medical Institute Retirement Savings Plan reported participants rose from 2,154 in the plan year 2023 filing to 2,666 in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Howard Hughes Medical Institute Retirement Savings Plan reported net income fell from $221M in the plan year 2023 filing to $168M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Howard Hughes Medical Institute Retirement Savings Plan end-of-year assets rose from $1.8B in the plan year 2023 filing to $2.0B in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

DOL schedule card

Filing strip 590735717 · Howard Hughes Medical Institute PY 2024 · Other

Howard Hughes Medical Institute Retirement Savings Plan · $2.0B · 2,666 · 99th

  • ASSETS $2.0B
  • PCT 2,666
  • EIN 99th
  • RANK Other
  • PHOTO near Legacy Health 403(b) Plan
  • IND ind #7713

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 Maryland →

Howard Hughes Medical Institute Retirement Savings Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Children's Hospital Medical Center Employee Savings PlanChildren's Hospital Medical …$2.0BHoward Hughes Medical Institute Retirement Savings PlanHoward Hughes Medical Instit…$2.0BLegacy Health 403(b) Plan$2.0BThe University of Chicago Supplemental Retirement PlanThe University of Chicago Su…$1.9BOrlando Health Retirement Savings Plan 403bOrlando Health Retirement Sa…$1.9B
End-of-year total assets ($B) among Howard Hughes Medical Institute Retirement Savings Plan and nearest nationwide Other peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Maryland filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$1.8B
Net Assets (End of Year)$2.0B
Net Income$168M
Employer EIN590735717
Plan Effective Date1983-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Howard Hughes Medical Institute)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Howard Hughes Medical Institute plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$2.0B 24.643130275705982% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$1.4B$1.6B$1.8B$2B$2.2B 202220232024 $1.58B $1.97B ▲ +24.7%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 2,041 $1.6B
2023 1 2,154 $1.8B
2024 1 2,666 $2.0B

Nearby Other Plans in Maryland

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

Howard Hughes Medical Institute Retirement Savings Plan vs. nearby Other plans in Maryland, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. 010000200003000040000 0246810 Total assets ($B) Participants Howard Hughes Medical Institute Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.966847116 · Participants: 2666Howard Hughes Medical Institute Retirement Savings 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 ($B): 2.989165017 · Participants: 9501The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory Pension Plan BJohns Hopkins Health System Corporation 403(b) Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.67790317 · Participants: 18810Johns Hopkins Health System Corporation 403(b) PlanJohns Hopkins Health System Corporation 403(b) Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.34916422 · Participants: 17081Johns Hopkins Health System Corporation 403(b) Plan
Howard Hughes Medical Institute Retirement Savings Plan vs. nearby Other plans in Maryland, assets vs. participants

Howard Hughes Medical Institute Retirement Savings Plan's out-of-state Other peers by assets and headcount

Outside Maryland, the nearest Other by assets is Legacy Health 403(b) Plan in OR ($2.0B); by covered participants it is 403(b) Retirement Plan for Ighl & Cdd in NY (2,666 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($2.0B here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (2,666 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 Howard Hughes Medical Institute Retirement Savings Plan assets move in 2024?
Howard Hughes Medical Institute Retirement Savings Plan grew at a solid clip - up 9.4% during 2024, from $1.8B to $2.0B. Reported net income was $168M.
How have Howard Hughes Medical Institute plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Howard Hughes Medical Institute's sponsor-wide assets grew 24.6%, from $1.6B to $2.0B.
Where does Howard Hughes Medical Institute Retirement Savings Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
Howard Hughes Medical Institute Retirement Savings Plan ranks in the 99th percentile by end-of-year assets among 123,622 plans that reported assets for plan year 2024 (among the largest 1% of all filed plans).
Which Other plans are similar in size to Howard Hughes Medical Institute Retirement Savings Plan?
Among Other plans in other states, the closest by assets is Legacy Health 403(b) Plan in OR ($2.0B, 14,590 participants).
Which Other plans cover a similar participant headcount to Howard Hughes Medical Institute Retirement Savings Plan?
Among Other plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is 403(b) Retirement Plan for Ighl & Cdd in NY (2,666 participants, $57M in assets).