Other · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Cushing Academy Retirement Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$54M
Total assets Below avg plan size
169
Participants Small participant base
85th
Percentile by assets National rank
$317,858
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Cushing Academy Defined Contribution Retirement Plan · Sponsored by Cushing Academy · Massachusetts · Educational Services

$54M in assets, 169 participants

Cushing Academy's Cushing Academy Defined Contribution Retirement Plan reported $54M in total assets and 169 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 85th 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.

  • #2,672 in Educational Services (3,638 peers)

Coverage in Massachusetts

Cushing Academy Defined Contribution Retirement Plan covers 169 participants in Massachusetts, about 26% of the average Massachusetts filer (state average ~659 per filing). Assets: $54M.

#2,672
in Educational Services (3,638 peers)
+5.4%
assets growth YoY
0.5×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Cushing Academy Defined Contribution Retirement Plan's outsized position by total assets

Cushing Academy Defined Contribution Retirement Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$53,718,054 Top 15% higher than 85% 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

Cushing Academy Defined Contribution Retirement 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. Cushing Academy Defined Contribution Retirement Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (169 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Cushing Academy Defined Contribution Retirement Plan reported net income fell from $6M in the plan year 2023 filing to $3M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Cushing Academy Defined Contribution Retirement Plan reported participants fell from 201 in the plan year 2023 filing to 169 in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Cushing Academy Defined Contribution Retirement Plan end-of-year assets rose from $51M in the plan year 2023 filing to $54M in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

DOL schedule card

Filing strip 042104048 · Cushing Academy PY 2024 · Other

Cushing Academy Defined Contribution Retirement Plan · $54M · 169 · 85th

  • EBSA $54M
  • PART 169
  • TYPE 85th
  • NET Other
  • BOOK near Lightwave Dental Retirement Plan
  • VS-ST ind #2672

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 Massachusetts →

Cushing Academy Defined Contribution Retirement Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Cushing Academy Defined Contribution Retirement Plan and nearest nationwide Other peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Massachusetts filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$51M
Net Assets (End of Year)$54M
Net Income$3M
Employer EIN042104048
Plan Effective Date1947-12-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Cushing Academy)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Cushing Academy plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$54M 18.215529593948837% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$40M$45M$50M$55M 202220232024 $45.4M $53.7M ▲ +18.2%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 159 $45M
2023 1 201 $51M
2024 1 169 $54M

Nearby Other Plans in Massachusetts

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

Cushing Academy Defined Contribution Retirement Plan vs. nearby Other plans in Massachusetts, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -10000010000200003000040000 -1012345 Total assets ($B) Participants Cushing Academy Defined Contribution Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.053718054 · Participants: 169Cushing Academy Defined Contribution Retirement PlanHarvard University Tax Deferred Annuity Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.299350229 · Participants: 24395Harvard University Tax Deferred Annuity PlanBeth Israel Lahey 403(b) Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.507933231 · Participants: 33591Beth Israel Lahey 403(b) Retirement Savings PlanBoston University Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 2.976139 · Participants: 8173Boston University Retirement PlanNortheastern University Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 2.641546036 · Participants: 8900Northeastern University Retirement PlanBoston University Supplemental Retirement and Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.735973854 · Participants: 12869Boston University Supplemental Retirement and Savings Plan
Cushing Academy Defined Contribution Retirement Plan vs. nearby Other plans in Massachusetts, assets vs. participants
Compare Cushing Academy Defined Contribution Retirement Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Cushing Academy Defined Contribution Retirement Plan's out-of-state Other peers by assets and headcount

Outside Massachusetts, the nearest Other by assets is Lightwave Dental Retirement Plan in VA ($54M); by covered participants it is Early Learning Coalition of Palm Beach County, Inc., Section 403(b) Defined Contribution Plan in FL (169 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

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 Cushing Academy Defined Contribution Retirement Plan assets move in 2024? ▼
Cushing Academy Defined Contribution Retirement Plan grew at a solid clip - up 5.4% during 2024, from $51M to $54M. Reported net income was $3M.
How have Cushing Academy plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Cushing Academy's sponsor-wide assets grew 18.2%, from $45M to $54M.
Where does Cushing Academy Defined Contribution Retirement Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Cushing Academy Defined Contribution Retirement Plan ranks in the 85th 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 Cushing Academy Defined Contribution Retirement Plan? ▼
Among Other plans in other states, the closest by assets is Lightwave Dental Retirement Plan in VA ($54M, 1,685 participants).
Which Other plans cover a similar participant headcount to Cushing Academy Defined Contribution Retirement Plan? ▼
Among Other plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Early Learning Coalition of Palm Beach County, Inc., Section 403(b) Defined Contribution Plan in FL (169 participants, $4M 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 042104048.

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.