Other · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Iowa Independent Higher Education Research Foundation Retirement Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$621M
Total assets Above avg plan size
2,554
Participants Above avg headcount
98th
Percentile by assets National rank
$243,323
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Iaicu Multiple Employer Plan · Sponsored by Iowa Independent Higher Education Research Foundation · Iowa · Educational Services

$621M in assets, 2,554 participants

Iowa Independent Higher Education Research Foundation's Iaicu Multiple Employer Plan reported $621M in total assets and 2,554 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 98th 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.

  • #3,518 in Educational Services (3,638 peers)

Coverage in Iowa

Iaicu Multiple Employer Plan covers 2,554 participants in Iowa, 4.2x the typical Iowa plan (state average ~609 per filing). Assets: $621M.

#3,518
in Educational Services (3,638 peers)
+4.8%
assets growth YoY
6.2×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Iaicu Multiple Employer Plan's outsized position by total assets

Iaicu Multiple Employer Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$621,446,067 Top 2% higher than 98% 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

Iaicu Multiple Employer 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. Iaicu Multiple Employer Plan lands in the large band (2,554 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Iaicu Multiple Employer Plan reported net income fell from $33M in the plan year 2023 filing to $28M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Iaicu Multiple Employer Plan reported participants rose from 2,396 in the plan year 2023 filing to 2,554 in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Iaicu Multiple Employer Plan end-of-year assets rose from $593M in the plan year 2023 filing to $621M in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 421420268 · Iowa Independent Higher Education Research Foundation PY 2024 · Other

Iaicu Multiple Employer Plan · $621M · 2,554 · 98th

  • EOY $621M
  • EOY 2,554
  • EOY 98th
  • EOY Other
  • EOY near Huntington Memorial Hospital Savings Plan
  • EOY ind #3518

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 →

Iaicu Multiple Employer Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Nrel 403(b) Employee Savings PlanNrel 403(b) Employee Savings…$625MShands Healthcare Matched Savings Account 403(b)Shands Healthcare Matched Sa…$625MIaicu Multiple Employer Plan$621MHuntington Memorial Hospital Savings PlanHuntington Memorial Hospital…$620MHenry M. Jackson Foundation Defined Contribution Retirement PlanHenry M. Jackson Foundation …$616M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Iaicu Multiple Employer Plan and nearest nationwide Other peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Iowa filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$593M
Net Assets (End of Year)$621M
Net Income$28M
Employer EIN421420268
Plan Effective Date2021-10-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Iowa Independent Higher Education Research Foundation)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Iowa Independent Higher Education Research Foundation plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$621M 25.296017015123322% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$450M$500M$550M$600M$650M 202220232024 $496M $621M ▲ +25.3%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 2,131 $496M
2023 1 2,396 $593M
2024 1 2,554 $621M

Nearby Other Plans in Iowa

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

Iaicu Multiple Employer Plan vs. nearby Other plans in Iowa, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. 050010001500200025003000 0200400600800 Total assets ($M) Participants Iaicu Multiple Employer Plan, Total assets ($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 PlanDes Moines University Defined Contribution 403(b) Plan, Total assets ($M): 112.472283 · Participants: 335Des Moines University Defined Contribution 403(b) Plan
Iaicu Multiple Employer Plan vs. nearby Other plans in Iowa, assets vs. participants
Compare Iaicu Multiple Employer Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Iaicu Multiple Employer Plan's out-of-state Other peers by assets and headcount

Outside Iowa, the nearest Other by assets is Huntington Memorial Hospital Savings Plan in CA ($620M); by covered participants it is Olathe Health System, Inc. Tsa Retirement Plan in KS (2,558 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (2,554 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 Iaicu Multiple Employer Plan assets move in 2024? ▼
Iaicu Multiple Employer Plan edged up modestly - up 4.8% during 2024, from $593M to $621M. Reported net income was $28M.
How have Iowa Independent Higher Education Research Foundation plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Iowa Independent Higher Education Research Foundation's sponsor-wide assets grew 25.3%, from $496M to $621M.
Where does Iaicu Multiple Employer Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Iaicu Multiple Employer Plan ranks in the 98th percentile by end-of-year assets among 123,622 plans that reported assets for plan year 2024 (in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets).
Which Other plans are similar in size to Iaicu Multiple Employer Plan? ▼
Among Other plans in other states, the closest by assets is Huntington Memorial Hospital Savings Plan in CA ($620M, 3,549 participants).
Which Other plans cover a similar participant headcount to Iaicu Multiple Employer Plan? ▼
Among Other plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Olathe Health System, Inc. Tsa Retirement Plan in KS (2,558 participants, $114K 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 421420268.

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.