Other · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

The Brookings Institution Retirement Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$260M
Total assets Near avg plan size
512
Participants Below avg headcount
95th
Percentile by assets National rank
$508,150
Avg per participant High balance/head
PlainRetire home → About this data RSS: change history

Official DOL plan name: Brookings Savings and Retirement Plan · Sponsored by The Brookings Institution · District of Columbia · Professional & Technical Services

$260M in assets, 512 participants

The Brookings Institution's Brookings Savings and Retirement Plan reported $260M in total assets and 512 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 95th 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.

  • #19,445 in Professional & Technical Services (20,173 peers)

Coverage in District of Columbia

Brookings Savings and Retirement Plan covers 512 participants in District of Columbia, about 35% of the average District of Columbia filer (state average ~1,456 per filing). Assets: $260M.

#19,445
in Professional & Technical Services (20,173 peers)
+9.6%
assets growth YoY
2.6×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Brookings Savings and Retirement Plan's outsized position by total assets

Brookings Savings and Retirement Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$260,172,609 Top 5% higher than 95% 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

Brookings Savings and 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. Brookings Savings and Retirement Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (512 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Brookings Savings and Retirement Plan reported net income fell from $34M in the plan year 2023 filing to $23M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Brookings Savings and Retirement Plan end-of-year assets rose from $237M in the plan year 2023 filing to $260M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Brookings Savings and Retirement Plan reported participants rose from 479 in the plan year 2023 filing to 512 in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 530196577 · The Brookings Institution PY 2024 · Other

Brookings Savings and Retirement Plan · $260M · 512 · 95th

  • SCH $260M
  • EBSA 512
  • PART 95th
  • TYPE Other
  • NET near Morehouse School of Medicine 403(b) Plan
  • BOOK ind #19445

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 Professional & Technical Services retirement plans → · Plans in District of Columbia →

Brookings Savings and Retirement Plan in the asset neighbourhood

The Dalton Schools, Inc. Retirement and Savings PlanThe Dalton Schools, Inc. Ret…$261MBrookings Savings and Retirement PlanBrookings Savings and Retire…$260MMorehouse School of Medicine 403(b) PlanMorehouse School of Medicine…$260MAmerican Institutes for Research Retirement PlanAmerican Institutes for Rese…$260MHaverford College Defined Contribution Retirement PlanHaverford College Defined Co…$260M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Brookings Savings and Retirement Plan and nearest nationwide Other peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

District of Columbia filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$237M
Net Assets (End of Year)$260M
Net Income$23M
Employer EIN530196577
Plan Effective Date1943-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (The Brookings Institution)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All The Brookings Institution plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$260M 27.9213029663717% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$180M$200M$220M$240M$260M$280M 202220232024 $203M $260M ▲ +27.9%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 381 $203M
2023 1 479 $237M
2024 1 512 $260M

Nearby Other Plans in District of Columbia

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

Brookings Savings and Retirement Plan vs. nearby Other plans in District of Columbia, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -1000000100000200000300000400000500000 0123 Total assets ($B) Participants Brookings Savings and Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.260172609 · Participants: 512Brookings Savings and Retirement PlanInt'l Brotherhood of Electrical Workers' Pension Benefit Fund, Total assets ($B): 2.75808979 · Participants: 450729Int'l Brotherhood of Electrical Workers' Pension Benefit FundGeorgetown University Defined Contribution Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 2.450782108 · Participants: 4882Georgetown University Defined Contribution Retirement PlanAmerican University Defined Contribution Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.352129486 · Participants: 5480American University Defined Contribution Retirement PlanHoward University Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.199524542 · Participants: 6543Howard University Savings PlanGeorgetown University Voluntary Contribution Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.979239156 · Participants: 14512Georgetown University Voluntary Contribution Retirement Plan
Brookings Savings and Retirement Plan vs. nearby Other plans in District of Columbia, assets vs. participants

Brookings Savings and Retirement Plan's out-of-state Other peers by assets and headcount

Outside District of Columbia, the nearest Other by assets is Morehouse School of Medicine 403(b) Plan in GA ($260M); by covered participants it is La Rabida Children's Hospital 403(b) Retirement Savings Plan in IL (512 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (512 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 Brookings Savings and Retirement Plan assets move in 2024?
Brookings Savings and Retirement Plan grew at a solid clip - up 9.6% during 2024, from $237M to $260M. Reported net income was $23M.
How have The Brookings Institution plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), The Brookings Institution's sponsor-wide assets grew 27.9%, from $203M to $260M.
Where does Brookings Savings and Retirement Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
Brookings Savings and Retirement Plan ranks in the 95th 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 Brookings Savings and Retirement Plan?
Among Other plans in other states, the closest by assets is Morehouse School of Medicine 403(b) Plan in GA ($260M, 1,471 participants).
Which Other plans cover a similar participant headcount to Brookings Savings and Retirement Plan?
Among Other plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is La Rabida Children's Hospital 403(b) Retirement Savings Plan in IL (512 participants, $26M in assets).