Money Purchase · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Trustees of Tufts College Money Purchase Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$1.0B
Total assets Very large vs avg
5,769
Participants Above avg headcount
98th
Percentile by assets National rank
$180,274
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Tufts University Basic Retirement Plan · Sponsored by Trustees of Tufts College · Massachusetts · Educational Services

$1.0B in assets, 5,769 participants

Trustees of Tufts College's Tufts University Basic Retirement Plan reported $1.0B in total assets and 5,769 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.

  • #3,565 in Educational Services (3,638 peers)

Coverage in Massachusetts

Tufts University Basic Retirement Plan covers 5,769 participants in Massachusetts, 8.8x the typical Massachusetts plan (state average ~659 per filing). Assets: $1.0B.

#3,565
in Educational Services (3,638 peers)
+10.4%
assets growth YoY
10×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Tufts University Basic Retirement Plan's outsized position by total assets

Tufts University Basic Retirement Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$1,039,998,444 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

Tufts University Basic Retirement 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. Tufts University Basic Retirement Plan lands in the large band (5,769 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Tufts University Basic Retirement Plan reported net income fell from $122M in the plan year 2023 filing to $98M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Tufts University Basic Retirement Plan end-of-year assets rose from $942M in the plan year 2023 filing to $1.0B in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Tufts University Basic Retirement Plan reported participants fell from 6,037 in the plan year 2023 filing to 5,769 in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 042103634 · Trustees of Tufts College PY 2024 · Money Purchase

Tufts University Basic Retirement Plan · $1.0B · 5,769 · 98th

  • RANK $1.0B
  • RANK 5,769
  • RANK 98th
  • RANK Money Purchase
  • RANK near NECA-IBEW Pension Benefit Trust Fund
  • RANK ind #3565

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 →

Tufts University Basic Retirement Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Northwest Permanente, P.C. Retirement Plan - Mpp AspectNorthwest Permanente, P.C. R…$1.1BAlcon Retirement Plan$1.1BNECA-IBEW Pension Benefit Trust FundNECA-IBEW Pension Benefit Tr…$1.0BTufts University Basic Retirement PlanTufts University Basic Retir…$1.0BLocal 68 Engineers Union Annuity PlanLocal 68 Engineers Union Ann…$971M
End-of-year total assets ($B) among Tufts University Basic Retirement Plan and nearest nationwide Money Purchase peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Massachusetts filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$942M
Net Assets (End of Year)$1.0B
Net Income$98M
Employer EIN042103634
Plan Effective Date1989-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Trustees of Tufts College)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Trustees of Tufts College plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$2.0B 26.056882338588927% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$1.4B$1.6B$1.8B$2B$2.2B 202220232024 $1.62B $2.04B ▲ +25.9%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 11,065 $1.6B
2023 2 11,075 $1.8B
2024 2 11,323 $2.0B

Nearby Money Purchase Plans in Massachusetts

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

Tufts University Basic Retirement Plan vs. nearby Money Purchase plans in Massachusetts, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. 05000100001500020000 0.511.522.5 Total assets ($B) Participants Tufts University Basic Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.039998444 · Participants: 5769Tufts University Basic Retirement PlanRetirement Income Plan for Teaching Faculty of Harvard University, Total assets ($B): 2.380051887 · Participants: 2774Retirement Income Plan for Teaching Faculty of Harvard UniversityMassachusetts Laborers' Annuity Fund, Total assets ($B): 2.291740538 · Participants: 11506Massachusetts Laborers' Annuity FundHarvard University Defined Contribution Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 2.033803409 · Participants: 14571Harvard University Defined Contribution Retirement PlanElectrical Workers Deferred Income Plan Local 103, I.B.E.W., Total assets ($B): 1.774297856 · Participants: 8421Electrical Workers Deferred Income Plan Local 103, I.B.E.W.Massachusetts Financial Services Company Defined Contribution Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.935592812 · Participants: 1723Massachusetts Financial Services Company Defined Contribution Plan
Tufts University Basic Retirement Plan vs. nearby Money Purchase plans in Massachusetts, assets vs. participants

Scale composition for Tufts University Basic Retirement Plan

Tufts University Basic Retirement Plan reports $1.0B in end-of-year assets across 5,769 participants (0.008% of the $12.3T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.006% of 93,925,755 covered participants) - about $180,274 per participant (1.3x the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2024 was $98M.

This plan identity (EIN 042103634, plan #002) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $819M to $1.0B (+26.9%) while covered participants moved from 7,042 to 5,769 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.

Plan year Participants EOY assets Filing
2022 7,042 $819M Open filing
2023 6,037 $942M Open filing
2024 · index core 5,769 $1.0B This page

The same sponsor also keeps 1 other index-core plan on PlainRetire:

Tufts University Basic Retirement Plan's out-of-state Money Purchase peers by assets and headcount

Outside Massachusetts, the nearest Money Purchase by assets is NECA-IBEW Pension Benefit Trust Fund in MO ($1.0B); by covered participants it is Union Roofers Supplemental Annuity Trust Fund in CA (5,782 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($1.0B here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (5,769 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 Tufts University Basic Retirement Plan assets move in 2024?
Tufts University Basic Retirement Plan grew at a solid clip - up 10.4% during 2024, from $942M to $1.0B. Reported net income was $98M.
How have Trustees of Tufts College plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Trustees of Tufts College's sponsor-wide assets grew 26.1%, from $1.6B to $2.0B.
Where does Tufts University Basic Retirement Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
Tufts University Basic Retirement 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 Money Purchase plans are similar in size to Tufts University Basic Retirement Plan?
Among Money Purchase plans in other states, the closest by assets is NECA-IBEW Pension Benefit Trust Fund in MO ($1.0B, 4,119 participants).
Which Money Purchase plans cover a similar participant headcount to Tufts University Basic Retirement Plan?
Among Money Purchase plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Union Roofers Supplemental Annuity Trust Fund in CA (5,782 participants, $53M in assets).