Other · DOL Form 5500 · 2023
Bethany College Retirement Plan
Data updated 2026-08-25
- $33M
- Total assets Below avg plan size
- 199
- Participants Below avg headcount
- 80th
- Percentile by assets National rank
- $163,728
- Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
Official DOL plan name: Bethany College 403(b) DC Plan · Sponsored by Bethany College · West Virginia · Educational Services
$33M in assets, 199 participants
Bethany College's Bethany College 403(b) DC Plan reported $33M in total assets and 199 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 80th 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.
- #2,467 in Educational Services (3,735 peers)
Coverage in West Virginia
Bethany College 403(b) DC Plan covers 199 participants in West Virginia, about 43% of the average West Virginia filer (state average ~467 per filing). Assets: $33M.
- #2,467
- in Educational Services (3,735 peers)
- +7.5%
- assets growth YoY
- 0.3×
- vs typical plan assets (national mean)
Bethany College 403(b) DC Plan's outsized position by total assets
Bethany College 403(b) DC Plan vs every filed plan by assets
End-of-year total assets · plan year 2023 · DOL Form 5500
$32,581,842 Top 20% higher than 80% of 127,068 filed plans
Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.
Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2023
Bethany College 403(b) DC Plan among mid-size filed plans by headcount
Plan-year 2023 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Bethany College 403(b) DC Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (199 participants).
What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings
plan year 2022 → plan year 2023
- Bethany College 403(b) DC Plan reported net income rose from $888K in the plan year 2022 filing to $2M in the plan year 2023 filing.
- Bethany College 403(b) DC Plan reported participants rose from 185 in the plan year 2022 filing to 199 in the plan year 2023 filing.
- Bethany College 403(b) DC Plan end-of-year assets rose from $30M in the plan year 2022 filing to $33M in the plan year 2023 filing.
Plan-year Form 5500 strip
Filing strip 550356985 · Bethany College PY 2023 · Other
Bethany College 403(b) DC Plan · $33M · 199 · 80th
- TYPE $33M
- TYPE 199
- TYPE 80th
- TYPE Other
- TYPE near The Metropolitan Museum of Art 403(b) Plan for Local 1503 of District Council 37, Afscme, AFL-CIO and Local 306-I.a.T.S.E.
- TYPE ind #2467
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 West Virginia →
Bethany College 403(b) DC Plan in the asset neighbourhood
West Virginia filing particulars
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $30M |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $33M |
| Net Income | $2M |
| Employer EIN | 550356985 |
| Plan Effective Date | 1936-09-26 |
| Filing Status | FILING RECEIVED |
Sponsor Plan History (Bethany College)
Sponsor-wide plan assets over time
All Bethany College plans reported in each filing year
- Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
- $33M 7.552570906896499% vs 2022
- 2024 filing year
| Year | Plans | Participants | Total Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | 185 | $30M |
| 2023 | 1 | 199 | $33M |
| 2024 | 1 | 106 | $33M |
Nearby Other Plans in West Virginia
Peer Other plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.
- West Virginia University Health System 403(b) Retirement Savings Plan $1.5B · 25,400
- Maryland Electrical Industry Severance & Annuity F $292M · 2,645
- West Virginia University Medical Corporation 403(b) Plan $282M · 1,761
- Camc Health System, Inc. Retirement Savings Plan $228M · N/A
- Local Union 317 Electrical Pension Plan $160M · 744
Bethany College 403(b) DC Plan's out-of-state Other peers by assets and headcount
Outside West Virginia, the nearest Other by assets is The Metropolitan Museum of Art 403(b) Plan for Local 1503 of District Council 37, Afscme, AFL-CIO and Local 306-I.a.T.S.E. in NY ($33M); by covered participants it is Community Action Agency 403(b) Retirement Plan in MI (199 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.
Closest by plan assets
Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($33M here).
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art 403(b) Plan for Local 1503 of District Council 37, Afscme, AFL-CIO and Local 306-I.a.T.S.E. (NY) $33M · 541
- Androscoggin Home Care and Hospice Tax Sheltered Annuity Plan (ME) $33M · 665
- Palm Beach Day Academy DC Retirement Plan (FL) $33M · 200
- Sweetser 403(b) Employees Savings Plan (ME) $33M · 560
Similar participant headcount
Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (199 participants); asset peers above are excluded.
DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.