Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$193M
Total assets Near avg plan size
286
Participants Below avg headcount
94th
Percentile by assets National rank
$675,114
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Retirement Plan for Employees of Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution · Sponsored by Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution · Massachusetts · Professional & Technical Services

$193M in assets, 286 participants

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution's Retirement Plan for Employees of Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution reported $193M in total assets and 286 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 94th 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.

  • #19,221 in Professional & Technical Services (20,173 peers)

Coverage in Massachusetts

Retirement Plan for Employees of Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution covers 286 participants in Massachusetts, about 43% of the average Massachusetts filer (state average ~659 per filing). Assets: $193M.

#19,221
in Professional & Technical Services (20,173 peers)
+3.8%
assets growth YoY
1.9×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Retirement Plan for Employees of Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution's outsized position by total assets

Retirement Plan for Employees of Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution vs every filed plan by assets

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

$193,082,619 Top 6% higher than 94% 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

Retirement Plan for Employees of Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution 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. Retirement Plan for Employees of Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution sits mid-pack in the medium band (286 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Retirement Plan for Employees of Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution reported net income fell from $10M in the plan year 2023 filing to $5M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Retirement Plan for Employees of Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution reported participants fell from 300 in the plan year 2023 filing to 286 in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Retirement Plan for Employees of Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution end-of-year assets rose from $186M in the plan year 2023 filing to $193M in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 042105850 · Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution PY 2024 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Retirement Plan for Employees of Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution · $193M · 286 · 94th

  • VS-ST $193M
  • VS-ST 286
  • VS-ST 94th
  • VS-ST Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • VS-ST near Sheet Metal Workers' Local Union No. 9 Pension Pla
  • VS-ST ind #19221

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 Massachusetts →

Retirement Plan for Employees of Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution in the asset neighbourhood

Oregon & Southwest Washington Painters Pension PlanOregon & Southwest Washingto…$193MLaundry, Dry Cleaning Workers & Allied Industries Retirement Fund, Workers UnitedLaundry, Dry Cleaning Worker…$193MMymichigan Health Pension Plan for Armc EmployeesMymichigan Health Pension Pl…$193MSheet Metal Workers' Local Union No. 9 Pension PlaSheet Metal Workers' Local U…$193MRetirement Plan for Employees of Woods Hole Oceanographic InstitutionRetirement Plan for Employee…$193M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Retirement Plan for Employees of Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Massachusetts filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$186M
Net Assets (End of Year)$191M
Net Income$5M
Employer EIN042105850
Plan Effective Date1954-07-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$462M 23.75502609105436% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$350M$400M$450M$500M 202220232024 $373M $462M ▲ +23.8%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 1,581 $373M
2023 2 1,643 $416M
2024 2 1,670 $462M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Massachusetts

Peer Defined Benefit (Pension) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

Retirement Plan for Employees of Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Massachusetts, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -20000020000400006000080000 -5051015 Total assets ($B) Participants Retirement Plan for Employees of Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Total assets ($B): 0.193082619 · Participants: 286Retirement Plan for Employees of Woods Hole Oceanographic InstitutionConsolidated Cash Balance Program of Mass General Brigham and Member Organizations, Total assets ($B): 11.586293172 · Participants: 60621Consolidated Cash Balance Program of Mass General Brigham and Member OrganizationsNew England Teamsters Pension Fund, Total assets ($B): 9.093299462 · Participants: 21577New England Teamsters Pension FundLiberty Mutual Retirement Benefit Plan, Total assets ($B): 6.250686483 · Participants: 34910Liberty Mutual Retirement Benefit PlanMassachusetts Institute of Technology Basic Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 5.888715533 · Participants: 12533Massachusetts Institute of Technology Basic Retirement PlanN. Atlantic States Carp. Pension Fund, Total assets ($B): 5.086051556 · Participants: 16946N. Atlantic States Carp. Pension Fund
Retirement Plan for Employees of Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Massachusetts, assets vs. participants

Retirement Plan for Employees of Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Massachusetts, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Sheet Metal Workers' Local Union No. 9 Pension Pla in CO ($193M); by covered participants it is Catv Industry-IBEW Pension Plan in HI (286 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (286 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 Retirement Plan for Employees of Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution assets move in 2024?
Retirement Plan for Employees of Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution edged up modestly - up 3.8% during 2024, from $186M to $193M. Reported net income was $5M.
How have Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution's sponsor-wide assets grew 23.8%, from $373M to $462M.
Where does Retirement Plan for Employees of Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
Retirement Plan for Employees of Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution ranks in the 94th percentile by end-of-year assets among 123,622 plans that reported assets for plan year 2024 (in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Retirement Plan for Employees of Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Sheet Metal Workers' Local Union No. 9 Pension Pla in CO ($193M, 845 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Retirement Plan for Employees of Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Catv Industry-IBEW Pension Plan in HI (286 participants, $98M in assets).