Other · DOL Form 5500 · 2024
Nichols School of Buffalo Retirement Plan
Data updated 2026-08-25
- $45M
- Total assets Below avg plan size
- 144
- Participants Small participant base
- 83rd
- Percentile by assets National rank
- $314,029
- Avg per participant High balance/head
Official DOL plan name: Nichols School Tiaa-Cref Retirement Plan · Sponsored by Nichols School of Buffalo · New York · Educational Services
$45M in assets, 144 participants
Nichols School of Buffalo's Nichols School Tiaa-Cref Retirement Plan reported $45M in total assets and 144 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 83rd 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.
- #2,545 in Educational Services (3,638 peers)
Coverage in New York
Nichols School Tiaa-Cref Retirement Plan covers 144 participants in New York, about 18% of the average New York filer (state average ~798 per filing). Assets: $45M.
- #2,545
- in Educational Services (3,638 peers)
- +6.2%
- assets growth YoY
- 0.5×
- vs typical plan assets (national mean)
Nichols School Tiaa-Cref Retirement Plan's outsized position by total assets
Nichols School Tiaa-Cref Retirement Plan vs every filed plan by assets
End-of-year total assets · plan year 2024 · DOL Form 5500
$45,220,222 Top 17% higher than 83% of 123,620 filed plans
Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.
Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2024
Nichols School Tiaa-Cref 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. Nichols School Tiaa-Cref Retirement Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (144 participants).
What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings
plan year 2023 → plan year 2024
- Nichols School Tiaa-Cref Retirement Plan reported net income fell from $3M in the plan year 2023 filing to $3M in the plan year 2024 filing.
- Nichols School Tiaa-Cref Retirement Plan end-of-year assets rose from $43M in the plan year 2023 filing to $45M in the plan year 2024 filing.
- Nichols School Tiaa-Cref Retirement Plan reported participants rose from 138 in the plan year 2023 filing to 144 in the plan year 2024 filing.
Published 5500 schedule card
Filing strip 160755808 · Nichols School of Buffalo PY 2024 · Other
Nichols School Tiaa-Cref Retirement Plan · $45M · 144 · 83rd
- VS-ST $45M
- VS-ST 144
- VS-ST 83rd
- VS-ST Other
- VS-ST near King's Daughters Medical Center Retirement Plan
- VS-ST ind #2545
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 New York →
Nichols School Tiaa-Cref Retirement Plan in the asset neighbourhood
New York filing particulars
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $43M |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $45M |
| Net Income | $3M |
| Employer EIN | 160755808 |
| Plan Effective Date | 1998-07-01 |
| Filing Status | FILING RECEIVED |
Sponsor Plan History (Nichols School of Buffalo)
Sponsor-wide plan assets over time
All Nichols School of Buffalo plans reported in each filing year
- Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
- $45M 15.104403151981916% vs 2022
- 2024 filing year
| Year | Plans | Participants | Total Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | 138 | $39M |
| 2023 | 1 | 138 | $43M |
| 2024 | 1 | 144 | $45M |
Nearby Other Plans in New York
Peer Other plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.
- Northwell Health 403(b) Plan $10.9B · 44,511
- The Mount Sinai Medical Center 403(b) Retirement Plan $9.5B · 46,826
- University of Rochester Retirement Program $8.0B · 30,335
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Retirement Savings Plan $6.4B · 22,606
- Retirement Plan for Officers of Columbia University $5.6B · 14,399
Nichols School Tiaa-Cref Retirement Plan's out-of-state Other peers by assets and headcount
Outside New York, the nearest Other by assets is King's Daughters Medical Center Retirement Plan in MS ($45M); by covered participants it is Homesafe 403(b) Retirement Plan in FL (144 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.
Closest by plan assets
Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($45M here).
Similar participant headcount
Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (144 participants); asset peers above are excluded.
- Homesafe 403(b) Retirement Plan (FL) 144 · 0 off
- Kootenai Clinic 403(b) Plan (ID) 144 · 0 off
- Carf 403(b) Plan (AZ) 144 · 0 off
- Princeton University Press DC Retirement Plan (NJ) 144 · 0 off
DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.