Other · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

New York Shakespeare Festival Retirement Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$8M
Total assets Small plan by assets
119
Participants Small participant base
50th
Percentile by assets National rank
$64,579
Avg per participant Low balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: New York Shakespeare Festival 403(b) Plan · Sponsored by New York Shakespeare Festival · New York · Arts, Entertainment & Recreation

$8M in assets, 119 participants

New York Shakespeare Festival's New York Shakespeare Festival 403(b) Plan reported $8M in total assets and 119 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 50th 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.

  • #2,005 in Arts, Entertainment & Recreation (2,921 peers)

Coverage in New York

New York Shakespeare Festival 403(b) Plan covers 119 participants in New York, about 15% of the average New York filer (state average ~798 per filing). Assets: $8M.

#2,005
in Arts, Entertainment & Recreation (2,921 peers)
-5.2%
assets change YoY

The plan reported a net loss of $420K for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

New York Shakespeare Festival 403(b) Plan's mid-pack asset rank among Arts, Entertainment & Recreation and all filers

New York Shakespeare Festival 403(b) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$7,684,927 Top 50% higher than 50% 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

New York Shakespeare Festival 403(b) 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. New York Shakespeare Festival 403(b) Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (119 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • New York Shakespeare Festival 403(b) Plan reported net income fell from $1M in the plan year 2023 filing to -$420K in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • New York Shakespeare Festival 403(b) Plan end-of-year assets fell from $8M in the plan year 2023 filing to $8M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • New York Shakespeare Festival 403(b) Plan reported participants fell from 124 in the plan year 2023 filing to 119 in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

DOL schedule card

Filing strip 131844852 · New York Shakespeare Festival PY 2024 · Other

New York Shakespeare Festival 403(b) Plan · $8M · 119 · 50th

  • EBSA $8M
  • EBSA 119
  • EBSA 50th
  • EBSA Other
  • EBSA near The Wesley School Defined Contribution Retirement Plan
  • EBSA ind #2005

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 Arts, Entertainment & Recreation retirement plans → · Plans in New York →

New York Shakespeare Festival 403(b) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among New York Shakespeare Festival 403(b) Plan and nearest nationwide Other peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

New York filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$8M
Net Assets (End of Year)$8M
Net Income-$420K
Employer EIN131844852
Plan Effective Date1982-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (New York Shakespeare Festival)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All New York Shakespeare Festival plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$16M 15.95485142216415% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$13M$14M$15M$16M$17M 202220232024 $13.7M $15.9M ▲ +15.9%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 383 $14M
2023 2 433 $15M
2024 2 403 $16M

Nearby Other Plans in New York

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

New York Shakespeare Festival 403(b) Plan vs. nearby Other plans in New York, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -200000200004000060000 -5051015 Total assets ($B) Participants New York Shakespeare Festival 403(b) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.007684927 · Participants: 119New York Shakespeare Festival 403(b) PlanNorthwell Health 403(b) Plan, Total assets ($B): 10.919546292 · Participants: 44511Northwell Health 403(b) PlanThe Mount Sinai Medical Center 403(b) Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 9.49390479 · Participants: 46826The Mount Sinai Medical Center 403(b) Retirement PlanUniversity of Rochester Retirement Program, Total assets ($B): 8.002376506 · Participants: 30335University of Rochester Retirement ProgramMemorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 6.449166101 · Participants: 22606Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Retirement Savings PlanRetirement Plan for Officers of Columbia University, Total assets ($B): 5.643469898 · Participants: 14399Retirement Plan for Officers of Columbia University
New York Shakespeare Festival 403(b) Plan vs. nearby Other plans in New York, assets vs. participants

New York Shakespeare Festival 403(b) Plan's out-of-state Other peers by assets and headcount

Outside New York, the nearest Other by assets is The Wesley School Defined Contribution Retirement Plan in CA ($8M); by covered participants it is Grid Alternatives, Inc. 403(b) Plan in CA (119 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (119 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 New York Shakespeare Festival 403(b) Plan assets move in 2024?
New York Shakespeare Festival 403(b) Plan pulled back noticeably - down 5.2% during 2024, from $8M to $8M. Reported net income was -$420K.
How have New York Shakespeare Festival plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), New York Shakespeare Festival's sponsor-wide assets grew 16.0%, from $14M to $16M.
Which Other plans are similar in size to New York Shakespeare Festival 403(b) Plan?
Among Other plans in other states, the closest by assets is The Wesley School Defined Contribution Retirement Plan in CA ($8M, 65 participants).
Which Other plans cover a similar participant headcount to New York Shakespeare Festival 403(b) Plan?
Among Other plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Grid Alternatives, Inc. 403(b) Plan in CA (119 participants, $3M in assets).