Money Purchase · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Bowdoin College Money Purchase Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$277M
Total assets Near avg plan size
892
Participants Near avg headcount
95th
Percentile by assets National rank
$310,398
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Bowdoin College Retirement Plan · Sponsored by Bowdoin College · Maine · Educational Services

$277M in assets, 892 participants

Bowdoin College's Bowdoin College Retirement Plan reported $277M in total assets and 892 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 95th 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.

  • #3,374 in Educational Services (3,638 peers)

Where Bowdoin College Retirement Plan sits by assets

Bowdoin College Retirement Plan sits in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets, $277M for 892 participants (~$310,398/participant), up 8.5% in 2024.

#3,374
in Educational Services (3,638 peers)
+8.5%
assets growth YoY
2.8×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Bowdoin College Retirement Plan's outsized position by total assets

Bowdoin College Retirement Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$276,874,581 Top 5% higher than 95% 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

Bowdoin College 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. Bowdoin College Retirement Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (892 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Bowdoin College Retirement Plan reported net income fell from $32M in the plan year 2023 filing to $22M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Bowdoin College Retirement Plan end-of-year assets rose from $255M in the plan year 2023 filing to $277M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Bowdoin College Retirement Plan reported participants rose from 860 in the plan year 2023 filing to 892 in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 010215213 · Bowdoin College PY 2024 · Money Purchase

Bowdoin College Retirement Plan · $277M · 892 · 95th

  • BOY $277M
  • BOY 892
  • BOY 95th
  • BOY Money Purchase
  • BOY near Local Union 400 IBEW Joint Annuity Plan
  • BOY ind #3374

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 Maine →

Bowdoin College Retirement Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Bowdoin College Retirement PlanBowdoin College Retirement P…$277MLocal Union 400 IBEW Joint Annuity PlanLocal Union 400 IBEW Joint A…$276MNational Hockey League Players Pension PlanNational Hockey League Playe…$275MMassachusetts Bricklayers & Masons Annuity FundMassachusetts Bricklayers & …$273MConstruction Laborers Annuity Plan for Southern CaliforniaConstruction Laborers Annuit…$273M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Bowdoin College Retirement Plan and nearest nationwide Money Purchase peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Scale-class filing particulars (2024)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$255M
Net Assets (End of Year)$277M
Net Income$22M
Employer EIN010215213
Plan Effective Date1988-07-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Bowdoin College)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Bowdoin College plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$277M 24.287296732728354% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$200M$220M$240M$260M$280M$300M 202220232024 $223M $277M ▲ +24.3%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 841 $223M
2023 1 860 $255M
2024 1 892 $277M

Nearby Money Purchase Plans in Maine

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

Bowdoin College Retirement Plan vs. nearby Money Purchase plans in Maine, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 5 data points. -20000200040006000 -1000100200300 Total assets ($M) Participants Bowdoin College Retirement Plan, Total assets ($M): 276.874581 · Participants: 892Bowdoin College Retirement PlanBates College Money Purchase Pension Plan, Total assets ($M): 173.041546 · Participants: 732Bates College Money Purchase Pension PlanMainegeneral Health Retirement Income Plan, Total assets ($M): 87.432069 · Participants: 4718Mainegeneral Health Retirement Income PlanVerrill Dana LLP Pension Plan, Total assets ($M): 58.907022 · Participants: 232Verrill Dana LLP Pension PlanNortheast Radiation Oncology Pension Plan, Total assets ($M): 3.540268 · Participants: 5Northeast Radiation Oncology Pension Plan
Bowdoin College Retirement Plan vs. nearby Money Purchase plans in Maine, assets vs. participants

Bowdoin College Retirement Plan's out-of-state Money Purchase peers by assets and headcount

Outside Maine, the nearest Money Purchase by assets is Local Union 400 IBEW Joint Annuity Plan in NJ ($276M); by covered participants it is Coleman Professional Services Employees Pension Plan in OH (879 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (892 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 Bowdoin College Retirement Plan assets move in 2024? ▼
Bowdoin College Retirement Plan grew at a solid clip - up 8.5% during 2024, from $255M to $277M. Reported net income was $22M.
How have Bowdoin College plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Bowdoin College's sponsor-wide assets grew 24.3%, from $223M to $277M.
Where does Bowdoin College Retirement Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Bowdoin College Retirement Plan ranks in the 95th 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 Bowdoin College Retirement Plan? ▼
Among Money Purchase plans in other states, the closest by assets is Local Union 400 IBEW Joint Annuity Plan in NJ ($276M, 705 participants).
Which Money Purchase plans cover a similar participant headcount to Bowdoin College Retirement Plan? ▼
Among Money Purchase plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Coleman Professional Services Employees Pension Plan in OH (879 participants, N/A in assets).