Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Columbia Bank Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$500M
Total assets Above avg plan size
289
Participants Below avg headcount
97th
Percentile by assets National rank
$1.7M
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Columbia Bank Retirement Plan · Sponsored by Columbia Bank · New Jersey · Finance & Insurance

$500M in assets, 289 participants

Columbia Bank's Columbia Bank Retirement Plan reported $500M in total assets and 289 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 97th 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.

  • #8,121 in Finance & Insurance (8,549 peers)

Coverage in New Jersey

Columbia Bank Retirement Plan covers 289 participants in New Jersey, about 34% of the average New Jersey filer (state average ~844 per filing). Assets: $500M.

#8,121
in Finance & Insurance (8,549 peers)
+7.4%
assets growth YoY
5.0×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Columbia Bank Retirement Plan's outsized position by total assets

Columbia Bank Retirement Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$499,681,287 Top 3% higher than 97% 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

Columbia Bank 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. Columbia Bank Retirement Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (289 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Columbia Bank Retirement Plan reported net income rose from $26M in the plan year 2023 filing to $35M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Columbia Bank Retirement Plan end-of-year assets rose from $465M in the plan year 2023 filing to $500M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Columbia Bank Retirement Plan reported participants fell from 297 in the plan year 2023 filing to 289 in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 220900560 · Columbia Bank PY 2024 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Columbia Bank Retirement Plan · $500M · 289 · 97th

  • 5500 $500M
  • 5500 289
  • 5500 97th
  • 5500 Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • 5500 near Federal-Mogul Pension Plan
  • 5500 ind #8121

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 Finance & Insurance retirement plans → · Plans in New Jersey →

Columbia Bank Retirement Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Columbia Bank Retirement Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

New Jersey filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$465M
Net Assets (End of Year)$500M
Net Income$35M
Employer EIN220900560
Plan Effective Date2005-07-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Columbia Bank)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Columbia Bank plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$710M 10.119135311286918% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$620M$640M$660M$680M$700M$720M 202220232024 $645M $710M ▲ +10.1%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 3 1,605 $645M
2023 3 1,811 $681M
2024 3 1,737 $710M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in New Jersey

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

Columbia Bank Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in New Jersey, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -20000020000400006000080000100000 -50510152025 Total assets ($B) Participants Columbia Bank Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.499681287 · Participants: 289Columbia Bank Retirement PlanRetirement Plan of Johnson and Johnson, Total assets ($B): 21.095569114 · Participants: 37882Retirement Plan of Johnson and JohnsonJPMorgan Chase Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 16.066557714 · Participants: 83812JPMorgan Chase Retirement PlanNokia Retirement Income Plan, Total assets ($B): 12.855309 · Participants: 7280Nokia Retirement Income PlanThe Prudential Merged Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 12.025028912 · Participants: 16233The Prudential Merged Retirement PlanMerck US Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 10.090083286 · Participants: 26843Merck US Pension Plan
Columbia Bank Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in New Jersey, assets vs. participants
Compare Columbia Bank Retirement Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Columbia Bank Retirement Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside New Jersey, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Federal-Mogul Pension Plan in MI ($500M); by covered participants it is Dupont Community Credit Union Defined Benefit Plan in VA (289 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (289 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 Columbia Bank Retirement Plan assets move in 2024? ▼
Columbia Bank Retirement Plan grew at a solid clip - up 7.4% during 2024, from $465M to $500M. Reported net income was $35M.
How have Columbia Bank plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Columbia Bank's sponsor-wide assets grew 10.1%, from $645M to $710M.
Where does Columbia Bank Retirement Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Columbia Bank Retirement Plan ranks in the 97th 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 Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Columbia Bank Retirement Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Federal-Mogul Pension Plan in MI ($500M, 2,139 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Columbia Bank Retirement Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Dupont Community Credit Union Defined Benefit Plan in VA (289 participants, $44M in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2024.

Source: DOL EFAST2 filing system (efast.dol.gov) - original filing retrieval by EIN 220900560.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA). See our methodology for details.