Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024
Amherst College Trustees Pension Plan
Data updated 2026-08-11
- $22M
- Total assets
- 27
- Participants
- 72nd
- Percentile by assets
- $808,420
- Avg per participant
Official DOL plan name: Amherst College Staff Retirement Plan · Sponsored by Amherst College Trustees · Massachusetts · Educational Services
$22M in assets, 27 participants
Amherst College Trustees's Amherst College Staff Retirement Plan reported $22M in total assets and 27 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 72nd 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.
- 72nd percentile by assets (of 123,622 plans)
- #1,994 in Educational Services (3,638 peers)
Amherst College Trustees multi-year trail
Amherst College Trustees's plans moved +22.5% in assets from 2022 to 2024; this filing shows Amherst College Staff Retirement Plan at $22M / 27 participants.
- $22M
- total plan assets (2024 EOY)
- 27
- covered participants
- 72nd
- percentile by assets (of 123,622 plans)
- $808,420
- avg assets per participant
What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings
plan year 2023 → plan year 2024
- Amherst College Staff Retirement Plan reported net income fell from $712K in the plan year 2023 filing to $382K in the plan year 2024 filing.
- Amherst College Staff Retirement Plan reported participants fell from 32 in the plan year 2023 filing to 27 in the plan year 2024 filing.
- Amherst College Staff Retirement Plan end-of-year assets rose from $21M in the plan year 2023 filing to $22M in the plan year 2024 filing.
Amherst College Trustees across 3 plan years on file
Across the 3 plan years Amherst College Trustees has on file (2022-2024), sponsor-wide plan assets have moved from $539M to $661M, a gain of 22.5%, while reported participants moved from 1,848 to 1,956 (+5.8%). Peak year by sponsor assets: 2024 ($661M); trough: 2022 ($539M).
Amherst College Trustees multi-year asset trail
| Year | Plans | Participants | Total Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 3 | 1,848 | $539M |
| 2023 | 3 | 2,226 | $603M |
| 2024 | 3 | 1,956 | $661M |
Amherst College Trustees filing trail (2024)
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $21M |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $22M |
| Net Income | $382K |
| Employer EIN | 042103542 |
| Plan Effective Date | 1973-04-07 |
| Filing Status | FILING RECEIVED |
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Multi-year trail
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- By total assets, Amherst College Staff Retirement Plan ranks above the median plan by assets. See the largest plans
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- Amherst College Trustees's sponsor-wide assets have grown 22.5% since 2022 across 3 plan years on file. More Educational Services plans