Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024
Howard University Pension Plan
Data updated 2026-08-25
- $670M
- Total assets Above avg plan size
- 847
- Participants Near avg headcount
- 98th
- Percentile by assets National rank
- $791,224
- Avg per participant High balance/head
Official DOL plan name: Howard University Employees' Retirement Plan · Sponsored by Howard University · District of Columbia · Educational Services
$670M in assets, 847 participants
Howard University's Howard University Employees' Retirement Plan reported $670M in total assets and 847 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 98th 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.
- #3,527 in Educational Services (3,638 peers)
Where Howard University Employees' Retirement Plan sits by assets
Howard University Employees' Retirement Plan sits in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets, $670M for 847 participants (~$791,224/participant), up 0.2% in 2024.
- #3,527
- in Educational Services (3,638 peers)
- +0.2%
- assets growth YoY
- 6.7×
- vs typical plan assets (national mean)
The plan reported a net loss of $11M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.
Howard University Employees' Retirement Plan's outsized position by total assets
Howard University Employees' Retirement Plan vs every filed plan by assets
End-of-year total assets · plan year 2024 · DOL Form 5500
$670,166,784 Top 2% higher than 98% 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
Howard University Employees' 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. Howard University Employees' Retirement Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (847 participants).
What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings
plan year 2023 → plan year 2024
- Howard University Employees' Retirement Plan reported net income rose from -$16M in the plan year 2023 filing to -$11M in the plan year 2024 filing.
- Howard University Employees' Retirement Plan reported participants fell from 907 in the plan year 2023 filing to 847 in the plan year 2024 filing.
- Howard University Employees' Retirement Plan end-of-year assets rose from $669M in the plan year 2023 filing to $670M in the plan year 2024 filing.
Form 5500 schedule snapshot
Filing strip 530204707 · Howard University PY 2024 · Defined Benefit (Pension)
Howard University Employees' Retirement Plan · $670M · 847 · 98th
- PART $670M
- TYPE 847
- NET 98th
- BOOK Defined Benefit (Pension)
- VS-ST near Scana Corporation Retirement Plan
- BOY ind #3527
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 District of Columbia →
Howard University Employees' Retirement Plan in the asset neighbourhood
Scale-class filing particulars (2024)
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $669M |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $556M |
| Net Income | -$11M |
| Employer EIN | 530204707 |
| Plan Effective Date | 1976-07-01 |
| Filing Status | FILING RECEIVED |
Sponsor Plan History (Howard University)
Sponsor-wide plan assets over time
All Howard University plans reported in each filing year
- Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
- $1.9B 15.892875371326598% vs 2022
- 2024 filing year
| Year | Plans | Participants | Total Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2 | 6,178 | $1.6B |
| 2023 | 2 | 7,518 | $1.8B |
| 2024 | 2 | 7,390 | $1.9B |
Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in District of Columbia
Peer Defined Benefit (Pension) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.
- Central Pension Fund of the Iuoe & Participating Employers $27.4B · 103,525
- Iam National Pension Fund $15.0B · 102,493
- United Mine Workers of America 1974 Pension Plan $3.8B · 58
- Liuna Staff and Affiliates Pension Fund $1.9B · 3,559
- Bricklayers & Trowel Trades International Pension Fund $1.9B · 27,474
Howard University Employees' Retirement Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount
Outside District of Columbia, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Scana Corporation Retirement Plan in VA ($670M); by covered participants it is B.a.C. Local No. 3 Pension Plan in CA (847 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.
Closest by plan assets
Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($670M here).
- Scana Corporation Retirement Plan (VA) $670M · 2,655
- Penske Cash Balance Benefit Plan (PA) $668M · 20,195
- Sanofi US Group Pension Plan (NJ) $668M · 1,139
- Adm Retirement Plan (IL) $667M · 8,042
Similar participant headcount
Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (847 participants); asset peers above are excluded.
- B.a.C. Local No. 3 Pension Plan (CA) 847 · 0 off
- Tucson Electric Power Company Salaried Employees Retirement Plan (AZ) 846 · 1 off
- Honeywell Retirement Earnings Plan for Aerospace Employees of Honeywell Federal Manufacturing & Technologies, LLC (NC) 846 · 1 off
- Sheet Metal Workers' Local Union No. 9 Pension Pla (CO) 845 · 2 off
DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.