Other · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

The New School Retirement Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$3M
Total assets Small plan by assets
66
Participants Small participant base
34th
Percentile by assets National rank
$44,746
Avg per participant Low balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: The New School 403(b) Defined Contribution Plan · Sponsored by The New School · Arkansas · Educational Services

$3M in assets, 66 participants

The New School's The New School 403(b) Defined Contribution Plan reported $3M in total assets and 66 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 34th 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.

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

The New School multi-year trail

The New School's plans moved +21.5% in assets from 2022 to 2024; this filing shows The New School 403(b) Defined Contribution Plan at $3M / 66 participants.

#774
in Educational Services (3,638 peers)
+11.1%
assets growth YoY

The New School 403(b) Defined Contribution Plan's mid-pack asset rank among Educational Services and all filers

The New School 403(b) Defined Contribution Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$2,953,211 34th percentile higher than 34% 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

The New School 403(b) Defined Contribution Plan among smaller filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2024 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. The New School 403(b) Defined Contribution Plan is a small filing (66 participants) on this national headcount ladder.

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • The New School 403(b) Defined Contribution Plan reported net income rose from $227K in the plan year 2023 filing to $295K in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • The New School 403(b) Defined Contribution Plan reported participants fell from 93 in the plan year 2023 filing to 66 in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • The New School 403(b) Defined Contribution Plan end-of-year assets rose from $3M in the plan year 2023 filing to $3M in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 710422196 · The New School PY 2024 · Other

The New School 403(b) Defined Contribution Plan · $3M · 66 · 34th

  • EIN $3M
  • EIN 66
  • EIN 34th
  • EIN Other
  • EIN near Calstart 403(b) Plan
  • EIN ind #774

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 Arkansas →

The New School 403(b) Defined Contribution Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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

The New School multi-year asset trail

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All The New School plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$3M 21.48987032818845% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$2.2M$2.4M$2.6M$2.8M$3M$3.2M 202220232024 $2.43M $2.95M ▲ +21.4%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 85 $2M
2023 1 93 $3M
2024 1 66 $3M

The New School filing trail (2024)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$3M
Net Assets (End of Year)$3M
Net Income$295K
Employer EIN710422196
Plan Effective Date1995-10-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Nearby Other Plans in Arkansas

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

The New School 403(b) Defined Contribution Plan vs. nearby Other plans in Arkansas, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -5000050001000015000 -1000100200300400500 Total assets ($M) Participants The New School 403(b) Defined Contribution Plan, Total assets ($M): 2.953211 · Participants: 66The New School 403(b) Defined Contribution PlanArkansas Children's Retirement Plan, Total assets ($M): 445.687711 · Participants: 5245Arkansas Children's Retirement PlanBaptist Health 403(b) Plan, Total assets ($M): 443.662185 · Participants: 11107Baptist Health 403(b) PlanHarding University Defined Contribution Retirement Plan, Total assets ($M): 201.860773 · Participants: 673Harding University Defined Contribution Retirement PlanHendrix College Defined Contribution Retirement Plan, Total assets ($M): 95.658423 · Participants: 487Hendrix College Defined Contribution Retirement PlanWinrock International Institute for Agricultural Development Defined Contribution Plan, Total assets ($M): 91.311553 · Participants: 259Winrock International Institute for Agricultural Development Defined Contribution Plan
The New School 403(b) Defined Contribution Plan vs. nearby Other plans in Arkansas, assets vs. participants

The New School 403(b) Defined Contribution Plan's out-of-state Other peers by assets and headcount

Outside Arkansas, the nearest Other by assets is Calstart 403(b) Plan in CA ($3M); by covered participants it is Resources for the Future, Inc. 403(b) Retirement in DC (66 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (66 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 The New School 403(b) Defined Contribution Plan assets move in 2024?
The New School 403(b) Defined Contribution Plan grew at a solid clip - up 11.1% during 2024, from $3M to $3M. Reported net income was $295K.
How have The New School plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), The New School's sponsor-wide assets grew 21.5%, from $2M to $3M.
Which Other plans are similar in size to The New School 403(b) Defined Contribution Plan?
Among Other plans in other states, the closest by assets is Calstart 403(b) Plan in CA ($3M, 180 participants).
Which Other plans cover a similar participant headcount to The New School 403(b) Defined Contribution Plan?
Among Other plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Resources for the Future, Inc. 403(b) Retirement in DC (66 participants, $16M in assets).