Other · DOL Form 5500 · 2024
Bethany College Retirement Plan
Data updated 2026-08-25
- $33M
- Total assets Below avg plan size
- 106
- Participants Small participant base
- 79th
- Percentile by assets National rank
- $307,540
- Avg per participant High balance/head
Official DOL plan name: Bethany College 403(b) DC Plan · Sponsored by Bethany College · West Virginia · Educational Services
$33M in assets, 106 participants
Bethany College's Bethany College 403(b) DC Plan reported $33M in total assets and 106 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 79th 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.
- #2,314 in Educational Services (3,638 peers)
Coverage in West Virginia
Bethany College 403(b) DC Plan covers 106 participants in West Virginia, about 23% of the average West Virginia filer (state average ~467 per filing). Assets: $33M.
- #2,314
- in Educational Services (3,638 peers)
- +0.1%
- assets growth YoY
- 0.3×
- vs typical plan assets (national mean)
Bethany College 403(b) DC Plan's outsized position by total assets
Bethany College 403(b) DC Plan vs every filed plan by assets
End-of-year total assets · plan year 2024 · DOL Form 5500
$32,599,252 Top 21% higher than 79% 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
Bethany College 403(b) DC 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. Bethany College 403(b) DC Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (106 participants).
What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings
plan year 2023 → plan year 2024
- Bethany College 403(b) DC Plan reported net income fell from $2M in the plan year 2023 filing to $17K in the plan year 2024 filing.
- Bethany College 403(b) DC Plan reported participants fell from 199 in the plan year 2023 filing to 106 in the plan year 2024 filing.
Form 5500 schedule snapshot
Filing strip 550356985 · Bethany College PY 2024 · Other
Bethany College 403(b) DC Plan · $33M · 106 · 79th
- PART $33M
- TYPE 106
- NET 79th
- BOOK Other
- VS-ST near Lifeworks Nw Defined Contribution Retirement Plan
- BOY ind #2314
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 West Virginia →
Bethany College 403(b) DC Plan in the asset neighbourhood
West Virginia filing particulars
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $33M |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $33M |
| Net Income | $17K |
| Employer EIN | 550356985 |
| Plan Effective Date | 1936-09-26 |
| Filing Status | FILING RECEIVED |
Sponsor Plan History (Bethany College)
Sponsor-wide plan assets over time
All Bethany College plans reported in each filing year
- Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
- $33M 7.552570906896499% vs 2022
- 2024 filing year
| Year | Plans | Participants | Total Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | 185 | $30M |
| 2023 | 1 | 199 | $33M |
| 2024 | 1 | 106 | $33M |
Nearby Other Plans in West Virginia
Peer Other plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.
- West Virginia University Health System 403(b) Retirement Savings Plan $1.8B · 30,364
- Maryland Electrical Industry Severance & Annuity Fund $329M · 2,686
- West Virginia University Medical Corporation 403(b) Plan $328M · 1,947
- Vandalia Health System 403(b) Plan $230M · N/A
- Local Union 317 Electrical Pension Plan $179M · 763
Bethany College 403(b) DC Plan's out-of-state Other peers by assets and headcount
Outside West Virginia, the nearest Other by assets is Lifeworks Nw Defined Contribution Retirement Plan in OR ($33M); by covered participants it is 403(b) Thrift Plan of Human Development Commission in MI (106 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.
Closest by plan assets
Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($33M here).
Similar participant headcount
Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (106 participants); asset peers above are excluded.
- 403(b) Thrift Plan of Human Development Commission (MI) 106 · 0 off
- Quality Progressions 403(b) Plan (PA) 106 · 0 off
- Gould Academy Retirement Plan (ME) 106 · 0 off
- The Roeper School Savings and Match Plan (MI) 106 · 0 off
DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.