Columbia University, New York, NY. EIN 13-5598093. Annual reports 2009–2024. Also filed as Columbia University C/O Benefits Department; Columbia University C/O Retirement Department.
Columbia University has 6 active retirement plans on file. The largest is the Columbia University Voluntary Retirement Savings Plan, with 40,437 participants and $4.7 billion in assets in 2024. Vanguard has been its recordkeeper since 2018.
Columbia University Retirement Plan - Local 241, Transport Workers Union of America
Pension (defined benefit)Active
Active. The plan filed its annual report for the 2024 plan year.
Plan number
005Employer EIN 13-5598093
Participants (2024)
1,754
Net assets (2024)
$175 million
Administered by
CbizEarlier: Cbiz Retirement Plan Services (2019–2022)
Plan administrator
Columbia University Vice President of Human Resources 615 West 131ST Street New York, NY 10027 (212) 851-7000As filed for 2024
In effect since
July 1, 1972
Earlier sponsors: Columbia University (2009–2011); Columbia University C/O Retirement Department (2013).
Earlier plan names: Columbia University Retirement Plan for Members of Local 241 of the Transport Workers Union of America.
Year by year, 2009 to 2024
Plan year
Participants
Net assets
Recordkeeper
2024
1,754
$175 million
Cbiz
2023
1,704
$165 million
Cbiz
2022
1,660
$160 million
Cbiz Retirement Plan Services
2021
1,598
$153 million
Cbiz Retirement Plan Services
2020
1,532
$181 million
Cbiz Retirement Plan Services
2019
1,604
$157 million
Cbiz Retirement Plan Services
2018
1,605
$142 million
not listed
2017
1,562
$125 million
not listed
2016
1,516
$115 million
not listed
2015
1,458
$103 million
not listed
2014
1,398
$95.7 million
not listed
2013
1,372
$92.0 million
not listed
2012
1,348
$76.1 million
not listed
2011
1,308
$73.4 million
not listed
2010
1,288
$63.8 million
not listed
2009
1,248
$50.2 million
not listed
Retirement Plan for Building and Maintenance Employees of Columbia University Properties
Pension (defined benefit)Active
Active. The plan filed its annual report for the 2024 plan year.
Plan number
007Employer EIN 13-5598093
Participants (2024)
598
Net assets (2024)
$45.0 million
Administered by
CbizEarlier: Cbiz Retirement Plan Services (2019–2022)
Plan administrator
Columbia University Vice President of Human Resources 615 West 131ST. Street New York, NY 10027 (212) 851-7000As filed for 2024
In effect since
January 1, 1976
Earlier sponsors: Columbia University (2009–2011); Columbia University C/O Retirement Department (2013).
Earlier plan names: Columbia University Retirement Plan for Building and Maintenance Employees of Columbia University Properties; Retirement Plan for Building and Maintenance and Employees of Columbia University Properties.
Year by year, 2009 to 2024
Plan year
Participants
Net assets
Recordkeeper
2024
598
$45.0 million
Cbiz
2023
584
$43.1 million
Cbiz
2022
560
$43.4 million
Cbiz Retirement Plan Services
2021
554
$42.2 million
Cbiz Retirement Plan Services
2020
546
$51.3 million
Cbiz Retirement Plan Services
2019
561
$47.1 million
Cbiz Retirement Plan Services
2018
559
$42.8 million
not listed
2017
561
$38.0 million
not listed
2016
564
$35.7 million
not listed
2015
563
$32.7 million
not listed
2014
558
$30.2 million
not listed
2013
557
$29.1 million
not listed
2012
555
$24.2 million
not listed
2011
543
$23.5 million
not listed
2010
535
$20.5 million
not listed
2009
505
$16.5 million
not listed
Columbia University Retirement Plan - Supporting Staff Association at the College of Physicians and Surgeons
Pension (defined benefit)Merged
Merged. In 2021 its assets moved to the Columbia University Defined Contribution Plan - Supporting Staff Association at the College of Physicians and Surgeons, sponsored by Columbia University (EIN 13-5598093, plan 012). Accounts moved with them, so that plan is the one to contact.
Columbia University Vice President of Human Resources 615 West 131ST Street New York, NY 10027 (212) 851-7000As filed for 2021
In effect since
June 30, 1974
Earlier sponsors: Columbia University (2009–2011); Columbia University C/O Retirement Department (2013).
Earlier plan names: Columbia University Retirement Plan -Supporting Staff Association at the College of Physicians and Surgeons.
Year by year, 2009 to 2021
Plan year
Participants
Net assets
Recordkeeper
2021
0
$0
Vanguard
2020
4,318
$113 million
Vanguard
2019
4,372
$96.2 million
Vanguard
2018
4,306
$95.9 million
TIAA
2017
4,257
$95.1 million
not listed
2016
4,194
$91.5 million
not listed
2015
4,179
$86.3 million
not listed
2014
3,952
$88.0 million
not listed
2013
4,079
$86.5 million
not listed
2012
4,025
$80.0 million
not listed
2011
3,955
$74.2 million
not listed
2010
3,833
$73.6 million
not listed
2009
3,734
$68.9 million
not listed
Retirement Plan for Supporting Staff of Columbia University
Pension (defined benefit)Merged
Merged. In 2021 its assets moved to the Columbia University Defined Contribution Plan for Supporting Staff, sponsored by Columbia University (EIN 13-5598093, plan 011). Accounts moved with them, so that plan is the one to contact.
Columbia University Vice President of Human Resources 615 West 131ST Street New York, NY 10027 (212) 851-7000As filed for 2021
In effect since
July 1, 1949
Earlier sponsors: Columbia University (2009–2011); Columbia University C/O Retirement Department (2013).
Earlier plan names: Columbia University Retirement Plan for Supporting Staff.
Year by year, 2009 to 2021
Plan year
Participants
Net assets
Recordkeeper
2021
0
$0
Vanguard
2020
5,464
$180 million
Vanguard
2019
5,454
$155 million
Vanguard
2018
5,491
$152 million
TIAA
2017
5,300
$147 million
not listed
2016
5,238
$142 million
not listed
2015
5,407
$134 million
not listed
2014
5,398
$140 million
not listed
2013
5,448
$137 million
not listed
2012
5,442
$127 million
not listed
2011
5,412
$120 million
not listed
2010
5,306
$119 million
not listed
2009
5,260
$106 million
not listed
If you had money in one of these plans
Call Vanguard (investor.vanguard.com), which runs the Columbia University Voluntary Retirement Savings Plan. With your Social Security number and the plan name, it can tell you whether you still have a balance and, if not, where it went.
Or call the plan administrator listed on the plan below ((212) 851-7000). That number was filed for 2024; ask for the benefits or retirement plan office.
If your plan was merged, your account moved with it. Follow the link on the plan to the plan it went into, and contact that one.
Still stuck? The Department of Labor's benefits advisers help for free: askebsa.dol.gov or 1-866-444-3272. Never pay anyone to find your own money.
What these numbers are
They come from the Form 5500 annual reports each plan files with the Department of Labor, as the plan filed them. A plan year is usually a calendar year.
Participants counts everyone in the plan at year end: current employees, former employees who still have a balance or a pension coming, and retirees or beneficiaries being paid.
The recordkeeper is the service provider whose Schedule C entry says it keeps the plan's records. Small plans do not file Schedule C, so some plans show none.
We cannot see anyone's account. Only the plan or its recordkeeper can tell you your balance.