Howard Hughes Medical Institute 403(b) match, vesting and fees

Plan year 2024 filingHoward Hughes Medical Institute Retirement Savings Plan · Plan 007 · EIN 59-0735717Updated Oct 2026

What Howard Hughes Medical Institute's 403(b) plan says about matching contributions

The match terms have not been published from this plan's filing yet.
The plan year 2024 filing reports $28.6M in employer contributions, about $2,236 per participant. That total includes any match and profit-sharing; it is not a match formula. Plan year 2024 Form 5500 ↗
$153,937
Average account balance
13,330
Participants (end of year)
$2B
Plan assets (end of year)
0.02%
Admin expenses ÷ assets

Plan features

Match, vesting and enrollment details have not been published from this plan's audit report yet. The figures below come from the structured filing.

RecordkeeperTIAASchedule C ↗
Independent auditorPricewaterhousecoopers LLP (disclaimer opinion, limited scope)Schedule H ↗
Plan type and status403(b) · ActiveForm 5500 ↗

How the plan compares

Plan year 2024 medians for 10 defined-contribution plans in other services with 10,000 to 49,999 participants.

Howard Hughes Medical Institute: employer contribution per participant$2,236
Peer median$1,210
Howard Hughes Medical Institute: average balance$153,937
Peer median$40,351
Howard Hughes Medical Institute: admin expenses ÷ assets0.02%
Peer median0.23%

Admin expenses are the plan's reported administrative expenses divided by its assets; they do not include fund expense ratios.

Plan history

Plan assets went from $1.8B at the end of plan year 2023 to $2B at the end of plan year 2024.

$1.8B2023$2B2024
End-of-year figures from each plan year's Form 5500 filing for the Howard Hughes Medical Institute plan.
Plan yearParticipantsAssetsEmployer contributionsPer participantAdmin expense ratioMatch formulaFiling
202413,330$2B$28.6M$2,2360.02%Not publishedForm 5500 ↗
202313,370$1.8B$26.4M$2,0470.02%Not publishedForm 5500 ↗

Common questions

Does Howard Hughes Medical Institute match 401(k) contributions?

The match terms for the Howard Hughes Medical Institute Retirement Savings Plan have not been published from its filing yet. The plan year 2024 filing reports $28.6M in employer contributions, about $2,236 per participant. That total includes any match and profit-sharing; it is not a match formula.

When is the Howard Hughes Medical Institute 401(k) match vested?

The vesting schedule for the Howard Hughes Medical Institute Retirement Savings Plan is not in the data published so far. Your Summary Plan Description states it.

Who manages the Howard Hughes Medical Institute 401(k)?

The recordkeeper listed on Schedule C of the plan year 2024 filing is TIAA. The plan administrator is Howard Hughes Medical Institute.

I left Howard Hughes Medical Institute. How do I find my old 401(k)?

Your account stays in the plan until you move it. Contact the plan administrator (Howard Hughes Medical Institute, (301) 215-8500) or the recordkeeper, TIAA. The Howard Hughes Medical Institute old 401(k) page lists the contacts from every plan filing. Find an old Howard Hughes Medical Institute 401(k)

Data from the public Form 5500 annual reports Howard Hughes Medical Institute filed with the U.S. Department of Labor (plan years 2023 and 2024) and, where noted, the attached independent auditor's report. Plan terms may have changed since the filing; check your current Summary Plan Description. PlanFacts is not affiliated with Howard Hughes Medical Institute. Not financial advice. Report a correction · Methodology