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Trustees of Columbia University: who to call about your old retirement account

Columbia University Voluntary Retirement Savings Plan. NEW YORK, NY. From the plan’s 2024 filing with the U.S. Department of Labor.

Good news: this plan is still running.

It filed for 2024, so if you left money in it, the account should still be there under your name. One phone call usually finds it.

Is this your plan?

From the plan’s public filings. Check that it sounds like the place you worked.

Employer: Trustees of Columbia University
Address on file: New York, NY · 10027
Industry: Educational Services
Plan: Columbia University Voluntary Retirement Savings Plan403(b) plan
When: Start date on the filing: 2006Still running: latest filing is for 2024Has filed since at least 2009
Size: about 40,000 people in the plan, about $4.7 billion in totalabout 15,000 of them no longer work there and still have money in it. Leaving a balance behind is common.

Not the right one? Trustees of Columbia University has 5 other retirement plans:

Retirement Plan for Officers of Columbia University · Retirement savings plan · about 34,000 people · filed 2024
Columbia University Defined Contribution Plan for Supporting Staff · Retirement savings plan · about 4,500 people · filed 2024
Columbia University Defined Contribution Plan - Supporting Staff Association At the College of Physicians and Surgeons · Retirement savings plan · about 3,700 people · filed 2024
Columbia University Retirement Plan - Local 241, Transport Workers Union of America · Retirement savings plan · about 1,800 people · filed 2025
Retirement Plan for Building and Maintenance Employees of Columbia University Properties · Retirement savings plan · about 600 people · filed 2025

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If nobody can find you

These official and non-profit registries are free:

DOL Abandoned Plan Search ↗
plans wound down by a custodian after the employer walked away
DOL Retirement Savings Lost & Found ↗
the Department of Labor’s registry of accounts owed to former participants
National Registry of Unclaimed Retirement Benefits ↗
employers and plan administrators list balances they could not deliver
Your state’s unclaimed property office ↗
uncashed distribution checks often end up here

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401kHunter is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or connected to TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY. Plan figures on this page come from public U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings and reflect the plan’s final reported year. This page is educational and is not investment, tax, or legal advice.