Berklee College of Music, Inc.

Boston, MA EducationNAICS 611000

Self-funded health planPlan year 2025Renews January
1,970Participants+1% vs. prior year
$4.7MEst. pharmacy spend / yrParticipants × national avg.
Jan 2027Next renewalPlan year begins January 1
#5 of 16Education in MABy participants

Overview

Berklee College of Music, Inc. sponsors a self-funded health plan that covered 1,970 participants in plan year 2025, about the same as the prior year. The plan year starts in January. Alongside medical, its benefits filing reports life insurance, dental, long-term disability, death benefits.

Plan type
ERISA welfare benefit plan, self-funded (benefits paid from employer assets or a trust)
Participants
1,970 · prior year 1,961
Plan year
Begins January 1 · next renewal January 2027
Health plans filed
Berklee College of Music, Inc. Welfare Plan, plan 504 (1,970 participants)
Broker compensation
$183K across insured contracts
MedicalLife insuranceDentalLong-term disabilityDeath benefitsOther welfare benefits

Insurance carriers

Insured coverage reported on Schedule A. Self-funded medical claims aren't reported there.

CarrierCoverageCoveredPremiumBroker comp
Unum Life Insurance Company of AmericaLife, Long-term disability, Attained Age Critical Illness, Hospital EE Paid1,707$994K$165K
KGA Inc.Employee Assistance Program2,015$81K—
Provident Life and Accident Insurance CompanyExecutive Long Term Disability45$50K$15K
Unum Insurance CompanyGRP Accident68$18K$4K
New Directions Behavioral HealthEmployee Assistance Plan114$5K—

Pharmacy benefit estimate

StreamRX estimate for a plan this size. Not based on this plan's claims.

$4.7M/ year

Estimated prescription spend: 1,970 participants × $2,371 national average per member. Usually higher once dependents are counted.

$121K–$299K/ year

Typical savings opportunity found in independent reviews of plans this size.

Brands with a generic available$35K–$89K
Lower-cost therapeutic alternatives$52K–$108K
Generic pricing vs. actual cost$22K–$67K
PBM contract terms$12K–$35K
The DOL's PBM fee disclosure rule first applies to this plan for the plan year beginning January 2028: semiannual PBM compensation reports and an annual audit right.

Form 5500 filing details

Filing
Form 5500 with Schedule A, plan year 2025
Plan sponsor
Berklee College of Music, Inc.
Sponsor EIN
04-2300472
Plan number
504
Filed with
U.S. Department of Labor (EBSA) via EFAST2

Verify this filing: search EIN 04-2300472 in the Department of Labor's EFAST2 Form 5500 search.

Retirement plan

Plan
Berklee College of Music, Inc. 403(b) Retirement Savings Plan
Type
Defined contribution plan
Participants
3,330

About this data

Source: Berklee College of Music, Inc.'s Form 5500 filing for plan year 2025 and its Schedule A insurance reports, published by the U.S. Department of Labor. "Self-funded" means the filing reports benefits paid from employer assets or a trust, with no medical insurance contract or with a stop-loss contract. Pharmacy figures are StreamRX estimates based on national averages. StreamRX is not affiliated with Berklee College of Music, Inc..

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