Other · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

The National Geographic Society Retirement Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$28M
Total assets Below avg plan size
126
Participants Small participant base
82nd
Percentile by assets National rank
$220,723
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: The National Geographic Society 403(b) Retirement Savings Plan · Sponsored by The National Geographic Society · District of Columbia · Information & Media

$28M in assets, 126 participants

The National Geographic Society's The National Geographic Society 403(b) Retirement Savings Plan reported $28M in total assets and 126 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 82nd 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.

  • #2,161 in Information & Media (2,911 peers)

Coverage in District of Columbia

The National Geographic Society 403(b) Retirement Savings Plan covers 126 participants in District of Columbia, about 9% of the average District of Columbia filer (state average ~1,456 per filing). Assets: $28M.

#2,161
in Information & Media (2,911 peers)
-19.4%
assets change YoY
0.3×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $7M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

The National Geographic Society 403(b) Retirement Savings Plan's outsized position by total assets

The National Geographic Society 403(b) Retirement Savings Plan vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2022 · DOL Form 5500

$27,811,159 Top 18% higher than 82% of 139,123 filed plans

This plan $0 $2,050,000,000 every filed plan with reported assets, bucketed by value

Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.

Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2022

The National Geographic Society 403(b) Retirement Savings Plan among mid-size filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2022 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. The National Geographic Society 403(b) Retirement Savings Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (126 participants).

DOL schedule card

Filing strip 530193519 · The National Geographic Society PY 2022 · Other

The National Geographic Society 403(b) Retirement Savings Plan · $28M · 126 · 82nd

  • IND $28M
  • IND 126
  • IND 82nd
  • IND Other
  • IND near Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center 403(b) Plan
  • IND ind #2161

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 Information & Media retirement plans → · Plans in District of Columbia →

The National Geographic Society 403(b) Retirement Savings Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among The National Geographic Society 403(b) Retirement Savings Plan and nearest nationwide Other peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

District of Columbia filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$34M
Net Assets (End of Year)$28M
Net Income-$7M
Employer EIN530193519
Plan Effective Date1982-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (The National Geographic Society)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All The National Geographic Society plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$385M 0.49302619937006753% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$382M$384M$386M$388M$390M 202220232024 $383M $385M ▲ +0.5%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 3 623 $383M
2023 3 660 $388M
2024 3 680 $385M

Nearby Other Plans in District of Columbia

Peer Other plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

The National Geographic Society 403(b) Retirement Savings Plan vs. nearby Other plans in District of Columbia, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -1000000100000200000300000400000500000 -10123 Total assets ($B) Participants The National Geographic Society 403(b) Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.027811159 · Participants: 126The National Geographic Society 403(b) Retirement Savings PlanInt'l Brotherhood of Electrical Workers' Pension Benefit Fund, Total assets ($B): 2.455575793 · Participants: 419935Int'l Brotherhood of Electrical Workers' Pension Benefit FundGeorgetown University Defined Contribution Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.973536433 · Participants: 4918Georgetown University Defined Contribution Retirement PlanAmerican University Defined Contribution Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.141643477 · Participants: 2632American University Defined Contribution Retirement PlanHoward University Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.010943324 · Participants: 5159Howard University Savings PlanGeorgetown University Voluntary Contribution Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.741393379 · Participants: 13020Georgetown University Voluntary Contribution Retirement Plan
The National Geographic Society 403(b) Retirement Savings Plan vs. nearby Other plans in District of Columbia, assets vs. participants
Compare The National Geographic Society 403(b) Retirement Savings Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

The National Geographic Society 403(b) Retirement Savings Plan's out-of-state Other peers by assets and headcount

Outside District of Columbia, the nearest Other by assets is Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center 403(b) Plan in LA ($28M); by covered participants it is Belmont Hill School Defined Contribution Retirement Plan in MA (126 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (126 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did The National Geographic Society 403(b) Retirement Savings Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
The National Geographic Society 403(b) Retirement Savings Plan declined sharply - down 19.4% during 2022, from $34M to $28M. Reported net income was -$7M.
How have The National Geographic Society plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), The National Geographic Society's sponsor-wide assets grew 0.5%, from $383M to $385M.
Where does The National Geographic Society 403(b) Retirement Savings Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
The National Geographic Society 403(b) Retirement Savings Plan ranks in the 82nd percentile by end-of-year assets among 139,126 plans that reported assets for plan year 2022 (in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets).
Which Other plans are similar in size to The National Geographic Society 403(b) Retirement Savings Plan? ▼
Among Other plans in other states, the closest by assets is Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center 403(b) Plan in LA ($28M, 365 participants).
Which Other plans cover a similar participant headcount to The National Geographic Society 403(b) Retirement Savings Plan? ▼
Among Other plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Belmont Hill School Defined Contribution Retirement Plan in MA (126 participants, $56M in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2022.

Source: DOL EFAST2 filing system (efast.dol.gov) - original filing retrieval by EIN 530193519.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA). See our methodology for details.