Other · DOL Form 5500 · 2022
The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University Retirement Plan
Data updated 2026-08-11
- $9.4B
- Total assets
- 22,514
- Participants
- 100th
- Percentile by assets
- $416,884
- Avg per participant
Official DOL plan name: Stanford Contributory Retirement Plan · Sponsored by The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University · California · Educational Services
$9.4B in assets, 22,514 participants
The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University's Stanford Contributory Retirement Plan reported $9.4B in total assets and 22,514 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 100th 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.
- 100th percentile by assets (of 139,126 plans)
- #4,024 in Educational Services (4,024 peers)
Coverage in California
Stanford Contributory Retirement Plan covers 22,514 participants in California, 36x the typical California plan (state average ~630 per filing). Assets: $9.4B.
- $9.4B
- total plan assets (2022 EOY)
- 22,514
- covered participants
- 100th
- percentile by assets (of 139,126 plans)
- $416,884
- avg assets per participant
The plan reported a net loss of $1.7B for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.
Participants vs California filers
In California, the average filing covers about 630 participants across 15,291 plans. Stanford Contributory Retirement Plan reports 22,514 participants - 36x that state average ($9.4B EOY assets).
California filing particulars
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $11.0B |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $9.4B |
| Net Income | -$1.7B |
| Employer EIN | 941156365 |
| Plan Effective Date | 1957-04-18 |
| Filing Status | FILING RECEIVED |
Sponsor Plan History (The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University)
| Year | Plans | Participants | Total Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2 | 23,308 | $9.6B |
| 2023 | 2 | 22,397 | $11.2B |
| 2024 | 2 | 23,406 | $12.8B |
Nearby Other Plans in California
Peer Other plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.
Stanford Contributory Retirement Plan vs. nearby Other plans in California, assets vs. participants
- Sutter Health 403(b) Savings Plan $5.3B · 48,591
- Stanford Health Care Retirement Savings Plan $4.5B · 20,237
- Caltech Base Retirement Plan $4.2B · 9,827
- University of Southern California Tax-Deferred Annuity Plan $3.7B · 22,632
- Cedars-Sinai Health System 403b Retirement Plan $1.9B · 10,975
Scale composition for Stanford Contributory Retirement Plan
Stanford Contributory Retirement Plan reports $9.4B in end-of-year assets across 22,514 participants (0.076% of the $12.3T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.024% of 93,925,755 covered participants) - about $416,884 per participant (3.0x the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2022 was -$1.7B.
This plan identity (EIN 941156365, plan #001) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $9.4B to $12.6B (+33.9%) while covered participants moved from 22,514 to 22,753 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.
| Plan year | Participants | EOY assets | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 22,514 | $9.4B | This page |
| 2023 | 21,674 | $11.0B | Open filing |
| 2024 · index core | 22,753 | $12.6B | Open filing |
The same sponsor also keeps 2 other index-core plans on PlainRetire:
- Stanford Contributory Retirement Plan (Other, $12.6B, 22,753 participants)
- Stanford University Staff Retirement Annuity Plan (Defined Benefit (Pension), $197M, 653 participants)
Similar-Sized Other Plans Nationally
Other plans in other states closest to Stanford Contributory Retirement Plan by total assets, not by location.
- Mayo 403(b) Plan (MN) $9.5B · 80,932
- Northwell Health 403(b) Plan (NY) $8.3B · 47,348
- The Duke University Faculty and Staff Retirement Plan (NC) $7.6B · 43,924
- The Mount Sinai Medical Center 403(b) Retirement Plan (NY) $7.3B · 30,163
Frequently Asked Questions
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Filing takeaways
Ways to act on Stanford Contributory Retirement Plan's numbers.
- By total assets, Stanford Contributory Retirement Plan ranks among the largest 1% of all filed plans. See the largest plans
- Compare it side-by-side against 3 similar Other plans in California. Compare plans
- The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University's sponsor-wide assets have grown 33.1% since 2022 across 3 plan years on file. More Educational Services plans