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
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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 EIN941156365
Plan Effective Date1957-04-18
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University)

$9B$10B$11B$12B$13B$14B 202220232024 $9.59B $12.8B ▲ +33.2%
Total plan assets by year, all The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University plans on file
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

Stanford Contributory Retirement Plan vs. nearby Other plans in California, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. 0100002000030000400005000060000 0246810 Total assets ($B) Participants Stanford Contributor…Sutter Health 403(b)…Stanford Health Care…Caltech Base Retirem…University of Southe…Cedars-Sinai Health …
Stanford Contributory Retirement Plan vs. nearby Other plans in California, assets vs. participants

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:

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Frequently Asked Questions

How did Stanford Contributory Retirement Plan assets move in 2022?
Stanford Contributory Retirement Plan declined sharply - down 15.0% during 2022, from $11.0B to $9.4B. Reported net income was -$1.7B.
How have The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University's sponsor-wide assets grew 33.1%, from $9.6B to $12.8B.
Where does Stanford Contributory Retirement Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
Stanford Contributory Retirement Plan ranks in the 100th percentile by end-of-year assets among 139,126 plans that reported assets for plan year 2022 (among the largest 1% of all filed plans).
Which Other plans are similar in size to Stanford Contributory Retirement Plan?
Among Other plans in other states, the closest by assets is Mayo 403(b) Plan in MN ($9.5B, 80,932 participants).

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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