Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022
National Geographic Society Pension Plan
Data updated 2026-08-11
- $224M
- Total assets
- 70
- Participants
- 96th
- Percentile by assets
- $3.2M
- Avg per participant
Official DOL plan name: Employees' Retirement Plan of the National Geographic Society · Sponsored by National Geographic Society · District of Columbia · Information & Media
$224M in assets, 70 participants
National Geographic Society's Employees' Retirement Plan of the National Geographic Society reported $224M in total assets and 70 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 96th 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.
- 96th percentile by assets (of 139,126 plans)
- #2,728 in Information & Media (2,911 peers)
Where Employees' Retirement Plan of the National Geographic Society sits by assets
Employees' Retirement Plan of the National Geographic Society sits in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets, $224M for 70 participants (~$3.2M/participant), down 30.6% in 2022.
- $224M
- total plan assets (2022 EOY)
- 70
- covered participants
- 96th
- percentile by assets (of 139,126 plans)
- $3.2M
- avg assets per participant
The plan reported a net loss of $94M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.
Where Employees' Retirement Plan of the National Geographic Society sits by total assets
Employees' Retirement Plan of the National Geographic Society vs every filed plan by assets
End-of-year total assets · plan year 2022 · DOL Form 5500
$224,049,992 Top 4% higher than 96% of 139,123 filed plans
Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.
Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2022
Employees' Retirement Plan of the National Geographic Society vs the 2022 asset distribution
By assets, Employees' Retirement Plan of the National Geographic Society outranks 96% of the 139,126 plans that filed a Form 5500 for the 2022 plan year, and holds roughly 2.2x the national average plan size of $100M (721 average participants).
Scale-class filing particulars (2022)
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $323M |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $203M |
| Net Income | -$94M |
| Employer EIN | 530193519 |
| Plan Effective Date | 1936-01-01 |
| Filing Status | FILING RECEIVED |
Sponsor Plan History (National Geographic Society)
| Year | Plans | Participants | Total Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 3 | 623 | $383M |
| 2023 | 3 | 660 | $388M |
| 2024 | 3 | 680 | $385M |
Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in District of Columbia
Peer Defined Benefit (Pension) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.
Employees' Retirement Plan of the National Geographic Society vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in District of Columbia, assets vs. participants
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- Iam National Pension Fund $13.8B · 94,512
- United Mine Workers of America 1974 Pension Plan $3.1B · 61
- Danaher Corporation & Subsidiaries Pension Plan $1.8B · 3,671
- Liuna Staff and Affiliates Pension Fund $1.7B · 3,510
Similar-Sized Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans Nationally
Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states closest to Employees' Retirement Plan of the National Geographic Society by total assets, not by location.
- Gatx Corporation Noncontributory Pension Plan for Salaried Employees (IL) $224M · 545
- Campbell Soup Company Retirement and Pension Plan for Employees Covered by Collective Bargaining Agreements (NJ) $224M · 535
- Amersham Health Retirement Plan (IL) $224M · 154
- United Wire, Metal & Machine Pension Fund (NY) $224M · 1,055
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