Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022
National Geographic Society Pension Plan
Data updated 2026-08-25
- $224M
- Total assets Near avg plan size
- 70
- Participants Small participant base
- 96th
- Percentile by assets National rank
- $3.2M
- Avg per participant High balance/head
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.
- #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.
- #2,728
- in Information & Media (2,911 peers)
- -30.6%
- assets change YoY
- 2.2×
- vs typical plan assets (national mean)
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.
Employees' Retirement Plan of the National Geographic Society's outsized position 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 among smaller filed plans by headcount
Plan-year 2022 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Employees' Retirement Plan of the National Geographic Society is a small filing (70 participants) on this national headcount ladder.
Published 5500 schedule card
Filing strip 530193519 · National Geographic Society PY 2022 · Defined Benefit (Pension)
Employees' Retirement Plan of the National Geographic Society · $224M · 70 · 96th
- PHOTO $224M
- PHOTO 70
- PHOTO 96th
- PHOTO Defined Benefit (Pension)
- PHOTO near Gatx Corporation Noncontributory Pension Plan for Salaried Employees
- PHOTO ind #2728
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 →
Employees' Retirement Plan of the National Geographic Society in the asset neighbourhood
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)
Sponsor-wide plan assets over time
All National Geographic Society plans reported in each filing year
- Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
- $385M 0.49302619937006753% vs 2022
- 2024 filing year
| 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.
- Central Pension Fund of the Iuoe & Participating Employers $23.5B · 97,285
- 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
Employees' Retirement Plan of the National Geographic Society's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount
Outside District of Columbia, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Gatx Corporation Noncontributory Pension Plan for Salaried Employees in IL ($224M); by covered participants it is Hulman & Company Retirement Plan in IN (70 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.
Closest by plan assets
Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($224M here).
- 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
Similar participant headcount
Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (70 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.