Money Purchase · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

The Rand Corporation Money Purchase Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$514M
Total assets Above avg plan size
2,084
Participants Near avg headcount
98th
Percentile by assets National rank
$246,447
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: The Rand Corporation 401(a) Qualified Retirement Plan · Sponsored by The Rand Corporation · California · Other Services

$514M in assets, 2,084 participants

The Rand Corporation's The Rand Corporation 401(a) Qualified Retirement Plan reported $514M in total assets and 2,084 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 98th 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.

  • #8,361 in Other Services (8,398 peers)

Coverage in California

The Rand Corporation 401(a) Qualified Retirement Plan covers 2,084 participants in California, 3.3x the typical California plan (state average ~630 per filing). Assets: $514M.

#8,361
in Other Services (8,398 peers)
-15.8%
assets change YoY
5.2×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $96M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

The Rand Corporation 401(a) Qualified Retirement Plan's outsized position by total assets

The Rand Corporation 401(a) Qualified Retirement Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$513,595,772 Top 2% higher than 98% 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 Rand Corporation 401(a) Qualified Retirement Plan's large-plan peer group by participant headcount

Plan-year 2022 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. The Rand Corporation 401(a) Qualified Retirement Plan lands in the large band (2,084 participants).

DOL schedule card

Filing strip 951958142 · The Rand Corporation PY 2022 · Money Purchase

The Rand Corporation 401(a) Qualified Retirement Plan · $514M · 2,084 · 98th

  • ASSETS $514M
  • PCT 2,084
  • EIN 98th
  • RANK Money Purchase
  • PHOTO near Educational Testing Service 401(a) Retirement Plan
  • IND ind #8361

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 Other Services retirement plans → · Plans in California →

The Rand Corporation 401(a) Qualified Retirement Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Educational Testing Service 401(a) Retirement PlanEducational Testing Service …$525MThe Rand Corporation 401(a) Qualified Retirement PlanThe Rand Corporation 401(a) …$514MIron Workers District Council of New England Annuity FundIron Workers District Counci…$500MHawaii Carpenters Financial Security FundHawaii Carpenters Financial …$492MVirginia Mason Medical Center Retirement PlanVirginia Mason Medical Cente…$481M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among The Rand Corporation 401(a) Qualified Retirement Plan and nearest nationwide Money Purchase peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

California filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$610M
Net Assets (End of Year)$514M
Net Income-$96M
Employer EIN951958142
Plan Effective Date1957-12-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (The Rand Corporation)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All The Rand Corporation plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$1.3B 27.487227191124862% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$0.9B$1B$1.1B$1.2B$1.3B 202220232024 $0.99B $1.26B ▲ +27.3%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 3,800 $987M
2023 2 3,949 $1.1B
2024 2 4,254 $1.3B

Nearby Money Purchase Plans in California

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

The Rand Corporation 401(a) Qualified Retirement Plan vs. nearby Money Purchase plans in California, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. 010000200003000040000 02468 Total assets ($B) Participants The Rand Corporation 401(a) Qualified Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.513595772 · Participants: 2084The Rand Corporation 401(a) Qualified Retirement PlanThe Permanente Contribution Plan of the Permanente Medical Group, Inc., Total assets ($B): 5.882091384 · Participants: 17035The Permanente Contribution Plan of the Permanente Medical Group, Inc.Kaiser Permanente Supplemental Savings and Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.331783513 · Participants: 36448Kaiser Permanente Supplemental Savings and Retirement PlanUniversity of Southern California Defined Contribution Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.768465559 · Participants: 20087University of Southern California Defined Contribution Retirement PlanCarpenters Annuity Trust Fund for Northern California, Total assets ($B): 2.976996868 · Participants: 26442Carpenters Annuity Trust Fund for Northern CaliforniaDirectors Guild of America-Producer Pension Plan Supplemental Benefit Plan, Total assets ($B): 2.04171549 · Participants: 22792Directors Guild of America-Producer Pension Plan Supplemental Benefit Plan
The Rand Corporation 401(a) Qualified Retirement Plan vs. nearby Money Purchase plans in California, assets vs. participants
Compare The Rand Corporation 401(a) Qualified Retirement Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

The Rand Corporation 401(a) Qualified Retirement Plan's out-of-state Money Purchase peers by assets and headcount

Outside California, the nearest Money Purchase by assets is Educational Testing Service 401(a) Retirement Plan in NJ ($525M); by covered participants it is Southern Carpenters Supplemental Pension Plan in TN (2,083 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (2,084 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 Rand Corporation 401(a) Qualified Retirement Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
The Rand Corporation 401(a) Qualified Retirement Plan declined sharply - down 15.8% during 2022, from $610M to $514M. Reported net income was -$96M.
How have The Rand Corporation plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), The Rand Corporation's sponsor-wide assets grew 27.5%, from $987M to $1.3B.
Where does The Rand Corporation 401(a) Qualified Retirement Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
The Rand Corporation 401(a) Qualified Retirement Plan ranks in the 98th percentile by end-of-year assets among 139,126 plans that reported assets for plan year 2022 (in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets).
Which Money Purchase plans are similar in size to The Rand Corporation 401(a) Qualified Retirement Plan? ▼
Among Money Purchase plans in other states, the closest by assets is Educational Testing Service 401(a) Retirement Plan in NJ ($525M, 3,282 participants).
Which Money Purchase plans cover a similar participant headcount to The Rand Corporation 401(a) Qualified Retirement Plan? ▼
Among Money Purchase plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Southern Carpenters Supplemental Pension Plan in TN (2,083 participants, $13M 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 951958142.

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.