Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

New Jersey Education Association Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$373M
Total assets Above avg plan size
231
Participants Below avg headcount
97th
Percentile by assets National rank
$1.6M
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: New Jersey Education Association Employees' Retirement and Trust Fund · Sponsored by New Jersey Education Association · New Jersey · Educational Services

$373M in assets, 231 participants

New Jersey Education Association's New Jersey Education Association Employees' Retirement and Trust Fund reported $373M in total assets and 231 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 97th 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.

  • #3,864 in Educational Services (4,024 peers)

Coverage in New Jersey

New Jersey Education Association Employees' Retirement and Trust Fund covers 231 participants in New Jersey, about 27% of the average New Jersey filer (state average ~844 per filing). Assets: $373M.

#3,864
in Educational Services (4,024 peers)
-6.9%
assets change YoY
3.7×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $28M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

New Jersey Education Association Employees' Retirement and Trust Fund's outsized position by total assets

New Jersey Education Association Employees' Retirement and Trust Fund vs every filed plan by assets

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

$373,022,945 Top 3% higher than 97% 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

New Jersey Education Association Employees' Retirement and Trust Fund among mid-size filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2022 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. New Jersey Education Association Employees' Retirement and Trust Fund sits mid-pack in the medium band (231 participants).

DOL schedule card

Filing strip 210524390 · New Jersey Education Association PY 2022 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

New Jersey Education Association Employees' Retirement and Trust Fund · $373M · 231 · 97th

  • TYPE $373M
  • NET 231
  • BOOK 97th
  • VS-ST Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • BOY near Iron Workers Local No. 5 & Iwea Employees Pension Trust Fund
  • SCH ind #3864

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 Educational Services retirement plans → · Plans in New Jersey →

New Jersey Education Association Employees' Retirement and Trust Fund in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among New Jersey Education Association Employees' Retirement and Trust Fund and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

New Jersey filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$401M
Net Assets (End of Year)$373M
Net Income-$28M
Employer EIN210524390
Plan Effective Date1953-09-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (New Jersey Education Association)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All New Jersey Education Association plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$440M 2.4162874450128156% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$420M$430M$440M$450M$460M 202220232024 $430M $440M ▲ +2.4%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 615 $430M
2023 2 624 $453M
2024 2 628 $440M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in New Jersey

Peer Defined Benefit (Pension) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

New Jersey Education Association Employees' Retirement and Trust Fund vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in New Jersey, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000 -50510152025 Total assets ($B) Participants New Jersey Education Association Employees' Retirement and Trust Fund, Total assets ($B): 0.373022945 · Participants: 231New Jersey Education Association Employees' Retirement and Trust FundRetirement Plan of Johnson and Johnson, Total assets ($B): 19.833052673 · Participants: 38100Retirement Plan of Johnson and JohnsonJPMorgan Chase Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 14.820156855 · Participants: 102340JPMorgan Chase Retirement PlanNokia Retirement Income Plan, Total assets ($B): 14.495801 · Participants: 7413Nokia Retirement Income PlanThe Prudential Merged Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 12.277296822 · Participants: 17538The Prudential Merged Retirement PlanVerizon Pension Plan for Associates, Total assets ($B): 10.941506503 · Participants: 25746Verizon Pension Plan for Associates
New Jersey Education Association Employees' Retirement and Trust Fund vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in New Jersey, assets vs. participants

New Jersey Education Association Employees' Retirement and Trust Fund's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside New Jersey, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Iron Workers Local No. 5 & Iwea Employees Pension Trust Fund in WA ($373M); by covered participants it is Non-Contributory Retirement Program for Certain Empl of Bcbs Wyoming in WY (231 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($373M here).

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 New Jersey Education Association Employees' Retirement and Trust Fund assets move in 2022?
New Jersey Education Association Employees' Retirement and Trust Fund pulled back noticeably - down 6.9% during 2022, from $401M to $373M. Reported net income was -$28M.
How have New Jersey Education Association plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), New Jersey Education Association's sponsor-wide assets grew 2.4%, from $430M to $440M.
Where does New Jersey Education Association Employees' Retirement and Trust Fund rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
New Jersey Education Association Employees' Retirement and Trust Fund ranks in the 97th 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 Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to New Jersey Education Association Employees' Retirement and Trust Fund?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Iron Workers Local No. 5 & Iwea Employees Pension Trust Fund in WA ($373M, 908 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to New Jersey Education Association Employees' Retirement and Trust Fund?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Non-Contributory Retirement Program for Certain Empl of Bcbs Wyoming in WY (231 participants, $36M in assets).