Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$209M
Total assets Near avg plan size
723
Participants Near avg headcount
95th
Percentile by assets National rank
$288,976
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Stanford University Staff Retirement Annuity Plan · Sponsored by The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University · California · Educational Services

$209M in assets, 723 participants

The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University's Stanford University Staff Retirement Annuity Plan reported $209M in total assets and 723 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 95th 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.

  • #3,421 in Educational Services (3,735 peers)

Where Stanford University Staff Retirement Annuity Plan sits by assets

Stanford University Staff Retirement Annuity Plan sits in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets, $209M for 723 participants (~$288,976/participant), up 2.9% in 2023.

#3,421
in Educational Services (3,735 peers)
+2.9%
assets growth YoY
2.1×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Stanford University Staff Retirement Annuity Plan's outsized position by total assets

Stanford University Staff Retirement Annuity Plan vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2023 · DOL Form 5500

$208,929,629 Top 5% higher than 95% of 127,068 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 2023

Stanford University Staff Retirement Annuity Plan among mid-size filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2023 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Stanford University Staff Retirement Annuity Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (723 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Stanford University Staff Retirement Annuity Plan reported net income rose from -$83M in the plan year 2022 filing to $6M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Stanford University Staff Retirement Annuity Plan reported participants fell from 794 in the plan year 2022 filing to 723 in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Stanford University Staff Retirement Annuity Plan end-of-year assets rose from $203M in the plan year 2022 filing to $209M in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

DOL schedule card

Filing strip 941156365 · The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University PY 2023 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Stanford University Staff Retirement Annuity Plan · $209M · 723 · 95th

  • PART $209M
  • PART 723
  • PART 95th
  • PART Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • PART near Group Pension Plan for Employees of Central Insurance Company
  • PART ind #3421

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 California →

Stanford University Staff Retirement Annuity Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Pixelle Specialty Solutions LLC Retirement PlanPixelle Specialty Solutions …$210MUniversity of Notre Dame Employees' Pension PlanUniversity of Notre Dame Emp…$210MGroup Pension Plan for Employees of Central Insurance CompanyGroup Pension Plan for Emplo…$209MStanford University Staff Retirement Annuity PlanStanford University Staff Re…$209MMayer Brown LLP U.S.a. Cash Balance Pension PlanMayer Brown LLP U.S.a. Cash …$208M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Stanford University Staff Retirement Annuity Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Scale-class filing particulars (2023)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$203M
Net Assets (End of Year)$209M
Net Income$6M
Employer EIN941156365
Plan Effective Date1949-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

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

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$12.8B 33.129182656534375% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$9B$10B$11B$12B$13B$14B 202220232024 $9.59B $12.8B ▲ +33.2%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 23,308 $9.6B
2023 2 22,397 $11.2B
2024 2 23,406 $12.8B

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in California

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

Stanford University Staff Retirement Annuity Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in California, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000 -10010203040 Total assets ($B) Participants Stanford University Staff Retirement Annuity Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.208929629 · Participants: 723Stanford University Staff Retirement Annuity PlanKaiser Permanente Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 33.538817099 · Participants: 127356Kaiser Permanente Retirement PlanPacific Gas and Electric Company Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 21.40954351 · Participants: 22914Pacific Gas and Electric Company Retirement PlanPacific Gas and Electric Company Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 17.980531142 · Participants: 25647Pacific Gas and Electric Company Retirement PlanRetirement Plan for Physicians and Salaried Employees of the Permanente Medical Group, Inc., Total assets ($B): 10.814691143 · Participants: 19545Retirement Plan for Physicians and Salaried Employees of the Permanente Medical Group, Inc.Disney Salaried Pension Plan D, Total assets ($B): 10.057095066 · Participants: 10813Disney Salaried Pension Plan D
Stanford University Staff Retirement Annuity Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in California, assets vs. participants
Compare Stanford University Staff Retirement Annuity Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Stanford University Staff Retirement Annuity Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside California, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Group Pension Plan for Employees of Central Insurance Company in OH ($209M); by covered participants it is International Assoc of Heat and Frost Insulators Local 17 Pension Fund in IL (723 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (723 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Stanford University Staff Retirement Annuity Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Stanford University Staff Retirement Annuity Plan edged up modestly - up 2.9% during 2023, from $203M to $209M. Reported net income was $6M.
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 University Staff Retirement Annuity Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Stanford University Staff Retirement Annuity Plan ranks in the 95th percentile by end-of-year assets among 127,072 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Stanford University Staff Retirement Annuity Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Group Pension Plan for Employees of Central Insurance Company in OH ($209M, 735 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Stanford University Staff Retirement Annuity Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is International Assoc of Heat and Frost Insulators Local 17 Pension Fund in IL (723 participants, $309M in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2023.

Source: DOL EFAST2 filing system (efast.dol.gov) - original filing retrieval by EIN 941156365.

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.