Other · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

The Rand Corporation Retirement Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$546M
Total assets Above avg plan size
1,793
Participants Near avg headcount
98th
Percentile by assets National rank
$304,459
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: The Rand Corporation 403(b) Savings Plan · Sponsored by The Rand Corporation · California · Other Services

$546M in assets, 1,793 participants

The Rand Corporation's The Rand Corporation 403(b) Savings Plan reported $546M in total assets and 1,793 participants in its 2023 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.

  • #7,815 in Other Services (7,857 peers)

Coverage in California

The Rand Corporation 403(b) Savings Plan covers 1,793 participants in California, 2.8x the typical California plan (state average ~630 per filing). Assets: $546M.

#7,815
in Other Services (7,857 peers)
+15.4%
assets growth YoY
5.5×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The Rand Corporation 403(b) Savings Plan's outsized position by total assets

The Rand Corporation 403(b) Savings Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$545,894,838 Top 2% higher than 98% 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

The Rand Corporation 403(b) Savings Plan's large-plan peer group by participant headcount

Plan-year 2023 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. The Rand Corporation 403(b) Savings Plan lands in the large band (1,793 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • The Rand Corporation 403(b) Savings Plan reported net income rose from -$83M in the plan year 2022 filing to $73M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • The Rand Corporation 403(b) Savings Plan end-of-year assets rose from $473M in the plan year 2022 filing to $546M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • The Rand Corporation 403(b) Savings Plan reported participants rose from 1,716 in the plan year 2022 filing to 1,793 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 951958142 · The Rand Corporation PY 2023 · Other

The Rand Corporation 403(b) Savings Plan · $546M · 1,793 · 98th

  • EOY $546M
  • EOY 1,793
  • EOY 98th
  • EOY Other
  • EOY near Children's Retirement Income Benefit Plan
  • EOY ind #7815

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 403(b) Savings Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Overlake Hospital Medical Center 403(b)Retirement PlanOverlake Hospital Medical Ce…$548MThe Rand Corporation 403(b) Savings PlanThe Rand Corporation 403(b) …$546MChildren's Retirement Income Benefit PlanChildren's Retirement Income…$544MTulane University Tax Deferral 403(b) Retirement PlanTulane University Tax Deferr…$542MGreater Pennsylvania Carpenters' Annuity and Savings FundGreater Pennsylvania Carpent…$541M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among The Rand Corporation 403(b) Savings Plan and nearest nationwide Other peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

California filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$473M
Net Assets (End of Year)$546M
Net Income$73M
Employer EIN951958142
Plan Effective Date1970-02-01
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 Other Plans in California

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

The Rand Corporation 403(b) Savings Plan vs. nearby Other plans in California, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -200000200004000060000 051015 Total assets ($B) Participants The Rand Corporation 403(b) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.545894838 · Participants: 1793The Rand Corporation 403(b) Savings PlanStanford Contributory Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 11.039978863 · Participants: 21674Stanford Contributory Retirement PlanSutter Health 403(b) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 6.533806707 · Participants: 50273Sutter Health 403(b) Savings PlanStanford Health Care Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 5.761504142 · Participants: 22681Stanford Health Care Retirement Savings PlanCaltech Base Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.792181822 · Participants: 10682Caltech Base Retirement PlanUniversity of Southern California Tax-Deferred Annuity Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.277911652 · Participants: 21764University of Southern California Tax-Deferred Annuity Plan
The Rand Corporation 403(b) Savings Plan vs. nearby Other plans in California, assets vs. participants
Compare The Rand Corporation 403(b) Savings Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

The Rand Corporation 403(b) Savings Plan's out-of-state Other peers by assets and headcount

Outside California, the nearest Other by assets is Children's Retirement Income Benefit Plan in OH ($544M); by covered participants it is Rutland Regional Health Services Retirement Savings Plan in VT (1,787 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (1,793 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 The Rand Corporation 403(b) Savings Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
The Rand Corporation 403(b) Savings Plan grew sharply - up 15.4% during 2023, from $473M to $546M. Reported net income was $73M.
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 403(b) Savings Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
The Rand Corporation 403(b) Savings Plan ranks in the 98th 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 Other plans are similar in size to The Rand Corporation 403(b) Savings Plan? ▼
Among Other plans in other states, the closest by assets is Children's Retirement Income Benefit Plan in OH ($544M, 6,988 participants).
Which Other plans cover a similar participant headcount to The Rand Corporation 403(b) Savings Plan? ▼
Among Other plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Rutland Regional Health Services Retirement Savings Plan in VT (1,787 participants, $260M 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 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.