Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

New Jersey Education Association Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$385M
Total assets Above avg plan size
233
Participants Below avg headcount
97th
Percentile by assets National rank
$1.7M
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

$385M in assets, 233 participants

New Jersey Education Association's New Jersey Education Association Employees' Retirement and Trust Fund reported $385M in total assets and 233 participants in its 2023 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.

  • #3,555 in Educational Services (3,735 peers)

Coverage in New Jersey

New Jersey Education Association Employees' Retirement and Trust Fund covers 233 participants in New Jersey, about 28% of the average New Jersey filer (state average ~844 per filing). Assets: $385M.

#3,555
in Educational Services (3,735 peers)
+3.2%
assets growth YoY
3.9×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

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 2023 · DOL Form 5500

$385,063,877 Top 3% higher than 97% 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

New Jersey Education Association Employees' Retirement and Trust Fund 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. New Jersey Education Association Employees' Retirement and Trust Fund sits mid-pack in the medium band (233 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • New Jersey Education Association Employees' Retirement and Trust Fund reported net income rose from -$28M in the plan year 2022 filing to $12M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • New Jersey Education Association Employees' Retirement and Trust Fund end-of-year assets rose from $373M in the plan year 2022 filing to $385M in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 210524390 · New Jersey Education Association PY 2023 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

New Jersey Education Association Employees' Retirement and Trust Fund · $385M · 233 · 97th

  • IND $385M
  • IND 233
  • IND 97th
  • IND Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • IND near Arizona Pipe Trades Pension Plan
  • IND ind #3555

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 2023.

New Jersey filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$373M
Net Assets (End of Year)$385M
Net Income$12M
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. -20000020000400006000080000100000 -50510152025 Total assets ($B) Participants New Jersey Education Association Employees' Retirement and Trust Fund, Total assets ($B): 0.385063877 · Participants: 233New Jersey Education Association Employees' Retirement and Trust FundRetirement Plan of Johnson and Johnson, Total assets ($B): 21.174819996 · Participants: 37749Retirement Plan of Johnson and JohnsonJPMorgan Chase Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 16.279006871 · Participants: 90644JPMorgan Chase Retirement PlanNokia Retirement Income Plan, Total assets ($B): 13.864923 · Participants: 7492Nokia Retirement Income PlanThe Prudential Merged Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 12.225782081 · Participants: 16230The Prudential Merged Retirement PlanVerizon Pension Plan for Associates, Total assets ($B): 10.930667796 · Participants: 23778Verizon 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 Arizona Pipe Trades Pension Plan in AZ ($384M); by covered participants it is Employees' Retirement Plan of Bank of Hawaii in HI (233 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($385M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (233 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 New Jersey Education Association Employees' Retirement and Trust Fund assets move in 2023?
New Jersey Education Association Employees' Retirement and Trust Fund edged up modestly - up 3.2% during 2023, from $373M to $385M. Reported net income was $12M.
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 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 New Jersey Education Association Employees' Retirement and Trust Fund?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Arizona Pipe Trades Pension Plan in AZ ($384M, 1,921 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 Employees' Retirement Plan of Bank of Hawaii in HI (233 participants, $78M in assets).