Money Purchase · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

The Rand Corporation Money Purchase Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$656M
Total assets Above avg plan size
2,313
Participants Above avg headcount
98th
Percentile by assets National rank
$283,498
Avg per participant High 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

$656M in assets, 2,313 participants

The Rand Corporation's The Rand Corporation 401(a) Qualified Retirement Plan reported $656M in total assets and 2,313 participants in its 2024 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.

  • #7,684 in Other Services (7,719 peers)

Coverage in California

The Rand Corporation 401(a) Qualified Retirement Plan covers 2,313 participants in California, 3.7x the typical California plan (state average ~630 per filing). Assets: $656M.

#7,684
in Other Services (7,719 peers)
+10.5%
assets growth YoY
6.6×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

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 2024 · DOL Form 5500

$655,730,149 Top 2% higher than 98% of 123,620 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 2024

The Rand Corporation 401(a) Qualified Retirement Plan's large-plan peer group by participant headcount

Plan-year 2024 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 (2,313 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • The Rand Corporation 401(a) Qualified Retirement Plan reported net income fell from $80M in the plan year 2023 filing to $62M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • The Rand Corporation 401(a) Qualified Retirement Plan end-of-year assets rose from $593M in the plan year 2023 filing to $656M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • The Rand Corporation 401(a) Qualified Retirement Plan reported participants rose from 2,156 in the plan year 2023 filing to 2,313 in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

DOL schedule card

Filing strip 951958142 · The Rand Corporation PY 2024 · Money Purchase

The Rand Corporation 401(a) Qualified Retirement Plan · $656M · 2,313 · 98th

  • PCT $656M
  • PCT 2,313
  • PCT 98th
  • PCT Money Purchase
  • PCT near Hawaii Carpenters Financial Security Fund
  • PCT ind #7684

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

Hawaii Carpenters Financial Security FundHawaii Carpenters Financial …$662MThe Rand Corporation 401(a) Qualified Retirement PlanThe Rand Corporation 401(a) …$656MUPS/Ibt Local 2727 Defined Contribution Money Purchase Pension PlanUPS/Ibt Local 2727 Defined C…$618MIron Workers District Council of New England Annuity FundIron Workers District Counci…$614MEducational Testing Service 401(a) Retirement PlanEducational Testing Service …$593M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among The Rand Corporation 401(a) Qualified Retirement Plan and nearest nationwide Money Purchase peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

California filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$593M
Net Assets (End of Year)$656M
Net Income$62M
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 0246810 Total assets ($B) Participants The Rand Corporation 401(a) Qualified Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.655730149 · Participants: 2313The Rand Corporation 401(a) Qualified Retirement PlanThe Permanente Contribution Plan of the Permanente Medical Group, Inc., Total assets ($B): 7.903445624 · Participants: 18550The Permanente Contribution Plan of the Permanente Medical Group, Inc.Kaiser Permanente Supplemental Savings and Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 5.667619665 · Participants: 37013Kaiser Permanente Supplemental Savings and Retirement PlanUniversity of Southern California Defined Contribution Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 5.016619293 · Participants: 19806University of Southern California Defined Contribution Retirement PlanCarpenters Annuity Trust Fund for Northern California, Total assets ($B): 3.48261473 · Participants: 24741Carpenters Annuity Trust Fund for Northern CaliforniaDirectors Guild of America - Producer Pension Plan Supplemental Benefit Plan, Total assets ($B): 2.321194427 · Participants: 23032Directors 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

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 Hawaii Carpenters Financial Security Fund in HI ($662M); by covered participants it is Retail Wholesale Department Store Union Local 1034 Defined Contribution Pension Plan in PA (2,321 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024. 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 2024? ▼
The Rand Corporation 401(a) Qualified Retirement Plan grew at a solid clip - up 10.5% during 2024, from $593M to $656M. Reported net income was $62M.
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 123,622 plans that reported assets for plan year 2024 (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 Hawaii Carpenters Financial Security Fund in HI ($662M, 4,066 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 Retail Wholesale Department Store Union Local 1034 Defined Contribution Pension Plan in PA (2,321 participants, $4M in assets).