Other · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Environmental Defense Fund, Inc. Retirement Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$165M
Total assets Near avg plan size
903
Participants Near avg headcount
93rd
Percentile by assets National rank
$182,858
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Environmental Defense Fund Retirement Savings Plan · Sponsored by Environmental Defense Fund, Inc. · New York · Other Services

$165M in assets, 903 participants

Environmental Defense Fund, Inc.'s Environmental Defense Fund Retirement Savings Plan reported $165M in total assets and 903 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 93rd 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.

  • #7,559 in Other Services (7,719 peers)

Where Environmental Defense Fund Retirement Savings Plan sits by assets

Environmental Defense Fund Retirement Savings Plan sits in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets, $165M for 903 participants (~$182,858/participant), up 4.5% in 2024.

#7,559
in Other Services (7,719 peers)
+4.5%
assets growth YoY
1.7×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Environmental Defense Fund Retirement Savings Plan's outsized position by total assets

Environmental Defense Fund Retirement Savings Plan vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2024 · DOL Form 5500

$165,120,483 Top 7% higher than 93% 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

Environmental Defense Fund Retirement Savings Plan among mid-size filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2024 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Environmental Defense Fund Retirement Savings Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (903 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Environmental Defense Fund Retirement Savings Plan reported net income fell from $25M in the plan year 2023 filing to $7M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Environmental Defense Fund Retirement Savings Plan end-of-year assets rose from $158M in the plan year 2023 filing to $165M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Environmental Defense Fund Retirement Savings Plan reported participants rose from 866 in the plan year 2023 filing to 903 in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 116107128 · Environmental Defense Fund, Inc. PY 2024 · Other

Environmental Defense Fund Retirement Savings Plan · $165M · 903 · 93rd

  • PCT $165M
  • PCT 903
  • PCT 93rd
  • PCT Other
  • PCT near Sinai Health System Consolidated 403(b) Plan
  • PCT ind #7559

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 New York →

Environmental Defense Fund Retirement Savings Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Ingalls Health System Smart Money Retirement PlanIngalls Health System Smart …$166MSinai Health System Consolidated 403(b) PlanSinai Health System Consolid…$165MEnvironmental Defense Fund Retirement Savings PlanEnvironmental Defense Fund R…$165MMasonic Villages of the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania 403(b) PlanMasonic Villages of the Gran…$165MDavenport University Retirement PlanDavenport University Retirem…$164M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Environmental Defense Fund Retirement Savings Plan and nearest nationwide Other peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Scale-class filing particulars (2024)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$158M
Net Assets (End of Year)$165M
Net Income$7M
Employer EIN116107128
Plan Effective Date1988-10-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Environmental Defense Fund, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Environmental Defense Fund, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$165M 24.431568986462622% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$120M$130M$140M$150M$160M$170M 202220232024 $133M $165M ▲ +24.4%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 636 $133M
2023 1 866 $158M
2024 1 903 $165M

Nearby Other Plans in New York

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

Environmental Defense Fund Retirement Savings Plan vs. nearby Other plans in New York, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -200000200004000060000 -5051015 Total assets ($B) Participants Environmental Defense Fund Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.165120483 · Participants: 903Environmental Defense Fund Retirement Savings PlanNorthwell Health 403(b) Plan, Total assets ($B): 10.919546292 · Participants: 44511Northwell Health 403(b) PlanThe Mount Sinai Medical Center 403(b) Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 9.49390479 · Participants: 46826The Mount Sinai Medical Center 403(b) Retirement PlanUniversity of Rochester Retirement Program, Total assets ($B): 8.002376506 · Participants: 30335University of Rochester Retirement ProgramMemorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 6.449166101 · Participants: 22606Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Retirement Savings PlanRetirement Plan for Officers of Columbia University, Total assets ($B): 5.643469898 · Participants: 14399Retirement Plan for Officers of Columbia University
Environmental Defense Fund Retirement Savings Plan vs. nearby Other plans in New York, assets vs. participants

Environmental Defense Fund Retirement Savings Plan's out-of-state Other peers by assets and headcount

Outside New York, the nearest Other by assets is Sinai Health System Consolidated 403(b) Plan in IL ($165M); by covered participants it is Saint Francis Health System, Inc. 403(b) Savings P in OK (903 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (903 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

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 Environmental Defense Fund Retirement Savings Plan assets move in 2024?
Environmental Defense Fund Retirement Savings Plan edged up modestly - up 4.5% during 2024, from $158M to $165M. Reported net income was $7M.
How have Environmental Defense Fund, Inc. plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Environmental Defense Fund, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 24.4%, from $133M to $165M.
Where does Environmental Defense Fund Retirement Savings Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
Environmental Defense Fund Retirement Savings Plan ranks in the 93rd percentile by end-of-year assets among 123,622 plans that reported assets for plan year 2024 (in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets).
Which Other plans are similar in size to Environmental Defense Fund Retirement Savings Plan?
Among Other plans in other states, the closest by assets is Sinai Health System Consolidated 403(b) Plan in IL ($165M, 3,811 participants).
Which Other plans cover a similar participant headcount to Environmental Defense Fund Retirement Savings Plan?
Among Other plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Saint Francis Health System, Inc. 403(b) Savings P in OK (903 participants, $366M in assets).