Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

New Jersey Education Association Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$371M
Total assets Above avg plan size
236
Participants Below avg headcount
96th
Percentile by assets National rank
$1.6M
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

$371M in assets, 236 participants

New Jersey Education Association's New Jersey Education Association Employees' Retirement and Trust Fund reported $371M in total assets and 236 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 96th 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.

  • #3,435 in Educational Services (3,638 peers)

Coverage in New Jersey

New Jersey Education Association Employees' Retirement and Trust Fund covers 236 participants in New Jersey, about 28% of the average New Jersey filer (state average ~844 per filing). Assets: $371M.

#3,435
in Educational Services (3,638 peers)
-3.6%
assets change YoY
3.7×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $14M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

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 2024 · DOL Form 5500

$371,311,054 Top 4% higher than 96% 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

New Jersey Education Association Employees' Retirement and Trust Fund 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. New Jersey Education Association Employees' Retirement and Trust Fund sits mid-pack in the medium band (236 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • New Jersey Education Association Employees' Retirement and Trust Fund reported net income fell from $12M in the plan year 2023 filing to -$14M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • New Jersey Education Association Employees' Retirement and Trust Fund end-of-year assets fell from $385M in the plan year 2023 filing to $371M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • New Jersey Education Association Employees' Retirement and Trust Fund reported participants rose from 233 in the plan year 2023 filing to 236 in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 210524390 · New Jersey Education Association PY 2024 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

New Jersey Education Association Employees' Retirement and Trust Fund · $371M · 236 · 96th

  • SCH $371M
  • SCH 236
  • SCH 96th
  • SCH Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • SCH near Munson Retirement Plan
  • SCH ind #3435

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

Chicago Area Ib of T Pension Trust FundChicago Area Ib of T Pension…$373MDover Corporation Pension PlanDover Corporation Pension Pl…$372MNew Jersey Education Association Employees' Retirement and Trust FundNew Jersey Education Associa…$371MMunson Retirement Plan$371MPension Plan for Employees of the Service Employee Int'l UnionPension Plan for Employees o…$371M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among New Jersey Education Association Employees' Retirement and Trust Fund and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

New Jersey filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$385M
Net Assets (End of Year)$371M
Net Income-$14M
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): 0.371311054 · Participants: 236New Jersey Education Association Employees' Retirement and Trust FundRetirement Plan of Johnson and Johnson, Total assets ($B): 21.095569114 · Participants: 37882Retirement Plan of Johnson and JohnsonJPMorgan Chase Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 16.066557714 · Participants: 83812JPMorgan Chase Retirement PlanNokia Retirement Income Plan, Total assets ($B): 12.855309 · Participants: 7280Nokia Retirement Income PlanThe Prudential Merged Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 12.025028912 · Participants: 16233The Prudential Merged Retirement PlanMerck US Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 10.090083286 · Participants: 26843Merck US Pension Plan
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 Munson Retirement Plan in MI ($371M); by covered participants it is Preformed Line Products Company Hourly Employees Retirement Plan in OH (236 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($371M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (236 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 New Jersey Education Association Employees' Retirement and Trust Fund assets move in 2024?
New Jersey Education Association Employees' Retirement and Trust Fund edged down modestly - down 3.6% during 2024, from $385M to $371M. Reported net income was -$14M.
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 96th 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 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 Munson Retirement Plan in MI ($371M, 826 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 Preformed Line Products Company Hourly Employees Retirement Plan in OH (236 participants, $29M in assets).