Employer · plans filed under one EIN
Educational Testing Service
Princeton, NJ · Educational services
Form 5500 information is as filed by the plan administrator with the Department of Labor and may be amended. Figures reflect the plan year shown, not current balances.
Educational Testing Service, based in Princeton, New Jersey, sponsors 2 retirement plans with 100 or more participants: 2 defined contribution. Together they reported 14,756 participant records and $1.58B in net assets.
The largest is Educational Testing Service 401(a) Retirement Plan, a money purchase plan with 7,715 participants. A person can be counted in more than one plan, so the participant total is a count of records rather than of people.
Employer contributions across the plans were $22.7M and participant contributions $26.5M in the latest plan years; benefits paid were $185M. Schedule C compensation reported to service provider organisations totalled $321K.
Combined net assets moved from $724M in 2009 to $1.58B in 2024 (up 118%). Plan mergers and spin-offs show up here as steps in the series.
Plans
| Plan | Kind | Plan year | Participants | Net assets | Per participant | Employer / active | Sch. C compensation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Educational Testing Service 401(a) Retirement Plan | money purchase plan | 2024 | 7,715 | $593M | $76,871 | $3,259 | $233K |
| Educational Testing Service 403(b) Retirement Savings Plan | 403(b) plan | 2024 | 7,041 | $982M | $139,508 | $2,175 | $88K |
| US median, plan year 2024: DC plans $53,102 per participant, $2,175 employer contribution per active participant; DB plans $86,221 and $10,244. | |||||||
Trend by plan year
| Plan year | Plans | Participant records | Net assets | Employer contributions | Participant contributions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2 | 14,756 | $1.58B | $22.7M | $26.5M |
| 2023 | 2 | 11,990 | $1.51B | $23.9M | $26.6M |
| 2022 | 2 | 11,476 | $1.35B | $23.8M | $25.4M |
| 2021 | 2 | 12,478 | $1.63B | $24.4M | $24.7M |
| 2020 | 2 | 12,815 | $1.51B | $25.0M | $23.8M |
| 2019 | 2 | 13,494 | $1.41B | $27.9M | $26.4M |
| 2018 | 2 | 12,619 | $1.22B | $27.8M | $26.0M |
| 2017 | 2 | 12,797 | $1.32B | $28.9M | $26.4M |
| 2016 | 2 | 12,488 | $1.15B | $28.2M | $25.6M |
| 2015 | 2 | 10,262 | $1.07B | $27.5M | $25.5M |
| 2014 | 2 | 10,086 | $1.06B | $26.3M | $23.3M |
| 2013 | 2 | 9,686 | $995M | $24.5M | $21.6M |
| 2012 | 2 | 9,994 | $863M | $22.7M | $19.8M |
| 2011 | 2 | 9,755 | $786M | $21.3M | $18.1M |
| 2010 | 2 | 9,113 | $789M | $19.2M | $16.4M |
| 2009 | 2 | 8,704 | $724M | $18.4M | $15.7M |
History of the plans listed above, in the years each filed the full Form 5500 with 100 or more participants. Plans that have since terminated are not included.
Service providers
| Organisation | Services reported | Plans | Compensation reported |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fidelity Inv Instl Ops | Recordkeeping and information management | 1 | $168,063 |
| Russell Investments | Investment advisory (plan) | 1 | $53,615 |
| Grant Thornton | Accounting (including auditing) | 2 | $46,500 |
| Russell Investments | Investment advisory (plan) | 1 | $32,355 |
| McCarter & English, LLP | Legal | 2 | $20,118 |
Organisations paid $5,000 or more by any of these plans, from Schedule C. Individuals are not shown.
Questions and answers
How many retirement plans does Educational Testing Service have?
2 plans with 100 or more participants filed Form 5500 under its employer identification number for the latest plan years: Educational Testing Service 401(a) Retirement Plan and Educational Testing Service 403(b) Retirement Savings Plan. Smaller plans and plans filed under a subsidiary's number are not grouped here.
How much does Educational Testing Service contribute to its plans?
$22,697,246 in employer contributions across these plans in their latest plan years, about $2,791 per active participant record. Form 5500 reports totals and not the match or accrual formula.
Who provides services to these plans?
Schedule C filings name Fidelity Inv Instl Ops, Russell Investments, Grant Thornton and Russell Investments and others. Only organisations paid $5,000 or more by a plan are listed on Schedule C.
Where does this come from?
Form 5500 annual reports filed with the Department of Labor's EFAST2 system, from the EBSA research files, with filings received through 24 Aug 2026. Figures are as filed and may be amended.
Provenance
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration, Form 5500 research files, public domain, with filings received through 24 Aug 2026. Plans are grouped by the sponsor's employer identification number exactly as filed; a company that files under several EINs appears as several employers. See the methodology and corrections.