Employer · plans filed under one EIN
Fulton Financial Corporation
Lancaster, PA · Finance and insurance
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.
2 retirement plans with 100 or more participants file Form 5500 under Fulton Financial Corporation's employer identification number (Lancaster, Pennsylvania). Their latest filings total 5,025 participant records and $725M in net assets.
The largest is Fulton Financial Corporation 401(k) Retirement Plan, an ESOP with a 401(k) feature with 4,324 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 $13.7M and participant contributions $23.8M in the latest plan years; benefits paid were $60.6M. Schedule C compensation reported to service provider organisations totalled $160K.
Combined net assets moved from $247M in 2009 to $640M in 2025 (up 159%). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fulton Financial Corporation 401(k) Retirement Plan | ESOP with a 401(k) feature | 2025 | 4,324 | $640M | $147,961 | $4,117 | $107K |
| Fulton Financial Affiliates Defined Benefit Pension Plan | defined benefit pension plan | 2024 | 701 | $85.5M | $122,015 | $0 | $53K |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 4,324 | $640M | $13.7M | $23.8M |
| 2024 | 2 | 5,242 | $655M | $13.7M | $24.2M |
| 2023 | 2 | 5,898 | $590M | $11.8M | $21.7M |
| 2022 | 2 | 5,642 | $510M | $10.9M | $20.1M |
| 2021 | 2 | 5,188 | $623M | $10.2M | $18.1M |
| 2020 | 2 | 5,219 | $561M | $9.9M | $17.2M |
| 2019 | 2 | 5,357 | $496M | $19.0M | $15.7M |
| 2018 | 2 | 5,350 | $409M | $21.6M | $14.6M |
| 2017 | 2 | 5,449 | $433M | $20.9M | $13.0M |
| 2016 | 2 | 5,326 | $372M | $10.5M | $11.7M |
| 2015 | 2 | 5,318 | $348M | $10.2M | $10.9M |
| 2014 | 2 | 5,415 | $361M | $8.8M | $10.3M |
| 2013 | 2 | 5,657 | $355M | $11.4M | $10.6M |
| 2012 | 2 | 5,599 | $303M | $11.5M | $10.2M |
| 2011 | 2 | 5,586 | $280M | $11.0M | $9.5M |
| 2010 | 2 | 5,524 | $281M | $10.9M | $9.4M |
| 2009 | 2 | 5,250 | $247M | $10.4M | $8.2M |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fulton Bank, N.A. | Recordkeeping and information management; Participant loan processing; Participant communication | 1 | $69,281 |
| BDO USA, LLP | Accounting (including auditing) | 2 | $55,006 |
| Fulton Financial Advisors | Trustee (directed) | 1 | $35,522 |
| Dodge & Cox | Investment management | 1 | $0 |
| Goldman Sachs Asset Management, L.P | Investment management | 1 | $0 |
| Johcm (USA) Inc. | Investment management | 1 | $0 |
| John Hancock Investment Management | Investment management | 1 | $0 |
| J.P. Morgan Investment Management, | Investment management | 1 | $0 |
| Harris Associates L.P. | Investment management | 1 | $0 |
| Principal Global Investors LLC | Investment management | 1 | $0 |
| Smead Capital Management Inc. | Investment management | 1 | $0 |
| Federated Investment Management Com | Investment management | 1 | $0 |
| Pacific Investment Management Compa | Investment management | 1 | $0 |
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 Fulton Financial Corporation have?
2 plans with 100 or more participants filed Form 5500 under its employer identification number for the latest plan years: Fulton Financial Corporation 401(k) Retirement Plan and Fulton Financial Affiliates Defined Benefit Pension Plan. Smaller plans and plans filed under a subsidiary's number are not grouped here.
How much does Fulton Financial Corporation contribute to its plans?
$13,735,288 in employer contributions across these plans in their latest plan years, about $4,026 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 Fulton Bank, N.A., BDO USA, LLP, Fulton Financial Advisors and Dodge & Cox 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.