National Geographic Society 401(k) and pension plans

National Geographic Society, Washington, DC. EIN 53-0193519. Annual reports 2009–2024. Also filed as The National Geographic Society.

National Geographic Society has 3 active retirement plans on file. The largest is the The National Geographic Society 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan, with 1,202 participants and $162 million in assets in 2024. Principal has been its recordkeeper since 2009.

Active plans: 3
Participants: 2,269
Plan assets: $358 million
401(k) recordkeeper: Principal
Plans on file: 3
Industry: Information and media

All 3 plans

Active plans first

The National Geographic Society 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan

401(k)Active

Active. The plan filed its annual report for the 2024 plan year.

Plan number: 003Employer EIN 53-0193519
Participants (2024): 1,202
Net assets (2024): $162 million
Recordkeeper: Principal2009–2024
Plan administrator: National Geographic Society
1145 17TH ST NW
Washington, DC 20036
(202) 857-7072As filed for 2024
In effect since: May 1, 1995

Year by year, 2009 to 2024

Plan year	Participants	Net assets	Recordkeeper
2024	1,202	$162 million	Principal
2023	1,237	$150 million	Principal
2022	1,239	$131 million	Principal
2021	1,141	$157 million	Principal
2020	1,139	$140 million	Principal
2019	1,212	$126 million	Principal
2018	1,229	$105 million	Principal
2017	1,230	$115 million	Principal
2016	1,277	$106 million	Principal
2015	1,919	$159 million	Principal
2014	1,958	$157 million	Principal
2013	1,985	$150 million	Principal
2012	1,964	$125 million	Principal
2011	2,054	$108 million	Principal
2010	1,875	$97.4 million	Principal
2009	2,071	$78.8 million	Principal

Employees' Retirement Plan of the National Geographic Society

Pension (defined benefit)Active

Active. The plan filed its annual report for the 2024 plan year.

Plan number: 001Employer EIN 53-0193519
Participants (2024): 856
Net assets (2024): $169 million
Plan administrator: National Geographic Society
1145 17TH Street NW
Washington, DC 20036
(202) 807-3149As filed for 2024
In effect since: January 1, 1936

Year by year, 2009 to 2024

Plan year	Participants	Net assets	Recordkeeper
2024	856	$169 million	not listed
2023	927	$196 million	not listed
2022	970	$203 million	not listed
2021	1,023	$297 million	not listed
2020	1,049	$318 million	not listed
2019	1,109	$307 million	not listed
2018	1,154	$283 million	not listed
2017	1,228	$272 million	not listed
2016	1,526	$287 million	not listed
2015	1,632	$303 million	not listed
2014	1,681	$304 million	not listed
2013	2,256	$336 million	not listed
2012	2,339	$301 million	not listed
2011	2,442	$258 million	not listed
2010	2,565	$244 million	not listed
2009	2,677	$217 million	not listed

The National Geographic Society 403(b) Retirement Savings Plan

403(b)Active

Active. The plan filed its annual report for the 2024 plan year.

Plan number: 002Employer EIN 53-0193519
Participants (2024): 211
Net assets (2024): $27.2 million
Recordkeeper: Principal2009–2024
Plan administrator: The National Geographic Society
1145 17TH ST NW
Washington, DC 20036
(202) 857-7072As filed for 2024
In effect since: January 1, 1982

Year by year, 2009 to 2024

Plan year	Participants	Net assets	Recordkeeper
2024	211	$27.2 million	Principal
2023	253	$27.6 million	Principal
2022	339	$27.8 million	Principal
2021	351	$34.5 million	Principal
2020	369	$32.4 million	Principal
2019	395	$31.3 million	Principal
2018	415	$28.9 million	Principal
2017	438	$32.5 million	Principal
2016	476	$32.5 million	Principal
2015	631	$49.2 million	Principal
2014	786	$54.1 million	Principal
2013	886	$58.0 million	Principal
2012	948	$56.3 million	Principal
2011	1,006	$56.3 million	Principal
2010	1,097	$63.4 million	Principal
2009	1,249	$63.6 million	Principal

If you had money in one of these plans

Call Principal (principal.com), which runs the The National Geographic Society 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan. With your Social Security number and the plan name, it can tell you whether you still have a balance and, if not, where it went.
Or call the plan administrator listed on the plan below ((202) 857-7072). That number was filed for 2024; ask for the benefits or retirement plan office.
Still stuck? The Department of Labor's benefits advisers help for free: askebsa.dol.gov or 1-866-444-3272. Never pay anyone to find your own money.

What these numbers are

They come from the Form 5500 annual reports each plan files with the Department of Labor, as the plan filed them. A plan year is usually a calendar year.
Participants counts everyone in the plan at year end: current employees, former employees who still have a balance or a pension coming, and retirees or beneficiaries being paid.
The recordkeeper is the service provider whose Schedule C entry says it keeps the plan's records. Small plans do not file Schedule C, so some plans show none.
We cannot see anyone's account. Only the plan or its recordkeeper can tell you your balance.

Sources: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 datasets and PBGC trusteed plans. How we read them.

All 3 plans

The National Geographic Society 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan

Employees' Retirement Plan of the National Geographic Society

The National Geographic Society 403(b) Retirement Savings Plan

If you had money in one of these plans

What these numbers are

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