AARP 401(k) match, vesting and fees

Plan year 2024 filingAarp Employees 401k Plan · Plan 002 · EIN 95-1985500Updated Oct 2026

What AARP's 401(k) plan says about matching contributions

The match terms have not been published from this plan's filing yet.
The plan year 2024 filing reports $15.4M in employer contributions, about $4,149 per participant. That total includes any match and profit-sharing; it is not a match formula. Plan year 2024 Form 5500 ↗
$269,435
Average account balance
3,949
Participants (end of year)
$999M
Plan assets (end of year)
0.03%
Admin expenses ÷ assets

Plan features

Match, vesting and enrollment details have not been published from this plan's audit report yet. The figures below come from the structured filing.

RecordkeeperT Rowe PriceSchedule C ↗
Independent auditorGrant Thornton LLP (unmodified opinion)Schedule H ↗
Plan type and status401(k) · ActiveForm 5500 ↗

How the plan compares

Plan year 2024 medians for 263 defined-contribution plans in other services with 1,000 to 4,999 participants.

AARP: employer contribution per participant$4,149
Peer median$1,431
AARP: average balance$269,435
Peer median$42,646
AARP: admin expenses ÷ assets0.03%
Peer median0.23%

Admin expenses are the plan's reported administrative expenses divided by its assets; they do not include fund expense ratios.

Plan history

Plan assets went from $886M at the end of plan year 2023 to $999M at the end of plan year 2024.

$886M2023$999M2024
End-of-year figures from each plan year's Form 5500 filing for the AARP plan.
Plan yearParticipantsAssetsEmployer contributionsPer participantAdmin expense ratioMatch formulaFiling
20243,949$999M$15.4M$4,1490.03%Not publishedForm 5500 ↗
20233,825$886M$14.2M$3,8440.03%Not publishedForm 5500 ↗

Other AARP plans (2)

Each plan files its own Form 5500. Figures are from each plan's latest filing.

Aarp Puerto Rico Employees 1165(e) Plan

Plan 003 · EIN 95-1985500 · plan year 2024 filing
$236,788
Average account balance
10
Participants (end of year)
$2.4M
Plan assets (end of year)
<0.01%
Admin expenses ÷ assets

Plan features

Match, vesting and enrollment details have not been published from this plan's audit report yet. The figures below come from the structured filing.

Plan type and statusProfit-sharing · ActiveForm 5500 ↗

Aarp Employees' Pension Plan

Plan 001 · EIN 95-1985500 · plan year 2024 filing
$270,431
Average account balance
5,813
Participants (end of year)
$1.6B
Plan assets (end of year)
0.61%
Admin expenses ÷ assets

Plan features

Match, vesting and enrollment details have not been published from this plan's audit report yet. The figures below come from the structured filing.

Independent auditorGrant Thornton LLP (unmodified opinion)Schedule H ↗
Plan type and statusPension (defined benefit) · ActiveForm 5500 ↗

Common questions

Does AARP match 401(k) contributions?

The match terms for the Aarp Employees 401k Plan have not been published from its filing yet. The plan year 2024 filing reports $15.4M in employer contributions, about $4,149 per participant. That total includes any match and profit-sharing; it is not a match formula.

When is the AARP 401(k) match vested?

The vesting schedule for the Aarp Employees 401k Plan is not in the data published so far. Your Summary Plan Description states it.

Who manages the AARP 401(k)?

The recordkeeper listed on Schedule C of the plan year 2024 filing is T Rowe Price. The plan administrator is Aarp Benefits Committee.

I left AARP. How do I find my old 401(k)?

Your account stays in the plan until you move it. Contact the plan administrator (Aarp Benefits Committee, (888) 779-3966) or the recordkeeper, T Rowe Price. The AARP old 401(k) page lists the contacts from every plan filing. Find an old AARP 401(k)

Data from the public Form 5500 annual reports AARP filed with the U.S. Department of Labor (plan years 2023 and 2024) and, where noted, the attached independent auditor's report. Plan terms may have changed since the filing; check your current Summary Plan Description. PlanFacts is not affiliated with AARP. Not financial advice. Report a correction · Methodology