CalSTRS Defined Benefit Supplement Program
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The CalSTRS Defined Benefit Supplement Program is a supplemental retirement savings component for California public school educators that provides additional, account-based benefits on top of their core CalSTRS pension.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| CalSTRS Defined Benefit Program | 1 |
| CalSTRS Defined Benefit Supplement Program canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7490350 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: CalSTRS Defined Benefit Supplement Program Context triple: [California State Teachers’ Retirement System Teachers’ Retirement Board, governingBodyOf, CalSTRS Defined Benefit Supplement Program]
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California Public Employees’ Retirement System Board of Administration
The California Public Employees’ Retirement System Board of Administration is the governing body that oversees investment, benefit, and policy decisions for CalPERS, the nation’s largest public pension fund for California’s public employees.
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B.
Teachers’ Retirement System of the City of New York
The Teachers’ Retirement System of the City of New York is a public pension fund that provides retirement, disability, and related benefits to New York City public school educators and other eligible employees.
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C.
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation
The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation is a U.S. federal agency that insures and protects the pension benefits of workers in private-sector defined benefit plans when their employers’ plans fail.
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D.
New York City Employees’ Retirement System
The New York City Employees’ Retirement System is one of the largest public pension funds in the United States, providing retirement, disability, and death benefits to New York City’s municipal workforce.
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E.
Institute for Social Security and Services for State Workers
The Institute for Social Security and Services for State Workers is a Mexican public institution that provides social security, healthcare, and related benefits to federal government employees and their families.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: CalSTRS Defined Benefit Supplement Program Target entity description: The CalSTRS Defined Benefit Supplement Program is a supplemental retirement savings component for California public school educators that provides additional, account-based benefits on top of their core CalSTRS pension.
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A.
California Public Employees’ Retirement System Board of Administration
The California Public Employees’ Retirement System Board of Administration is the governing body that oversees investment, benefit, and policy decisions for CalPERS, the nation’s largest public pension fund for California’s public employees.
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B.
Teachers’ Retirement System of the City of New York
The Teachers’ Retirement System of the City of New York is a public pension fund that provides retirement, disability, and related benefits to New York City public school educators and other eligible employees.
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C.
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation
The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation is a U.S. federal agency that insures and protects the pension benefits of workers in private-sector defined benefit plans when their employers’ plans fail.
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D.
New York City Employees’ Retirement System
The New York City Employees’ Retirement System is one of the largest public pension funds in the United States, providing retirement, disability, and death benefits to New York City’s municipal workforce.
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E.
Institute for Social Security and Services for State Workers
The Institute for Social Security and Services for State Workers is a Mexican public institution that provides social security, healthcare, and related benefits to federal government employees and their families.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
defined benefit supplement account
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retirement savings program ⓘ supplemental pension program ⓘ |
| administeredBy |
California State Teachers’ Retirement System
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linked to:
CalSTRS
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| appliesTo |
certain limited-term or extra-duty assignments
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compensation for service in excess of one year of service credit ⓘ |
| benefitBasis | accumulated contributions and interest ⓘ |
| benefitFormula | account balance converted to payment option at distribution ⓘ |
| benefitTrigger |
death of member
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retirement ⓘ termination of CalSTRS-covered employment ⓘ |
| benefitType |
account-based benefit
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supplemental retirement savings ⓘ |
| communicationChannel |
CalSTRS member statements
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CalSTRS website ⓘ |
| componentOf | CalSTRS retirement benefit structure ⓘ |
| contributionCreditedTo | individual member accounts ⓘ |
| contributionType | mandatory contributions on eligible earnings ⓘ |
| eligibilityLinkedTo | CalSTRS membership ⓘ |
| fundingSource |
employer contributions
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investment earnings ⓘ member contributions ⓘ |
| governedBy | CalSTRS Teachers’ Retirement Board policies ⓘ |
| investmentManagementBy |
CalSTRS Investment Office
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linked to:
CalSTRS
|
| isNot |
defined contribution 401(k) plan
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traditional 403(b) plan ⓘ |
| isSeparateFrom |
CalSTRS Defined Benefit Program account
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linked to:
CalSTRS
|
| offers | death benefits to beneficiaries ⓘ |
| operatesInJurisdiction |
State of California
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linked to:
California, United States
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| payoutOptionsInclude |
lifetime annuity
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lump-sum distribution ⓘ period-certain annuity ⓘ |
| pays |
lump-sum benefits at retirement
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periodic annuity benefits at retirement ⓘ |
| primaryGoal | enhance retirement income for educators ⓘ |
| regulatedBy | California Education Code ⓘ |
| riskAllocation | investment risk shared collectively within the program ⓘ |
| serves |
CalSTRS members
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California public school educators ⓘ |
| subjectTo | Internal Revenue Code limits on qualified plans ⓘ |
| supplements |
CalSTRS Defined Benefit Program
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linked to:
CalSTRS Defined Benefit Supplement Program
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| targetPopulation |
community college educators who are CalSTRS members
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preK–12 public school educators in California ⓘ |
| taxTreatment | tax-deferred growth of contributions and earnings ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: CalSTRS Defined Benefit Supplement Program Description of subject: The CalSTRS Defined Benefit Supplement Program is a supplemental retirement savings component for California public school educators that provides additional, account-based benefits on top of their core CalSTRS pension.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
California State Teachers’ Retirement System Teachers’ Retirement Board
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governingBodyOf
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CalSTRS Defined Benefit Supplement Program
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linked to: CalSTRS Defined Benefit Supplement Program