New Hires Information

403(b) Tax Shelter & ROTH 403(b) Plans

Employees may opt to participate in a 403(b) Tax-Sheltered Annuity (TSA) Plan, which is a retirement plan offered by public schools. These annuities are funded by elective deferrals made through salary reduction agreements. Elective Deferrals are amounts designated by the employee to be deducted from their salary for contribution to the TSA. The elective deferral is typically excludable from the employee's gross income.

The IRS sets forth the Maximum Allowable Contribution (MAC) Limits for each tax year. For 2025, the base contribution limit has increased by $500 moving the base limit from $23,000 to $23,500. The age based catch up amount remains unchanged at $7,500. The employer limit has increased from $69,000 to $70,000.

Employees interested in participating in a 403(b) plan should contact any one of the approved companies/representatives below for more information.

The plan options for Pinelands are as follows:

403(b) Providers

Roth 403(b) Providers

Corebridge Financial (formerly AIG/VALIC)

Corebridge Financial (formerly AIG/VALIC)

Equitable (formerly AXA)

Equitable (formerly AXA)

GWN Securities, Inc.

GWN Securities, Inc.

Security Benefit

Security Benefit

Siracusa Benefits Program

Siracusa Benefits Program

NY Life Insurance & Annuity Corp.

Effective January 1, 2021, an OMNI salary reduction form must be completed for all changes to your 403(b) plan.

AXA Equitable

Karl Thaler
1433 Hooper Avenue, Suite 339
Toms River, NJ 08753
Office: (732) 606-8400
Cell: (609) 334-8573
Customer Service: (800) 628-6673
karl.thaler@equitable.com

https://equitable.com/teachers
www.equitable.com/educators

Corebridge Financial (formerly AIG/Valic)

Brett Young
307 Fellowship Road, Suite 205
Mount Laurel, NJ 08054
Office: (908) 470-4114
Cell: (856) 981-6489

brett.young@corebridgefinancial.com
www.corebridgefinancial.com

GWN Securities

GWN Securities, Inc.

11440 N Jog Road
Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33418
(561) 472-2700

gwn@gwnsecurities.com
https://www.gwnsecurities.com/

New York Life Insurance & Annuity Corp.

Barbara Wilkinson
128 Cedar Street
Tuckerton, NJ 08087
Office: (609) 296-6701
Customer Service: (800) 225-5695

bbobbin@ft.newyorklife.com
https://www.newyorklife.com/

Security Benefit

PO Box 219141
Kansas City, MO 64121-9141
(800) 888-2461

https://www.securitybenefit.com/

Siracusa Benefits Programs

Joe Ruffenach
30 S New York Avenue
Atlantic City, NJ 08401
Office: (609) 653-0181
Cell: (609) 287-7497

jruffenach@gwnsecurities.com

Questions can be directed to payroll@prsdnj.org or (609) 209-3106, ext. 3190