Free EIN Lookup
Search Form 5500 plan sponsors by company name or EIN. Each result links to the sponsor's retirement and welfare plans. No account needed.
How to find an employer's EIN from its Form 5500
Employers that sponsor a 401(k), pension or health plan file a Form 5500 each year. The form lists the sponsor's name, address and EIN. The Department of Labor publishes the filings.
Search by name and open the company page. The EIN is in the header. Only Form 5500 filers appear. A company with no benefit plan will not be listed.
You can also use the free Form 5500 search or the DOL's own tool at efast.dol.gov/5500Search.
Browse employer EINs by state
Each state page lists its largest plan sponsors with their EINs.
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- Alaska
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- California
- Colorado
- Connecticut
- District of Columbia
- Delaware
- Florida
- Georgia
- Hawaii
- Iowa
- Idaho
- Illinois
- Indiana
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- Louisiana
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- North Carolina
- North Dakota
- Nebraska
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- New Mexico
- Nevada
- New York
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Rhode Island
- South Carolina
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Utah
- Virginia
- Vermont
- Washington
- Wisconsin
- West Virginia
- Wyoming
EIN lookup questions
- How do I find a company's EIN for free?
- Search the company name above. If it files a Form 5500, its EIN shows on the result. The EIN also sits in box 2b of the Form 5500 itself. You can search the same filings at efast.dol.gov/5500Search.
- Is a company's EIN public?
- Often, yes. An employer that sponsors a retirement or welfare plan files a Form 5500 with the Department of Labor. That filing lists the sponsor's EIN, and the DOL publishes it. An employer with no such plan may have no public EIN.
- Why can't I find a company?
- Only Form 5500 filers appear here. A company with no benefit plan, or a plan too small to file, will not show up. Try the legal name instead of the brand name. Try a shorter part of the name. A parent company often files for its subsidiaries.
- Is the EIN the same as a tax ID?
- Yes. EIN stands for employer identification number. The IRS also calls it a federal tax ID. It has nine digits, written XX-XXXXXXX.