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529 Plans: Direct-Sold State Savings Plans

Current as of October 23, 2006

This table provides direct-sold 529 plan information for participating states and the District of Columbia.

State Name of plan, manager, contact information Residency restrictions Contribution limit State tax benefits
AL Higher Education 529 Fund
Van Kampen Asset Management, Inc.
treasury.state.al.us
(866) 529-2228
Account owner or beneficiary must be an Alabama resident $300,000 Withdrawals from Alabama 529 plans (but not other states' 529 plans) used for qualified education expenses are exempt from AL income tax
AK University of Alaska College Savings Plan
T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc.
uacollegesavings.com
(866) 277-1005
Open to all $250,000 Alaska has no state income tax
T. Rowe Price College Savings Plan
T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc.
price529.com
(800) 369-3641
Open to all $250,000
AZ Arizona Family College Savings Program
College Savings Bank
arizona.collegesavings.com
(800) 888-2723
Open to all $289,000 Withdrawals used for qualified education expenses are exempt from AZ income tax
Arizona Family College Savings Program
Securities Management & Research, Inc.
smrinvest.com/college
(888) 667-3239
Open to all $289,000
Pacific Funds 529 College Savings Plan
Pacific Life
pacificlife.com
(800) 722-2333
Account owner must be an Arizona resident $289,000
Fidelity Arizona College Savings Plan
Fidelity Investments
fidelity.com/arizona
(800) 544-1262
Open to all $289,000
AR GIFT College Investing Plan
Upromise Investments, Inc.
thegiftplan.com
(800) 587-7301
Open to all $245,000 Withdrawals used for qualified education expenses are exempt from AR income tax, and contributions are deductible, up to a cap
CA Golden State ScholarShare College Savings Trust
Fidelity Investments
scholarshare.com
(877) 728-4338
Open to all $300,000 Withdrawals used for qualified education expenses are exempt from CA income tax
CO Direct Portfolio College Savings Plan
Upromise Investments, Inc. and The Vanguard Group
collegeinvest.org
In-state: (800) 997-4295
Out-of-state: (800) 448-2424
Open to all $280,000 Withdrawals used for qualified education expenses are exempt from CO income tax, and all contributions are deductible
Stable Value Plus College Savings Program
Travelers Insurance Company
collegeinvest.org
(800) 448-2424
Open to all $280,000
CT Connecticut Higher Education Trust (CHET)
TIAA-CREF
aboutchet.com
(888) 799-2438
Open to all $300,000 Withdrawals used for qualified education expenses are exempt from CT income tax, and contributions are deductible, up to a cap, with a five-year carryover of excess contributions
DE Delaware College Investment Plan
Fidelity Investments
fidelity.com/delaware
(800) 544-1655
Open to all $270,000 Withdrawals used for qualified education expenses are exempt from DE income tax
DC DC 529 College Savings Program
Calvert Asset Management Company, Inc.
dccollegesavings.com
In-state: (800) 987-4859
Out-of-state: (800) 368-2745
Account owner must be a DC resident $260,000 Withdrawals used for qualified education expenses are exempt from DC income tax, and contributions are deductible, up to a cap, with a five-year carryover of excess contributions
FL Florida College Investment Plan
Florida Prepaid College Board
florida529plans.com
(800) 552-4723
Open to all $341,000 Florida has no state income tax
GA Georgia Higher Education Savings Plan
TIAA-CREF
gacollegesavings.com
(877) 424-4377
Open to all $235,000 Withdrawals used for qualified education expenses are exempt from GA income tax, and contributions are deductible, up to a cap, if specific income limits are met
HI TuitionEDGE
Delaware Investments
tuitionedge.com
(866) 529-3343
Account owner or beneficiary must be a Hawaii resident $305,000 Withdrawals used for qualified education expenses are exempt from HI income tax
ID Idaho College Savings Program (IDeal)
TIAA-CREF
idsaves.org
(866) 433-2533
Open to all $310,000 Withdrawals used for qualified education expenses are exempt from ID income tax, and contributions are deductible, up to a cap
IL Bright Start College Savings Program
ClearBridge Advisors, LLC
brightstartsavings.com
(877) 432-7444
Open to all $235,000 Withdrawals from Illinois 529 plans (but not other states' 529 plans) used for qualified education expenses are exempt from IL income tax, and contributions are deductible, up to a cap
IN CollegeChoice 529 Investment Plan
JPMorgan Funds Management, Inc.
collegechoiceplan.com
(866) 400-7526
Account owner must be an Indiana resident $298,770 Withdrawals used for qualified education expenses are exempt from IN income tax, and a credit may be claimed for a portion of annual contributions
IA College Savings Iowa
State Treasurer of Iowa, Upromise Investments, Inc, and The Vanguard Group
collegesavingsiowa.com
(888) 672-9116
Open to all $239,000 Withdrawals used for qualified education expenses are exempt from IA income tax, and contributions are deductible, up to a cap
KS Kansas Learning Quest 529 Education Savings Program
American Century Investments
learningquest.com
(800) 579-2203
Open to all $235,000 Withdrawals used for qualified education expenses are exempt from KS income tax, and contributions are deductible, up to a cap
KY Kentucky Education Savings Plan Trust
TIAA-CREF
kysaves.com
(877) 598-7878
Open to all $235,000 Withdrawals used for qualified education expenses are exempt from KY income tax
LA START Saving Program
Louisiana State Treasurer
startsaving.la.gov
(800) 259-5626
Account owner or beneficiary must be a Louisiana resident $224,465 Withdrawals used for qualified education expenses are exempt from LA income tax, and contributions are deductible, up to a cap, with an unlimited carryover of excess contributions
ME NextGen College Investing Plan - Client Direct Series
Merrill Lynch
nextgenplan.com
(877) 463-9843
Open to all $305,000 Withdrawals used for qualified education expenses are exempt from ME income tax, and contributions are deductible, up to a cap, if specific income limits are met
MD College Savings Plans of Maryland - College Investment Plan
T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc.
collegesavingsmd.org
(888) 463-4723
Open to all $250,000 Withdrawals used for qualified education expenses are exempt from MD income tax, and contributions are deductible, up to a cap, with a ten-year carryover of excess contributions
MA U.Fund College Investing Plan
Fidelity Investments
fidelity.com/ufund
(800) 544-2776
Open to all $250,000 Withdrawals used for qualified education expenses are exempt from MA income tax
MI Michigan Education Savings Program
TIAA-CREF
misaves.com
(877) 861-6377
Open to all $235,000 Withdrawals used for qualified education expenses are exempt from MI income tax, and contributions are deductible, up to a cap
MN Minnesota College Savings Plan
TIAA-CREF
mnsaves.org
(877) 338-4646
Open to all $235,000 Withdrawals used for qualified education expenses are exempt from MN income tax
MS Mississippi Affordable College Savings (MACS) Program
TIAA-CREF
collegesavingsms.com
(800) 486-3670
Open to all $235,000 Withdrawals used for qualified education expenses are exempt from MS income tax, and contributions are deductible, up to a cap
MO MOST--Missouri's 529 College Savings Plan
Upromise Investments, Inc.
missourimost.org
(888) 414-6678
Open to all $235,000 Withdrawals used for qualified education expenses are exempt from state MO tax, and contributions are deductible, up to a cap
MT CollegeSure® 529 Plan
College Savings Bank
montana.collegesavings.com
(800) 888-2723
Open to all $304,000 Withdrawals used for qualified education expenses are exempt from MT income tax, and contributions are deductible, up to a cap
Pacific Funds 529 College Savings Plan
Pacific Life
collegesavings.pacificlife.com
(800) 722-2333
Account owner must be a Montana resident $304,000
NE College Savings Plan of Nebraska
Union Bank & Trust Company
planforcollegenow.com
(888) 993-3746
Open to all $300,000 Withdrawals used for qualified education expenses are exempt from NE income tax, and contributions are deductible, up to a cap
NV The Upromise College Fund
Upromise Investments, Inc.
upromisecollegefund.com
(800) 587-7305
Open to all $310,000 Nevada has no state income tax
The Vanguard 529 Savings Plan
Upromise Investments, Inc.
vanguard.com
(866) 734-4530
Open to all $310,000
USAA College Savings Plan
Upromise Investments, Inc.
usaa.com
(800) 292-8825
Open to all $310,000
NH UNIQUE College Investing Plan
Fidelity Investments
fidelity.com/unique
(800) 544-1722
Open to all $270,000 New Hampshire has no state income tax
NJ NJBEST 529 College Savings Plan
Franklin Templeton Distributors, Inc.
njbest.com
(877) 465-2378
Account owner or beneficiary must be a New Jersey resident $305,000 Withdrawals used for qualified education expenses are exempt from NJ income tax
NM The Education Plan's College Savings Program
OppenheimerFunds Inc.
theeducationplan.com
(877) 337-5268
Open to all $294,000 Withdrawals used for qualified education expenses are exempt from NM income tax, and all contributions are deductible
NY New York's 529 College Savings Program
Upromise Investments, Inc. and The Vanguard Group
nysaves.org
(877) 697-2837
Open to all $235,000 Withdrawals used for qualified education expenses are exempt from NY income tax, and contributions are deductible, up to a cap
NC National College Savings Program
College Foundation, Inc.
cfnc.org/savings
(800) 600-3453
Open to all $325,280 Withdrawals used for qualified education expenses are exempt from NC income tax, and contributions are deductible, up to a cap, if specific income limits are met
ND College SAVE
The Vanguard Group
collegesave4u.com
(866) 728-3529
Open to all $269,000 Withdrawals used for qualified education expenses are exempt from ND income tax
OH Ohio CollegeAdvantage 529 Savings Plan
Ohio Tuition Trust Authority
collegeadvantage.com
(800) 233-6734
Account owner or beneficiary must be an Ohio resident to invest in the Putnam Investment options $291,000 Withdrawals used for qualified education expenses are exempt from OH income tax, and contributions are deductible, up to a cap, with an unlimited carryover of excess contributions
OK Oklahoma College Savings Plan
TIAA-CREF
ok4saving.org
(877) 654-7284
Open to all $300,000 Withdrawals used for qualified education expenses are exempt from OK income tax, and contributions are deductible, up to a cap, with a five-year carryover of excess contributions
OR Oregon College Savings Plan
OppenheimerFunds, Inc.
oregoncollegesavings.com
(866) 772-8464
Open to all $250,000 Withdrawals used for qualified education expenses are exempt from OR income tax, and contributions are deductible, up to a cap, with a four-year carryover of excess contributions
PA TAP 529 Investment Plan
Delaware Investments
tap529.com
(800) 440-4000
Account owner or beneficiary must be a Pennsylvania resident $315,000 Withdrawals used for qualified education expenses are exempt from PA income tax, and contributions are deductible, up to a cap
RI CollegeBoundfund
AllianceBerstein LP
collegeboundfund.com
(888) 324-5057
Account owner or beneficiary must be a Rhode Island resident, or the account owner must work in Rhode Island $330,690 Withdrawals used for qualified education expenses are exempt from RI income tax, and contributions are deductible, up to a cap, with an unlimited carryover of excess contributions
SC Future Scholar 529 College Savings Plan
Columbia Management Distributors, Inc.
futurescholar.com
(888) 244-5674
Account owner or beneficiary must be a South Carolina resident; also open to employees of the State of South Carolina or Bank of America regardless of residency $277,000 Withdrawals used for qualified education expenses are exempt from SC income tax, and all contributions are deductible
SD CollegeAccess 529
Allianz Global Investors Distributors, LLC
collegeaccess529.com
(866) 529-7462
Account owner or beneficiary must be a South Dakota resident $325,000 South Dakota has no state income tax
TN Tennessee's BEST Savings Plan
TIAA-CREF
tnbest.com
(888) 486-2378
Open to all $235,000 Tennessee has no state income tax
TX Tomorrow's College Investment Plan
Enterprise Capital Management, Inc.
enterprise529.com
(800) 445-4723
Account owner or beneficiary must be a Texas resident $257,460 Texas has no state income tax
UT Utah Educational Savings Plan (UESP) Trust
Utah Higher Education Assistance Authority
uesp.org
(800) 418-2551
Open to all $319,000 Withdrawals used for qualified education expenses are exempt from UT income tax, and contributions are deductible, up to a cap
VT Vermont Higher Education Investment Plan
TIAA-CREF
vsac.org
(800) 637-5860
Open to all $240,100 Withdrawals used for qualified education expenses are exempt from VT income tax, and a credit may be claimed for a portion of annual contributions
VA Virginia Education Savings Trust (VEST)
Virginia College Savings Plan Board
virginia529.com
(888) 567-0540
Open to all $250,000 Withdrawals used for qualified education expenses are exempt from VA income tax, and contributions are deductible, up to a cap, with an unlimited carryover of excess contributions
WV SMART529 WV Direct College Savings Plan
Hartford Life Insurance Company
smart529.com
(866) 574-3542
Account owner or beneficiary must be a West Virginia resident, taxpayer, property owner, full-time student, or employee $265,620 Withdrawals used for qualified education expenses are exempt from WV income tax, and all contributions are deductible
SMART529 Select
Hartford Life Insurance Company
smart529.com
(866) 574-3542
Open to all $265,620
WI EDVEST
Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC
edvest.com
(888) 338-3789
Open to all $246,000 Withdrawals used for qualified education expenses are exempt from WI income tax, and contributions are deductible, up to a cap


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