Other · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

The Bear Creek School Retirement Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$9M
Total assets Small plan by assets
163
Participants Small participant base
63rd
Percentile by assets National rank
$55,696
Avg per participant Low balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Bear Creek School 403b Retirement Plan · Sponsored by The Bear Creek School · Washington · Educational Services

$9M in assets, 163 participants

The Bear Creek School's Bear Creek School 403b Retirement Plan reported $9M in total assets and 163 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 63rd percentile by assets among filed plans. Figures are as reported by the plan sponsor to the Department of Labor, not audited or endorsed by PlainRetire.

  • #1,856 in Educational Services (4,024 peers)

Coverage in Washington

Bear Creek School 403b Retirement Plan covers 163 participants in Washington, about 11% of the average Washington filer (state average ~1,476 per filing). Assets: $9M.

#1,856
in Educational Services (4,024 peers)
-9.4%
assets change YoY

The plan reported a net loss of $940K for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Bear Creek School 403b Retirement Plan's mid-pack asset rank among Educational Services and all filers

Bear Creek School 403b Retirement Plan vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2022 · DOL Form 5500

$9,078,457 Top 37% higher than 63% of 139,123 filed plans

This plan $0 $2,050,000,000 every filed plan with reported assets, bucketed by value

Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.

Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2022

Bear Creek School 403b Retirement Plan among mid-size filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2022 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Bear Creek School 403b Retirement Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (163 participants).

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 911420530 · The Bear Creek School PY 2022 · Other

Bear Creek School 403b Retirement Plan · $9M · 163 · 63rd

  • PCT $9M
  • PCT 163
  • PCT 63rd
  • PCT Other
  • PCT near Social Advocates for Youth Retirement Plan
  • PCT ind #1856

Stamps derive from this plan's Form 5500 line items (assets, participants, type, EIN, cohort placement) - not a quality rating of the sponsor. Read with Educational Services retirement plans → · Plans in Washington →

Bear Creek School 403b Retirement Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Sinai Special Needs Institute 403(b) PlanSinai Special Needs Institut…$9MMontana State University Foundation 403(b) DC PlanMontana State University Fou…$9MSibley Memorial Hospital 403(b) PlanSibley Memorial Hospital 403…$9MBear Creek School 403b Retirement PlanBear Creek School 403b Retir…$9MSocial Advocates for Youth Retirement PlanSocial Advocates for Youth R…$9M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Bear Creek School 403b Retirement Plan and nearest nationwide Other peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

Washington filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$10M
Net Assets (End of Year)$9M
Net Income-$940K
Employer EIN911420530
Plan Effective Date2000-12-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (The Bear Creek School)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All The Bear Creek School plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$14M 56.43582384098972% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$8M$10M$12M$14M$16M 202220232024 $9.08M $14.2M ▲ +56.4%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 163 $9M
2023 1 164 $12M
2024 1 290 $14M

Nearby Other Plans in Washington

Peer Other plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

Bear Creek School 403b Retirement Plan vs. nearby Other plans in Washington, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -500005000100001500020000 -0.500.511.5 Total assets ($B) Participants Bear Creek School 403b Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.009078457 · Participants: 163Bear Creek School 403b Retirement PlanFred Hutchinson Cancer Center Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.125230035 · Participants: 4435Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center Retirement Savings PlanMulticare Health System 403(b) Employee Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.818580491 · Participants: 14779Multicare Health System 403(b) Employee Savings PlanIronworkers District Council of the Pacific Nw Field Ironworkers Annuity Trust Fund, Total assets ($B): 0.483693061 · Participants: 6863Ironworkers District Council of the Pacific Nw Field Ironworkers Annuity Trust FundVirginia Mason Medical Center 403(b) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.457462659 · Participants: 5560Virginia Mason Medical Center 403(b) PlanOverlake Hospital Medical Center 403(b)Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.434597438 · Participants: 3301Overlake Hospital Medical Center 403(b)Retirement Plan
Bear Creek School 403b Retirement Plan vs. nearby Other plans in Washington, assets vs. participants
Compare Bear Creek School 403b Retirement Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Bear Creek School 403b Retirement Plan's out-of-state Other peers by assets and headcount

Outside Washington, the nearest Other by assets is Social Advocates for Youth Retirement Plan in CA ($9M); by covered participants it is Colorado Health Benefit Exchange 403(b) Plan in CO (163 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (163 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Bear Creek School 403b Retirement Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
Bear Creek School 403b Retirement Plan pulled back noticeably - down 9.4% during 2022, from $10M to $9M. Reported net income was -$940K.
How have The Bear Creek School plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), The Bear Creek School's sponsor-wide assets grew 56.4%, from $9M to $14M.
Which Other plans are similar in size to Bear Creek School 403b Retirement Plan? ▼
Among Other plans in other states, the closest by assets is Social Advocates for Youth Retirement Plan in CA ($9M, 295 participants).
Which Other plans cover a similar participant headcount to Bear Creek School 403b Retirement Plan? ▼
Among Other plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Colorado Health Benefit Exchange 403(b) Plan in CO (163 participants, $9M in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2022.

Source: DOL EFAST2 filing system (efast.dol.gov) - original filing retrieval by EIN 911420530.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA). See our methodology for details.