401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022
SANFORD 401(k) Plan
Data updated 2026-08-06
- $2.4B
- Total assets
- 30,145
- Participants
- 100th
- Percentile by assets
- $81,223
- Avg per participant
Official DOL plan name: Sanford Retirement Savings Plan · Sponsored by SANFORD · North Dakota · Healthcare & Social Assistance
$2.4B in assets, 30,145 participants
SANFORD's Sanford Retirement Savings Plan reported $2.4B in total assets and 30,145 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 100th 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.
- 100th percentile by assets (of 139,258 plans)
- #20,031 in Healthcare & Social Assistance (20,087 peers)
Coverage in North Dakota
Sanford Retirement Savings Plan covers 30,145 participants in North Dakota, 58x the typical North Dakota plan (state average ~522 per filing). Assets: $2.4B.
- $2.4B
- total plan assets (2022 EOY)
- 30,145
- covered participants
- 100th
- percentile by assets (of 139,258 plans)
- $81,223
- avg assets per participant
The plan reported a net loss of $416M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.
Participants vs North Dakota filers
In North Dakota, the average filing covers about 522 participants across 339 plans. Sanford Retirement Savings Plan reports 30,145 participants - 58x that state average ($2.4B EOY assets).
North Dakota filing particulars
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $2.8B |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $2.4B |
| Net Income | -$416M |
| Employer EIN | 271218956 |
| Plan Effective Date | 2011-01-01 |
| Filing Status | FILING RECEIVED |
Sponsor Plan History (SANFORD)
| Year | Plans | Participants | Total Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2 | 36,661 | $2.6B |
| 2023 | 2 | 35,983 | $3.1B |
| 2024 | 2 | 35,876 | $3.6B |
Nearby 401(k) Plans in North Dakota
Peer 401(k) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.
Sanford Retirement Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in North Dakota, assets vs. participants
- Mdu Resources Group, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Plan $1.3B · 8,525
- Dakotas Areawide IBEW-NECA Savings and Retirement Plan $446M · 3,784
- Eide Bailly LLP 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan $411M · 2,612
- Offutt Companies 401(k) Savings Plan $403M · 5,088
- Altru Health System Retirement Savings Plan 401(k) $399M · 3,100
Scale composition for Sanford Retirement Savings Plan
Sanford Retirement Savings Plan reports $2.4B in end-of-year assets across 30,145 participants (0.021% of the $11.6T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.034% of 89,805,449 covered participants) - about $81,223 per participant (59% of the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2022 was -$416M.
This plan identity (EIN 271218956, plan #002) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $2.4B to $3.6B (+47.1%) while covered participants moved from 30,145 to 31,958 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.
| Plan year | Participants | EOY assets | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 30,145 | $2.4B | This page |
| 2023 | 30,495 | $3.1B | Open filing |
| 2024 · index core | 31,958 | $3.6B | Open filing |
The same sponsor also keeps 1 other index-core plan on PlainRetire:
- Sanford Retirement Savings Plan (401(k), $3.6B, 31,958 participants)
Similar-Sized 401(k) Plans Nationally
401(k) plans in other states closest to Sanford Retirement Savings Plan by total assets, not by location.
- Dillard's, Inc. Investment & Employee Stock Ownership Plan (AR) $2.4B · 30,577
- The Hy-Vee and Affiliates 401(k) Plan (IA) $2.4B · 59,826
- U.S. Associate Savings Plan (NJ) $2.5B · 13,112
- Nvidia Corporation 401(k) Plan (CA) $2.5B · 10,860
Frequently Asked Questions
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Filing takeaways
Ways to act on Sanford Retirement Savings Plan's numbers.
- By total assets, Sanford Retirement Savings Plan ranks among the largest 1% of all filed plans. See the largest plans
- Compare it side-by-side against 3 similar 401(k) plans in North Dakota. Compare plans
- SANFORD's sponsor-wide assets have grown 37.1% since 2022 across 3 plan years on file. More Healthcare & Social Assistance plans