Other · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Seattle Childrens Healthcare System Retirement Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$210M
Total assets Near avg plan size
8,252
Participants Very large workforce
96th
Percentile by assets National rank
$25,480
Avg per participant Low balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Seattle Children's 403(b) Plan · Sponsored by Seattle Childrens Healthcare System · Washington · Healthcare & Social Assistance

$210M in assets, 8,252 participants

Seattle Childrens Healthcare System's Seattle Children's 403(b) Plan reported $210M in total assets and 8,252 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 96th 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.

  • #19,323 in Healthcare & Social Assistance (20,060 peers)

Coverage in Washington

Seattle Children's 403(b) Plan covers 8,252 participants in Washington, 5.6x the typical Washington plan (state average ~1,476 per filing). Assets: $210M.

#19,323
in Healthcare & Social Assistance (20,060 peers)
-15.3%
assets change YoY
2.1×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $38M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Seattle Children's 403(b) Plan's outsized position by total assets

Seattle Children's 403(b) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$210,258,161 Top 4% higher than 96% 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

Seattle Children's 403(b) Plan's large-plan peer group by participant headcount

Plan-year 2022 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Seattle Children's 403(b) Plan lands in the large band (8,252 participants).

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 911250116 · Seattle Childrens Healthcare System PY 2022 · Other

Seattle Children's 403(b) Plan · $210M · 8,252 · 96th

  • PHOTO $210M
  • PHOTO 8,252
  • PHOTO 96th
  • PHOTO Other
  • PHOTO near The College of Wooster Defined Contribution Plan
  • PHOTO ind #19323

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 Healthcare & Social Assistance retirement plans → · Plans in Washington →

Seattle Children's 403(b) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Doylestown Hospital 403(b) Retirement Savings PlanDoylestown Hospital 403(b) R…$211MSeattle Children's 403(b) PlanSeattle Children's 403(b) Pl…$210MThe College of Wooster Defined Contribution PlanThe College of Wooster Defin…$210MBridgeport Hospital Tax Sheltered Annuity PlanBridgeport Hospital Tax Shel…$210MValparaiso University Retirement PlanValparaiso University Retire…$209M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Seattle Children's 403(b) Plan and nearest nationwide Other peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

Washington filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$248M
Net Assets (End of Year)$210M
Net Income-$38M
Employer EIN911250116
Plan Effective Date1991-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Seattle Childrens Healthcare System)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Seattle Childrens Healthcare System plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$1.7B 47.82507719179726% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$1B$1.2B$1.4B$1.6B$1.8B 202220232024 $1.18B $1.74B ▲ +47.5%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 16,818 $1.2B
2023 2 18,828 $1.5B
2024 2 19,763 $1.7B

Nearby Other Plans in Washington

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

Seattle Children's 403(b) Plan vs. nearby Other plans in Washington, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. 05000100001500020000 00.511.5 Total assets ($B) Participants Seattle Children's 403(b) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.210258161 · Participants: 8252Seattle Children's 403(b) 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
Seattle Children's 403(b) Plan vs. nearby Other plans in Washington, assets vs. participants

Scale composition for Seattle Children's 403(b) Plan

Seattle Children's 403(b) Plan reports $210M in end-of-year assets across 8,252 participants (0.002% of the $12.3T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.009% of 93,925,755 covered participants) - about $25,480 per participant (18% of the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2022 was -$38M.

This plan identity (EIN 911250116, plan #004) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $210M to $284M (+35.2%) while covered participants moved from 8,252 to 9,721 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.

Plan year Participants EOY assets Filing
2022 8,252 $210M This page
2023 9,337 $250M Open filing
2024 · index core 9,721 $284M Open filing

The same sponsor also keeps 2 other index-core plans on PlainRetire:

Seattle Children's 403(b) Plan's out-of-state Other peers by assets and headcount

Outside Washington, the nearest Other by assets is The College of Wooster Defined Contribution Plan in OH ($210M); by covered participants it is Research Foundation of the City University of New York Defined Contribution Retirement Plan in NY (8,264 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

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 Seattle Children's 403(b) Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
Seattle Children's 403(b) Plan declined sharply - down 15.3% during 2022, from $248M to $210M. Reported net income was -$38M.
How have Seattle Childrens Healthcare System plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Seattle Childrens Healthcare System's sponsor-wide assets grew 47.8%, from $1.2B to $1.7B.
Where does Seattle Children's 403(b) Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Seattle Children's 403(b) Plan ranks in the 96th percentile by end-of-year assets among 139,126 plans that reported assets for plan year 2022 (in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets).
Which Other plans are similar in size to Seattle Children's 403(b) Plan? ▼
Among Other plans in other states, the closest by assets is The College of Wooster Defined Contribution Plan in OH ($210M, 623 participants).
Which Other plans cover a similar participant headcount to Seattle Children's 403(b) Plan? ▼
Among Other plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Research Foundation of the City University of New York Defined Contribution Retirement Plan in NY (8,264 participants, $595M in assets).