Other · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Eastern Maine Healthcare Systems D/B/a Northern Light Health Retirement Plan

Data updated 2026-08-11

$938M
Total assets
11,671
Participants
99th
Percentile by assets
$80,339
Avg per participant
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Official DOL plan name: Northern Light Health Retirement Partnership 403(b) Plan · Sponsored by Eastern Maine Healthcare Systems D/B/a Northern Light Health · Maine · Healthcare & Social Assistance

$938M in assets, 11,671 participants

Eastern Maine Healthcare Systems D/B/a Northern Light Health's Northern Light Health Retirement Partnership 403(b) Plan reported $938M in total assets and 11,671 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 99th 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.

  • 99th percentile by assets (of 139,126 plans)
  • #19,869 in Healthcare & Social Assistance (20,060 peers)

Coverage in Maine

Northern Light Health Retirement Partnership 403(b) Plan covers 11,671 participants in Maine, 25x the typical Maine plan (state average ~472 per filing). Assets: $938M.

$938M
total plan assets (2022 EOY)
11,671
covered participants
99th
percentile by assets (of 139,126 plans)
$80,339
avg assets per participant

The plan reported a net loss of $173M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Participants vs Maine filers

In Maine, the average filing covers about 472 participants across 561 plans. Northern Light Health Retirement Partnership 403(b) Plan reports 11,671 participants - 25x that state average ($938M EOY assets).

Maine filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$1.1B
Net Assets (End of Year)$938M
Net Income-$173M
Employer EIN010527066
Plan Effective Date1994-03-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Eastern Maine Healthcare Systems D/B/a Northern Light Health)

$1.1B$1.2B$1.3B$1.4B$1.5B$1.6B 202220232024 $1.2B $1.48B â–˛ +23.3%
Total plan assets by year, all Eastern Maine Healthcare Systems D/B/a Northern Light Health plans on file
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 17,741 $1.2B
2023 2 17,994 $1.3B
2024 2 15,550 $1.5B

Nearby Other Plans in Maine

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Northern Light Health Retirement Partnership 403(b) Plan vs. nearby Other plans in Maine, assets vs. participants

Northern Light Health Retirement Partnership 403(b) Plan vs. nearby Other plans in Maine, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000500010000150002000025000 00.511.52 Total assets ($B) Participants Northern Light Healt…Mainehealth 403(b) R…Jax 403(b) Retiremen…Mainegeneral Health …Colby College Retire…University of New En…
Northern Light Health Retirement Partnership 403(b) Plan vs. nearby Other plans in Maine, assets vs. participants

Scale composition for Northern Light Health Retirement Partnership 403(b) Plan

Northern Light Health Retirement Partnership 403(b) Plan reports $938M in end-of-year assets across 11,671 participants (0.008% of the $12.3T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.012% of 93,925,755 covered participants) - about $80,339 per participant (58% of the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2022 was -$173M.

This plan identity (EIN 010527066, plan #002) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $938M to $1.2B (+25.7%) while covered participants moved from 11,671 to 10,712 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.

Plan year Participants EOY assets Filing
2022 11,671 $938M This page
2023 12,015 $1.1B Open filing
2024 · index core 10,712 $1.2B Open filing

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

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Frequently Asked Questions

How did Northern Light Health Retirement Partnership 403(b) Plan assets move in 2022?
Northern Light Health Retirement Partnership 403(b) Plan declined sharply - down 15.6% during 2022, from $1.1B to $938M. Reported net income was -$173M.
How have Eastern Maine Healthcare Systems D/B/a Northern Light Health plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Eastern Maine Healthcare Systems D/B/a Northern Light Health's sponsor-wide assets grew 23.1%, from $1.2B to $1.5B.
Where does Northern Light Health Retirement Partnership 403(b) Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
Northern Light Health Retirement Partnership 403(b) Plan ranks in the 99th percentile by end-of-year assets among 139,126 plans that reported assets for plan year 2022 (among the largest 1% of all filed plans).
Which Other plans are similar in size to Northern Light Health Retirement Partnership 403(b) Plan?
Among Other plans in other states, the closest by assets is Harvard Medical Faculty Physicians at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Inc. Retirement Plan in MA ($935M, 1,729 participants).

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