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
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 EIN | 010527066 |
| Plan Effective Date | 1994-03-01 |
| Filing Status | FILING RECEIVED |
Sponsor Plan History (Eastern Maine Healthcare Systems D/B/a Northern Light Health)
| 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
Peer Other plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.
Northern Light Health Retirement Partnership 403(b) Plan vs. nearby Other plans in Maine, assets vs. participants
- Mainehealth 403(b) Retirement Plan $1.8B · 21,547
- Jax 403(b) Retirement Plan $438M · 2,458
- Mainegeneral Health 403(b) Retirement Plan $325M · 4,592
- Colby College Retirement Plan $248M · 894
- University of New England Defined Contribution Plan $197M · 1,071
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:
- Northern Light Health Retirement Partnership 403(b) Plan (Other, $1.2B, 10,712 participants)
- Northern Light Health Retirement Partnership Plan (Defined Benefit (Pension), $299M, 4,838 participants)
Similar-Sized Other Plans Nationally
Other plans in other states closest to Northern Light Health Retirement Partnership 403(b) Plan by total assets, not by location.
- Harvard Medical Faculty Physicians at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Inc. Retirement Plan (MA) $935M · 1,729
- Southern Methodist University Retirement Plan (TX) $932M · 2,277
- Board of Electrical Workers Local #26 I.a. Individual Account Plan (MD) $948M · 11,128
- Southcoast Health System Partnership Plan (MA) $950M · 6,539
Frequently Asked Questions
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Filing takeaways
Ways to act on Northern Light Health Retirement Partnership 403(b) Plan's numbers.
- By total assets, Northern Light Health Retirement Partnership 403(b) Plan ranks among the largest 1% of all filed plans. See the largest plans
- Compare it side-by-side against 3 similar Other plans in Maine. Compare plans
- Eastern Maine Healthcare Systems D/B/a Northern Light Health's sponsor-wide assets have grown 23.1% since 2022 across 3 plan years on file. More Healthcare & Social Assistance plans