Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Sanford Health Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$283M
Total assets Near avg plan size
224
Participants Below avg headcount
97th
Percentile by assets National rank
$1.3M
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Sanford Health Employees' Pension Plan · Sponsored by Sanford Health · South Dakota · Healthcare & Social Assistance

$283M in assets, 224 participants

Sanford Health's Sanford Health Employees' Pension Plan reported $283M in total assets and 224 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 97th 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.

  • #19,459 in Healthcare & Social Assistance (20,060 peers)

Where Sanford Health Employees' Pension Plan sits by assets

Sanford Health Employees' Pension Plan sits in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets, $283M for 224 participants (~$1.3M/participant), up 28.2% in 2022.

#19,459
in Healthcare & Social Assistance (20,060 peers)
+28.2%
assets growth YoY
2.8×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $43M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Sanford Health Employees' Pension Plan's outsized position by total assets

Sanford Health Employees' Pension Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$283,240,612 Top 3% higher than 97% 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

Sanford Health Employees' Pension 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. Sanford Health Employees' Pension Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (224 participants).

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 311527032 · Sanford Health PY 2022 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Sanford Health Employees' Pension Plan · $283M · 224 · 97th

  • IND $283M
  • EOY 224
  • 5500 97th
  • ASSETS Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • PCT near Intelsat Staff Retirement Plan
  • EIN ind #19459

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 South Dakota →

Sanford Health Employees' Pension Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Sanford Health Employees' Pension Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

Scale-class filing particulars (2022)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$221M
Net Assets (End of Year)$283M
Net Income-$43M
Employer EIN311527032
Plan Effective Date1969-07-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Sanford Health)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Sanford Health plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
N/A
2024 filing year
$0M$100M$200M$300M$400M 202220232024 $283M $0M ▼ -100.0%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 224 $283M
2023 1 376 $236M
2024 1 98 N/A

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in South Dakota

Peer Defined Benefit (Pension) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

Sanford Health Employees' Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in South Dakota, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -100001000200030004000 0100200300400 Total assets ($M) Participants Sanford Health Employees' Pension Plan, Total assets ($M): 283.240612 · Participants: 224Sanford Health Employees' Pension PlanBlack Hills Retirement Plan, Total assets ($M): 323.076381 · Participants: 857Black Hills Retirement PlanBakers Local No 433 Pension Plan, Total assets ($M): 140.448842 · Participants: 0Bakers Local No 433 Pension PlanMonument Health, Inc. Pension Plan, Total assets ($M): 99.154347 · Participants: 3417Monument Health, Inc. Pension PlanRetirement Plan for Union and Non-Union Employees of Schlegel Systems, Inc., Total assets ($M): 24.907585 · Participants: 0Retirement Plan for Union and Non-Union Employees of Schlegel Systems, Inc.Gcc Dacotah, Inc. Defined Benefit Pension Plan, Total assets ($M): 22.078132 · Participants: 41Gcc Dacotah, Inc. Defined Benefit Pension Plan
Sanford Health Employees' Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in South Dakota, assets vs. participants
Compare Sanford Health Employees' Pension Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Sanford Health Employees' Pension Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside South Dakota, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Intelsat Staff Retirement Plan in VA ($283M); by covered participants it is Nrg Pension Plan for Bargained Employees in NJ (224 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (224 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 Sanford Health Employees' Pension Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
Sanford Health Employees' Pension Plan grew sharply - up 28.2% during 2022, from $221M to $283M. Reported net income was -$43M.
Where does Sanford Health Employees' Pension Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Sanford Health Employees' Pension Plan ranks in the 97th 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 Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Sanford Health Employees' Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Intelsat Staff Retirement Plan in VA ($283M, 103 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Sanford Health Employees' Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Nrg Pension Plan for Bargained Employees in NJ (224 participants, $373M 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 311527032.

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.