Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Sparrow Health System Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$372M
Total assets Above avg plan size
1,205
Participants Near avg headcount
97th
Percentile by assets National rank
$308,456
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Sparrow Health System Associate Pension Plan · Sponsored by Sparrow Health System · Michigan · Healthcare & Social Assistance

$372M in assets, 1,205 participants

Sparrow Health System's Sparrow Health System Associate Pension Plan reported $372M in total assets and 1,205 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.

  • #19,576 in Healthcare & Social Assistance (20,060 peers)

Where Sparrow Health System Associate Pension Plan sits by assets

Sparrow Health System Associate Pension Plan sits in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets, $372M for 1,205 participants (~$308,456/participant), down 17.9% in 2022.

#19,576
in Healthcare & Social Assistance (20,060 peers)
-17.9%
assets change YoY
3.7×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $81M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Sparrow Health System Associate Pension Plan's outsized position by total assets

Sparrow Health System Associate Pension Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$371,688,911 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

Sparrow Health System Associate Pension 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. Sparrow Health System Associate Pension Plan lands in the large band (1,205 participants).

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 382542859 · Sparrow Health System PY 2022 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Sparrow Health System Associate Pension Plan · $372M · 1,205 · 97th

  • ASSETS $372M
  • PCT 1,205
  • EIN 97th
  • RANK Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • PHOTO near Ikon Office Solutions, Inc. Pension Plan
  • IND ind #19576

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 Michigan →

Sparrow Health System Associate Pension Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Columbia Energy Group Pension PlanColumbia Energy Group Pensio…$372MIkon Office Solutions, Inc. Pension PlanIkon Office Solutions, Inc. …$372MSparrow Health System Associate Pension PlanSparrow Health System Associ…$372MThe Hanover Insurance Group Cash Balance Pension PlanThe Hanover Insurance Group …$372MSyngenta Corporation Pension PlanSyngenta Corporation Pension…$371M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Sparrow Health System Associate 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)$452M
Net Assets (End of Year)$372M
Net Income-$81M
Employer EIN382542859
Plan Effective Date1976-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Sparrow Health System)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Sparrow Health System plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$1.8B 41.83688551922688% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$1B$1.2B$1.4B$1.6B$1.8B$2B 202220232024 $1.25B $1.77B ▲ +41.6%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 4 9,490 $1.3B
2023 4 5,787 $1.4B
2024 4 6,294 $1.8B

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Michigan

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

Sparrow Health System Associate Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Michigan, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -100000100002000030000 -1001020304050 Total assets ($B) Participants Sparrow Health System Associate Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.371688911 · Participants: 1205Sparrow Health System Associate Pension PlanGeneral Motors Hourly-Rate Employees Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 40.23255743 · Participants: 18766General Motors Hourly-Rate Employees Pension PlanFord Motor Company UAW Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 19.279653433 · Participants: 27567Ford Motor Company UAW Retirement PlanFord Motor Company General Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 13.42905347 · Participants: 11760Ford Motor Company General Retirement PlanDow Employees' Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 13.018181682 · Participants: 13759Dow Employees' Pension PlanFca US LLC UAW Pension Agreement, Total assets ($B): 8.553889919 · Participants: 14563Fca US LLC UAW Pension Agreement
Sparrow Health System Associate Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Michigan, assets vs. participants
Compare Sparrow Health System Associate Pension Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Sparrow Health System Associate Pension Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Michigan, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Ikon Office Solutions, Inc. Pension Plan in PA ($372M); by covered participants it is Westlake Defined Benefit Plan in TX (1,205 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($372M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (1,205 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 Sparrow Health System Associate Pension Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
Sparrow Health System Associate Pension Plan declined sharply - down 17.9% during 2022, from $452M to $372M. Reported net income was -$81M.
How have Sparrow Health System plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Sparrow Health System's sponsor-wide assets grew 41.8%, from $1.3B to $1.8B.
Where does Sparrow Health System Associate Pension Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Sparrow Health System Associate 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 Sparrow Health System Associate Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Ikon Office Solutions, Inc. Pension Plan in PA ($372M, 3,167 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Sparrow Health System Associate Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Westlake Defined Benefit Plan in TX (1,205 participants, $415M 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 382542859.

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.