401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Stepping Stones Healthcare Services, LLC 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$58M
Total assets Below avg plan size
6,749
Participants Above avg headcount
89th
Percentile by assets National rank
$8,536
Avg per participant Low balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: The Stepping Stones Group Retirement Plan · Sponsored by Stepping Stones Healthcare Services, LLC · Massachusetts · Healthcare & Social Assistance

$58M in assets, 6,749 participants

Stepping Stones Healthcare Services, LLC's The Stepping Stones Group Retirement Plan reported $58M in total assets and 6,749 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 89th 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.

  • #18,203 in Healthcare & Social Assistance (20,060 peers)

Coverage in Massachusetts

The Stepping Stones Group Retirement Plan covers 6,749 participants in Massachusetts, 10x the typical Massachusetts plan (state average ~659 per filing). Assets: $58M.

#18,203
in Healthcare & Social Assistance (20,060 peers)
-6.2%
assets change YoY
0.6×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $4M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

The Stepping Stones Group Retirement Plan's outsized position by total assets

The Stepping Stones Group Retirement Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$57,612,625 Top 11% higher than 89% 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

The Stepping Stones Group Retirement 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. The Stepping Stones Group Retirement Plan lands in the large band (6,749 participants).

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 465522100 · Stepping Stones Healthcare Services, LLC PY 2022 · 401(k)

The Stepping Stones Group Retirement Plan · $58M · 6,749 · 89th

  • TYPE $58M
  • NET 6,749
  • BOOK 89th
  • VS-ST 401(k)
  • BOY near United Educators Management Company 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan
  • SCH ind #18203

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 Massachusetts →

The Stepping Stones Group Retirement Plan in the asset neighbourhood

The Stepping Stones Group Retirement PlanThe Stepping Stones Group Re…$58MUnited Educators Management Company 401(k) Profit Sharing PlanUnited Educators Management …$58MNcino, Inc. 401(k) Plan$58MProducers Dairy Foods Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing PlanProducers Dairy Foods Inc. 4…$58MHanover Company 401(k) Plan$58M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among The Stepping Stones Group Retirement Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

Massachusetts filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$61M
Net Assets (End of Year)$58M
Net Income-$4M
Employer EIN465522100
Plan Effective Date2009-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Stepping Stones Healthcare Services, LLC)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Stepping Stones Healthcare Services, LLC plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$104M 80.56505149695921% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$40M$60M$80M$100M$120M 202220232024 $57.6M $104M ▲ +80.6%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 6,749 $58M
2023 1 8,184 $81M
2024 1 15,723 $104M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Massachusetts

Peer 401(k) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

The Stepping Stones Group Retirement Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Massachusetts, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. 0100002000030000400005000060000 -100102030 Total assets ($B) Participants The Stepping Stones Group Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.057612625 · Participants: 6749The Stepping Stones Group Retirement PlanFidelity Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 22.953563448 · Participants: 52036Fidelity Retirement Savings PlanLiberty Mutual 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 8.79802945 · Participants: 32843Liberty Mutual 401(k) PlanMassachusetts Institute of Technology Supplemental 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 5.810585521 · Participants: 13690Massachusetts Institute of Technology Supplemental 401(k) PlanPhilips North America 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 5.180251859 · Participants: 19750Philips North America 401(k) PlanBoston Scientific Corporation 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.853752256 · Participants: 18359Boston Scientific Corporation 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan
The Stepping Stones Group Retirement Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Massachusetts, assets vs. participants

Scale composition for The Stepping Stones Group Retirement Plan

The Stepping Stones Group Retirement Plan reports $58M in end-of-year assets across 6,749 participants (0.000% of the $12.3T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.007% of 93,925,755 covered participants) - about $8,536 per participant (6% of the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2022 was -$4M.

This plan identity (EIN 465522100, plan #001) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $58M to $104M (+80.6%) while covered participants moved from 6,749 to 15,723 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.

Plan year Participants EOY assets Filing
2022 6,749 $58M This page
2023 8,184 $81M Open filing
2024 · index core 15,723 $104M Open filing

The same sponsor also keeps 1 other index-core plan on PlainRetire:

The Stepping Stones Group Retirement Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Massachusetts, the nearest 401(k) by assets is United Educators Management Company 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan in MD ($58M); by covered participants it is Expeditors International of Washington, Inc. 401(k) Plan in WA (6,744 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($58M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (6,749 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 The Stepping Stones Group Retirement Plan assets move in 2022?
The Stepping Stones Group Retirement Plan pulled back noticeably - down 6.2% during 2022, from $61M to $58M. Reported net income was -$4M.
How have Stepping Stones Healthcare Services, LLC plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Stepping Stones Healthcare Services, LLC's sponsor-wide assets grew 80.6%, from $58M to $104M.
Where does The Stepping Stones Group Retirement Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
The Stepping Stones Group Retirement Plan ranks in the 89th percentile by end-of-year assets among 139,126 plans that reported assets for plan year 2022 (in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets).
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to The Stepping Stones Group Retirement Plan?
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is United Educators Management Company 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan in MD ($58M, 186 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to The Stepping Stones Group Retirement Plan?
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Expeditors International of Washington, Inc. 401(k) Plan in WA (6,744 participants, $839M in assets).