Profit Sharing · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Essentia Health Profit Sharing Plan

Data updated 2026-08-06

$1.6B
Total assets
14,444
Participants
99th
Percentile by assets
$111,686
Avg per participant
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Official DOL plan name: Essentia Health Retirement Plan · Sponsored by Essentia Health · Minnesota · Healthcare & Social Assistance

$1.6B in assets, 14,444 participants

Essentia Health's Essentia Health Retirement Plan reported $1.6B in total assets and 14,444 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 139,258 plans)
  • #19,986 in Healthcare & Social Assistance (20,087 peers)

Coverage in Minnesota

Essentia Health Retirement Plan covers 14,444 participants in Minnesota, 12x the typical Minnesota plan (state average ~1,161 per filing). Assets: $1.6B.

$1.6B
total plan assets (2022 EOY)
14,444
covered participants
99th
percentile by assets (of 139,258 plans)
$111,686
avg assets per participant

The plan reported a net loss of $290M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Participants vs Minnesota filers

In Minnesota, the average filing covers about 1,161 participants across 2,725 plans. Essentia Health Retirement Plan reports 14,444 participants - 12x that state average ($1.6B EOY assets).

Minnesota filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$1.9B
Net Assets (End of Year)$1.6B
Net Income-$290M
Employer EIN200360007
Plan Effective Date1965-12-22
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Essentia Health)

$1.6B$1.8B$2B$2.2B$2.4B 202220232024 $1.7B $2.28B ▲ +34.1%
Total plan assets by year, all Essentia Health plans on file
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 15,815 $1.7B
2023 2 16,711 $2.0B
2024 2 16,810 $2.3B

Nearby Profit Sharing Plans in Minnesota

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Essentia Health Retirement Plan vs. nearby Profit Sharing plans in Minnesota, assets vs. participants

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Essentia Health Retirement Plan vs. nearby Profit Sharing plans in Minnesota, assets vs. participants

Scale composition for Essentia Health Retirement Plan

Essentia Health Retirement Plan reports $1.6B in end-of-year assets across 14,444 participants (0.014% of the $11.6T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.016% of 89,805,449 covered participants) - about $111,686 per participant (82% of the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2022 was -$290M.

This plan identity (EIN 200360007, plan #002) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $1.6B to $2.2B (+35.7%) while covered participants moved from 14,444 to 15,695 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.

Plan year Participants EOY assets Filing
2022 14,444 $1.6B This page
2023 15,491 $1.9B Open filing
2024 · index core 15,695 $2.2B Open filing

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

Similar-Sized Profit Sharing Plans Nationally

Profit Sharing plans in other states closest to Essentia Health Retirement Plan by total assets, not by location.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Essentia Health Retirement Plan assets move in 2022?
Essentia Health Retirement Plan declined sharply - down 15.2% during 2022, from $1.9B to $1.6B. Reported net income was -$290M.
How have Essentia Health plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Essentia Health's sponsor-wide assets grew 34.2%, from $1.7B to $2.3B.
Where does Essentia Health Retirement Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
Essentia Health Retirement Plan ranks in the 99th percentile by end-of-year assets among 139,258 plans that reported assets for plan year 2022 (among the largest 1% of all filed plans).
Which Profit Sharing plans are similar in size to Essentia Health Retirement Plan?
Among Profit Sharing plans in other states, the closest by assets is Prisma Health Retirement Savings Plan in SC ($1.6B, 27,548 participants).

Filing takeaways

Ways to act on Essentia Health Retirement Plan's numbers.