Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Mercy Health System Corporation Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$29M
Total assets Below avg plan size
1,644
Participants Near avg headcount
82nd
Percentile by assets National rank
$17,640
Avg per participant Low balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Mercy Health System Employees Retirement Plan · Sponsored by Mercy Health System Corporation · Illinois · Healthcare & Social Assistance

$29M in assets, 1,644 participants

Mercy Health System Corporation's Mercy Health System Employees Retirement Plan reported $29M in total assets and 1,644 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 82nd 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.

  • #17,080 in Healthcare & Social Assistance (20,060 peers)

Coverage in Illinois

Mercy Health System Employees Retirement Plan covers 1,644 participants in Illinois, 2.1x the typical Illinois plan (state average ~779 per filing). Assets: $29M.

#17,080
in Healthcare & Social Assistance (20,060 peers)
-74.7%
assets change YoY
0.3×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $86M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Mercy Health System Employees Retirement Plan's outsized position by total assets

Mercy Health System Employees Retirement Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$29,000,231 Top 18% higher than 82% 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

Mercy Health System Employees 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. Mercy Health System Employees Retirement Plan lands in the large band (1,644 participants).

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 390816848 · Mercy Health System Corporation PY 2022 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Mercy Health System Employees Retirement Plan · $29M · 1,644 · 82nd

  • EIN $29M
  • RANK 1,644
  • PHOTO 82nd
  • IND Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • EOY near Nautilus International Holding Corporation Pension Plan
  • 5500 ind #17080

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 Illinois →

Mercy Health System Employees Retirement Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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

Illinois filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$115M
Net Assets (End of Year)$29M
Net Income-$86M
Employer EIN390816848
Plan Effective Date1968-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Mercy Health System Corporation)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Mercy Health System Corporation plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$16K 99.94463147552169% vs 2022
2023 filing year
$0M$10M$20M$30M$40M 20222023 $29M $0.02M ▼ -99.9%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 1,644 $29M
2023 2 173 $16K

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Illinois

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

Mercy Health System Employees Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -200000200004000060000 -1001020304050 Total assets ($B) Participants Mercy Health System Employees Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.029000231 · Participants: 1644Mercy Health System Employees Retirement PlanCentral States, Southeast & Southwest Areas Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 42.629770802 · Participants: 50096Central States, Southeast & Southwest Areas Pension PlanState Farm Insurance Companies Retirement Plan for United States Employees, Total assets ($B): 32.129102809 · Participants: 49052State Farm Insurance Companies Retirement Plan for United States EmployeesUnited Food & Commercial Workers Intl Union - Industry Pension Fund, Total assets ($B): 7.958716532 · Participants: 20170United Food & Commercial Workers Intl Union - Industry Pension FundJohn Deere Pension Plan for Salaried Employees, Total assets ($B): 7.304502684 · Participants: 0John Deere Pension Plan for Salaried EmployeesAbbott Laboratories Annuity Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 6.770339506 · Participants: 16809Abbott Laboratories Annuity Retirement Plan
Mercy Health System Employees Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants
Compare Mercy Health System Employees Retirement Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

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

Outside Illinois, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Nautilus International Holding Corporation Pension Plan in CA ($29M); by covered participants it is Afscme Employees Pension Plan in DC (1,645 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($29M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (1,644 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 Mercy Health System Employees Retirement Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
Mercy Health System Employees Retirement Plan contracted severely - down 74.7% during 2022, from $115M to $29M. Reported net income was -$86M.
How have Mercy Health System Corporation plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 2 plan years on file (2022-2023), Mercy Health System Corporation's sponsor-wide assets declined 99.9%, from $29M to $16K.
Where does Mercy Health System Employees Retirement Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Mercy Health System Employees Retirement Plan ranks in the 82nd 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 Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Mercy Health System Employees Retirement Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Nautilus International Holding Corporation Pension Plan in CA ($29M, 17 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Mercy Health System Employees Retirement Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Afscme Employees Pension Plan in DC (1,645 participants, $1.5B 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 390816848.

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.