Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022
Sentara Healthcare Pension Plan
Data updated 2026-08-11
- $2.3B
- Total assets
- 20,272
- Participants
- 100th
- Percentile by assets
- $115,616
- Avg per participant
Official DOL plan name: Sentara Pension Plan · Sponsored by Sentara Healthcare · Virginia · Healthcare & Social Assistance
$2.3B in assets, 20,272 participants
Sentara Healthcare's Sentara Pension Plan reported $2.3B in total assets and 20,272 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 100th 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.
- 100th percentile by assets (of 139,126 plans)
- #19,998 in Healthcare & Social Assistance (20,060 peers)
Coverage in Virginia
Sentara Pension Plan covers 20,272 participants in Virginia, 26x the typical Virginia plan (state average ~782 per filing). Assets: $2.3B.
- $2.3B
- total plan assets (2022 EOY)
- 20,272
- covered participants
- 100th
- percentile by assets (of 139,126 plans)
- $115,616
- avg assets per participant
The plan reported a net loss of $524M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.
Participants vs Virginia filers
In Virginia, the average filing covers about 782 participants across 3,655 plans. Sentara Pension Plan reports 20,272 participants - 26x that state average ($2.3B EOY assets).
Virginia filing particulars
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $2.8B |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $2.2B |
| Net Income | -$524M |
| Employer EIN | 521271901 |
| Plan Effective Date | 1963-01-01 |
| Filing Status | FILING RECEIVED |
Sponsor Plan History (Sentara Healthcare)
| Year | Plans | Participants | Total Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 4 | 58,592 | $5.2B |
| 2023 | 4 | 57,999 | $6.2B |
| 2024 | 4 | 63,288 | $7.1B |
Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Virginia
Peer Defined Benefit (Pension) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.
Sentara Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Virginia, assets vs. participants
- Northrop Grumman Pension Plan $18.3B · 14,867
- Retirement Security Plan $9.4B · 54,531
- Ng Space&mission Systems Corp Salaried Pension Pla $8.1B · 7,799
- Dominion Energy Pension Plan $7.3B · 12,832
- Sheet Metal Workers' National Pension Fund $7.2B · 61,068
Scale composition for Sentara Pension Plan
Sentara Pension Plan reports $2.3B in end-of-year assets across 20,272 participants (0.019% of the $12.3T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.022% of 93,925,755 covered participants) - about $115,616 per participant (84% of the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2022 was -$524M.
This plan identity (EIN 521271901, plan #001) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $2.3B to $3.2B (+37.3%) while covered participants moved from 20,272 to 17,156 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.
| Plan year | Participants | EOY assets | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 20,272 | $2.3B | This page |
| 2023 | 18,499 | $2.8B | Open filing |
| 2024 · index core | 17,156 | $3.2B | Open filing |
The same sponsor also keeps 3 other index-core plans on PlainRetire:
- Sentara 403(b) Savings Plan (Other, $3.7B, 28,192 participants)
- Sentara Pension Plan (Defined Benefit (Pension), $3.2B, 17,156 participants)
- Sentara 401(a) Retirement Plan (Profit Sharing, $160M, 17,694 participants)
Similar-Sized Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans Nationally
Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states closest to Sentara Pension Plan by total assets, not by location.
- Burlington Northern Santa Fe Retirement Plan (TX) $2.3B · 5,557
- Lockheed Martin Aerospace Hourly Pension Plan (MD) $2.3B · 4,519
- The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company 1950 Pension Plan (OH) $2.3B · 2,842
- Bayer Corporation Pension Plan (MO) $2.3B · 1,611
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Filing takeaways
Ways to act on Sentara Pension Plan's numbers.
- By total assets, Sentara Pension Plan ranks among the largest 1% of all filed plans. See the largest plans
- Compare it side-by-side against 3 similar Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Virginia. Compare plans
- Sentara Healthcare's sponsor-wide assets have grown 37.9% since 2022 across 3 plan years on file. More Healthcare & Social Assistance plans