Other · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

The Cooper Health System Retirement Plan

Data updated 2026-08-11

$640M
Total assets
9,570
Participants
98th
Percentile by assets
$66,888
Avg per participant
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Official DOL plan name: The Cooper Health System 403(b) Plan · Sponsored by The Cooper Health System · New Jersey · Healthcare & Social Assistance

$640M in assets, 9,570 participants

The Cooper Health System's The Cooper Health System 403(b) Plan reported $640M in total assets and 9,570 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 98th 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.

  • 98th percentile by assets (of 139,126 plans)
  • #19,765 in Healthcare & Social Assistance (20,060 peers)

Coverage in New Jersey

The Cooper Health System 403(b) Plan covers 9,570 participants in New Jersey, 11x the typical New Jersey plan (state average ~844 per filing). Assets: $640M.

$640M
total plan assets (2022 EOY)
9,570
covered participants
98th
percentile by assets (of 139,126 plans)
$66,888
avg assets per participant

The plan reported a net loss of $106M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Participants vs New Jersey filers

In New Jersey, the average filing covers about 844 participants across 4,145 plans. The Cooper Health System 403(b) Plan reports 9,570 participants - 11x that state average ($640M EOY assets).

New Jersey filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$746M
Net Assets (End of Year)$640M
Net Income-$106M
Employer EIN210634462
Plan Effective Date2005-10-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (The Cooper Health System)

$0.9B$1B$1.1B$1.2B$1.3B$1.4B 202220232024 $0.99B $1.3B ▲ +31.3%
Total plan assets by year, all The Cooper Health System plans on file
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 3 16,751 $991M
2023 3 16,709 $1.1B
2024 2 15,624 $1.3B

Nearby Other Plans in New Jersey

Peer Other plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

The Cooper Health System 403(b) Plan vs. nearby Other plans in New Jersey, assets vs. participants

The Cooper Health System 403(b) Plan vs. nearby Other plans in New Jersey, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. 010000200003000040000 0.511.52 Total assets ($B) Participants The Cooper Health Sy…Consolidated 403(b) …Princeton University…Rwjbarnabas Health 4…Educational Testing …Atlantic Health Syst…
The Cooper Health System 403(b) Plan vs. nearby Other plans in New Jersey, assets vs. participants

Scale composition for The Cooper Health System 403(b) Plan

The Cooper Health System 403(b) Plan reports $640M in end-of-year assets across 9,570 participants (0.005% of the $12.3T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.010% of 93,925,755 covered participants) - about $66,888 per participant (48% of the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2022 was -$106M.

This plan identity (EIN 210634462, plan #003) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $640M to $944M (+47.5%) while covered participants moved from 9,570 to 8,416 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.

Plan year Participants EOY assets Filing
2022 9,570 $640M This page
2023 9,570 $799M Open filing
2024 · index core 8,416 $944M Open filing

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

Similar-Sized Other Plans Nationally

Other plans in other states closest to The Cooper Health System 403(b) Plan by total assets, not by location.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did The Cooper Health System 403(b) Plan assets move in 2022?
The Cooper Health System 403(b) Plan pulled back noticeably - down 14.2% during 2022, from $746M to $640M. Reported net income was -$106M.
How have The Cooper Health System plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), The Cooper Health System's sponsor-wide assets grew 31.6%, from $991M to $1.3B.
Where does The Cooper Health System 403(b) Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
The Cooper Health System 403(b) Plan ranks in the 98th 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 Other plans are similar in size to The Cooper Health System 403(b) Plan?
Among Other plans in other states, the closest by assets is Wellesley College 403(b) Retirement Plan in MA ($640M, 1,254 participants).

Filing takeaways

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