Other · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Penn State Health Retirement Plan

Data updated 2026-08-11

$444M
Total assets
18,215
Participants
97th
Percentile by assets
$24,391
Avg per participant
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Official DOL plan name: Penn State Health Tax Sheltered Annuity Program · Sponsored by Penn State Health · Pennsylvania · Healthcare & Social Assistance

$444M in assets, 18,215 participants

Penn State Health's Penn State Health Tax Sheltered Annuity Program reported $444M in total assets and 18,215 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 97th 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.

  • 97th percentile by assets (of 127,072 plans)
  • #17,220 in Healthcare & Social Assistance (17,684 peers)

Coverage in Pennsylvania

Penn State Health Tax Sheltered Annuity Program covers 18,215 participants in Pennsylvania, 22x the typical Pennsylvania plan (state average ~822 per filing). Assets: $444M.

$444M
total plan assets (2023 EOY)
18,215
covered participants
97th
percentile by assets (of 127,072 plans)
$24,391
avg assets per participant

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Penn State Health Tax Sheltered Annuity Program reported net income rose from -$57M in the plan year 2022 filing to $71M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Penn State Health Tax Sheltered Annuity Program end-of-year assets rose from $373M in the plan year 2022 filing to $444M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Penn State Health Tax Sheltered Annuity Program reported participants rose from 16,787 in the plan year 2022 filing to 18,215 in the plan year 2023 filing.

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Participants vs Pennsylvania filers

In Pennsylvania, the average filing covers about 822 participants across 5,751 plans. Penn State Health Tax Sheltered Annuity Program reports 18,215 participants - 22x that state average ($444M EOY assets).

Pennsylvania filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$373M
Net Assets (End of Year)$444M
Net Income$71M
Employer EIN473769205
Plan Effective Date2017-10-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Penn State Health)

$2B$2.5B$3B$3.5B$4B 202220232024 $2.52B $3.46B ▲ +37.3%
Total plan assets by year, all Penn State Health plans on file
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 33,697 $2.5B
2023 2 32,980 $3.0B
2024 2 34,333 $3.5B

Nearby Other Plans in Pennsylvania

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Penn State Health Tax Sheltered Annuity Program vs. nearby Other plans in Pennsylvania, assets vs. participants

Penn State Health Tax Sheltered Annuity Program vs. nearby Other plans in Pennsylvania, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. 020000400006000080000100000 02468 Total assets ($B) Participants Penn State Health Ta…The University of Pe…Upmc 403(b) Retireme…The University of Pe…Carnegie Mellon Univ…Jefferson Defined Co…
Penn State Health Tax Sheltered Annuity Program vs. nearby Other plans in Pennsylvania, assets vs. participants

Scale composition for Penn State Health Tax Sheltered Annuity Program

Penn State Health Tax Sheltered Annuity Program reports $444M in end-of-year assets across 18,215 participants (0.004% of the $12.3T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.019% of 93,925,755 covered participants) - about $24,391 per participant (18% of the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2023 was $71M.

This plan identity (EIN 473769205, plan #002) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $373M to $532M (+42.8%) while covered participants moved from 16,787 to 18,777 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.

Plan year Participants EOY assets Filing
2022 16,787 $373M Open filing
2023 18,215 $444M This page
2024 · index core 18,777 $532M Open filing

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

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Frequently Asked Questions

How did Penn State Health Tax Sheltered Annuity Program assets move in 2023?
Penn State Health Tax Sheltered Annuity Program grew sharply - up 19.2% during 2023, from $373M to $444M. Reported net income was $71M.
How have Penn State Health plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Penn State Health's sponsor-wide assets grew 37.5%, from $2.5B to $3.5B.
Where does Penn State Health Tax Sheltered Annuity Program rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
Penn State Health Tax Sheltered Annuity Program ranks in the 97th percentile by end-of-year assets among 127,072 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets).
Which Other plans are similar in size to Penn State Health Tax Sheltered Annuity Program?
Among Other plans in other states, the closest by assets is Caromont Health, Inc. Retirement Savings Plan in NC ($444M, 4,458 participants).

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