Other · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Merakey USA Retirement Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$133M
Total assets Near avg plan size
8,260
Participants Very large workforce
93rd
Percentile by assets National rank
$16,095
Avg per participant Low balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Merakey 403(b) Plan · Sponsored by Merakey USA · Pennsylvania · Healthcare & Social Assistance

$133M in assets, 8,260 participants

Merakey USA's Merakey 403(b) Plan reported $133M in total assets and 8,260 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 93rd 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.

  • #16,601 in Healthcare & Social Assistance (17,684 peers)

Coverage in Pennsylvania

Merakey 403(b) Plan covers 8,260 participants in Pennsylvania, 10x the typical Pennsylvania plan (state average ~822 per filing). Assets: $133M.

#16,601
in Healthcare & Social Assistance (17,684 peers)
+16.7%
assets growth YoY
1.3×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Merakey 403(b) Plan's outsized position by total assets

Merakey 403(b) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2023 · DOL Form 5500

$132,947,453 Top 7% higher than 93% of 127,068 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 2023

Merakey 403(b) Plan's large-plan peer group by participant headcount

Plan-year 2023 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Merakey 403(b) Plan lands in the large band (8,260 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Merakey 403(b) Plan reported net income rose from -$28M in the plan year 2022 filing to $19M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Merakey 403(b) Plan reported participants rose from 7,089 in the plan year 2022 filing to 8,260 in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Merakey 403(b) Plan end-of-year assets rose from $124M in the plan year 2022 filing to $133M in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 232175924 · Merakey USA PY 2023 · Other

Merakey 403(b) Plan · $133M · 8,260 · 93rd

  • PHOTO $133M
  • IND 8,260
  • EOY 93rd
  • 5500 Other
  • ASSETS near Wagner College Defined Contribution Retirement Plan
  • PCT ind #16601

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 Pennsylvania →

Merakey 403(b) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Fairleigh Dickinson University Tax Deferred Annuity PlanFairleigh Dickinson Universi…$133MThe College of St. Scholastica 403(b) Retirement PlanThe College of St. Scholasti…$133MWagner College Defined Contribution Retirement PlanWagner College Defined Contr…$133MMerakey 403(b) Plan$133MEmpath Health 403(b) Plan$133M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Merakey 403(b) Plan and nearest nationwide Other peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Pennsylvania filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$114M
Net Assets (End of Year)$133M
Net Income$19M
Employer EIN232175924
Plan Effective Date2009-05-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Merakey USA)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Merakey USA plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$155M 21.64936632614875% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$100M$150M$200M$250M$300M 202220232024 $128M $155M ▲ +21.7%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 7,362 $128M
2023 4 15,030 $281M
2024 1 6,121 $155M

Nearby Other Plans in Pennsylvania

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

Merakey 403(b) Plan vs. nearby Other plans in Pennsylvania, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. 020000400006000080000100000 -202468 Total assets ($B) Participants Merakey 403(b) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.132947453 · Participants: 8260Merakey 403(b) PlanThe University of Pennsylvania Matching Plan, Total assets ($B): 6.313953991 · Participants: 20979The University of Pennsylvania Matching PlanUpmc 403(b) Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.172068489 · Participants: 78261Upmc 403(b) Retirement Savings PlanThe University of Pennsylvania Health System 403(b) Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.057133387 · Participants: 41942The University of Pennsylvania Health System 403(b) Retirement Savings PlanCarnegie Mellon University Faculty and Staff Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 2.54984626 · Participants: 6370Carnegie Mellon University Faculty and Staff Retirement PlanJefferson Defined Contribution Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 2.466994136 · Participants: 15783Jefferson Defined Contribution Retirement Plan
Merakey 403(b) Plan vs. nearby Other plans in Pennsylvania, assets vs. participants

Scale composition for Merakey 403(b) Plan

Merakey 403(b) Plan reports $133M in end-of-year assets across 8,260 participants (0.001% of the $12.3T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.009% of 93,925,755 covered participants) - about $16,095 per participant (12% of the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2023 was $19M.

This plan identity (EIN 232175924, plan #001) has 4 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $124M to $155M (+25.4%) while covered participants moved from 7,089 to 6,121 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.

Plan year Participants EOY assets Filing
2022 7,089 $124M Open filing
2023 6,247 $140M Open filing
2023 8,260 $133M This page
2024 · index core 6,121 $155M Open filing

The same sponsor also keeps 1 other index-core plan on PlainRetire:

Merakey 403(b) Plan's out-of-state Other peers by assets and headcount

Outside Pennsylvania, the nearest Other by assets is Wagner College Defined Contribution Retirement Plan in NY ($133M); by covered participants it is Munson 403(b) Plan in MI (8,262 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (8,260 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Merakey 403(b) Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Merakey 403(b) Plan grew sharply - up 16.7% during 2023, from $114M to $133M. Reported net income was $19M.
How have Merakey USA plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Merakey USA's sponsor-wide assets grew 21.6%, from $128M to $155M.
Where does Merakey 403(b) Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Merakey 403(b) Plan ranks in the 93rd percentile by end-of-year assets among 127,072 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets).
Which Other plans are similar in size to Merakey 403(b) Plan? ▼
Among Other plans in other states, the closest by assets is Wagner College Defined Contribution Retirement Plan in NY ($133M, 404 participants).
Which Other plans cover a similar participant headcount to Merakey 403(b) Plan? ▼
Among Other plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Munson 403(b) Plan in MI (8,262 participants, $436M in assets).