401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

The Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$254M
Total assets Near avg plan size
12,894
Participants Very large workforce
96th
Percentile by assets National rank
$19,716
Avg per participant Low balance/head
PlainRetire home → About this data RSS: change history

Official DOL plan name: Good Samaritan Society 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by The Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society · South Dakota · Healthcare & Social Assistance

$254M in assets, 12,894 participants

The Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society's Good Samaritan Society 401(k) Plan reported $254M in total assets and 12,894 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 96th 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.

  • #16,983 in Healthcare & Social Assistance (17,684 peers)

Coverage in South Dakota

Good Samaritan Society 401(k) Plan covers 12,894 participants in South Dakota, 38x the typical South Dakota plan (state average ~340 per filing). Assets: $254M.

#16,983
in Healthcare & Social Assistance (17,684 peers)
+19.8%
assets growth YoY
2.6×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Good Samaritan Society 401(k) Plan's outsized position by total assets

Good Samaritan Society 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$254,213,431 Top 4% higher than 96% 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

Good Samaritan Society 401(k) Plan's mega-plan peer group by participant headcount

Plan-year 2023 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Good Samaritan Society 401(k) Plan is a mega filing (12,894 participants), the rightmost band on the breakdown.

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Good Samaritan Society 401(k) Plan reported net income rose from -$35M in the plan year 2022 filing to $42M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Good Samaritan Society 401(k) Plan end-of-year assets rose from $212M in the plan year 2022 filing to $254M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Good Samaritan Society 401(k) Plan reported participants fell from 13,988 in the plan year 2022 filing to 12,894 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 450228055 · The Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society PY 2023 · 401(k)

Good Samaritan Society 401(k) Plan · $254M · 12,894 · 96th

  • ASSETS $254M
  • PCT 12,894
  • EIN 96th
  • RANK 401(k)
  • PHOTO near Salt River Community Gaming Enterprises 401(k) Plan
  • IND ind #16983

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 South Dakota →

Good Samaritan Society 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Stevens & Lee Savings Plan$254MSalt River Community Gaming Enterprises 401(k) PlanSalt River Community Gaming …$254MGood Samaritan Society 401(k) PlanGood Samaritan Society 401(k…$254MKelly Retirement Plus$254MValiant Integrated Services 401(k) PlanValiant Integrated Services …$254M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Good Samaritan Society 401(k) Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

South Dakota filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$212M
Net Assets (End of Year)$254M
Net Income$42M
Employer EIN450228055
Plan Effective Date2018-12-31
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (The Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All The Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$278M 31.106657944275472% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$200M$220M$240M$260M$280M$300M 202220232024 $212M $278M ▲ +31.1%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 13,988 $212M
2023 1 12,894 $254M
2024 1 12,199 $278M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in South Dakota

Peer 401(k) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

Good Samaritan Society 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in South Dakota, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. 050001000015000 0200400600800 Total assets ($M) Participants Good Samaritan Society 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($M): 254.213431 · Participants: 12894Good Samaritan Society 401(k) PlanBlack Hills Corporation 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($M): 726.965765 · Participants: 2972Black Hills Corporation 401(k) Retirement Savings PlanDaktronics, Inc. 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($M): 235.476974 · Participants: 2254Daktronics, Inc. 401(k) PlanPoet 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($M): 219.059384 · Participants: 2254Poet 401(k) PlanPremier 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($M): 215.996195 · Participants: 1913Premier 401(k) PlanPathward, National Association 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($M): 150.914631 · Participants: 1195Pathward, National Association 401(k) Plan
Good Samaritan Society 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in South Dakota, assets vs. participants
Compare Good Samaritan Society 401(k) Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Scale composition for Good Samaritan Society 401(k) Plan

Good Samaritan Society 401(k) Plan reports $254M in end-of-year assets across 12,894 participants (0.002% of the $12.3T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.014% of 93,925,755 covered participants) - about $19,716 per participant (14% of the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2023 was $42M.

This plan identity (EIN 450228055, plan #002) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $212M to $278M (+31.1%) while covered participants moved from 13,988 to 12,199 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.

Plan year Participants EOY assets Filing
2022 13,988 $212M Open filing
2023 12,894 $254M This page
2024 · index core 12,199 $278M Open filing

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

Good Samaritan Society 401(k) Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside South Dakota, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Salt River Community Gaming Enterprises 401(k) Plan in AZ ($254M); by covered participants it is H & R Block Retirement Savings Plan in MO (12,879 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($254M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (12,894 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 Good Samaritan Society 401(k) Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Good Samaritan Society 401(k) Plan grew sharply - up 19.8% during 2023, from $212M to $254M. Reported net income was $42M.
How have The Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), The Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society's sponsor-wide assets grew 31.1%, from $212M to $278M.
Where does Good Samaritan Society 401(k) Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Good Samaritan Society 401(k) Plan ranks in the 96th 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 401(k) plans are similar in size to Good Samaritan Society 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Salt River Community Gaming Enterprises 401(k) Plan in AZ ($254M, 2,798 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Good Samaritan Society 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is H & R Block Retirement Savings Plan in MO (12,879 participants, $935M in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2023.

Source: DOL EFAST2 filing system (efast.dol.gov) - original filing retrieval by EIN 450228055.

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.