Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Baystate Health, Inc. Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$791M
Total assets Above avg plan size
2,242
Participants Above avg headcount
98th
Percentile by assets National rank
$352,742
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Baystate Health, Inc. Retirement Program · Sponsored by Baystate Health, Inc. · Massachusetts · Healthcare & Social Assistance

$791M in assets, 2,242 participants

Baystate Health, Inc.'s Baystate Health, Inc. Retirement Program reported $791M in total assets and 2,242 participants in its 2023 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.

  • #17,414 in Healthcare & Social Assistance (17,684 peers)

Coverage in Massachusetts

Baystate Health, Inc. Retirement Program covers 2,242 participants in Massachusetts, 3.4x the typical Massachusetts plan (state average ~659 per filing). Assets: $791M.

#17,414
in Healthcare & Social Assistance (17,684 peers)
-0.5%
assets change YoY
7.9×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $12M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Baystate Health, Inc. Retirement Program's outsized position by total assets

Baystate Health, Inc. Retirement Program vs every filed plan by assets

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

$790,848,651 Top 2% higher than 98% 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

Baystate Health, Inc. Retirement Program'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. Baystate Health, Inc. Retirement Program lands in the large band (2,242 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Baystate Health, Inc. Retirement Program reported net income rose from -$191M in the plan year 2022 filing to -$12M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Baystate Health, Inc. Retirement Program reported participants rose from 2,187 in the plan year 2022 filing to 2,242 in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Baystate Health, Inc. Retirement Program end-of-year assets fell from $795M in the plan year 2022 filing to $791M in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 042105941 · Baystate Health, Inc. PY 2023 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Baystate Health, Inc. Retirement Program · $791M · 2,242 · 98th

  • PHOTO $791M
  • PHOTO 2,242
  • PHOTO 98th
  • PHOTO Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • PHOTO near Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc. Pension Plan
  • PHOTO ind #17414

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 Massachusetts →

Baystate Health, Inc. Retirement Program in the asset neighbourhood

Fox Pension Plan$794MBaystate Health, Inc. Retirement ProgramBaystate Health, Inc. Retire…$791MSiemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc. Pension PlanSiemens Medical Solutions US…$790MPacificorp Retirement Plan$789MExcellus Retirement Plan$787M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Baystate Health, Inc. Retirement Program and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Massachusetts filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$795M
Net Assets (End of Year)$774M
Net Income-$12M
Employer EIN042105941
Plan Effective Date1956-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Baystate Health, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Baystate Health, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$1.4B 20.457682257016288% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$1.2B$1.4B$1.6B$1.8B$2B$2.2B 202220232024 $1.78B $1.42B ▼ -20.2%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 15,315 $1.8B
2023 2 15,393 $2.0B
2024 2 15,626 $1.4B

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Massachusetts

Peer Defined Benefit (Pension) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

Baystate Health, Inc. Retirement Program vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Massachusetts, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -20000020000400006000080000 051015 Total assets ($B) Participants Baystate Health, Inc. Retirement Program, Total assets ($B): 0.790848651 · Participants: 2242Baystate Health, Inc. Retirement ProgramConsolidated Cash Balance Program of Mass General Brigham and Member Organizations, Total assets ($B): 10.325856564 · Participants: 58745Consolidated Cash Balance Program of Mass General Brigham and Member OrganizationsNew England Teamsters Pension Fund, Total assets ($B): 9.092299586 · Participants: 21786New England Teamsters Pension FundLiberty Mutual Retirement Benefit Plan, Total assets ($B): 6.892259637 · Participants: 37145Liberty Mutual Retirement Benefit PlanMassachusetts Institute of Technology Basic Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 5.381626447 · Participants: 11888Massachusetts Institute of Technology Basic Retirement PlanN. Atlantic States Carp. Pension Fund, Total assets ($B): 4.973349354 · Participants: 17166N. Atlantic States Carp. Pension Fund
Baystate Health, Inc. Retirement Program vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Massachusetts, assets vs. participants

Baystate Health, Inc. Retirement Program's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Massachusetts, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc. Pension Plan in PA ($790M); by covered participants it is Altria Retirement Plan in VA (2,242 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($791M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (2,242 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 Baystate Health, Inc. Retirement Program assets move in 2023? ▼
Baystate Health, Inc. Retirement Program held essentially flat - down 0.5% during 2023, from $795M to $791M. Reported net income was -$12M.
How have Baystate Health, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Baystate Health, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets declined 20.5%, from $1.8B to $1.4B.
Where does Baystate Health, Inc. Retirement Program rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Baystate Health, Inc. Retirement Program ranks in the 98th 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 Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Baystate Health, Inc. Retirement Program? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc. Pension Plan in PA ($790M, 3,181 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Baystate Health, Inc. Retirement Program? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Altria Retirement Plan in VA (2,242 participants, $6.7B in assets).