Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Sparrow Health System Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$300M
Total assets Above avg plan size
796
Participants Near avg headcount
96th
Percentile by assets National rank
$376,825
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Sparrow Health System Associate Pension Plan A2 · Sponsored by Sparrow Health System · Michigan · Healthcare & Social Assistance

$300M in assets, 796 participants

Sparrow Health System's Sparrow Health System Associate Pension Plan A2 reported $300M in total assets and 796 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.

  • #17,067 in Healthcare & Social Assistance (17,684 peers)

Where Sparrow Health System Associate Pension Plan A2 sits by assets

Sparrow Health System Associate Pension Plan A2 sits in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets, $300M for 796 participants (~$376,825/participant), down 1.0% in 2023.

#17,067
in Healthcare & Social Assistance (17,684 peers)
-1.0%
assets change YoY
3.0×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $3M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Sparrow Health System Associate Pension Plan A2's outsized position by total assets

Sparrow Health System Associate Pension Plan A2 vs every filed plan by assets

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

$299,952,413 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

Sparrow Health System Associate Pension Plan A2 among mid-size filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2023 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Sparrow Health System Associate Pension Plan A2 sits mid-pack in the medium band (796 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Sparrow Health System Associate Pension Plan A2 reported net income rose from -$81M in the plan year 2022 filing to -$3M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Sparrow Health System Associate Pension Plan A2 reported participants fell from 870 in the plan year 2022 filing to 796 in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Sparrow Health System Associate Pension Plan A2 end-of-year assets fell from $303M in the plan year 2022 filing to $300M in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 382542859 · Sparrow Health System PY 2023 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Sparrow Health System Associate Pension Plan A2 · $300M · 796 · 96th

  • RANK $300M
  • RANK 796
  • RANK 96th
  • RANK Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • RANK near Diebold Nixdorf, Incorporated U.S. Pension Plan
  • RANK ind #17067

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 Michigan →

Sparrow Health System Associate Pension Plan A2 in the asset neighbourhood

The United Illuminating Company Pension PlanThe United Illuminating Comp…$301MWestchester Heavy Construction Laborers Local 60 Pension FundWestchester Heavy Constructi…$300MSparrow Health System Associate Pension Plan A2Sparrow Health System Associ…$300MDiebold Nixdorf, Incorporated U.S. Pension PlanDiebold Nixdorf, Incorporate…$300MIntelsat Staff Retirement PlanIntelsat Staff Retirement Pl…$300M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Sparrow Health System Associate Pension Plan A2 and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Scale-class filing particulars (2023)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$303M
Net Assets (End of Year)$300M
Net Income-$3M
Employer EIN382542859
Plan Effective Date2017-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Sparrow Health System)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Sparrow Health System plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$1.8B 41.83688551922688% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$1B$1.2B$1.4B$1.6B$1.8B$2B 202220232024 $1.25B $1.77B ▲ +41.6%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 4 9,490 $1.3B
2023 4 5,787 $1.4B
2024 4 6,294 $1.8B

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Michigan

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

Sparrow Health System Associate Pension Plan A2 vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Michigan, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -100000100002000030000 -1001020304050 Total assets ($B) Participants Sparrow Health System Associate Pension Plan A2, Total assets ($B): 0.299952413 · Participants: 796Sparrow Health System Associate Pension Plan A2General Motors Hourly-Rate Employees Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 44.838918802 · Participants: 17959General Motors Hourly-Rate Employees Pension PlanFord Motor Company UAW Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 19.269442236 · Participants: 26442Ford Motor Company UAW Retirement PlanFord Motor Company General Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 12.705910161 · Participants: 10215Ford Motor Company General Retirement PlanDow Employees' Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 11.529460215 · Participants: 14051Dow Employees' Pension PlanFca US LLC UAW Pension Agreement, Total assets ($B): 11.155705594 · Participants: 13635Fca US LLC UAW Pension Agreement
Sparrow Health System Associate Pension Plan A2 vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Michigan, assets vs. participants

Sparrow Health System Associate Pension Plan A2's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Michigan, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Diebold Nixdorf, Incorporated U.S. Pension Plan in OH ($300M); by covered participants it is Aerojet Rocketdyne (Gencorp) Consolidated Pension Plan in CA (795 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (796 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 Sparrow Health System Associate Pension Plan A2 assets move in 2023?
Sparrow Health System Associate Pension Plan A2 held essentially flat - down 1.0% during 2023, from $303M to $300M. Reported net income was -$3M.
How have Sparrow Health System plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Sparrow Health System's sponsor-wide assets grew 41.8%, from $1.3B to $1.8B.
Where does Sparrow Health System Associate Pension Plan A2 rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
Sparrow Health System Associate Pension Plan A2 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 Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Sparrow Health System Associate Pension Plan A2?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Diebold Nixdorf, Incorporated U.S. Pension Plan in OH ($300M, 831 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Sparrow Health System Associate Pension Plan A2?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Aerojet Rocketdyne (Gencorp) Consolidated Pension Plan in CA (795 participants, N/A in assets).