Other · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Geisinger System Services Retirement Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$937M
Total assets Above avg plan size
24,191
Participants Very large workforce
99th
Percentile by assets National rank
$38,718
Avg per participant Low balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Geisinger System Services Tax Sheltered Annuity Program · Sponsored by Geisinger System Services · Pennsylvania · Healthcare & Social Assistance

$937M in assets, 24,191 participants

Geisinger System Services's Geisinger System Services Tax Sheltered Annuity Program reported $937M in total assets and 24,191 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 99th 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.

  • #17,460 in Healthcare & Social Assistance (17,684 peers)

Coverage in Pennsylvania

Geisinger System Services Tax Sheltered Annuity Program covers 24,191 participants in Pennsylvania, 29x the typical Pennsylvania plan (state average ~822 per filing). Assets: $937M.

#17,460
in Healthcare & Social Assistance (17,684 peers)
+15.6%
assets growth YoY
9.4×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Geisinger System Services Tax Sheltered Annuity Program's outsized position by total assets

Geisinger System Services Tax Sheltered Annuity Program vs every filed plan by assets

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

$936,629,813 Top 1% higher than 99% 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

Geisinger System Services Tax Sheltered Annuity Program'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. Geisinger System Services Tax Sheltered Annuity Program is a mega filing (24,191 participants), the rightmost band on the breakdown.

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Geisinger System Services Tax Sheltered Annuity Program reported net income rose from -$184M in the plan year 2022 filing to $126M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Geisinger System Services Tax Sheltered Annuity Program end-of-year assets rose from $810M in the plan year 2022 filing to $937M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Geisinger System Services Tax Sheltered Annuity Program reported participants rose from 22,777 in the plan year 2022 filing to 24,191 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 232164794 · Geisinger System Services PY 2023 · Other

Geisinger System Services Tax Sheltered Annuity Program · $937M · 24,191 · 99th

  • RANK $937M
  • RANK 24,191
  • RANK 99th
  • RANK Other
  • RANK near Argonne National Laboratory 401(a) Retirement Plan
  • RANK ind #17460

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 →

Geisinger System Services Tax Sheltered Annuity Program in the asset neighbourhood

The Research Foundation for Suny Optional Retirement PlanThe Research Foundation for …$960M403(b) Retirement Savings Plan for Integris Health, Inc.403(b) Retirement Savings Pl…$957MArgonne National Laboratory 401(a) Retirement PlanArgonne National Laboratory …$942MGeisinger System Services Tax Sheltered Annuity ProgramGeisinger System Services Ta…$937MEducational Testing Service 403(b) Retirement Savings PlanEducational Testing Service …$929M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Geisinger System Services Tax Sheltered Annuity Program and nearest nationwide Other peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Pennsylvania filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$810M
Net Assets (End of Year)$937M
Net Income$126M
Employer EIN232164794
Plan Effective Date1983-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Geisinger System Services)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Geisinger System Services plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$4.0B 27.687857583282405% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$3B$3.5B$4B$4.5B 202220232024 $3.14B $4.01B ▲ +27.7%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 4 45,289 $3.1B
2023 4 47,533 $3.6B
2024 3 48,479 $4.0B

Nearby Other Plans in Pennsylvania

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

Geisinger System Services Tax Sheltered Annuity Program vs. nearby Other plans in Pennsylvania, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. 020000400006000080000100000 02468 Total assets ($B) Participants Geisinger System Services Tax Sheltered Annuity Program, Total assets ($B): 0.936629813 · Participants: 24191Geisinger System Services Tax Sheltered Annuity ProgramThe 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
Geisinger System Services Tax Sheltered Annuity Program vs. nearby Other plans in Pennsylvania, assets vs. participants

Scale composition for Geisinger System Services Tax Sheltered Annuity Program

Geisinger System Services Tax Sheltered Annuity Program reports $937M in end-of-year assets across 24,191 participants (0.008% of the $12.3T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.026% of 93,925,755 covered participants) - about $38,718 per participant (28% of the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2023 was $126M.

This plan identity (EIN 232164794, plan #003) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $810M to $1.1B (+29.6%) while covered participants moved from 22,777 to 24,752 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.

Plan year Participants EOY assets Filing
2022 22,777 $810M Open filing
2023 24,191 $937M This page
2024 · index core 24,752 $1.1B Open filing

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

Geisinger System Services Tax Sheltered Annuity Program's out-of-state Other peers by assets and headcount

Outside Pennsylvania, the nearest Other by assets is Argonne National Laboratory 401(a) Retirement Plan in IL ($942M); by covered participants it is Lhc Group 401(k) Plan in LA (24,322 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (24,191 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 Geisinger System Services Tax Sheltered Annuity Program assets move in 2023?
Geisinger System Services Tax Sheltered Annuity Program grew sharply - up 15.6% during 2023, from $810M to $937M. Reported net income was $126M.
How have Geisinger System Services plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Geisinger System Services's sponsor-wide assets grew 27.7%, from $3.1B to $4.0B.
Where does Geisinger System Services Tax Sheltered Annuity Program rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
Geisinger System Services Tax Sheltered Annuity Program ranks in the 99th percentile by end-of-year assets among 127,072 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (among the largest 1% of all filed plans).
Which Other plans are similar in size to Geisinger System Services Tax Sheltered Annuity Program?
Among Other plans in other states, the closest by assets is Argonne National Laboratory 401(a) Retirement Plan in IL ($942M, 3,096 participants).
Which Other plans cover a similar participant headcount to Geisinger System Services Tax Sheltered Annuity Program?
Among Other plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Lhc Group 401(k) Plan in LA (24,322 participants, $477M in assets).