401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas, Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$298M
Total assets Near avg plan size
1,641
Participants Near avg headcount
96th
Percentile by assets National rank
$181,713
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Tax-Favored Savings Program · Sponsored by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas, Inc. · Kansas · Finance & Insurance

$298M in assets, 1,641 participants

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas, Inc.'s Tax-Favored Savings Program reported $298M in total assets and 1,641 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.

  • #8,300 in Finance & Insurance (8,869 peers)

Coverage in Kansas

Tax-Favored Savings Program covers 1,641 participants in Kansas, 4.6x the typical Kansas plan (state average ~360 per filing). Assets: $298M.

#8,300
in Finance & Insurance (8,869 peers)
+18.7%
assets growth YoY
3.0×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Tax-Favored Savings Program's outsized position by total assets

Tax-Favored Savings Program vs every filed plan by assets

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

$298,191,547 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

Tax-Favored Savings 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. Tax-Favored Savings Program lands in the large band (1,641 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Tax-Favored Savings Program reported net income rose from -$71M in the plan year 2022 filing to $47M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Tax-Favored Savings Program end-of-year assets rose from $251M in the plan year 2022 filing to $298M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Tax-Favored Savings Program reported participants rose from 1,606 in the plan year 2022 filing to 1,641 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 480952857 · Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas, Inc. PY 2023 · 401(k)

Tax-Favored Savings Program · $298M · 1,641 · 96th

  • EOY $298M
  • 5500 1,641
  • ASSETS 96th
  • PCT 401(k)
  • EIN near Northwest Natural Gas Company Retirement K Savings Plan
  • RANK ind #8300

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 Finance & Insurance retirement plans → · Plans in Kansas →

Tax-Favored Savings Program in the asset neighbourhood

Agfa Corporation Employee Savings PlanAgfa Corporation Employee Sa…$298MSavings Plan for Employees of Pernod Ricard USA, LLCSavings Plan for Employees o…$298MTax-Favored Savings Program$298MNorthwest Natural Gas Company Retirement K Savings PlanNorthwest Natural Gas Compan…$298MFreedomrewards 401(k) Plan$298M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Tax-Favored Savings Program and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Kansas filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$251M
Net Assets (End of Year)$298M
Net Income$47M
Employer EIN480952857
Plan Effective Date1984-06-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$618M 17.13895480341073% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$500M$550M$600M$650M 202220232024 $527M $618M ▲ +17.1%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 2,166 $527M
2023 2 2,143 $586M
2024 2 2,231 $618M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Kansas

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

Tax-Favored Savings Program vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Kansas, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. 050001000015000 012345 Total assets ($B) Participants Tax-Favored Savings Program, Total assets ($B): 0.298191547 · Participants: 1641Tax-Favored Savings ProgramKoch Employees' Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.870107696 · Participants: 11911Koch Employees' Savings PlanPerformance Contracting Group, Inc. ESOP/401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 2.90283952 · Participants: 1223Performance Contracting Group, Inc. ESOP/401(k) PlanBlack & Veatch Retirement Program, Total assets ($B): 2.732675203 · Participants: 6890Black & Veatch Retirement ProgramGarmin International, Inc. Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.784810901 · Participants: 6332Garmin International, Inc. Retirement PlanSpirit Aerosystems Holdings, Inc. Retirement & Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.15584277 · Participants: 7704Spirit Aerosystems Holdings, Inc. Retirement & Savings Plan
Tax-Favored Savings Program vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Kansas, assets vs. participants
Compare Tax-Favored Savings Program side-by-side with 3 peers →

Tax-Favored Savings Program's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Kansas, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Northwest Natural Gas Company Retirement K Savings Plan in OR ($298M); by covered participants it is Fields Profit Sharing and Savings Plan in IL (1,641 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($298M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (1,641 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 Tax-Favored Savings Program assets move in 2023? ▼
Tax-Favored Savings Program grew sharply - up 18.7% during 2023, from $251M to $298M. Reported net income was $47M.
How have Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 17.1%, from $527M to $618M.
Where does Tax-Favored Savings Program rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Tax-Favored Savings Program 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 Tax-Favored Savings Program? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Northwest Natural Gas Company Retirement K Savings Plan in OR ($298M, 1,136 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Tax-Favored Savings Program? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Fields Profit Sharing and Savings Plan in IL (1,641 participants, $84M 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 480952857.

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.