401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Stepping Stones Healthcare Services, LLC 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$81M
Total assets Below avg plan size
8,184
Participants Very large workforce
90th
Percentile by assets National rank
$9,872
Avg per participant Low balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: The Stepping Stones Group Retirement Plan · Sponsored by Stepping Stones Healthcare Services, LLC · Massachusetts · Healthcare & Social Assistance

$81M in assets, 8,184 participants

Stepping Stones Healthcare Services, LLC's The Stepping Stones Group Retirement Plan reported $81M in total assets and 8,184 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 90th 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.

  • #16,126 in Healthcare & Social Assistance (17,684 peers)

Coverage in Massachusetts

The Stepping Stones Group Retirement Plan covers 8,184 participants in Massachusetts, 12x the typical Massachusetts plan (state average ~659 per filing). Assets: $81M.

#16,126
in Healthcare & Social Assistance (17,684 peers)
+40.2%
assets growth YoY
0.8×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The Stepping Stones Group Retirement Plan's outsized position by total assets

The Stepping Stones Group Retirement Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$80,790,322 Top 10% higher than 90% 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

The Stepping Stones Group Retirement Plan'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. The Stepping Stones Group Retirement Plan lands in the large band (8,184 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • The Stepping Stones Group Retirement Plan reported net income rose from -$4M in the plan year 2022 filing to $19M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • The Stepping Stones Group Retirement Plan end-of-year assets rose from $58M in the plan year 2022 filing to $81M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • The Stepping Stones Group Retirement Plan reported participants rose from 6,749 in the plan year 2022 filing to 8,184 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

DOL schedule card

Filing strip 465522100 · Stepping Stones Healthcare Services, LLC PY 2023 · 401(k)

The Stepping Stones Group Retirement Plan · $81M · 8,184 · 90th

  • PART $81M
  • PART 8,184
  • PART 90th
  • PART 401(k)
  • PART near Altus Group 401(k) Plan
  • PART ind #16126

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 →

The Stepping Stones Group Retirement Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among The Stepping Stones Group Retirement Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Massachusetts filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$58M
Net Assets (End of Year)$81M
Net Income$19M
Employer EIN465522100
Plan Effective Date2009-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Stepping Stones Healthcare Services, LLC)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Stepping Stones Healthcare Services, LLC plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$104M 80.56505149695921% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$40M$60M$80M$100M$120M 202220232024 $57.6M $104M ▲ +80.6%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 6,749 $58M
2023 1 8,184 $81M
2024 1 15,723 $104M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Massachusetts

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

The Stepping Stones Group Retirement Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Massachusetts, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. 020000400006000080000 -10010203040 Total assets ($B) Participants The Stepping Stones Group Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.080790322 · Participants: 8184The Stepping Stones Group Retirement PlanFidelity Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 28.649852331 · Participants: 62289Fidelity Retirement Savings PlanLiberty Mutual 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 10.556596852 · Participants: 37052Liberty Mutual 401(k) PlanMassachusetts Institute of Technology Supplemental 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 6.829912863 · Participants: 14094Massachusetts Institute of Technology Supplemental 401(k) PlanBoston Scientific Corporation 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 5.786107181 · Participants: 19881Boston Scientific Corporation 401(k) Retirement Savings PlanPhilips North America 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 5.779286156 · Participants: 19120Philips North America 401(k) Plan
The Stepping Stones Group Retirement Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Massachusetts, assets vs. participants

Scale composition for The Stepping Stones Group Retirement Plan

The Stepping Stones Group Retirement Plan reports $81M in end-of-year assets across 8,184 participants (0.001% of the $12.3T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.009% of 93,925,755 covered participants) - about $9,872 per participant (7% of the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2023 was $19M.

This plan identity (EIN 465522100, plan #001) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $58M to $104M (+80.6%) while covered participants moved from 6,749 to 15,723 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.

Plan year Participants EOY assets Filing
2022 6,749 $58M Open filing
2023 8,184 $81M This page
2024 · index core 15,723 $104M Open filing

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

The Stepping Stones Group Retirement Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Massachusetts, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Altus Group 401(k) Plan in TX ($81M); by covered participants it is Cell Phone Company Employee 401(k) Savings Plan in TX (8,181 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($81M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (8,184 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 The Stepping Stones Group Retirement Plan assets move in 2023?
The Stepping Stones Group Retirement Plan surged - up 40.2% during 2023, from $58M to $81M. Reported net income was $19M.
How have Stepping Stones Healthcare Services, LLC plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Stepping Stones Healthcare Services, LLC's sponsor-wide assets grew 80.6%, from $58M to $104M.
Where does The Stepping Stones Group Retirement Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
The Stepping Stones Group Retirement Plan ranks in the 90th percentile by end-of-year assets among 127,072 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets).
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to The Stepping Stones Group Retirement Plan?
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Altus Group 401(k) Plan in TX ($81M, 764 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to The Stepping Stones Group Retirement Plan?
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Cell Phone Company Employee 401(k) Savings Plan in TX (8,181 participants, $43M in assets).