401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Sparc Philadelphia 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$3M
Total assets Small plan by assets
294
Participants Below avg headcount
34th
Percentile by assets National rank
$9,134
Avg per participant Low balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: 403(b) Thrift Plan for Employees of Sparc Philadelphia · Sponsored by Sparc Philadelphia · Pennsylvania · Unclassified

$3M in assets, 294 participants

Sparc Philadelphia's 403(b) Thrift Plan for Employees of Sparc Philadelphia reported $3M in total assets and 294 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 34th 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.

  • #27 in Unclassified (42 peers)

Coverage in Pennsylvania

403(b) Thrift Plan for Employees of Sparc Philadelphia covers 294 participants in Pennsylvania, about 36% of the average Pennsylvania filer (state average ~822 per filing). Assets: $3M.

#27
in Unclassified (42 peers)
+17.0%
assets growth YoY

403(b) Thrift Plan for Employees of Sparc Philadelphia's mid-pack asset rank among Unclassified and all filers

403(b) Thrift Plan for Employees of Sparc Philadelphia vs every filed plan by assets

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

$2,685,380 34th percentile higher than 34% 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

403(b) Thrift Plan for Employees of Sparc Philadelphia 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. 403(b) Thrift Plan for Employees of Sparc Philadelphia sits mid-pack in the medium band (294 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • 403(b) Thrift Plan for Employees of Sparc Philadelphia reported net income rose from -$328K in the plan year 2022 filing to $390K in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • 403(b) Thrift Plan for Employees of Sparc Philadelphia reported participants rose from 113 in the plan year 2022 filing to 294 in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • 403(b) Thrift Plan for Employees of Sparc Philadelphia end-of-year assets rose from $2M in the plan year 2022 filing to $3M in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

DOL schedule card

Filing strip 264277598 · Sparc Philadelphia PY 2023 · 401(k)

403(b) Thrift Plan for Employees of Sparc Philadelphia · $3M · 294 · 34th

  • SCH $3M
  • SCH 294
  • SCH 34th
  • SCH 401(k)
  • SCH near Peak Trading Corporation 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan & Trust
  • SCH ind #27

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 Unclassified retirement plans → · Plans in Pennsylvania →

403(b) Thrift Plan for Employees of Sparc Philadelphia in the asset neighbourhood

403(b) Thrift Plan for Employees of Sparc Philadelphia403(b) Thrift Plan for Emplo…$3MPeak Trading Corporation 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan & TrustPeak Trading Corporation 401…$3MFrontier Community Bank Employees' Retirement PlanFrontier Community Bank Empl…$3MDenney Transport, Ltd 401(k) PlanDenney Transport, Ltd 401(k)…$3MSolutions 4 Community Health, Inc.401 (K) Retirement PlanSolutions 4 Community Health…$3M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among 403(b) Thrift Plan for Employees of Sparc Philadelphia and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Pennsylvania filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$2M
Net Assets (End of Year)$3M
Net Income$390K
Employer EIN264277598
Plan Effective Date2010-03-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Sparc Philadelphia)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Sparc Philadelphia plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$2M 7.736184622327189% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$2.2M$2.4M$2.6M$2.8M 202220232024 $2.3M $2.47M ▲ +7.4%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 113 $2M
2023 1 294 $3M
2024 1 338 $2M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Pennsylvania

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

403(b) Thrift Plan for Employees of Sparc Philadelphia vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Pennsylvania, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000 -505101520 Total assets ($B) Participants 403(b) Thrift Plan for Employees of Sparc Philadelphia, Total assets ($B): 0.00268538 · Participants: 294403(b) Thrift Plan for Employees of Sparc PhiladelphiaComcast Corporation Retirement - Investment Plan, Total assets ($B): 17.368669862 · Participants: 93136Comcast Corporation Retirement - Investment PlanCigna 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 13.003870935 · Participants: 66760Cigna 401(k) PlanThe Vanguard Retirement and Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 9.765617477 · Participants: 18200The Vanguard Retirement and Savings PlanThe PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. Incentive Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 9.339762 · Participants: 61697The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. Incentive Savings PlanThe Bank of New York Mellon Corporation 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 8.955655142 · Participants: 25184The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation 401(k) Savings Plan
403(b) Thrift Plan for Employees of Sparc Philadelphia vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Pennsylvania, assets vs. participants
Compare 403(b) Thrift Plan for Employees of Sparc Philadelphia side-by-side with 3 peers →

403(b) Thrift Plan for Employees of Sparc Philadelphia's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Pennsylvania, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Peak Trading Corporation 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan & Trust in NY ($3M); by covered participants it is University Cancer & Blood Center, LLC in GA (294 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (294 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 403(b) Thrift Plan for Employees of Sparc Philadelphia assets move in 2023? ▼
403(b) Thrift Plan for Employees of Sparc Philadelphia grew sharply - up 17.0% during 2023, from $2M to $3M. Reported net income was $390K.
How have Sparc Philadelphia plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Sparc Philadelphia's sponsor-wide assets grew 7.7%, from $2M to $2M.
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to 403(b) Thrift Plan for Employees of Sparc Philadelphia? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Peak Trading Corporation 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan & Trust in NY ($3M, 26 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to 403(b) Thrift Plan for Employees of Sparc Philadelphia? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is University Cancer & Blood Center, LLC in GA (294 participants, N/A 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 264277598.

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.