Other · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Merakey USA Retirement Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$140M
Total assets Near avg plan size
6,247
Participants Above avg headcount
93rd
Percentile by assets National rank
$22,472
Avg per participant Low balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Merakey 403(b) Plan · Sponsored by Merakey USA · Pennsylvania · Healthcare & Social Assistance

$140M in assets, 6,247 participants

Merakey USA's Merakey 403(b) Plan reported $140M in total assets and 6,247 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 93rd 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.

  • #16,637 in Healthcare & Social Assistance (17,684 peers)

Coverage in Pennsylvania

Merakey 403(b) Plan covers 6,247 participants in Pennsylvania, 7.6x the typical Pennsylvania plan (state average ~822 per filing). Assets: $140M.

#16,637
in Healthcare & Social Assistance (17,684 peers)
+13.4%
assets growth YoY
1.4×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Merakey 403(b) Plan's outsized position by total assets

Merakey 403(b) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$140,385,168 Top 7% higher than 93% 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

Merakey 403(b) 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. Merakey 403(b) Plan lands in the large band (6,247 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Merakey 403(b) Plan reported net income rose from -$28M in the plan year 2022 filing to $17M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Merakey 403(b) Plan end-of-year assets rose from $124M in the plan year 2022 filing to $140M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Merakey 403(b) Plan reported participants fell from 7,089 in the plan year 2022 filing to 6,247 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 232175924 · Merakey USA PY 2023 · Other

Merakey 403(b) Plan · $140M · 6,247 · 93rd

  • EIN $140M
  • RANK 6,247
  • PHOTO 93rd
  • IND Other
  • EOY near Ticua 403(b) Defined Contribution Plan
  • 5500 ind #16637

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 →

Merakey 403(b) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Alfred University Retirement PlanAlfred University Retirement…$141MMerakey 403(b) Plan$140MTicua 403(b) Defined Contribution PlanTicua 403(b) Defined Contrib…$140MEckerd College Defined Contribution Retirement PlanEckerd College Defined Contr…$140MHigh Point University Retirement PlanHigh Point University Retire…$139M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Merakey 403(b) Plan and nearest nationwide Other peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Pennsylvania filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$124M
Net Assets (End of Year)$140M
Net Income$17M
Employer EIN232175924
Plan Effective Date2009-05-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Merakey USA)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Merakey USA plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$155M 21.64936632614875% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$100M$150M$200M$250M$300M 202220232024 $128M $155M ▲ +21.7%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 7,362 $128M
2023 4 15,030 $281M
2024 1 6,121 $155M

Nearby Other Plans in Pennsylvania

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

Merakey 403(b) Plan vs. nearby Other plans in Pennsylvania, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. 020000400006000080000100000 -202468 Total assets ($B) Participants Merakey 403(b) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.140385168 · Participants: 6247Merakey 403(b) PlanThe 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
Merakey 403(b) Plan vs. nearby Other plans in Pennsylvania, assets vs. participants

Scale composition for Merakey 403(b) Plan

Merakey 403(b) Plan reports $140M in end-of-year assets across 6,247 participants (0.001% of the $12.3T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.007% of 93,925,755 covered participants) - about $22,472 per participant (16% of the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2023 was $17M.

This plan identity (EIN 232175924, plan #001) has 4 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $124M to $155M (+25.4%) while covered participants moved from 7,089 to 6,121 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.

Plan year Participants EOY assets Filing
2022 7,089 $124M Open filing
2023 6,247 $140M This page
2023 8,260 $133M Open filing
2024 · index core 6,121 $155M Open filing

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

Merakey 403(b) Plan's out-of-state Other peers by assets and headcount

Outside Pennsylvania, the nearest Other by assets is Ticua 403(b) Defined Contribution Plan in TN ($140M); by covered participants it is Northshore University Healthsystem Retirement Contribution Plan in IL (6,249 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($140M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (6,247 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 Merakey 403(b) Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Merakey 403(b) Plan grew at a solid clip - up 13.4% during 2023, from $124M to $140M. Reported net income was $17M.
How have Merakey USA plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Merakey USA's sponsor-wide assets grew 21.6%, from $128M to $155M.
Where does Merakey 403(b) Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Merakey 403(b) Plan ranks in the 93rd 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 Other plans are similar in size to Merakey 403(b) Plan? ▼
Among Other plans in other states, the closest by assets is Ticua 403(b) Defined Contribution Plan in TN ($140M, 1,369 participants).
Which Other plans cover a similar participant headcount to Merakey 403(b) Plan? ▼
Among Other plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Northshore University Healthsystem Retirement Contribution Plan in IL (6,249 participants, N/A in assets).