401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Spark Therapeutics, Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$127M
Total assets Near avg plan size
892
Participants Near avg headcount
93rd
Percentile by assets National rank
$142,115
Avg per participant Near avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Spark Therapeutics, Inc. 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by Spark Therapeutics, Inc. · Pennsylvania · Healthcare & Social Assistance

$127M in assets, 892 participants

Spark Therapeutics, Inc.'s Spark Therapeutics, Inc. 401(k) Plan reported $127M in total assets and 892 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.

  • #16,560 in Healthcare & Social Assistance (17,684 peers)

Where Spark Therapeutics, Inc. 401(k) Plan sits by assets

Spark Therapeutics, Inc. 401(k) Plan sits in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets, $127M for 892 participants (~$142,115/participant), up 45.6% in 2023.

#16,560
in Healthcare & Social Assistance (17,684 peers)
+45.6%
assets growth YoY
1.3×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Spark Therapeutics, Inc. 401(k) Plan's outsized position by total assets

Spark Therapeutics, Inc. 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$126,766,424 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

Spark Therapeutics, Inc. 401(k) Plan 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. Spark Therapeutics, Inc. 401(k) Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (892 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Spark Therapeutics, Inc. 401(k) Plan reported net income rose from $9M in the plan year 2022 filing to $40M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Spark Therapeutics, Inc. 401(k) Plan end-of-year assets rose from $87M in the plan year 2022 filing to $127M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Spark Therapeutics, Inc. 401(k) Plan reported participants rose from 822 in the plan year 2022 filing to 892 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 462654405 · Spark Therapeutics, Inc. PY 2023 · 401(k)

Spark Therapeutics, Inc. 401(k) Plan · $127M · 892 · 93rd

  • EIN $127M
  • EIN 892
  • EIN 93rd
  • EIN 401(k)
  • EIN near Mmm Partner/Staff 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan
  • EIN ind #16560

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 →

Spark Therapeutics, Inc. 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Spark Therapeutics, Inc. 401(k) Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Scale-class filing particulars (2023)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$87M
Net Assets (End of Year)$127M
Net Income$40M
Employer EIN462654405
Plan Effective Date2014-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Spark Therapeutics, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Spark Therapeutics, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$165M 89.12757965599897% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$50M$100M$150M$200M 202220232024 $87.1M $165M ▲ +89.1%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 822 $87M
2023 1 892 $127M
2024 1 863 $165M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Pennsylvania

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

Spark Therapeutics, Inc. 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Pennsylvania, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000 -505101520 Total assets ($B) Participants Spark Therapeutics, Inc. 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.126766424 · Participants: 892Spark Therapeutics, Inc. 401(k) PlanComcast 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
Spark Therapeutics, Inc. 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Pennsylvania, assets vs. participants
Compare Spark Therapeutics, Inc. 401(k) Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Spark Therapeutics, Inc. 401(k) Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Pennsylvania, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Mmm Partner/Staff 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan in GA ($127M); by covered participants it is Ahead, Inc. 401(k) Plan in IL (892 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($127M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (892 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 Spark Therapeutics, Inc. 401(k) Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Spark Therapeutics, Inc. 401(k) Plan surged - up 45.6% during 2023, from $87M to $127M. Reported net income was $40M.
How have Spark Therapeutics, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Spark Therapeutics, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 89.1%, from $87M to $165M.
Where does Spark Therapeutics, Inc. 401(k) Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Spark Therapeutics, Inc. 401(k) 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 401(k) plans are similar in size to Spark Therapeutics, Inc. 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Mmm Partner/Staff 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan in GA ($127M, 242 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Spark Therapeutics, Inc. 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Ahead, Inc. 401(k) Plan in IL (892 participants, $58M 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 462654405.

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.