Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Rush University Medical Center Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-11

$916M
Total assets
10,468
Participants
98th
Percentile by assets
$87,488
Avg per participant
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Official DOL plan name: Rush Retirement Plan · Sponsored by Rush University Medical Center · Illinois · Healthcare & Social Assistance

$916M in assets, 10,468 participants

Rush University Medical Center's Rush Retirement Plan reported $916M in total assets and 10,468 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 98th 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.

  • 98th percentile by assets (of 127,072 plans)
  • #17,453 in Healthcare & Social Assistance (17,684 peers)

Coverage in Illinois

Rush Retirement Plan covers 10,468 participants in Illinois, 13x the typical Illinois plan (state average ~779 per filing). Assets: $916M.

$916M
total plan assets (2023 EOY)
10,468
covered participants
98th
percentile by assets (of 127,072 plans)
$87,488
avg assets per participant

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Rush Retirement Plan reported participants rose from N/A in the plan year 2022 filing to 10,468 in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Rush Retirement Plan reported net income rose from -$114M in the plan year 2022 filing to $44M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Rush Retirement Plan end-of-year assets rose from $872M in the plan year 2022 filing to $916M in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Participants vs Illinois filers

In Illinois, the average filing covers about 779 participants across 5,745 plans. Rush Retirement Plan reports 10,468 participants - 13x that state average ($916M EOY assets).

Illinois filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$872M
Net Assets (End of Year)$916M
Net Income$44M
Employer EIN362174823
Plan Effective Date2015-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Rush University Medical Center)

$2B$2.2B$2.4B$2.6B$2.8B 202220232024 $2.09B $2.69B ▲ +28.7%
Total plan assets by year, all Rush University Medical Center plans on file
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 3 21,268 $2.1B
2023 2 23,443 $2.4B
2024 2 22,380 $2.7B

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Illinois

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Rush Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants

Rush Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. 0100002000030000400005000060000 -200204060 Total assets ($B) Participants Rush Retirement PlanCentral States, Sout…State Farm Insurance…United Food & Commer…John Deere Pension P…Abbott Laboratories …
Rush Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants

Scale composition for Rush Retirement Plan

Rush Retirement Plan reports $916M in end-of-year assets across 10,468 participants (0.007% of the $12.3T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.011% of 93,925,755 covered participants) - about $87,488 per participant (63% of the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2023 was $44M.

This plan identity (EIN 362174823, plan #006) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $872M to $879M (+0.8%) while covered participants moved from N/A to 8,788 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.

Plan year Participants EOY assets Filing
2022 N/A $872M Open filing
2023 10,468 $916M This page
2024 · index core 8,788 $879M Open filing

The same sponsor also keeps 2 other index-core plans on PlainRetire:

Similar-Sized Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans Nationally

Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states closest to Rush Retirement Plan by total assets, not by location.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Rush Retirement Plan assets move in 2023?
Rush Retirement Plan grew at a solid clip - up 5.0% during 2023, from $872M to $916M. Reported net income was $44M.
How have Rush University Medical Center plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Rush University Medical Center's sponsor-wide assets grew 28.3%, from $2.1B to $2.7B.
Where does Rush Retirement Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
Rush Retirement Plan ranks in the 98th 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 Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Rush Retirement Plan?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Meba Pension Trust-Defined Benefit Plan in MD ($916M, 2,367 participants).

Filing takeaways

Ways to act on Rush Retirement Plan's numbers.