Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Virginia Mason Medical Center Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$88M
Total assets Below avg plan size
20
Participants Small participant base
90th
Percentile by assets National rank
$4.4M
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Virginia Mason Medical Center Defined Benefit Retirement Plan · Sponsored by Virginia Mason Medical Center · Washington · Healthcare & Social Assistance

$88M in assets, 20 participants

Virginia Mason Medical Center's Virginia Mason Medical Center Defined Benefit Retirement Plan reported $88M in total assets and 20 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.

  • #16,214 in Healthcare & Social Assistance (17,684 peers)

Where Virginia Mason Medical Center Defined Benefit Retirement Plan sits by assets

Virginia Mason Medical Center Defined Benefit Retirement Plan sits in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets, $88M for 20 participants (~$4.4M/participant), down 5.2% in 2023.

#16,214
in Healthcare & Social Assistance (17,684 peers)
-5.2%
assets change YoY
0.9×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $263K for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Virginia Mason Medical Center Defined Benefit Retirement Plan's outsized position by total assets

Virginia Mason Medical Center Defined Benefit Retirement Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$88,201,819 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

Virginia Mason Medical Center Defined Benefit Retirement Plan among smaller filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2023 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Virginia Mason Medical Center Defined Benefit Retirement Plan is a small filing (20 participants) on this national headcount ladder.

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Virginia Mason Medical Center Defined Benefit Retirement Plan reported net income rose from -$26M in the plan year 2022 filing to -$263K in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Virginia Mason Medical Center Defined Benefit Retirement Plan reported participants fell from 22 in the plan year 2022 filing to 20 in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Virginia Mason Medical Center Defined Benefit Retirement Plan end-of-year assets fell from $93M in the plan year 2022 filing to $88M in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 910565539 · Virginia Mason Medical Center PY 2023 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Virginia Mason Medical Center Defined Benefit Retirement Plan · $88M · 20 · 90th

  • VS-ST $88M
  • VS-ST 20
  • VS-ST 90th
  • VS-ST Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • VS-ST near Western Farm Bureau Pension Plan
  • VS-ST ind #16214

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 Washington →

Virginia Mason Medical Center Defined Benefit Retirement Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Virginia Mason Medical Center Defined Benefit Retirement Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Scale-class filing particulars (2023)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$93M
Net Assets (End of Year)$85M
Net Income-$263K
Employer EIN910565539
Plan Effective Date1958-02-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Virginia Mason Medical Center)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Virginia Mason Medical Center plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$82M 92.07648135574027% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$0B$0.5B$1B$1.5B 202220232024 $1.03B $0.08B ▼ -92.2%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 3 11,244 $1.0B
2023 3 10,991 $88M
2024 1 13 $82M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Washington

Peer Defined Benefit (Pension) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

Virginia Mason Medical Center Defined Benefit Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Washington, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -1000000100000200000300000 -20020406080 Total assets ($B) Participants Virginia Mason Medical Center Defined Benefit Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.088201819 · Participants: 20Virginia Mason Medical Center Defined Benefit Retirement PlanWestern Conference of Teamsters Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 57.387332732 · Participants: 229511Western Conference of Teamsters Pension PlanThe Pension Value Plan for Employees of the Boeing Company, Total assets ($B): 25.042153263 · Participants: 31566The Pension Value Plan for Employees of the Boeing CompanyThe Boeing Company Employee Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 16.333139549 · Participants: 32477The Boeing Company Employee Retirement PlanNorthwest Carpenters Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.287308621 · Participants: 15892Northwest Carpenters Retirement PlanLocals 302 & 612 of the Iuoe - Employers Construction Industry Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.066446219 · Participants: 8339Locals 302 & 612 of the Iuoe - Employers Construction Industry Retirement Plan
Virginia Mason Medical Center Defined Benefit Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Washington, assets vs. participants

Virginia Mason Medical Center Defined Benefit Retirement Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Washington, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Western Farm Bureau Pension Plan in ID ($88M); by covered participants it is Dedert Corporation Employees' Pension Plan in IL (20 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

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 Virginia Mason Medical Center Defined Benefit Retirement Plan assets move in 2023?
Virginia Mason Medical Center Defined Benefit Retirement Plan pulled back noticeably - down 5.2% during 2023, from $93M to $88M. Reported net income was -$263K.
How have Virginia Mason Medical Center plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Virginia Mason Medical Center's sponsor-wide assets declined 92.1%, from $1.0B to $82M.
Where does Virginia Mason Medical Center Defined Benefit Retirement Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
Virginia Mason Medical Center Defined Benefit 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 Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Virginia Mason Medical Center Defined Benefit Retirement Plan?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Western Farm Bureau Pension Plan in ID ($88M, 161 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Virginia Mason Medical Center Defined Benefit Retirement Plan?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Dedert Corporation Employees' Pension Plan in IL (20 participants, N/A in assets).