Other · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Northwell Health, Inc. Retirement Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$9.9B
Total assets Very large vs avg
48,676
Participants Very large workforce
100th
Percentile by assets National rank
$203,142
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Northwell Health 403(b) Plan · Sponsored by Northwell Health, Inc. · New York · Healthcare & Social Assistance

$9.9B in assets, 48,676 participants

Northwell Health, Inc.'s Northwell Health 403(b) Plan reported $9.9B in total assets and 48,676 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 100th 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.

  • #17,674 in Healthcare & Social Assistance (17,684 peers)

Coverage in New York

Northwell Health 403(b) Plan covers 48,676 participants in New York, 61x the typical New York plan (state average ~798 per filing). Assets: $9.9B.

#17,674
in Healthcare & Social Assistance (17,684 peers)
+18.9%
assets growth YoY
99×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

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

Northwell Health 403(b) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$9,888,143,307 Highest reported value at or above every one 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

Northwell Health 403(b) Plan's mega-plan peer group by participant headcount

Plan-year 2023 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Northwell Health 403(b) Plan is a mega filing (48,676 participants), the rightmost band on the breakdown.

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Northwell Health 403(b) Plan reported net income rose from -$1.5B in the plan year 2022 filing to $1.3B in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Northwell Health 403(b) Plan end-of-year assets rose from $8.3B in the plan year 2022 filing to $9.9B in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Northwell Health 403(b) Plan reported participants rose from 47,348 in the plan year 2022 filing to 48,676 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 113418133 · Northwell Health, Inc. PY 2023 · Other

Northwell Health 403(b) Plan · $9.9B · 48,676 · 100th

  • VS-ST $9.9B
  • BOY 48,676
  • SCH 100th
  • EBSA Other
  • PART near The Duke University Faculty and Staff Retirement Plan
  • TYPE ind #17674

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 New York →

Northwell Health 403(b) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Mayo 403(b) Plan$11.2BStanford Contributory Retirement PlanStanford Contributory Retire…$11.0BNorthwell Health 403(b) Plan$9.9BThe Duke University Faculty and Staff Retirement PlanThe Duke University Faculty …$9.0BJohns Hopkins University 403(b) PlanJohns Hopkins University 403…$7.8B
End-of-year total assets ($B) among Northwell Health 403(b) Plan and nearest nationwide Other peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

New York filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$8.3B
Net Assets (End of Year)$9.9B
Net Income$1.3B
Employer EIN113418133
Plan Effective Date1976-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Northwell Health, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Northwell Health, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$15.6B 35.16717418173857% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$10B$12B$14B$16B$18B 202220232024 $11.6B $15.6B ▲ +35.2%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 4 106,497 $11.5B
2023 3 122,226 $13.9B
2024 3 108,023 $15.6B

Nearby Other Plans in New York

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

Northwell Health 403(b) Plan vs. nearby Other plans in New York, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. 0100002000030000400005000060000 4681012 Total assets ($B) Participants Northwell Health 403(b) Plan, Total assets ($B): 9.888143307 · Participants: 48676Northwell Health 403(b) PlanThe Mount Sinai Medical Center 403(b) Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 8.498597037 · Participants: 30241The Mount Sinai Medical Center 403(b) Retirement PlanUniversity of Rochester Retirement Program, Total assets ($B): 7.214339559 · Participants: 28970University of Rochester Retirement ProgramMemorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 5.59380214 · Participants: 22855Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Retirement Savings PlanRetirement Plan for Officers of Columbia University, Total assets ($B): 5.026291682 · Participants: 14407Retirement Plan for Officers of Columbia UniversityNew York University Retirement Plan for Members of the Faculty, Professional Research Staff and Administration, Total assets ($B): 4.876044145 · Participants: 10107New York University Retirement Plan for Members of the Faculty, Professional Research Staff and Administration
Northwell Health 403(b) Plan vs. nearby Other plans in New York, assets vs. participants

Scale composition for Northwell Health 403(b) Plan

Northwell Health 403(b) Plan reports $9.9B in end-of-year assets across 48,676 participants (0.080% of the $12.3T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.052% of 93,925,755 covered participants) - about $203,142 per participant (1.5x the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2023 was $1.3B.

This plan identity (EIN 113418133, plan #003) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $8.3B to $10.9B (+31.3%) while covered participants moved from 47,348 to 44,511 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.

Plan year Participants EOY assets Filing
2022 47,348 $8.3B Open filing
2023 48,676 $9.9B This page
2024 · index core 44,511 $10.9B Open filing

The same sponsor also keeps 3 other index-core plans on PlainRetire:

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

Outside New York, the nearest Other by assets is The Duke University Faculty and Staff Retirement Plan in NC ($9.0B); by covered participants it is Fca US LLC UAW Savings Plan in MI (49,473 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($9.9B here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (48,676 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 Northwell Health 403(b) Plan assets move in 2023?
Northwell Health 403(b) Plan grew sharply - up 18.9% during 2023, from $8.3B to $9.9B. Reported net income was $1.3B.
How have Northwell Health, Inc. plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Northwell Health, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 35.2%, from $11.5B to $15.6B.
Where does Northwell Health 403(b) Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
Northwell Health 403(b) Plan ranks in the 100th percentile by end-of-year assets among 127,072 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (among the largest 1% of all filed plans).
Which Other plans are similar in size to Northwell Health 403(b) Plan?
Among Other plans in other states, the closest by assets is The Duke University Faculty and Staff Retirement Plan in NC ($9.0B, 44,809 participants).
Which Other plans cover a similar participant headcount to Northwell Health 403(b) Plan?
Among Other plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Fca US LLC UAW Savings Plan in MI (49,473 participants, $4.7B in assets).