Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Reading Health System Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$408M
Total assets Above avg plan size
2,316
Participants Above avg headcount
97th
Percentile by assets National rank
$176,192
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Reading Health System Pension Plan · Sponsored by Reading Health System · Pennsylvania · Healthcare & Social Assistance

$408M in assets, 2,316 participants

Reading Health System's Reading Health System Pension Plan reported $408M in total assets and 2,316 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 97th 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.

  • #17,187 in Healthcare & Social Assistance (17,684 peers)

Coverage in Pennsylvania

Reading Health System Pension Plan covers 2,316 participants in Pennsylvania, 2.8x the typical Pennsylvania plan (state average ~822 per filing). Assets: $408M.

#17,187
in Healthcare & Social Assistance (17,684 peers)
-0.5%
assets change YoY
4.1×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $2M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Reading Health System Pension Plan's outsized position by total assets

Reading Health System Pension Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$408,060,612 Top 3% higher than 97% 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

Reading Health System Pension 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. Reading Health System Pension Plan lands in the large band (2,316 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Reading Health System Pension Plan reported net income rose from -$13M in the plan year 2022 filing to -$2M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Reading Health System Pension Plan reported participants fell from 2,485 in the plan year 2022 filing to 2,316 in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Reading Health System Pension Plan end-of-year assets fell from $410M in the plan year 2022 filing to $408M in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 231352204 · Reading Health System PY 2023 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Reading Health System Pension Plan · $408M · 2,316 · 97th

  • 5500 $408M
  • ASSETS 2,316
  • PCT 97th
  • EIN Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • RANK near Pnm Resources, Inc. Employees' Retirement Plan
  • PHOTO ind #17187

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 →

Reading Health System Pension Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Tate & Lyle Salaried Pension PlanTate & Lyle Salaried Pension…$410MReading Health System Pension PlanReading Health System Pensio…$408MPnm Resources, Inc. Employees' Retirement PlanPnm Resources, Inc. Employee…$407MNational Renewable Energy Laboratory Shared Security Pension PlanNational Renewable Energy La…$406MSparrow Health System Associate Pension PlanSparrow Health System Associ…$406M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Reading Health System Pension Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Pennsylvania filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$410M
Net Assets (End of Year)$408M
Net Income-$2M
Employer EIN231352204
Plan Effective Date1962-07-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Reading Health System)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Reading Health System plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$432M 5.37455060958742% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$400M$410M$420M$430M$440M 202220232024 $410M $432M ▲ +5.4%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 2,485 $410M
2023 1 2,316 $408M
2024 1 2,039 $432M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Pennsylvania

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

Reading Health System Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Pennsylvania, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -20000020000400006000080000 -5051015 Total assets ($B) Participants Reading Health System Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.408060612 · Participants: 2316Reading Health System Pension PlanNational Elevator Industry Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 11.224377797 · Participants: 27434National Elevator Industry Pension PlanSteelworkers Pension Trust, Total assets ($B): 6.602912146 · Participants: 47052Steelworkers Pension TrustThe PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 5.63715 · Participants: 63680The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. Pension PlanConstellation Retirement Program, Total assets ($B): 5.323012123 · Participants: 5080Constellation Retirement ProgramThe Bank of New York Mellon Corporation Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 5.257223708 · Participants: 7374The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation Pension Plan
Reading Health System Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Pennsylvania, assets vs. participants
Compare Reading Health System Pension Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Reading Health System Pension Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Pennsylvania, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Pnm Resources, Inc. Employees' Retirement Plan in NM ($407M); by covered participants it is International Union of Operating Engineers Local Union No. 478, a-C-D-E Pension Plan in CT (2,316 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (2,316 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 Reading Health System Pension Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Reading Health System Pension Plan held essentially flat - down 0.5% during 2023, from $410M to $408M. Reported net income was -$2M.
How have Reading Health System plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Reading Health System's sponsor-wide assets grew 5.4%, from $410M to $432M.
Where does Reading Health System Pension Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Reading Health System Pension Plan ranks in the 97th 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 Reading Health System Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Pnm Resources, Inc. Employees' Retirement Plan in NM ($407M, 146 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Reading Health System Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is International Union of Operating Engineers Local Union No. 478, a-C-D-E Pension Plan in CT (2,316 participants, $694M 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 231352204.

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.