Other · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

The Bear Creek School Retirement Plan

Data updated 2026-08-11

$14M
Total assets
290
Participants
63rd
Percentile by assets
$48,972
Avg per participant
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Official DOL plan name: Bear Creek School 403b Retirement Plan · Sponsored by The Bear Creek School · Washington · Educational Services

$14M in assets, 290 participants

The Bear Creek School's Bear Creek School 403b Retirement Plan reported $14M in total assets and 290 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 63rd 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.

  • 63rd percentile by assets (of 123,622 plans)
  • #1,675 in Educational Services (3,638 peers)

Coverage in Washington

Bear Creek School 403b Retirement Plan covers 290 participants in Washington, about 20% of the average Washington filer (state average ~1,476 per filing). Assets: $14M.

$14M
total plan assets (2024 EOY)
290
covered participants
63rd
percentile by assets (of 123,622 plans)
$48,972
avg assets per participant

Where Bear Creek School 403b Retirement Plan sits by total assets

Bear Creek School 403b Retirement Plan vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2024 · DOL Form 5500

$14,201,959 Top 37% higher than 63% of 123,620 filed plans

This plan $0 $2,010,000,000 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 2024

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Bear Creek School 403b Retirement Plan reported participants rose from 164 in the plan year 2023 filing to 290 in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Bear Creek School 403b Retirement Plan end-of-year assets rose from $12M in the plan year 2023 filing to $14M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Bear Creek School 403b Retirement Plan reported net income rose from $2M in the plan year 2023 filing to $3M in the plan year 2024 filing.

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Participants vs Washington filers

In Washington, the average filing covers about 1,476 participants across 2,612 plans. Bear Creek School 403b Retirement Plan reports 290 participants - about 20% of that state average ($14M EOY assets).

Washington filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$12M
Net Assets (End of Year)$14M
Net Income$3M
Employer EIN911420530
Plan Effective Date2000-12-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (The Bear Creek School)

$8M$10M$12M$14M$16M 202220232024 $9.08M $14.2M ▲ +56.4%
Total plan assets by year, all The Bear Creek School plans on file
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 163 $9M
2023 1 164 $12M
2024 1 290 $14M

Nearby Other Plans in Washington

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

Bear Creek School 403b Retirement Plan vs. nearby Other plans in Washington, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -500005000100001500020000 -0.500.511.52 Total assets ($B) Participants Bear Creek School 40…, Total assets ($B): 0.014201959 · Participants: 290Bear Creek School 40…Fred Hutchinson Canc…, Total assets ($B): 1.466484427 · Participants: 6067Fred Hutchinson Canc…Multicare Health Sys…, Total assets ($B): 1.164607998 · Participants: 16022Multicare Health Sys…Overlake Hospital Me…, Total assets ($B): 0.653546073 · Participants: 3637Overlake Hospital Me…Ironworkers District…, Total assets ($B): 0.593773803 · Participants: 7427Ironworkers District…Gonzaga University 4…, Total assets ($B): 0.521526518 · Participants: 2294Gonzaga University 4…
Bear Creek School 403b Retirement Plan vs. nearby Other plans in Washington, assets vs. participants

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Frequently Asked Questions

How did Bear Creek School 403b Retirement Plan assets move in 2024?
Bear Creek School 403b Retirement Plan grew sharply - up 23.2% during 2024, from $12M to $14M. Reported net income was $3M.
How have The Bear Creek School plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), The Bear Creek School's sponsor-wide assets grew 56.4%, from $9M to $14M.
Which Other plans are similar in size to Bear Creek School 403b Retirement Plan?
Among Other plans in other states, the closest by assets is Tidewater Health Care, Inc. 401(a) Retirement Plan in VA ($14M, 246 participants).

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