Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Wellstar Health System, Inc. Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$1.4B
Total assets Very large vs avg
3,333
Participants Above avg headcount
99th
Percentile by assets National rank
$423,528
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Wellstar Health System, Inc. Active Employees Retirement Plan a · Sponsored by Wellstar Health System, Inc. · Georgia · Healthcare & Social Assistance

$1.4B in assets, 3,333 participants

Wellstar Health System, Inc.'s Wellstar Health System, Inc. Active Employees Retirement Plan a reported $1.4B in total assets and 3,333 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 99th 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.

  • #17,541 in Healthcare & Social Assistance (17,684 peers)

Coverage in Georgia

Wellstar Health System, Inc. Active Employees Retirement Plan a covers 3,333 participants in Georgia, 3.0x the typical Georgia plan (state average ~1,096 per filing). Assets: $1.4B.

#17,541
in Healthcare & Social Assistance (17,684 peers)
+122.4%
assets growth YoY
14×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Wellstar Health System, Inc. Active Employees Retirement Plan a's outsized position by total assets

Wellstar Health System, Inc. Active Employees Retirement Plan a vs every filed plan by assets

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

$1,411,618,176 Top 1% higher than 99% 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

Wellstar Health System, Inc. Active Employees Retirement Plan a'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. Wellstar Health System, Inc. Active Employees Retirement Plan a lands in the large band (3,333 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Wellstar Health System, Inc. Active Employees Retirement Plan a end-of-year assets rose from $635M in the plan year 2022 filing to $1.4B in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Wellstar Health System, Inc. Active Employees Retirement Plan a reported participants fell from 3,665 in the plan year 2022 filing to 3,333 in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Wellstar Health System, Inc. Active Employees Retirement Plan a reported net income rose from $68M in the plan year 2022 filing to $73M in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 581649541 · Wellstar Health System, Inc. PY 2023 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Wellstar Health System, Inc. Active Employees Retirement Plan a · $1.4B · 3,333 · 99th

  • EIN $1.4B
  • EIN 3,333
  • EIN 99th
  • EIN Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • EIN near Felra & Ufcw Pension Plan
  • EIN ind #17541

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 Georgia →

Wellstar Health System, Inc. Active Employees Retirement Plan a in the asset neighbourhood

Pension Plan B for Employees of Consumers Energy CompanyPension Plan B for Employees…$1.4BWellstar Health System, Inc. Active Employees Retirement Plan aWellstar Health System, Inc.…$1.4BFelra & Ufcw Pension Plan$1.4BCarpenters Pension Trust Fund of Kansas CityCarpenters Pension Trust Fun…$1.4BHuntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. Newport News Operations Pension Plan for Employees Covered by United Steelworkers Local 8888 CbaHuntington Ingalls Industrie…$1.4B
End-of-year total assets ($B) among Wellstar Health System, Inc. Active Employees Retirement Plan a and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Georgia filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$635M
Net Assets (End of Year)$1.4B
Net Income$73M
Employer EIN581649541
Plan Effective Date2015-07-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Wellstar Health System, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Wellstar Health System, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$5.0B 64.20101051727607% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$2B$3B$4B$5B$6B 202220232024 $3.02B $4.95B ▲ +63.9%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 3 38,490 $3.0B
2023 3 36,943 $3.5B
2024 3 49,923 $5.0B

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Georgia

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

Wellstar Health System, Inc. Active Employees Retirement Plan a vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Georgia, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000200000 05101520 Total assets ($B) Participants Wellstar Health System, Inc. Active Employees Retirement Plan a, Total assets ($B): 1.411618176 · Participants: 3333Wellstar Health System, Inc. Active Employees Retirement Plan aThe Southern Company Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 15.596954837 · Participants: 25241The Southern Company Pension PlanUPS/Ibt Full-Time Employee Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 12.285105757 · Participants: 70241UPS/Ibt Full-Time Employee Pension PlanUPS Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 9.733665646 · Participants: 153217UPS Pension PlanCox Enterprises, Inc. Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 7.396009274 · Participants: 24023Cox Enterprises, Inc. Pension PlanDelta Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 7.309889555 · Participants: 15601Delta Retirement Plan
Wellstar Health System, Inc. Active Employees Retirement Plan a vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Georgia, assets vs. participants

Wellstar Health System, Inc. Active Employees Retirement Plan a's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Georgia, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Felra & Ufcw Pension Plan in MD ($1.4B); by covered participants it is Minor League Players Pension Plan in NY (3,334 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (3,333 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 Wellstar Health System, Inc. Active Employees Retirement Plan a assets move in 2023?
Wellstar Health System, Inc. Active Employees Retirement Plan a surged - up 122.4% during 2023, from $635M to $1.4B. Reported net income was $73M.
How have Wellstar Health System, Inc. plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Wellstar Health System, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 64.2%, from $3.0B to $5.0B.
Where does Wellstar Health System, Inc. Active Employees Retirement Plan a rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
Wellstar Health System, Inc. Active Employees Retirement Plan a ranks in the 99th 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 Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Wellstar Health System, Inc. Active Employees Retirement Plan a?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Felra & Ufcw Pension Plan in MD ($1.4B, N/A participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Wellstar Health System, Inc. Active Employees Retirement Plan a?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Minor League Players Pension Plan in NY (3,334 participants, $22M in assets).