Other · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Penn State Health Retirement Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$532M
Total assets Above avg plan size
18,777
Participants Very large workforce
97th
Percentile by assets National rank
$28,357
Avg per participant Low balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Penn State Health Tax Sheltered Annuity Program · Sponsored by Penn State Health · Pennsylvania · Healthcare & Social Assistance

$532M in assets, 18,777 participants

Penn State Health's Penn State Health Tax Sheltered Annuity Program reported $532M in total assets and 18,777 participants in its 2024 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.

  • #16,476 in Healthcare & Social Assistance (16,916 peers)

Coverage in Pennsylvania

Penn State Health Tax Sheltered Annuity Program covers 18,777 participants in Pennsylvania, 23x the typical Pennsylvania plan (state average ~822 per filing). Assets: $532M.

#16,476
in Healthcare & Social Assistance (16,916 peers)
+19.8%
assets growth YoY
5.3×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Penn State Health Tax Sheltered Annuity Program's outsized position by total assets

Penn State Health Tax Sheltered Annuity Program vs every filed plan by assets

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

$532,454,952 Top 3% higher than 97% of 123,620 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 2024

Penn State Health Tax Sheltered Annuity Program's mega-plan peer group by participant headcount

Plan-year 2024 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Penn State Health Tax Sheltered Annuity Program is a mega filing (18,777 participants), the rightmost band on the breakdown.

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Penn State Health Tax Sheltered Annuity Program end-of-year assets rose from $444M in the plan year 2023 filing to $532M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Penn State Health Tax Sheltered Annuity Program reported net income fell from $71M in the plan year 2023 filing to $69M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Penn State Health Tax Sheltered Annuity Program reported participants rose from 18,215 in the plan year 2023 filing to 18,777 in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 473769205 · Penn State Health PY 2024 · Other

Penn State Health Tax Sheltered Annuity Program · $532M · 18,777 · 97th

  • NET $532M
  • NET 18,777
  • NET 97th
  • NET Other
  • NET near Noblis, Inc. Tax Sheltered Annuity Plan
  • NET ind #16476

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 →

Penn State Health Tax Sheltered Annuity Program in the asset neighbourhood

Loyola Marymount University Defined Contribution Retirement PlanLoyola Marymount University …$538MNoblis, Inc. Tax Sheltered Annuity PlanNoblis, Inc. Tax Sheltered A…$533MPenn State Health Tax Sheltered Annuity ProgramPenn State Health Tax Shelte…$532MSuffolk University Employee Retirement PlanSuffolk University Employee …$531MOberlin College Defined Contribution and Tax Deferred Annuity Retirement PlanOberlin College Defined Cont…$529M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Penn State Health Tax Sheltered Annuity Program and nearest nationwide Other peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Pennsylvania filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$444M
Net Assets (End of Year)$532M
Net Income$69M
Employer EIN473769205
Plan Effective Date2017-10-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Penn State Health)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Penn State Health plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$3.5B 37.468703821557746% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$2B$2.5B$3B$3.5B$4B 202220232024 $2.52B $3.46B ▲ +37.3%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 33,697 $2.5B
2023 2 32,980 $3.0B
2024 2 34,333 $3.5B

Nearby Other Plans in Pennsylvania

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

Penn State Health Tax Sheltered Annuity Program vs. nearby Other plans in Pennsylvania, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. 020000400006000080000100000 02468 Total assets ($B) Participants Penn State Health Tax Sheltered Annuity Program, Total assets ($B): 0.532454952 · Participants: 18777Penn State Health Tax Sheltered Annuity ProgramThe University of Pennsylvania Matching Plan, Total assets ($B): 6.986767736 · Participants: 22110The University of Pennsylvania Matching PlanUpmc 403(b) Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.728641608 · Participants: 78872Upmc 403(b) Retirement Savings PlanThe University of Pennsylvania Health System 403(b) Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.552304662 · Participants: 43405The University of Pennsylvania Health System 403(b) Retirement Savings PlanCarnegie Mellon University Faculty and Staff Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 2.817739782 · Participants: 6772Carnegie Mellon University Faculty and Staff Retirement PlanJefferson Defined Contribution Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 2.792479411 · Participants: 17497Jefferson Defined Contribution Retirement Plan
Penn State Health Tax Sheltered Annuity Program vs. nearby Other plans in Pennsylvania, assets vs. participants

Scale composition for Penn State Health Tax Sheltered Annuity Program

Penn State Health Tax Sheltered Annuity Program reports $532M in end-of-year assets across 18,777 participants (0.004% of the $12.3T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.020% of 93,925,755 covered participants) - about $28,357 per participant (21% of the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2024 was $69M.

This plan identity (EIN 473769205, plan #002) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $373M to $532M (+42.8%) while covered participants moved from 16,787 to 18,777 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.

Plan year Participants EOY assets Filing
2022 16,787 $373M Open filing
2023 18,215 $444M Open filing
2024 · index core 18,777 $532M This page

The same sponsor also keeps 1 other index-core plan on PlainRetire:

Penn State Health Tax Sheltered Annuity Program's out-of-state Other peers by assets and headcount

Outside Pennsylvania, the nearest Other by assets is Noblis, Inc. Tax Sheltered Annuity Plan in VA ($533M); by covered participants it is Johns Hopkins Health System Corporation 403(b) Plan in MD (18,810 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (18,777 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Penn State Health Tax Sheltered Annuity Program assets move in 2024?
Penn State Health Tax Sheltered Annuity Program grew sharply - up 19.8% during 2024, from $444M to $532M. Reported net income was $69M.
How have Penn State Health plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Penn State Health's sponsor-wide assets grew 37.5%, from $2.5B to $3.5B.
Where does Penn State Health Tax Sheltered Annuity Program rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
Penn State Health Tax Sheltered Annuity Program ranks in the 97th percentile by end-of-year assets among 123,622 plans that reported assets for plan year 2024 (in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets).
Which Other plans are similar in size to Penn State Health Tax Sheltered Annuity Program?
Among Other plans in other states, the closest by assets is Noblis, Inc. Tax Sheltered Annuity Plan in VA ($533M, 2,475 participants).
Which Other plans cover a similar participant headcount to Penn State Health Tax Sheltered Annuity Program?
Among Other plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Johns Hopkins Health System Corporation 403(b) Plan in MD (18,810 participants, $1.7B in assets).