401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

The Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$278M
Total assets Near avg plan size
12,199
Participants Very large workforce
96th
Percentile by assets National rank
$22,813
Avg per participant Low balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Good Samaritan Society 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by The Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society · South Dakota · Healthcare & Social Assistance

$278M in assets, 12,199 participants

The Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society's Good Samaritan Society 401(k) Plan reported $278M in total assets and 12,199 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 96th 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.

  • #16,211 in Healthcare & Social Assistance (16,916 peers)

Coverage in South Dakota

Good Samaritan Society 401(k) Plan covers 12,199 participants in South Dakota, 36x the typical South Dakota plan (state average ~340 per filing). Assets: $278M.

#16,211
in Healthcare & Social Assistance (16,916 peers)
+9.5%
assets growth YoY
2.8×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Good Samaritan Society 401(k) Plan's outsized position by total assets

Good Samaritan Society 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$278,292,791 Top 4% higher than 96% 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

Good Samaritan Society 401(k) Plan'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. Good Samaritan Society 401(k) Plan is a mega filing (12,199 participants), the rightmost band on the breakdown.

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Good Samaritan Society 401(k) Plan reported net income fell from $42M in the plan year 2023 filing to $24M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Good Samaritan Society 401(k) Plan end-of-year assets rose from $254M in the plan year 2023 filing to $278M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Good Samaritan Society 401(k) Plan reported participants fell from 12,894 in the plan year 2023 filing to 12,199 in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 450228055 · The Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society PY 2024 · 401(k)

Good Samaritan Society 401(k) Plan · $278M · 12,199 · 96th

  • IND $278M
  • IND 12,199
  • IND 96th
  • IND 401(k)
  • IND near Mariner Wealth Advisors, LLC 401(k) Plan
  • IND ind #16211

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 South Dakota →

Good Samaritan Society 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Johnson Financial Group, Inc. Retirement and SavinJohnson Financial Group, Inc…$279MAmneal Pharmaceuticals LLC and Subsidiaries 401(k) PlanAmneal Pharmaceuticals LLC a…$278MMisa Consolidated 401(k) Plan$278MGood Samaritan Society 401(k) PlanGood Samaritan Society 401(k…$278MMariner Wealth Advisors, LLC 401(k) PlanMariner Wealth Advisors, LLC…$278M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Good Samaritan Society 401(k) Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

South Dakota filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$254M
Net Assets (End of Year)$278M
Net Income$24M
Employer EIN450228055
Plan Effective Date2018-12-31
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (The Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All The Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$278M 31.106657944275472% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$200M$220M$240M$260M$280M$300M 202220232024 $212M $278M ▲ +31.1%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 13,988 $212M
2023 1 12,894 $254M
2024 1 12,199 $278M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in South Dakota

Peer 401(k) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

Good Samaritan Society 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in South Dakota, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. 050001000015000 02004006008001000 Total assets ($M) Participants Good Samaritan Society 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($M): 278.292791 · Participants: 12199Good Samaritan Society 401(k) PlanBlack Hills Corporation 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($M): 811.221285 · Participants: 2881Black Hills Corporation 401(k) Retirement Savings PlanPoet 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($M): 265.689062 · Participants: 2380Poet 401(k) PlanDaktronics, Inc. 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($M): 262.560689 · Participants: 2369Daktronics, Inc. 401(k) PlanPremier 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($M): 240.594371 · Participants: 1821Premier 401(k) PlanPathward, National Association 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($M): 173.664829 · Participants: 1241Pathward, National Association 401(k) Plan
Good Samaritan Society 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in South Dakota, assets vs. participants

Scale composition for Good Samaritan Society 401(k) Plan

Good Samaritan Society 401(k) Plan reports $278M in end-of-year assets across 12,199 participants (0.002% of the $12.3T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.013% of 93,925,755 covered participants) - about $22,813 per participant (17% of the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2024 was $24M.

This plan identity (EIN 450228055, plan #002) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $212M to $278M (+31.1%) while covered participants moved from 13,988 to 12,199 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.

Plan year Participants EOY assets Filing
2022 13,988 $212M Open filing
2023 12,894 $254M Open filing
2024 · index core 12,199 $278M This page

Good Samaritan Society 401(k) Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside South Dakota, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Mariner Wealth Advisors, LLC 401(k) Plan in KS ($278M); by covered participants it is Novartis Corporation Investment Savings Plan in NJ (12,217 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($278M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (12,199 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 Good Samaritan Society 401(k) Plan assets move in 2024? ▼
Good Samaritan Society 401(k) Plan grew at a solid clip - up 9.5% during 2024, from $254M to $278M. Reported net income was $24M.
How have The Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), The Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society's sponsor-wide assets grew 31.1%, from $212M to $278M.
Where does Good Samaritan Society 401(k) Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Good Samaritan Society 401(k) Plan ranks in the 96th 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 401(k) plans are similar in size to Good Samaritan Society 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Mariner Wealth Advisors, LLC 401(k) Plan in KS ($278M, 1,563 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Good Samaritan Society 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Novartis Corporation Investment Savings Plan in NJ (12,217 participants, $9.9B in assets).