401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Stepping Stones Healthcare Services, LLC 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$104M
Total assets Near avg plan size
15,723
Participants Very large workforce
91st
Percentile by assets National rank
$6,616
Avg per participant Low balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: The Stepping Stones Group Retirement Plan · Sponsored by Stepping Stones Healthcare Services, LLC · Massachusetts · Healthcare & Social Assistance

$104M in assets, 15,723 participants

Stepping Stones Healthcare Services, LLC's The Stepping Stones Group Retirement Plan reported $104M in total assets and 15,723 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 91st 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.

  • #15,525 in Healthcare & Social Assistance (16,916 peers)

Coverage in Massachusetts

The Stepping Stones Group Retirement Plan covers 15,723 participants in Massachusetts, 24x the typical Massachusetts plan (state average ~659 per filing). Assets: $104M.

#15,525
in Healthcare & Social Assistance (16,916 peers)
+28.8%
assets growth YoY
1.0×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The Stepping Stones Group Retirement Plan's outsized position by total assets

The Stepping Stones Group Retirement Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$104,028,266 Top 9% higher than 91% 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

The Stepping Stones Group Retirement 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. The Stepping Stones Group Retirement Plan is a mega filing (15,723 participants), the rightmost band on the breakdown.

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • The Stepping Stones Group Retirement Plan reported participants rose from 8,184 in the plan year 2023 filing to 15,723 in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • The Stepping Stones Group Retirement Plan end-of-year assets rose from $81M in the plan year 2023 filing to $104M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • The Stepping Stones Group Retirement Plan reported net income rose from $19M in the plan year 2023 filing to $20M in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 465522100 · Stepping Stones Healthcare Services, LLC PY 2024 · 401(k)

The Stepping Stones Group Retirement Plan · $104M · 15,723 · 91st

  • BOOK $104M
  • VS-ST 15,723
  • BOY 91st
  • SCH 401(k)
  • EBSA near Northern Tool & Equipment Company, Inc. 401(k) Plan
  • PART ind #15525

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 Massachusetts →

The Stepping Stones Group Retirement Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Amspec, LLC Retirement Savings PlanAmspec, LLC Retirement Savin…$104MOrthopaedics Northeast, PC Profit Sharing PlanOrthopaedics Northeast, PC P…$104MThe Stepping Stones Group Retirement PlanThe Stepping Stones Group Re…$104MNorthern Tool & Equipment Company, Inc. 401(k) PlanNorthern Tool & Equipment Co…$104MAbarta, Inc. Deferred Compensation 401(k) Savings Plan for Non-Union EmployeesAbarta, Inc. Deferred Compen…$104M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among The Stepping Stones Group Retirement Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Massachusetts filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$81M
Net Assets (End of Year)$104M
Net Income$20M
Employer EIN465522100
Plan Effective Date2009-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Stepping Stones Healthcare Services, LLC)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Stepping Stones Healthcare Services, LLC plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$104M 80.56505149695921% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$40M$60M$80M$100M$120M 202220232024 $57.6M $104M ▲ +80.6%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 6,749 $58M
2023 1 8,184 $81M
2024 1 15,723 $104M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Massachusetts

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

The Stepping Stones Group Retirement Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Massachusetts, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. 020000400006000080000 -10010203040 Total assets ($B) Participants The Stepping Stones Group Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.104028266 · Participants: 15723The Stepping Stones Group Retirement PlanFidelity Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 34.201609937 · Participants: 66907Fidelity Retirement Savings PlanLiberty Mutual 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 11.352606499 · Participants: 34618Liberty Mutual 401(k) PlanMassachusetts Institute of Technology Supplemental 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 7.720373045 · Participants: 14762Massachusetts Institute of Technology Supplemental 401(k) PlanBoston Scientific Corporation 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 6.775289067 · Participants: 20639Boston Scientific Corporation 401(k) Retirement Savings PlanState Street Salary Savings Program, Total assets ($B): 6.532301643 · Participants: 12777State Street Salary Savings Program
The Stepping Stones Group Retirement Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Massachusetts, assets vs. participants

Scale composition for The Stepping Stones Group Retirement Plan

The Stepping Stones Group Retirement Plan reports $104M in end-of-year assets across 15,723 participants (0.001% of the $12.3T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.017% of 93,925,755 covered participants) - about $6,616 per participant (5% of the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2024 was $20M.

This plan identity (EIN 465522100, plan #001) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $58M to $104M (+80.6%) while covered participants moved from 6,749 to 15,723 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.

Plan year Participants EOY assets Filing
2022 6,749 $58M Open filing
2023 8,184 $81M Open filing
2024 · index core 15,723 $104M This page

The Stepping Stones Group Retirement Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Massachusetts, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Northern Tool & Equipment Company, Inc. 401(k) Plan in MN ($104M); by covered participants it is Hitachi Employee 401(k) Retirement Plan in NY (15,731 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (15,723 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 The Stepping Stones Group Retirement Plan assets move in 2024?
The Stepping Stones Group Retirement Plan grew sharply - up 28.8% during 2024, from $81M to $104M. Reported net income was $20M.
How have Stepping Stones Healthcare Services, LLC plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Stepping Stones Healthcare Services, LLC's sponsor-wide assets grew 80.6%, from $58M to $104M.
Where does The Stepping Stones Group Retirement Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
The Stepping Stones Group Retirement Plan ranks in the 91st percentile by end-of-year assets among 123,622 plans that reported assets for plan year 2024 (in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets).
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to The Stepping Stones Group Retirement Plan?
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Northern Tool & Equipment Company, Inc. 401(k) Plan in MN ($104M, 2,697 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to The Stepping Stones Group Retirement Plan?
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Hitachi Employee 401(k) Retirement Plan in NY (15,731 participants, $3.6B in assets).