Other · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Seattle Childrens Healthcare System Retirement Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$284M
Total assets Near avg plan size
9,721
Participants Very large workforce
96th
Percentile by assets National rank
$29,237
Avg per participant Low balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Seattle Children's 403(b) Plan · Sponsored by Seattle Childrens Healthcare System · Washington · Healthcare & Social Assistance

$284M in assets, 9,721 participants

Seattle Childrens Healthcare System's Seattle Children's 403(b) Plan reported $284M in total assets and 9,721 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.

  • #16,216 in Healthcare & Social Assistance (16,916 peers)

Coverage in Washington

Seattle Children's 403(b) Plan covers 9,721 participants in Washington, 6.6x the typical Washington plan (state average ~1,476 per filing). Assets: $284M.

#16,216
in Healthcare & Social Assistance (16,916 peers)
+13.9%
assets growth YoY
2.9×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Seattle Children's 403(b) Plan's outsized position by total assets

Seattle Children's 403(b) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$284,208,134 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

Seattle Children's 403(b) Plan's large-plan peer group by participant headcount

Plan-year 2024 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Seattle Children's 403(b) Plan lands in the large band (9,721 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Seattle Children's 403(b) Plan end-of-year assets rose from $250M in the plan year 2023 filing to $284M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Seattle Children's 403(b) Plan reported net income fell from $39M in the plan year 2023 filing to $35M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Seattle Children's 403(b) Plan reported participants rose from 9,337 in the plan year 2023 filing to 9,721 in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 911250116 · Seattle Childrens Healthcare System PY 2024 · Other

Seattle Children's 403(b) Plan · $284M · 9,721 · 96th

  • PHOTO $284M
  • IND 9,721
  • EOY 96th
  • 5500 Other
  • ASSETS near Loyola University Retirement Plan
  • PCT ind #16216

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 Washington →

Seattle Children's 403(b) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Western New England University Defined Contribution Retirement PlanWestern New England Universi…$288MBridgeport Hospital Tax Sheltered Annuity PlanBridgeport Hospital Tax Shel…$287MSeattle Children's 403(b) PlanSeattle Children's 403(b) Pl…$284MLoyola University Retirement PlanLoyola University Retirement…$282MEmployees Supplemental Retirement Plan CEmployees Supplemental Retir…$281M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Seattle Children's 403(b) Plan and nearest nationwide Other peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Washington filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$250M
Net Assets (End of Year)$284M
Net Income$35M
Employer EIN911250116
Plan Effective Date1991-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Seattle Childrens Healthcare System)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Seattle Childrens Healthcare System plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$1.7B 47.82507719179726% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$1B$1.2B$1.4B$1.6B$1.8B 202220232024 $1.18B $1.74B ▲ +47.5%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 16,818 $1.2B
2023 2 18,828 $1.5B
2024 2 19,763 $1.7B

Nearby Other Plans in Washington

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

Seattle Children's 403(b) Plan vs. nearby Other plans in Washington, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. 05000100001500020000 00.511.52 Total assets ($B) Participants Seattle Children's 403(b) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.284208134 · Participants: 9721Seattle Children's 403(b) PlanFred Hutchinson Cancer Center Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.466484427 · Participants: 6067Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center Retirement Savings PlanMulticare Health System 403(b) Employee Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.164607998 · Participants: 16022Multicare Health System 403(b) Employee Savings PlanOverlake Hospital Medical Center 403(b)Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.653546073 · Participants: 3637Overlake Hospital Medical Center 403(b)Retirement PlanIronworkers District Council of the Pacific Nw Field Ironworkers Annuity Trust Fund, Total assets ($B): 0.593773803 · Participants: 7427Ironworkers District Council of the Pacific Nw Field Ironworkers Annuity Trust FundGonzaga University 403(b) Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.521526518 · Participants: 2294Gonzaga University 403(b) Retirement Plan
Seattle Children's 403(b) Plan vs. nearby Other plans in Washington, assets vs. participants

Scale composition for Seattle Children's 403(b) Plan

Seattle Children's 403(b) Plan reports $284M in end-of-year assets across 9,721 participants (0.002% of the $12.3T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.010% of 93,925,755 covered participants) - about $29,237 per participant (21% of the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2024 was $35M.

This plan identity (EIN 911250116, plan #004) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $210M to $284M (+35.2%) while covered participants moved from 8,252 to 9,721 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.

Plan year Participants EOY assets Filing
2022 8,252 $210M Open filing
2023 9,337 $250M Open filing
2024 · index core 9,721 $284M This page

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

Seattle Children's 403(b) Plan's out-of-state Other peers by assets and headcount

Outside Washington, the nearest Other by assets is Loyola University Retirement Plan in LA ($282M); by covered participants it is Cook Childrens Health Care System 403(b) Retirement Plan in TX (9,804 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (9,721 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 Seattle Children's 403(b) Plan assets move in 2024? ▼
Seattle Children's 403(b) Plan grew at a solid clip - up 13.9% during 2024, from $250M to $284M. Reported net income was $35M.
How have Seattle Childrens Healthcare System plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Seattle Childrens Healthcare System's sponsor-wide assets grew 47.8%, from $1.2B to $1.7B.
Where does Seattle Children's 403(b) Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Seattle Children's 403(b) 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 Other plans are similar in size to Seattle Children's 403(b) Plan? ▼
Among Other plans in other states, the closest by assets is Loyola University Retirement Plan in LA ($282M, 1,161 participants).
Which Other plans cover a similar participant headcount to Seattle Children's 403(b) Plan? ▼
Among Other plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Cook Childrens Health Care System 403(b) Retirement Plan in TX (9,804 participants, $805M in assets).