Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024
Eastern Maine Healthcare Systems D/B/a Northern Light Health Pension Plan
Data updated 2026-08-25
- $299M
- Total assets Near avg plan size
- 4,838
- Participants Above avg headcount
- 96th
- Percentile by assets National rank
- $61,776
- Avg per participant Low balance/head
Official DOL plan name: Northern Light Health Retirement Partnership Plan · Sponsored by Eastern Maine Healthcare Systems D/B/a Northern Light Health · Maine · Healthcare & Social Assistance
$299M in assets, 4,838 participants
Eastern Maine Healthcare Systems D/B/a Northern Light Health's Northern Light Health Retirement Partnership Plan reported $299M in total assets and 4,838 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.
- #16,247 in Healthcare & Social Assistance (16,916 peers)
Coverage in Maine
Northern Light Health Retirement Partnership Plan covers 4,838 participants in Maine, 10x the typical Maine plan (state average ~472 per filing). Assets: $299M.
- #16,247
- in Healthcare & Social Assistance (16,916 peers)
- +7.3%
- assets growth YoY
- 3.0×
- vs typical plan assets (national mean)
Northern Light Health Retirement Partnership Plan's outsized position by total assets
Northern Light Health Retirement Partnership Plan vs every filed plan by assets
End-of-year total assets · plan year 2024 · DOL Form 5500
$298,873,722 Top 4% higher than 96% of 123,620 filed plans
Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.
Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2024
Northern Light Health Retirement Partnership 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. Northern Light Health Retirement Partnership Plan lands in the large band (4,838 participants).
What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings
plan year 2023 → plan year 2024
- Northern Light Health Retirement Partnership Plan reported net income rose from $16M in the plan year 2023 filing to $20M in the plan year 2024 filing.
- Northern Light Health Retirement Partnership Plan reported participants fell from 5,979 in the plan year 2023 filing to 4,838 in the plan year 2024 filing.
- Northern Light Health Retirement Partnership Plan end-of-year assets rose from $279M in the plan year 2023 filing to $299M in the plan year 2024 filing.
Published 5500 schedule card
Filing strip 010527066 · Eastern Maine Healthcare Systems D/B/a Northern Light Health PY 2024 · Defined Benefit (Pension)
Northern Light Health Retirement Partnership Plan · $299M · 4,838 · 96th
- PART $299M
- PART 4,838
- PART 96th
- PART Defined Benefit (Pension)
- PART near Essential Utilities, Inc. Pension Plan
- PART ind #16247
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 Maine →
Northern Light Health Retirement Partnership Plan in the asset neighbourhood
Maine filing particulars
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $279M |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $299M |
| Net Income | $20M |
| Employer EIN | 010527066 |
| Plan Effective Date | 1966-08-01 |
| Filing Status | FILING RECEIVED |
Sponsor Plan History (Eastern Maine Healthcare Systems D/B/a Northern Light Health)
Sponsor-wide plan assets over time
All Eastern Maine Healthcare Systems D/B/a Northern Light Health plans reported in each filing year
- Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
- $1.5B 23.074244266552597% vs 2022
- 2024 filing year
| Year | Plans | Participants | Total Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2 | 17,741 | $1.2B |
| 2023 | 2 | 17,994 | $1.3B |
| 2024 | 2 | 15,550 | $1.5B |
Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Maine
Peer Defined Benefit (Pension) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.
- Unum Group Pension Plan $1.4B · 2,887
- Maine Medical Center Pension Plan $795M · 2,484
- Legacy Chrysler Financial Employee Pension Plan $509M · 213
- Td Banknorth Inc. Pension Plan $413M · 1,528
- Bangor Hydro Electric Company Pension Plan $120M · 73
Northern Light Health Retirement Partnership Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount
Outside Maine, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Essential Utilities, Inc. Pension Plan in PA ($299M); by covered participants it is Puget Sound Electrical Workers Pension Plan in WA (4,852 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.
Closest by plan assets
Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($299M here).
- Essential Utilities, Inc. Pension Plan (PA) $299M · 508
- Retirement Plan for Great Dane LLC (IL) $298M · 3,376
- Inlandboatmen's Union of the Pacific National Pension Plan (OR) $300M · N/A
- Volvo Group North America New River Valley Pension Plan (NC) $300M · 1,209
Similar participant headcount
Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (4,838 participants); asset peers above are excluded.
- Puget Sound Electrical Workers Pension Plan (WA) 4,852 · 14 off
- Heating, Piping and Refrigeration Pension Fd Pension Fund (MD) 4,817 · 21 off
- Baker Hughes Company Pension Plan (TX) 4,861 · 23 off
- Constellation Retirement Program (PA) 4,809 · 29 off
DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.