Other · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Iowa Health System Retirement Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$65M
Total assets Below avg plan size
908
Participants Near avg headcount
87th
Percentile by assets National rank
$71,846
Avg per participant Below avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Iowa Health System Tax Deferred Section 403(b) Plan · Sponsored by Iowa Health System · Iowa · Healthcare & Social Assistance

$65M in assets, 908 participants

Iowa Health System's Iowa Health System Tax Deferred Section 403(b) Plan reported $65M in total assets and 908 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 87th 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.

  • #15,019 in Healthcare & Social Assistance (16,916 peers)

Where Iowa Health System Tax Deferred Section 403(b) Plan sits by assets

Iowa Health System Tax Deferred Section 403(b) Plan sits in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets, $65M for 908 participants (~$71,846/participant), up 0.3% in 2024.

#15,019
in Healthcare & Social Assistance (16,916 peers)
+0.3%
assets growth YoY
0.7×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $2M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Iowa Health System Tax Deferred Section 403(b) Plan's outsized position by total assets

Iowa Health System Tax Deferred Section 403(b) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$65,236,399 Top 13% higher than 87% 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

Iowa Health System Tax Deferred Section 403(b) Plan among mid-size filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2024 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Iowa Health System Tax Deferred Section 403(b) Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (908 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Iowa Health System Tax Deferred Section 403(b) Plan reported net income fell from $994K in the plan year 2023 filing to -$2M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Iowa Health System Tax Deferred Section 403(b) Plan reported participants fell from 977 in the plan year 2023 filing to 908 in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Iowa Health System Tax Deferred Section 403(b) Plan end-of-year assets rose from $65M in the plan year 2023 filing to $65M in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 421435199 · Iowa Health System PY 2024 · Other

Iowa Health System Tax Deferred Section 403(b) Plan · $65M · 908 · 87th

  • ASSETS $65M
  • PCT 908
  • EIN 87th
  • RANK Other
  • PHOTO near Tax-Deferred Annuity Program for Employees of the Conference Board, Inc. (U.S. Staff Members)
  • IND ind #15019

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 Iowa →

Iowa Health System Tax Deferred Section 403(b) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Iowa Health System Tax Deferred Section 403(b) Plan and nearest nationwide Other peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Scale-class filing particulars (2024)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$65M
Net Assets (End of Year)$65M
Net Income-$2M
Employer EIN421435199
Plan Effective Date2001-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Iowa Health System)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Iowa Health System plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$3.4B 22.666682709713903% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$2.6B$2.8B$3B$3.2B$3.4B$3.6B 202220232024 $2.75B $3.37B ▲ +22.5%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 29,710 $2.7B
2023 2 29,936 $3.0B
2024 2 25,980 $3.4B

Nearby Other Plans in Iowa

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

Iowa Health System Tax Deferred Section 403(b) Plan vs. nearby Other plans in Iowa, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. 50010001500200025003000 0200400600800 Total assets ($M) Participants Iowa Health System Tax Deferred Section 403(b) Plan, Total assets ($M): 65.236399 · Participants: 908Iowa Health System Tax Deferred Section 403(b) PlanIaicu Multiple Employer Plan, Total assets ($M): 621.446067 · Participants: 2554Iaicu Multiple Employer PlanAct, Inc. Defined Contribution Retirement Plan, Total assets ($M): 393.195075 · Participants: 913Act, Inc. Defined Contribution Retirement PlanGrinnell College Employees Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($M): 374.409137 · Participants: 841Grinnell College Employees Retirement Savings PlanDrake University Mandatory Tax-Deferred Annuity Retirement Plan, Total assets ($M): 297.09718 · Participants: 1285Drake University Mandatory Tax-Deferred Annuity Retirement PlanSt. Ambrose University Defined Contribution Plan, Total assets ($M): 122.538073 · Participants: 698St. Ambrose University Defined Contribution Plan
Iowa Health System Tax Deferred Section 403(b) Plan vs. nearby Other plans in Iowa, assets vs. participants

Iowa Health System Tax Deferred Section 403(b) Plan's out-of-state Other peers by assets and headcount

Outside Iowa, the nearest Other by assets is Tax-Deferred Annuity Program for Employees of the Conference Board, Inc. (U.S. Staff Members) in NY ($65M); by covered participants it is Carleton College Defined Contribution Plan in MN (906 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (908 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 Iowa Health System Tax Deferred Section 403(b) Plan assets move in 2024? ▼
Iowa Health System Tax Deferred Section 403(b) Plan held essentially flat - up 0.3% during 2024, from $65M to $65M. Reported net income was -$2M.
How have Iowa Health System plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Iowa Health System's sponsor-wide assets grew 22.7%, from $2.7B to $3.4B.
Where does Iowa Health System Tax Deferred Section 403(b) Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Iowa Health System Tax Deferred Section 403(b) Plan ranks in the 87th percentile by end-of-year assets among 123,622 plans that reported assets for plan year 2024 (in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets).
Which Other plans are similar in size to Iowa Health System Tax Deferred Section 403(b) Plan? ▼
Among Other plans in other states, the closest by assets is Tax-Deferred Annuity Program for Employees of the Conference Board, Inc. (U.S. Staff Members) in NY ($65M, 262 participants).
Which Other plans cover a similar participant headcount to Iowa Health System Tax Deferred Section 403(b) Plan? ▼
Among Other plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Carleton College Defined Contribution Plan in MN (906 participants, $397M in assets).