Other · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Ascension Health Dba Ascension Healthcare Retirement Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$68M
Total assets Below avg plan size
840
Participants Near avg headcount
87th
Percentile by assets National rank
$81,210
Avg per participant Below avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Ascension Healthcare Legacy ERISA 403(b) Plan · Sponsored by Ascension Health Dba Ascension Healthcare · Missouri · Healthcare & Social Assistance

$68M in assets, 840 participants

Ascension Health Dba Ascension Healthcare's Ascension Healthcare Legacy ERISA 403(b) Plan reported $68M in total assets and 840 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.

  • #15,068 in Healthcare & Social Assistance (16,916 peers)

Where Ascension Healthcare Legacy ERISA 403(b) Plan sits by assets

Ascension Healthcare Legacy ERISA 403(b) Plan sits in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets, $68M for 840 participants (~$81,210/participant), down 4.4% in 2024.

#15,068
in Healthcare & Social Assistance (16,916 peers)
-4.4%
assets change YoY
0.7×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $3M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Ascension Healthcare Legacy ERISA 403(b) Plan's outsized position by total assets

Ascension Healthcare Legacy ERISA 403(b) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$68,216,589 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

Ascension Healthcare Legacy ERISA 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. Ascension Healthcare Legacy ERISA 403(b) Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (840 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Ascension Healthcare Legacy ERISA 403(b) Plan reported net income fell from $2M in the plan year 2023 filing to -$3M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Ascension Healthcare Legacy ERISA 403(b) Plan reported participants fell from 1,014 in the plan year 2023 filing to 840 in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Ascension Healthcare Legacy ERISA 403(b) Plan end-of-year assets fell from $71M in the plan year 2023 filing to $68M in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 311662309 · Ascension Health Dba Ascension Healthcare PY 2024 · Other

Ascension Healthcare Legacy ERISA 403(b) Plan · $68M · 840 · 87th

  • PCT $68M
  • EIN 840
  • RANK 87th
  • PHOTO Other
  • IND near Plumbers & Pipefitters Local 760 Savings and Investment Plan
  • EOY ind #15068

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 Missouri →

Ascension Healthcare Legacy ERISA 403(b) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Ascension Healthcare Legacy ERISA 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)$71M
Net Assets (End of Year)$68M
Net Income-$3M
Employer EIN311662309
Plan Effective Date2007-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Ascension Health Dba Ascension Healthcare)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Ascension Health Dba Ascension Healthcare plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$842M 4.375258628534999% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$800M$820M$840M$860M 202220232024 $806M $842M ▲ +4.4%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 5 4,450 $806M
2023 4 3,650 $839M
2024 4 3,322 $842M

Nearby Other Plans in Missouri

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

Ascension Healthcare Legacy ERISA 403(b) Plan vs. nearby Other plans in Missouri, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -100000100002000030000 -202468 Total assets ($B) Participants Ascension Healthcare Legacy ERISA 403(b) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.068216589 · Participants: 840Ascension Healthcare Legacy ERISA 403(b) PlanWashington University Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 7.483617782 · Participants: 26975Washington University Retirement Savings PlanChildren's Mercy Hospital Tax-Deferred Annuity Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.11706285 · Participants: 9184Children's Mercy Hospital Tax-Deferred Annuity Retirement PlanCox Savings Incentive Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.963703766 · Participants: 13001Cox Savings Incentive PlanSaint Louis University 403(b) Annuity Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.962438566 · Participants: 4219Saint Louis University 403(b) Annuity PlanUniversity Health 403(b) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.296716037 · Participants: 4646University Health 403(b) Plan
Ascension Healthcare Legacy ERISA 403(b) Plan vs. nearby Other plans in Missouri, assets vs. participants

Ascension Healthcare Legacy ERISA 403(b) Plan's out-of-state Other peers by assets and headcount

Outside Missouri, the nearest Other by assets is Plumbers & Pipefitters Local 760 Savings and Investment Plan in AL ($68M); by covered participants it is Seattle Pacific University Employee Savings Plan - 403(b) in WA (840 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

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 Ascension Healthcare Legacy ERISA 403(b) Plan assets move in 2024? ▼
Ascension Healthcare Legacy ERISA 403(b) Plan edged down modestly - down 4.4% during 2024, from $71M to $68M. Reported net income was -$3M.
How have Ascension Health Dba Ascension Healthcare plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Ascension Health Dba Ascension Healthcare's sponsor-wide assets grew 4.4%, from $806M to $842M.
Where does Ascension Healthcare Legacy ERISA 403(b) Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Ascension Healthcare Legacy ERISA 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 Ascension Healthcare Legacy ERISA 403(b) Plan? ▼
Among Other plans in other states, the closest by assets is Plumbers & Pipefitters Local 760 Savings and Investment Plan in AL ($68M, 1,343 participants).
Which Other plans cover a similar participant headcount to Ascension Healthcare Legacy ERISA 403(b) Plan? ▼
Among Other plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Seattle Pacific University Employee Savings Plan - 403(b) in WA (840 participants, $79M in assets).