Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Excela Health Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$120M
Total assets Near avg plan size
451
Participants Below avg headcount
92nd
Percentile by assets National rank
$267,143
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Defined Benefit Pension Plan for the Employees of Excela Health · Sponsored by Excela Health · Pennsylvania · Healthcare & Social Assistance

$120M in assets, 451 participants

Excela Health's Defined Benefit Pension Plan for the Employees of Excela Health reported $120M in total assets and 451 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 92nd 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.

  • #15,690 in Healthcare & Social Assistance (16,916 peers)

Where Defined Benefit Pension Plan for the Employees of Excela Health sits by assets

Defined Benefit Pension Plan for the Employees of Excela Health sits in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets, $120M for 451 participants (~$267,143/participant), down 0.8% in 2024.

#15,690
in Healthcare & Social Assistance (16,916 peers)
-0.8%
assets change YoY
1.2×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $1M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Defined Benefit Pension Plan for the Employees of Excela Health's outsized position by total assets

Defined Benefit Pension Plan for the Employees of Excela Health vs every filed plan by assets

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

$120,481,481 Top 8% higher than 92% 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

Defined Benefit Pension Plan for the Employees of Excela Health 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. Defined Benefit Pension Plan for the Employees of Excela Health sits mid-pack in the medium band (451 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Defined Benefit Pension Plan for the Employees of Excela Health reported net income fell from $4M in the plan year 2023 filing to -$1M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Defined Benefit Pension Plan for the Employees of Excela Health reported participants fell from 495 in the plan year 2023 filing to 451 in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Defined Benefit Pension Plan for the Employees of Excela Health end-of-year assets fell from $121M in the plan year 2023 filing to $120M in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 251471089 · Excela Health PY 2024 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Defined Benefit Pension Plan for the Employees of Excela Health · $120M · 451 · 92nd

  • TYPE $120M
  • NET 451
  • BOOK 92nd
  • VS-ST Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • BOY near Cargill Meat Solutions Corporation Employees Retirement Plan
  • SCH ind #15690

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 Pennsylvania →

Defined Benefit Pension Plan for the Employees of Excela Health in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Defined Benefit Pension Plan for the Employees of Excela Health and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Scale-class filing particulars (2024)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$121M
Net Assets (End of Year)$120M
Net Income-$1M
Employer EIN251471089
Plan Effective Date1947-04-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Excela Health)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Excela Health plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$679M 20.13577411541711% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$550M$600M$650M$700M 202220232024 $565M $679M ▲ +20.1%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 4 6,467 $565M
2023 4 6,088 $632M
2024 4 5,777 $679M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Pennsylvania

Peer Defined Benefit (Pension) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

Defined Benefit Pension Plan for the Employees of Excela Health vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Pennsylvania, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -20000020000400006000080000 -5051015 Total assets ($B) Participants Defined Benefit Pension Plan for the Employees of Excela Health, Total assets ($B): 0.120481481 · Participants: 451Defined Benefit Pension Plan for the Employees of Excela HealthNational Elevator Industry Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 12.213235301 · Participants: 28308National Elevator Industry Pension PlanSteelworkers Pension Trust, Total assets ($B): 7.234971663 · Participants: 46110Steelworkers Pension TrustThe PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 5.528998 · Participants: 58779The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. Pension PlanThe Bank of New York Mellon Corporation Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 5.178651926 · Participants: 6387The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation Pension PlanConstellation Retirement Program, Total assets ($B): 5.003720253 · Participants: 4809Constellation Retirement Program
Defined Benefit Pension Plan for the Employees of Excela Health vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Pennsylvania, assets vs. participants

Defined Benefit Pension Plan for the Employees of Excela Health's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Pennsylvania, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Cargill Meat Solutions Corporation Employees Retirement Plan in KS ($120M); by covered participants it is Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP Retirement Plan for Partners in OH (451 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (451 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 Defined Benefit Pension Plan for the Employees of Excela Health assets move in 2024? ▼
Defined Benefit Pension Plan for the Employees of Excela Health held essentially flat - down 0.8% during 2024, from $121M to $120M. Reported net income was -$1M.
How have Excela Health plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Excela Health's sponsor-wide assets grew 20.1%, from $565M to $679M.
Where does Defined Benefit Pension Plan for the Employees of Excela Health rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Defined Benefit Pension Plan for the Employees of Excela Health ranks in the 92nd 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 Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Defined Benefit Pension Plan for the Employees of Excela Health? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Cargill Meat Solutions Corporation Employees Retirement Plan in KS ($120M, 3,008 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Defined Benefit Pension Plan for the Employees of Excela Health? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP Retirement Plan for Partners in OH (451 participants, $44M in assets).