Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Blessing Corporate Services Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$144M
Total assets Near avg plan size
537
Participants Below avg headcount
93rd
Percentile by assets National rank
$268,149
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Retirement Plan for Employees of Blessing Hospital · Sponsored by Blessing Corporate Services · Illinois · Healthcare & Social Assistance

$144M in assets, 537 participants

Blessing Corporate Services's Retirement Plan for Employees of Blessing Hospital reported $144M in total assets and 537 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 93rd 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.

  • #15,840 in Healthcare & Social Assistance (16,916 peers)

Where Retirement Plan for Employees of Blessing Hospital sits by assets

Retirement Plan for Employees of Blessing Hospital sits in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets, $144M for 537 participants (~$268,149/participant), down 6.9% in 2024.

#15,840
in Healthcare & Social Assistance (16,916 peers)
-6.9%
assets change YoY
1.4×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $11M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Retirement Plan for Employees of Blessing Hospital's outsized position by total assets

Retirement Plan for Employees of Blessing Hospital vs every filed plan by assets

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

$143,995,784 Top 7% higher than 93% 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

Retirement Plan for Employees of Blessing Hospital 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. Retirement Plan for Employees of Blessing Hospital sits mid-pack in the medium band (537 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Retirement Plan for Employees of Blessing Hospital reported net income fell from $9M in the plan year 2023 filing to -$11M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Retirement Plan for Employees of Blessing Hospital reported participants fell from 588 in the plan year 2023 filing to 537 in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Retirement Plan for Employees of Blessing Hospital end-of-year assets fell from $155M in the plan year 2023 filing to $144M in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 371128706 · Blessing Corporate Services PY 2024 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Retirement Plan for Employees of Blessing Hospital · $144M · 537 · 93rd

  • TYPE $144M
  • NET 537
  • BOOK 93rd
  • VS-ST Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • BOY near United Industrial Workers Pension Plan
  • SCH ind #15840

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 Illinois →

Retirement Plan for Employees of Blessing Hospital in the asset neighbourhood

New York Central Mutual Fire Insurance Company Retirement Income PlanNew York Central Mutual Fire…$144MAcushnet Company Pension Plan$144MCmg Hourly Pension Plan$144MRetirement Plan for Employees of Blessing HospitalRetirement Plan for Employee…$144MUnited Industrial Workers Pension PlanUnited Industrial Workers Pe…$144M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Retirement Plan for Employees of Blessing Hospital and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Scale-class filing particulars (2024)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$155M
Net Assets (End of Year)$144M
Net Income-$11M
Employer EIN371128706
Plan Effective Date1964-07-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Blessing Corporate Services)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Blessing Corporate Services plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$144M 6.889495163792543% vs 2023
2024 filing year
$140M$145M$150M$155M$160M 20232024 $155M $144M ▼ -6.9%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2023 1 588 $155M
2024 1 537 $144M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Illinois

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

Retirement Plan for Employees of Blessing Hospital vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -1000001000020000300004000050000 -200204060 Total assets ($B) Participants Retirement Plan for Employees of Blessing Hospital, Total assets ($B): 0.143995784 · Participants: 537Retirement Plan for Employees of Blessing HospitalCentral States, Southeast & Southwest Areas Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 48.22071058 · Participants: 36799Central States, Southeast & Southwest Areas Pension PlanState Farm Insurance Companies Retirement Plan for United States Employees, Total assets ($B): 37.736369487 · Participants: 41619State Farm Insurance Companies Retirement Plan for United States EmployeesGE Healthcare Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 13.74052931 · Participants: 5554GE Healthcare Pension PlanAbbott Laboratories Annuity Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 8.591907247 · Participants: 17875Abbott Laboratories Annuity Retirement PlanUnited Food & Commercial Workers Intl Union - Industry Pension Fund, Total assets ($B): 8.17675965 · Participants: 20984United Food & Commercial Workers Intl Union - Industry Pension Fund
Retirement Plan for Employees of Blessing Hospital vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants

Retirement Plan for Employees of Blessing Hospital's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Illinois, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is United Industrial Workers Pension Plan in MD ($144M); by covered participants it is L3harris Integrated Systems Pension Plan for Greenville Hourly Employees in FL (537 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($144M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (537 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 Retirement Plan for Employees of Blessing Hospital assets move in 2024? ▼
Retirement Plan for Employees of Blessing Hospital pulled back noticeably - down 6.9% during 2024, from $155M to $144M. Reported net income was -$11M.
How have Blessing Corporate Services plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 2 plan years on file (2023-2024), Blessing Corporate Services's sponsor-wide assets declined 6.9%, from $155M to $144M.
Where does Retirement Plan for Employees of Blessing Hospital rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Retirement Plan for Employees of Blessing Hospital ranks in the 93rd 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 Retirement Plan for Employees of Blessing Hospital? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is United Industrial Workers Pension Plan in MD ($144M, 1,222 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Retirement Plan for Employees of Blessing Hospital? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is L3harris Integrated Systems Pension Plan for Greenville Hourly Employees in FL (537 participants, $189M in assets).