Other · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Geisinger System Services Retirement Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$1.1B
Total assets Very large vs avg
24,752
Participants Very large workforce
98th
Percentile by assets National rank
$42,433
Avg per participant Low balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Geisinger System Services Tax Sheltered Annuity Program · Sponsored by Geisinger System Services · Pennsylvania · Healthcare & Social Assistance

$1.1B in assets, 24,752 participants

Geisinger System Services's Geisinger System Services Tax Sheltered Annuity Program reported $1.1B in total assets and 24,752 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 98th 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.

  • #16,689 in Healthcare & Social Assistance (16,916 peers)

Coverage in Pennsylvania

Geisinger System Services Tax Sheltered Annuity Program covers 24,752 participants in Pennsylvania, 30x the typical Pennsylvania plan (state average ~822 per filing). Assets: $1.1B.

#16,689
in Healthcare & Social Assistance (16,916 peers)
+12.1%
assets growth YoY
11×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Geisinger System Services Tax Sheltered Annuity Program's outsized position by total assets

Geisinger System Services Tax Sheltered Annuity Program vs every filed plan by assets

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

$1,050,299,872 Top 2% higher than 98% 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

Geisinger System Services Tax Sheltered Annuity Program's mega-plan peer group by participant headcount

Plan-year 2024 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Geisinger System Services Tax Sheltered Annuity Program is a mega filing (24,752 participants), the rightmost band on the breakdown.

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Geisinger System Services Tax Sheltered Annuity Program end-of-year assets rose from $937M in the plan year 2023 filing to $1.1B in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Geisinger System Services Tax Sheltered Annuity Program reported net income fell from $126M in the plan year 2023 filing to $114M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Geisinger System Services Tax Sheltered Annuity Program reported participants rose from 24,191 in the plan year 2023 filing to 24,752 in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

DOL schedule card

Filing strip 232164794 · Geisinger System Services PY 2024 · Other

Geisinger System Services Tax Sheltered Annuity Program · $1.1B · 24,752 · 98th

  • 5500 $1.1B
  • 5500 24,752
  • 5500 98th
  • 5500 Other
  • 5500 near Children's Hospital Colorado 403(b) Plan
  • 5500 ind #16689

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 →

Geisinger System Services Tax Sheltered Annuity Program in the asset neighbourhood

Geisinger System Services Tax Sheltered Annuity ProgramGeisinger System Services Ta…$1.1BChildren's Hospital Colorado 403(b) PlanChildren's Hospital Colorado…$1.0BThe Research Foundation for the State University of New York Optional Retirement PlanThe Research Foundation for …$1.0BArgonne National Laboratory 401(a) Retirement PlanArgonne National Laboratory …$1.0BMaimonides Medical Center Tax Deferred Retirement PlanMaimonides Medical Center Ta…$1.0B
End-of-year total assets ($B) among Geisinger System Services Tax Sheltered Annuity Program and nearest nationwide Other peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Pennsylvania filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$937M
Net Assets (End of Year)$1.1B
Net Income$114M
Employer EIN232164794
Plan Effective Date1983-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Geisinger System Services)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Geisinger System Services plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$4.0B 27.687857583282405% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$3B$3.5B$4B$4.5B 202220232024 $3.14B $4.01B ▲ +27.7%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 4 45,289 $3.1B
2023 4 47,533 $3.6B
2024 3 48,479 $4.0B

Nearby Other Plans in Pennsylvania

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

Geisinger System Services Tax Sheltered Annuity Program vs. nearby Other plans in Pennsylvania, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. 020000400006000080000100000 02468 Total assets ($B) Participants Geisinger System Services Tax Sheltered Annuity Program, Total assets ($B): 1.050299872 · Participants: 24752Geisinger System Services Tax Sheltered Annuity ProgramThe University of Pennsylvania Matching Plan, Total assets ($B): 6.986767736 · Participants: 22110The University of Pennsylvania Matching PlanUpmc 403(b) Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.728641608 · Participants: 78872Upmc 403(b) Retirement Savings PlanThe University of Pennsylvania Health System 403(b) Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.552304662 · Participants: 43405The University of Pennsylvania Health System 403(b) Retirement Savings PlanCarnegie Mellon University Faculty and Staff Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 2.817739782 · Participants: 6772Carnegie Mellon University Faculty and Staff Retirement PlanJefferson Defined Contribution Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 2.792479411 · Participants: 17497Jefferson Defined Contribution Retirement Plan
Geisinger System Services Tax Sheltered Annuity Program vs. nearby Other plans in Pennsylvania, assets vs. participants

Scale composition for Geisinger System Services Tax Sheltered Annuity Program

Geisinger System Services Tax Sheltered Annuity Program reports $1.1B in end-of-year assets across 24,752 participants (0.009% of the $12.3T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.026% of 93,925,755 covered participants) - about $42,433 per participant (31% of the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2024 was $114M.

This plan identity (EIN 232164794, plan #003) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $810M to $1.1B (+29.6%) while covered participants moved from 22,777 to 24,752 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.

Plan year Participants EOY assets Filing
2022 22,777 $810M Open filing
2023 24,191 $937M Open filing
2024 · index core 24,752 $1.1B This page

The same sponsor also keeps 1 other index-core plan on PlainRetire:

Geisinger System Services Tax Sheltered Annuity Program's out-of-state Other peers by assets and headcount

Outside Pennsylvania, the nearest Other by assets is Children's Hospital Colorado 403(b) Plan in CO ($1.0B); by covered participants it is Harvard University Tax Deferred Annuity Plan in MA (24,395 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (24,752 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 Geisinger System Services Tax Sheltered Annuity Program assets move in 2024? ▼
Geisinger System Services Tax Sheltered Annuity Program grew at a solid clip - up 12.1% during 2024, from $937M to $1.1B. Reported net income was $114M.
How have Geisinger System Services plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Geisinger System Services's sponsor-wide assets grew 27.7%, from $3.1B to $4.0B.
Where does Geisinger System Services Tax Sheltered Annuity Program rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Geisinger System Services Tax Sheltered Annuity Program ranks in the 98th percentile by end-of-year assets among 123,622 plans that reported assets for plan year 2024 (in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets).
Which Other plans are similar in size to Geisinger System Services Tax Sheltered Annuity Program? ▼
Among Other plans in other states, the closest by assets is Children's Hospital Colorado 403(b) Plan in CO ($1.0B, 9,224 participants).
Which Other plans cover a similar participant headcount to Geisinger System Services Tax Sheltered Annuity Program? ▼
Among Other plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Harvard University Tax Deferred Annuity Plan in MA (24,395 participants, $4.3B in assets).