Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024
Ascension Healthcare Pension Plan
Data updated 2026-08-11
- $160M
- Total assets
- 268
- Participants
- 93rd
- Percentile by assets
- $595,279
- Avg per participant
Official DOL plan name: Ascension Healthcare Legacy ERISA Pension Plan · Sponsored by Ascension Healthcare · Missouri · Healthcare & Social Assistance
$160M in assets, 268 participants
Ascension Healthcare's Ascension Healthcare Legacy ERISA Pension Plan reported $160M in total assets and 268 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.
- 93rd percentile by assets (of 123,622 plans)
- #15,903 in Healthcare & Social Assistance (16,916 peers)
Coverage in Missouri
Ascension Healthcare Legacy ERISA Pension Plan covers 268 participants in Missouri, about 36% of the average Missouri filer (state average ~737 per filing). Assets: $160M.
- $160M
- total plan assets (2024 EOY)
- 268
- covered participants
- 93rd
- percentile by assets (of 123,622 plans)
- $595,279
- avg assets per participant
The plan reported a net loss of $8M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.
What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings
plan year 2023 → plan year 2024
- Ascension Healthcare Legacy ERISA Pension Plan reported net income fell from $844K in the plan year 2023 filing to -$8M in the plan year 2024 filing.
- Ascension Healthcare Legacy ERISA Pension Plan reported participants fell from 327 in the plan year 2023 filing to 268 in the plan year 2024 filing.
- Ascension Healthcare Legacy ERISA Pension Plan end-of-year assets fell from $168M in the plan year 2023 filing to $160M in the plan year 2024 filing.
Participants vs Missouri filers
In Missouri, the average filing covers about 737 participants across 2,297 plans. Ascension Healthcare Legacy ERISA Pension Plan reports 268 participants - about 36% of that state average ($160M EOY assets).
Missouri filing particulars
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $168M |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $160M |
| Net Income | -$8M |
| Employer EIN | 311662309 |
| Plan Effective Date | 1975-05-01 |
| Filing Status | FILING RECEIVED |
Sponsor Plan History (Ascension Healthcare)
| Year | Plans | Participants | Total Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 5 | 4,450 | $806M |
| 2023 | 4 | 3,650 | $839M |
| 2024 | 4 | 3,322 | $842M |
Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Missouri
Peer Defined Benefit (Pension) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.
Ascension Healthcare Legacy ERISA Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Missouri, assets vs. participants
- Boilermaker-Blacksmith National Pension Trust $7.5B · 28,958
- Ameren Retirement Plan $4.8B · 9,760
- Co-Op Retirement Plan $3.5B · 15,151
- Carpenters Pension Trust Fund of St. Louis $3.4B · 11,832
- Emerson Electric Company Retirement Plan $3.3B · 2,467
Similar-Sized Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans Nationally
Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states closest to Ascension Healthcare Legacy ERISA Pension Plan by total assets, not by location.
- Cement Masons Local No. 886/404 Pension Plan (OH) $160M · 665
- Nustar Pension Plan (TX) $160M · 1,052
- Northwestern Lake Forest Hospital Employees Retirement Plan (IL) $159M · 301
- U. a. Local No. 343 Defined Benefit Plan (CA) $160M · 245
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Filing takeaways
Ways to act on Ascension Healthcare Legacy ERISA Pension Plan's numbers.
- By total assets, Ascension Healthcare Legacy ERISA Pension Plan ranks in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets. See the largest plans
- Compare it side-by-side against 3 similar Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Missouri. Compare plans
- Ascension Healthcare's sponsor-wide assets have grown 4.4% since 2022 across 3 plan years on file. More Healthcare & Social Assistance plans