Other · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Cook Childrens Health Care System Retirement Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$805M
Total assets Above avg plan size
9,804
Participants Very large workforce
98th
Percentile by assets National rank
$82,122
Avg per participant Below avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Cook Childrens Health Care System 403(b) Retirement Plan · Sponsored by Cook Childrens Health Care System · Texas · Healthcare & Social Assistance

$805M in assets, 9,804 participants

Cook Childrens Health Care System's Cook Childrens Health Care System 403(b) Retirement Plan reported $805M in total assets and 9,804 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.

  • #16,606 in Healthcare & Social Assistance (16,916 peers)

Coverage in Texas

Cook Childrens Health Care System 403(b) Retirement Plan covers 9,804 participants in Texas, 14x the typical Texas plan (state average ~688 per filing). Assets: $805M.

#16,606
in Healthcare & Social Assistance (16,916 peers)
+16.6%
assets growth YoY
8.1×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Cook Childrens Health Care System 403(b) Retirement Plan's outsized position by total assets

Cook Childrens Health Care System 403(b) Retirement Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$805,119,654 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

Cook Childrens Health Care System 403(b) Retirement Plan's large-plan peer group by participant headcount

Plan-year 2024 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Cook Childrens Health Care System 403(b) Retirement Plan lands in the large band (9,804 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Cook Childrens Health Care System 403(b) Retirement Plan end-of-year assets rose from $690M in the plan year 2023 filing to $805M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Cook Childrens Health Care System 403(b) Retirement Plan reported participants rose from 8,893 in the plan year 2023 filing to 9,804 in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Cook Childrens Health Care System 403(b) Retirement Plan reported net income fell from $127M in the plan year 2023 filing to $115M in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 752705881 · Cook Childrens Health Care System PY 2024 · Other

Cook Childrens Health Care System 403(b) Retirement Plan · $805M · 9,804 · 98th

  • RANK $805M
  • RANK 9,804
  • RANK 98th
  • RANK Other
  • RANK near H Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Inst 403(b) Retire Plan
  • RANK ind #16606

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 Texas →

Cook Childrens Health Care System 403(b) Retirement Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Carpenters & Joiners Defined Contribution PlanCarpenters & Joiners Defined…$811MSt. Luke's Health Network 403(b) PlanSt. Luke's Health Network 40…$810MUniversity of Miami Supplemental Retirement Annuity ProgramUniversity of Miami Suppleme…$810MCook Childrens Health Care System 403(b) Retirement PlanCook Childrens Health Care S…$805MH Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Inst 403(b) Retire PlanH Lee Moffitt Cancer Center …$803M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Cook Childrens Health Care System 403(b) Retirement Plan and nearest nationwide Other peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Texas filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$690M
Net Assets (End of Year)$805M
Net Income$115M
Employer EIN752705881
Plan Effective Date2002-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Cook Childrens Health Care System)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Cook Childrens Health Care System plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$1.4B 44.075000019709364% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$0.8B$1B$1.2B$1.4B 202220232024 $0.94B $1.35B ▲ +43.6%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 15,277 $939M
2023 2 17,111 $1.2B
2024 2 19,418 $1.4B

Nearby Other Plans in Texas

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

Cook Childrens Health Care System 403(b) Retirement Plan vs. nearby Other plans in Texas, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. 010000200003000040000 01234 Total assets ($B) Participants Cook Childrens Health Care System 403(b) Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.805119654 · Participants: 9804Cook Childrens Health Care System 403(b) Retirement PlanMemorial Hermann Health System Employees' Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.324994911 · Participants: 33543Memorial Hermann Health System Employees' Retirement Savings PlanThe Tax Sheltered Annuity Plan of the Methodist Hospital, Total assets ($B): 3.003130654 · Participants: 32299The Tax Sheltered Annuity Plan of the Methodist HospitalBaylor College of Medicine Section 403b, Total assets ($B): 2.177950858 · Participants: 13205Baylor College of Medicine Section 403bThe Tax Sheltered Annuity Plan of Texas Children's Hospital, Total assets ($B): 2.141432234 · Participants: 16971The Tax Sheltered Annuity Plan of Texas Children's HospitalSouthwest Research Institute Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.698290111 · Participants: 3107Southwest Research Institute Retirement Plan
Cook Childrens Health Care System 403(b) Retirement Plan vs. nearby Other plans in Texas, assets vs. participants

Scale composition for Cook Childrens Health Care System 403(b) Retirement Plan

Cook Childrens Health Care System 403(b) Retirement Plan reports $805M in end-of-year assets across 9,804 participants (0.007% of the $12.3T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.010% of 93,925,755 covered participants) - about $82,122 per participant (59% of the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2024 was $115M.

This plan identity (EIN 752705881, plan #002) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $563M to $805M (+43.0%) while covered participants moved from 7,879 to 9,804 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.

Plan year Participants EOY assets Filing
2022 7,879 $563M Open filing
2023 8,893 $690M Open filing
2024 · index core 9,804 $805M This page

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

Cook Childrens Health Care System 403(b) Retirement Plan's out-of-state Other peers by assets and headcount

Outside Texas, the nearest Other by assets is H Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Inst 403(b) Retire Plan in FL ($803M); by covered participants it is Nebraska Medicine Retirement Plan - Employee Contributions in NE (9,842 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (9,804 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 Cook Childrens Health Care System 403(b) Retirement Plan assets move in 2024?
Cook Childrens Health Care System 403(b) Retirement Plan grew sharply - up 16.6% during 2024, from $690M to $805M. Reported net income was $115M.
How have Cook Childrens Health Care System plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Cook Childrens Health Care System's sponsor-wide assets grew 44.1%, from $939M to $1.4B.
Where does Cook Childrens Health Care System 403(b) Retirement Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
Cook Childrens Health Care System 403(b) Retirement Plan 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 Cook Childrens Health Care System 403(b) Retirement Plan?
Among Other plans in other states, the closest by assets is H Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Inst 403(b) Retire Plan in FL ($803M, 9,044 participants).
Which Other plans cover a similar participant headcount to Cook Childrens Health Care System 403(b) Retirement Plan?
Among Other plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Nebraska Medicine Retirement Plan - Employee Contributions in NE (9,842 participants, $751M in assets).