Other · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Hackensack Meridian Health Retirement Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$1.8B
Total assets Very large vs avg
16,823
Participants Very large workforce
99th
Percentile by assets National rank
$107,284
Avg per participant Below avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Consolidated 403(b) Plan of Hackensack Meridian Health · Sponsored by Hackensack Meridian Health · New Jersey · Healthcare & Social Assistance

$1.8B in assets, 16,823 participants

Hackensack Meridian Health's Consolidated 403(b) Plan of Hackensack Meridian Health reported $1.8B in total assets and 16,823 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 99th 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.

  • #16,795 in Healthcare & Social Assistance (16,916 peers)

Coverage in New Jersey

Consolidated 403(b) Plan of Hackensack Meridian Health covers 16,823 participants in New Jersey, 20x the typical New Jersey plan (state average ~844 per filing). Assets: $1.8B.

#16,795
in Healthcare & Social Assistance (16,916 peers)
+5.1%
assets growth YoY
18×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Consolidated 403(b) Plan of Hackensack Meridian Health's outsized position by total assets

Consolidated 403(b) Plan of Hackensack Meridian Health vs every filed plan by assets

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

$1,804,837,689 Top 1% higher than 99% 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

Consolidated 403(b) Plan of Hackensack Meridian Health'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. Consolidated 403(b) Plan of Hackensack Meridian Health is a mega filing (16,823 participants), the rightmost band on the breakdown.

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Consolidated 403(b) Plan of Hackensack Meridian Health reported net income fell from $155M in the plan year 2023 filing to $87M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Consolidated 403(b) Plan of Hackensack Meridian Health reported participants fell from 17,739 in the plan year 2023 filing to 16,823 in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Consolidated 403(b) Plan of Hackensack Meridian Health end-of-year assets rose from $1.7B in the plan year 2023 filing to $1.8B in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 223474145 · Hackensack Meridian Health PY 2024 · Other

Consolidated 403(b) Plan of Hackensack Meridian Health · $1.8B · 16,823 · 99th

  • BOOK $1.8B
  • VS-ST 16,823
  • BOY 99th
  • SCH Other
  • EBSA near Rush University Medical Center 403(b) Retirement Savings Plan
  • PART ind #16795

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 New Jersey →

Consolidated 403(b) Plan of Hackensack Meridian Health in the asset neighbourhood

Drexel University Defined Contribution Retirement PlanDrexel University Defined Co…$1.8BRush University Medical Center 403(b) Retirement Savings PlanRush University Medical Cent…$1.8BConsolidated 403(b) Plan of Hackensack Meridian HealthConsolidated 403(b) Plan of …$1.8BNorthside Hospital 403(b) Retirement PlanNorthside Hospital 403(b) Re…$1.8BWest Virginia University Health System 403(b) Retirement Savings PlanWest Virginia University Hea…$1.8B
End-of-year total assets ($B) among Consolidated 403(b) Plan of Hackensack Meridian Health and nearest nationwide Other peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

New Jersey filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$1.7B
Net Assets (End of Year)$1.8B
Net Income$87M
Employer EIN223474145
Plan Effective Date2011-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Hackensack Meridian Health)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Hackensack Meridian Health plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$5.9B 33.09206339506898% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$4B$4.5B$5B$5.5B$6B$6.5B 202220232024 $4.43B $5.89B ▲ +33.0%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 7 61,439 $4.4B
2023 7 67,568 $5.2B
2024 4 66,927 $5.9B

Nearby Other Plans in New Jersey

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

Consolidated 403(b) Plan of Hackensack Meridian Health vs. nearby Other plans in New Jersey, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. 0100002000030000 0.811.21.41.61.82 Total assets ($B) Participants Consolidated 403(b) Plan of Hackensack Meridian Health, Total assets ($B): 1.804837689 · Participants: 16823Consolidated 403(b) Plan of Hackensack Meridian HealthPrinceton University Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.735336458 · Participants: 8763Princeton University Retirement Savings PlanRwjbarnabas Health 403(b) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.498394819 · Participants: 28403Rwjbarnabas Health 403(b) Savings PlanAtlantic Health System 403(b) Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.297256025 · Participants: 21490Atlantic Health System 403(b) Retirement Savings PlanEducational Testing Service 403(b) Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.982278507 · Participants: 3501Educational Testing Service 403(b) Retirement Savings PlanThe Cooper Health System 403(b) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.943966049 · Participants: 8416The Cooper Health System 403(b) Plan
Consolidated 403(b) Plan of Hackensack Meridian Health vs. nearby Other plans in New Jersey, assets vs. participants

Scale composition for Consolidated 403(b) Plan of Hackensack Meridian Health

Consolidated 403(b) Plan of Hackensack Meridian Health reports $1.8B in end-of-year assets across 16,823 participants (0.015% of the $12.3T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.018% of 93,925,755 covered participants) - about $107,284 per participant (78% of the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2024 was $87M.

This plan identity (EIN 223474145, plan #016) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $1.6B to $1.8B (+15.6%) while covered participants moved from 18,619 to 16,823 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.

Plan year Participants EOY assets Filing
2022 18,619 $1.6B Open filing
2023 17,739 $1.7B Open filing
2024 · index core 16,823 $1.8B This page

The same sponsor also keeps 3 other index-core plans on PlainRetire:

Consolidated 403(b) Plan of Hackensack Meridian Health's out-of-state Other peers by assets and headcount

Outside New Jersey, the nearest Other by assets is Rush University Medical Center 403(b) Retirement Savings Plan in IL ($1.8B); by covered participants it is Lee Health System 403(b) Retirement Plan in FL (16,909 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (16,823 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 Consolidated 403(b) Plan of Hackensack Meridian Health assets move in 2024?
Consolidated 403(b) Plan of Hackensack Meridian Health grew at a solid clip - up 5.1% during 2024, from $1.7B to $1.8B. Reported net income was $87M.
How have Hackensack Meridian Health plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Hackensack Meridian Health's sponsor-wide assets grew 33.1%, from $4.4B to $5.9B.
Where does Consolidated 403(b) Plan of Hackensack Meridian Health rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
Consolidated 403(b) Plan of Hackensack Meridian Health ranks in the 99th percentile by end-of-year assets among 123,622 plans that reported assets for plan year 2024 (among the largest 1% of all filed plans).
Which Other plans are similar in size to Consolidated 403(b) Plan of Hackensack Meridian Health?
Among Other plans in other states, the closest by assets is Rush University Medical Center 403(b) Retirement Savings Plan in IL ($1.8B, 13,592 participants).
Which Other plans cover a similar participant headcount to Consolidated 403(b) Plan of Hackensack Meridian Health?
Among Other plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Lee Health System 403(b) Retirement Plan in FL (16,909 participants, $1.3B in assets).