Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Shore Medical Center Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$168M
Total assets Near avg plan size
269
Participants Below avg headcount
94th
Percentile by assets National rank
$626,268
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Shore Medical Center Pension Plan · Sponsored by Shore Medical Center · New Jersey · Healthcare & Social Assistance

$168M in assets, 269 participants

Shore Medical Center's Shore Medical Center Pension Plan reported $168M in total assets and 269 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 94th 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.

  • #15,949 in Healthcare & Social Assistance (16,916 peers)

Coverage in New Jersey

Shore Medical Center Pension Plan covers 269 participants in New Jersey, about 32% of the average New Jersey filer (state average ~844 per filing). Assets: $168M.

#15,949
in Healthcare & Social Assistance (16,916 peers)
-0.6%
assets change YoY
1.7×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $939K for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Shore Medical Center Pension Plan's outsized position by total assets

Shore Medical Center Pension Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$168,466,188 Top 6% higher than 94% 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

Shore Medical Center Pension Plan 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. Shore Medical Center Pension Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (269 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Shore Medical Center Pension Plan reported net income fell from $18M in the plan year 2023 filing to -$939K in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Shore Medical Center Pension Plan reported participants fell from 288 in the plan year 2023 filing to 269 in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Shore Medical Center Pension Plan end-of-year assets fell from $169M in the plan year 2023 filing to $168M in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

DOL schedule card

Filing strip 210660835 · Shore Medical Center PY 2024 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

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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 →

Shore Medical Center Pension Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Shore Medical Center Pension Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

New Jersey filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$169M
Net Assets (End of Year)$168M
Net Income-$939K
Employer EIN210660835
Plan Effective Date1969-10-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Shore Medical Center)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Shore Medical Center plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$268M 16.860688069078815% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$220M$240M$260M$280M 202220232024 $229M $268M ▲ +16.9%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 3 2,034 $229M
2023 3 1,880 $259M
2024 3 1,839 $268M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in New Jersey

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

Shore Medical Center Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in New Jersey, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -20000020000400006000080000100000 -50510152025 Total assets ($B) Participants Shore Medical Center Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.168466188 · Participants: 269Shore Medical Center Pension PlanRetirement Plan of Johnson and Johnson, Total assets ($B): 21.095569114 · Participants: 37882Retirement Plan of Johnson and JohnsonJPMorgan Chase Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 16.066557714 · Participants: 83812JPMorgan Chase Retirement PlanNokia Retirement Income Plan, Total assets ($B): 12.855309 · Participants: 7280Nokia Retirement Income PlanThe Prudential Merged Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 12.025028912 · Participants: 16233The Prudential Merged Retirement PlanMerck US Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 10.090083286 · Participants: 26843Merck US Pension Plan
Shore Medical Center Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in New Jersey, assets vs. participants
Compare Shore Medical Center Pension Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Shore Medical Center Pension Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside New Jersey, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Norton Healthcare, Inc. Retirement Plan in KY ($169M); by covered participants it is Drummond Company, Inc. Revised Pension Plan in AL (269 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($168M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (269 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 Shore Medical Center Pension Plan assets move in 2024? ▼
Shore Medical Center Pension Plan held essentially flat - down 0.6% during 2024, from $169M to $168M. Reported net income was -$939K.
How have Shore Medical Center plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Shore Medical Center's sponsor-wide assets grew 16.9%, from $229M to $268M.
Where does Shore Medical Center Pension Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Shore Medical Center Pension Plan ranks in the 94th 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 Shore Medical Center Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Norton Healthcare, Inc. Retirement Plan in KY ($169M, 2,349 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Shore Medical Center Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Drummond Company, Inc. Revised Pension Plan in AL (269 participants, $222M in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2024.

Source: DOL EFAST2 filing system (efast.dol.gov) - original filing retrieval by EIN 210660835.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA). See our methodology for details.