Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Lifespan Corporation D/B/a Brown University Health Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$538M
Total assets Above avg plan size
7,041
Participants Above avg headcount
97th
Percentile by assets National rank
$76,361
Avg per participant Below avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Brown Health Defined Benefit Retirement Plan · Sponsored by Lifespan Corporation D/B/a Brown University Health · Rhode Island · Healthcare & Social Assistance

$538M in assets, 7,041 participants

Lifespan Corporation D/B/a Brown University Health's Brown Health Defined Benefit Retirement Plan reported $538M in total assets and 7,041 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 97th 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.

  • #16,477 in Healthcare & Social Assistance (16,916 peers)

Coverage in Rhode Island

Brown Health Defined Benefit Retirement Plan covers 7,041 participants in Rhode Island, 4.9x the typical Rhode Island plan (state average ~1,449 per filing). Assets: $538M.

#16,477
in Healthcare & Social Assistance (16,916 peers)
+4.4%
assets growth YoY
5.4×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Brown Health Defined Benefit Retirement Plan's outsized position by total assets

Brown Health Defined Benefit Retirement Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$537,658,334 Top 3% higher than 97% 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

Brown Health Defined Benefit 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. Brown Health Defined Benefit Retirement Plan lands in the large band (7,041 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Brown Health Defined Benefit Retirement Plan reported net income fell from $51M in the plan year 2023 filing to $23M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Brown Health Defined Benefit Retirement Plan reported participants fell from 7,439 in the plan year 2023 filing to 7,041 in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Brown Health Defined Benefit Retirement Plan end-of-year assets rose from $515M in the plan year 2023 filing to $538M in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 222861978 · Lifespan Corporation D/B/a Brown University Health PY 2024 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Brown Health Defined Benefit Retirement Plan · $538M · 7,041 · 97th

  • BOOK $538M
  • BOOK 7,041
  • BOOK 97th
  • BOOK Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • BOOK near Riverside Health System Retirement Income Plan
  • BOOK ind #16477

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 Rhode Island →

Brown Health Defined Benefit Retirement Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Arconic Corp. Pension Plan a$539MRiverside Health System Retirement Income PlanRiverside Health System Reti…$539MBrown Health Defined Benefit Retirement PlanBrown Health Defined Benefit…$538MGeneral Dynamics Retirement Plan (Land Systems)General Dynamics Retirement …$536MThe Guardian Field Representative Employees' Retirement PlanThe Guardian Field Represent…$536M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Brown Health Defined Benefit Retirement Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Rhode Island filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$515M
Net Assets (End of Year)$537M
Net Income$23M
Employer EIN222861978
Plan Effective Date1966-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Lifespan Corporation D/B/a Brown University Health)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Lifespan Corporation D/B/a Brown University Health plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$3.1B 40.56268136525916% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$2B$2.5B$3B$3.5B 202220232024 $2.17B $3.05B ▲ +40.6%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 3 31,952 $2.2B
2023 3 31,671 $2.6B
2024 3 31,933 $3.1B

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Rhode Island

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

Brown Health Defined Benefit Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Rhode Island, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -200000200004000060000 -505101520 Total assets ($B) Participants Brown Health Defined Benefit Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.537658334 · Participants: 7041Brown Health Defined Benefit Retirement PlanThe Bank of America Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 19.041232839 · Participants: 53831The Bank of America Pension PlanTextron Master Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 5.458240388 · Participants: 6888Textron Master Retirement PlanFactory Mutual Insurance Company Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.028187818 · Participants: 3656Factory Mutual Insurance Company Pension PlanBell Helicopter Textron Master Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 2.329548169 · Participants: 2671Bell Helicopter Textron Master Retirement PlanAmica Pension Fund, Total assets ($B): 1.66403358 · Participants: 2172Amica Pension Fund
Brown Health Defined Benefit Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Rhode Island, assets vs. participants

Scale composition for Brown Health Defined Benefit Retirement Plan

Brown Health Defined Benefit Retirement Plan reports $538M in end-of-year assets across 7,041 participants (0.004% of the $12.3T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.007% of 93,925,755 covered participants) - about $76,361 per participant (55% of the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2024 was $23M.

This plan identity (EIN 222861978, plan #001) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $464M to $538M (+15.9%) while covered participants moved from 7,893 to 7,041 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.

Plan year Participants EOY assets Filing
2022 7,893 $464M Open filing
2023 7,439 $515M Open filing
2024 · index core 7,041 $538M This page

The same sponsor also keeps 2 other index-core plans on PlainRetire:

Brown Health Defined Benefit Retirement Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Rhode Island, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Riverside Health System Retirement Income Plan in VA ($539M); by covered participants it is General Dynamics Retirement Plan (Electric Boat and Mission Systems) in VA (7,035 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (7,041 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 Brown Health Defined Benefit Retirement Plan assets move in 2024?
Brown Health Defined Benefit Retirement Plan edged up modestly - up 4.4% during 2024, from $515M to $538M. Reported net income was $23M.
How have Lifespan Corporation D/B/a Brown University Health plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Lifespan Corporation D/B/a Brown University Health's sponsor-wide assets grew 40.6%, from $2.2B to $3.1B.
Where does Brown Health Defined Benefit Retirement Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
Brown Health Defined Benefit Retirement Plan ranks in the 97th 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 Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Brown Health Defined Benefit Retirement Plan?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Riverside Health System Retirement Income Plan in VA ($539M, 1,780 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Brown Health Defined Benefit Retirement Plan?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is General Dynamics Retirement Plan (Electric Boat and Mission Systems) in VA (7,035 participants, $4.1B in assets).