Other · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Sentara Health Retirement Plan

Data updated 2026-07-24

$3.7B
Total assets
28,192
Participants
100th
Percentile by assets
$132,820
Avg per participant
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Official DOL plan name: Sentara 403(b) Savings Plan · Sponsored by Sentara Health · Virginia · Healthcare & Social Assistance

$3.7B in assets, 28,192 participants

Sentara Health's Sentara 403(b) Savings Plan reported $3.7B in total assets and 28,192 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 100th 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.

  • 100th percentile by assets (of 116,472 plans)

Coverage in Virginia

Sentara 403(b) Savings Plan covers 28,192 participants in Virginia, 36x the typical Virginia plan (state average ~781 per filing). Assets: $3.7B.

$3.7B
total plan assets (2024 EOY)
28,192
covered participants
100th
percentile by assets (of 116,472 plans)
$132,820
avg assets per participant

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Sentara 403(b) Savings Plan reported net income fell from $560M in the plan year 2023 filing to $457M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Sentara 403(b) Savings Plan end-of-year assets rose from $3.3B in the plan year 2023 filing to $3.7B in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Sentara 403(b) Savings Plan reported participants rose from 25,806 in the plan year 2023 filing to 28,192 in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Participants vs Virginia filers

In Virginia, the average filing covers about 781 participants across 3,490 plans. Sentara 403(b) Savings Plan reports 28,192 participants - 36x that state average ($3.7B EOY assets).

Virginia filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$3.3B
Net Assets (End of Year)$3.7B
Net Income$457M
Employer EIN521271901
Plan Effective Date1989-05-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Sentara Health)

$4B$5B$6B$7B$8B 202220232024 $5.17B $7.14B ▲ +38.1%
Total plan assets by year, all Sentara Health plans on file
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 4 58,592 $5.2B
2023 4 57,999 $6.2B
2024 4 63,288 $7.1B

Nearby Other Plans in Virginia

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

Sentara 403(b) Savings Plan vs. nearby Other plans in Virginia, assets vs. participants

Sentara 403(b) Savings Plan vs. nearby Other plans in Virginia, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. 0100002000030000 0123456 Total assets ($B) Participants Sentara 403(b) Savin…The Mitre Corporatio…The George Washingto…Institute for Defens…Carilion Clinic 403(…Centra Health Matchi…
Sentara 403(b) Savings Plan vs. nearby Other plans in Virginia, assets vs. participants

Similar-Sized Other Plans Nationally

Other plans in other states closest to Sentara 403(b) Savings Plan by total assets, not by location.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Sentara 403(b) Savings Plan assets move in 2024?
Sentara 403(b) Savings Plan grew at a solid clip - up 13.9% during 2024, from $3.3B to $3.7B. Reported net income was $457M.
How have Sentara Health plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Sentara Health's sponsor-wide assets grew 37.9%, from $5.2B to $7.1B.
Where does Sentara 403(b) Savings Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
Sentara 403(b) Savings Plan ranks in the 100th percentile by end-of-year assets among 116,472 plans that reported assets for plan year 2024 (among the largest 1% of all filed plans).
Which Other plans are similar in size to Sentara 403(b) Savings Plan?
Among Other plans in other states, the closest by assets is The University of Chicago Contributory Retirement Plan in IL ($3.8B, 5,144 participants).

Filing takeaways

Ways to act on Sentara 403(b) Savings Plan's numbers.

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 521271901.

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