Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Rwj Barnabas Health, Inc. Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-11

$756M
Total assets
5,841
Participants
98th
Percentile by assets
$129,376
Avg per participant
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Official DOL plan name: Rwjbarnabas Health Retirement Income Plan · Sponsored by Rwj Barnabas Health, Inc. · New Jersey · Healthcare & Social Assistance

$756M in assets, 5,841 participants

Rwj Barnabas Health, Inc.'s Rwjbarnabas Health Retirement Income Plan reported $756M in total assets and 5,841 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.

  • 98th percentile by assets (of 123,622 plans)
  • #16,586 in Healthcare & Social Assistance (16,916 peers)

Coverage in New Jersey

Rwjbarnabas Health Retirement Income Plan covers 5,841 participants in New Jersey, 6.9x the typical New Jersey plan (state average ~844 per filing). Assets: $756M.

$756M
total plan assets (2024 EOY)
5,841
covered participants
98th
percentile by assets (of 123,622 plans)
$129,376
avg assets per participant

The plan reported a net loss of $43M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Rwjbarnabas Health Retirement Income Plan reported net income fell from $4M in the plan year 2023 filing to -$43M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Rwjbarnabas Health Retirement Income Plan reported participants fell from 6,323 in the plan year 2023 filing to 5,841 in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Rwjbarnabas Health Retirement Income Plan end-of-year assets fell from $797M in the plan year 2023 filing to $756M in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Participants vs New Jersey filers

In New Jersey, the average filing covers about 844 participants across 4,145 plans. Rwjbarnabas Health Retirement Income Plan reports 5,841 participants - 6.9x that state average ($756M EOY assets).

New Jersey filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$797M
Net Assets (End of Year)$741M
Net Income-$43M
Employer EIN222405279
Plan Effective Date1971-07-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Rwj Barnabas Health, Inc.)

$4B$4.5B$5B$5.5B 202220232024 $4.15B $5.22B ▲ +25.8%
Total plan assets by year, all Rwj Barnabas Health, Inc. plans on file
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 3 60,912 $4.1B
2023 3 63,999 $4.7B
2024 3 61,729 $5.2B

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Rwjbarnabas Health Retirement Income Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in New Jersey, assets vs. participants

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Scale composition for Rwjbarnabas Health Retirement Income Plan

Rwjbarnabas Health Retirement Income Plan reports $756M in end-of-year assets across 5,841 participants (0.006% of the $12.3T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.006% of 93,925,755 covered participants) - about $129,376 per participant (94% of the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2024 was -$43M.

This plan identity (EIN 222405279, plan #001) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $792M to $756M (-4.6%) while covered participants moved from 6,874 to 5,841 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.

Plan year Participants EOY assets Filing
2022 6,874 $792M Open filing
2023 6,323 $797M Open filing
2024 · index core 5,841 $756M This page

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Frequently Asked Questions

How did Rwjbarnabas Health Retirement Income Plan assets move in 2024?
Rwjbarnabas Health Retirement Income Plan pulled back noticeably - down 5.2% during 2024, from $797M to $756M. Reported net income was -$43M.
How have Rwj Barnabas Health, Inc. plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Rwj Barnabas Health, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 25.9%, from $4.1B to $5.2B.
Where does Rwjbarnabas Health Retirement Income Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
Rwjbarnabas Health Retirement Income 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 Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Rwjbarnabas Health Retirement Income Plan?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is International Union of Operating Engineers Local Union No. 478, a-C-D-E Pension Plan in CT ($759M, 2,388 participants).

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