Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Rwj Barnabas Health, Inc. Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$756M
Total assets Above avg plan size
5,841
Participants Above avg headcount
98th
Percentile by assets National rank
$129,376
Avg per participant Near avg balance/head
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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.

  • #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.

#16,586
in Healthcare & Social Assistance (16,916 peers)
-5.2%
assets change YoY
7.6×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

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.

Rwjbarnabas Health Retirement Income Plan's outsized position by total assets

Rwjbarnabas Health Retirement Income Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$755,687,411 Top 2% higher than 98% 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

Rwjbarnabas Health Retirement Income 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. Rwjbarnabas Health Retirement Income Plan lands in the large band (5,841 participants).

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 →

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 222405279 · Rwj Barnabas Health, Inc. PY 2024 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Rwjbarnabas Health Retirement Income Plan · $756M · 5,841 · 98th

  • PCT $756M
  • PCT 5,841
  • PCT 98th
  • PCT Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • PCT near International Union of Operating Engineers Local Union No. 478, a-C-D-E Pension Plan
  • PCT ind #16586

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 →

Rwjbarnabas Health Retirement Income Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Lincoln National Corporation Retirement Plan for Employees Hired Prior to January 1 2008Lincoln National Corporation…$762MInternational Union of Operating Engineers Local Union No. 478, a-C-D-E Pension PlanInternational Union of Opera…$759MRwjbarnabas Health Retirement Income PlanRwjbarnabas Health Retiremen…$756MLocal 817 Ibt Pension Fund$753MDistrict No. 9 International Association of Machin Aerospace Workers Pension PlanDistrict No. 9 International…$749M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Rwjbarnabas Health Retirement Income Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

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.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Rwj Barnabas Health, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$5.2B 25.93967778789309% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$4B$4.5B$5B$5.5B 202220232024 $4.15B $5.22B ▲ +25.8%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 3 60,912 $4.1B
2023 3 63,999 $4.7B
2024 3 61,729 $5.2B

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in New Jersey

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

Rwjbarnabas Health Retirement Income Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in New Jersey, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. 020000400006000080000100000 -50510152025 Total assets ($B) Participants Rwjbarnabas Health Retirement Income Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.755687411 · Participants: 5841Rwjbarnabas Health Retirement Income 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
Rwjbarnabas Health Retirement Income Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in New Jersey, assets vs. participants

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

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

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

Outside New Jersey, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is International Union of Operating Engineers Local Union No. 478, a-C-D-E Pension Plan in CT ($759M); by covered participants it is GE Energy Pension Plan in NY (5,829 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

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 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).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Rwjbarnabas Health Retirement Income Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is GE Energy Pension Plan in NY (5,829 participants, $8.9B in assets).