Other · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

The Cooper Health System Retirement Plan

Data updated 2026-08-11

$944M
Total assets
8,416
Participants
98th
Percentile by assets
$112,163
Avg per participant
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Official DOL plan name: The Cooper Health System 403(b) Plan · Sponsored by The Cooper Health System · New Jersey · Healthcare & Social Assistance

$944M in assets, 8,416 participants

The Cooper Health System's The Cooper Health System 403(b) Plan reported $944M in total assets and 8,416 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)
  • #16,658 in Healthcare & Social Assistance (16,916 peers)

Coverage in New Jersey

The Cooper Health System 403(b) Plan covers 8,416 participants in New Jersey, 10.0x the typical New Jersey plan (state average ~844 per filing). Assets: $944M.

$944M
total plan assets (2024 EOY)
8,416
covered participants
98th
percentile by assets (of 123,622 plans)
$112,163
avg assets per participant

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • The Cooper Health System 403(b) Plan end-of-year assets rose from $799M in the plan year 2023 filing to $944M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • The Cooper Health System 403(b) Plan reported participants fell from 9,570 in the plan year 2023 filing to 8,416 in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • The Cooper Health System 403(b) Plan reported net income fell from $159M in the plan year 2023 filing to $145M 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. The Cooper Health System 403(b) Plan reports 8,416 participants - 10.0x that state average ($944M EOY assets).

New Jersey filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$799M
Net Assets (End of Year)$944M
Net Income$145M
Employer EIN210634462
Plan Effective Date2005-10-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (The Cooper Health System)

$0.9B$1B$1.1B$1.2B$1.3B$1.4B 202220232024 $0.99B $1.3B ▲ +31.3%
Total plan assets by year, all The Cooper Health System plans on file
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 3 16,751 $991M
2023 3 16,709 $1.1B
2024 2 15,624 $1.3B

Nearby Other Plans in New Jersey

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

The Cooper Health System 403(b) Plan vs. nearby Other plans in New Jersey, assets vs. participants

The Cooper Health System 403(b) Plan vs. nearby Other plans in New Jersey, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. 0100002000030000 0.811.21.41.61.82 Total assets ($B) Participants The Cooper Health Sy…Consolidated 403(b) …Princeton University…Rwjbarnabas Health 4…Atlantic Health Syst…Educational Testing …
The Cooper Health System 403(b) Plan vs. nearby Other plans in New Jersey, assets vs. participants

Scale composition for The Cooper Health System 403(b) Plan

The Cooper Health System 403(b) Plan reports $944M in end-of-year assets across 8,416 participants (0.008% of the $12.3T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.009% of 93,925,755 covered participants) - about $112,163 per participant (81% of the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2024 was $145M.

This plan identity (EIN 210634462, plan #003) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $640M to $944M (+47.5%) while covered participants moved from 9,570 to 8,416 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.

Plan year Participants EOY assets Filing
2022 9,570 $640M Open filing
2023 9,570 $799M Open filing
2024 · index core 8,416 $944M This page

The same sponsor also keeps 1 other index-core plan on PlainRetire:

Similar-Sized Other Plans Nationally

Other plans in other states closest to The Cooper Health System 403(b) Plan by total assets, not by location.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did The Cooper Health System 403(b) Plan assets move in 2024?
The Cooper Health System 403(b) Plan grew sharply - up 18.2% during 2024, from $799M to $944M. Reported net income was $145M.
How have The Cooper Health System plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), The Cooper Health System's sponsor-wide assets grew 31.6%, from $991M to $1.3B.
Where does The Cooper Health System 403(b) Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
The Cooper Health System 403(b) 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 Other plans are similar in size to The Cooper Health System 403(b) Plan?
Among Other plans in other states, the closest by assets is Prisma Health 401(a) Plan in SC ($939M, 29,196 participants).

Filing takeaways

Ways to act on The Cooper Health System 403(b) Plan's numbers.