Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

The Cooper Health System Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

N/A
Total assets
648
Participants Below avg headcount
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Official DOL plan name: The Cooper Health System Retirement Plan · Sponsored by The Cooper Health System · New Jersey · Healthcare & Social Assistance

N/A in assets, 648 participants

The Cooper Health System's The Cooper Health System Retirement Plan reported N/A in total assets and 648 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing. Figures are as reported by the plan sponsor to the Department of Labor, not audited or endorsed by PlainRetire.

The Cooper Health System multi-year trail

The Cooper Health System's plans moved +31.6% in assets from 2022 to 2024; this filing shows The Cooper Health System Retirement Plan at N/A / 648 participants.

-$99M
reported net income

The plan reported a net loss of $99M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

The Cooper Health System Retirement Plan among mid-size filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2023 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. The Cooper Health System Retirement Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (648 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • The Cooper Health System Retirement Plan reported net income fell from -$28M in the plan year 2022 filing to -$99M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • The Cooper Health System Retirement Plan reported participants fell from 690 in the plan year 2022 filing to 648 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 210634462 · The Cooper Health System PY 2023 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

The Cooper Health System Retirement Plan · N/A · 648

  • NET N/A
  • NET 648
  • NET PY 2023
  • NET Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • NET near Capital One Financial Corporation Cash Balance Pension Plan
  • NET -$99M

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 →

The Cooper Health System multi-year asset trail

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All The Cooper Health System plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$1.3B 31.553316073829983% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$0.9B$1B$1.1B$1.2B$1.3B$1.4B 202220232024 $0.99B $1.3B ▲ +31.3%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 3 16,751 $991M
2023 3 16,709 $1.1B
2024 2 15,624 $1.3B

The Cooper Health System filing trail (2023)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$100M
Net Assets (End of Year)N/A
Net Income-$99M
Employer EIN210634462
Plan Effective Date1960-04-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in New Jersey

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

The Cooper Health System Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in New Jersey, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 5 data points. 020000400006000080000100000 10152025 Total assets ($B) Participants Retirement Plan of Johnson and Johnson, Total assets ($B): 21.174819996 · Participants: 37749Retirement Plan of Johnson and JohnsonJPMorgan Chase Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 16.279006871 · Participants: 90644JPMorgan Chase Retirement PlanNokia Retirement Income Plan, Total assets ($B): 13.864923 · Participants: 7492Nokia Retirement Income PlanThe Prudential Merged Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 12.225782081 · Participants: 16230The Prudential Merged Retirement PlanVerizon Pension Plan for Associates, Total assets ($B): 10.930667796 · Participants: 23778Verizon Pension Plan for Associates
The Cooper Health System Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in New Jersey, assets vs. participants

The Cooper Health System Retirement Plan's closest out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by headcount

Outside New Jersey, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by covered participants is Capital One Financial Corporation Cash Balance Pension Plan in VA (649 participants; this filing: 648 participants).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (648 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.

Frequently Asked Questions

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.
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to The Cooper Health System Retirement Plan?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Capital One Financial Corporation Cash Balance Pension Plan in VA (649 participants, $241M in assets).