Other · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

SWEETSER Retirement Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$35M
Total assets Below avg plan size
529
Participants Below avg headcount
79th
Percentile by assets National rank
$65,388
Avg per participant Low balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Sweetser 403(b) Employees Savings Plan · Sponsored by SWEETSER · Maine · Healthcare & Social Assistance

$35M in assets, 529 participants

SWEETSER's Sweetser 403(b) Employees Savings Plan reported $35M in total assets and 529 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 79th 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.

  • #13,956 in Healthcare & Social Assistance (16,916 peers)

Where Sweetser 403(b) Employees Savings Plan sits by assets

Sweetser 403(b) Employees Savings Plan sits in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets, $35M for 529 participants (~$65,388/participant), up 6.0% in 2024.

#13,956
in Healthcare & Social Assistance (16,916 peers)
+6.0%
assets growth YoY
0.3×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Sweetser 403(b) Employees Savings Plan's outsized position by total assets

Sweetser 403(b) Employees Savings Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$34,590,114 Top 21% higher than 79% 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

Sweetser 403(b) Employees Savings Plan among mid-size filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2024 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Sweetser 403(b) Employees Savings Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (529 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Sweetser 403(b) Employees Savings Plan reported net income fell from $3M in the plan year 2023 filing to $2M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Sweetser 403(b) Employees Savings Plan end-of-year assets rose from $33M in the plan year 2023 filing to $35M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Sweetser 403(b) Employees Savings Plan reported participants fell from 560 in the plan year 2023 filing to 529 in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

DOL schedule card

Filing strip 010211807 · SWEETSER PY 2024 · Other

Sweetser 403(b) Employees Savings Plan · $35M · 529 · 79th

  • RANK $35M
  • PHOTO 529
  • IND 79th
  • EOY Other
  • 5500 near Aga Institute Retirement Plan
  • ASSETS ind #13956

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 Maine →

Sweetser 403(b) Employees Savings Plan in the asset neighbourhood

National Women's Law Center DC PlanNational Women's Law Center …$35MSweetser 403(b) Employees Savings PlanSweetser 403(b) Employees Sa…$35MAga Institute Retirement Plan$35MSalem Regional Medical Center 403(b) PlanSalem Regional Medical Cente…$35MBoston Healthcare for the Homeless 403(b) Retirement PlanBoston Healthcare for the Ho…$35M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Sweetser 403(b) Employees Savings Plan and nearest nationwide Other peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Scale-class filing particulars (2024)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$33M
Net Assets (End of Year)$35M
Net Income$2M
Employer EIN010211807
Plan Effective Date1996-09-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (SWEETSER)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All SWEETSER plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$35M 18.436657705936412% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$28M$30M$32M$34M$36M 202220232024 $29.2M $34.6M ▲ +18.4%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 688 $29M
2023 1 560 $33M
2024 1 529 $35M

Nearby Other Plans in Maine

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

Sweetser 403(b) Employees Savings Plan vs. nearby Other plans in Maine, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000500010000150002000025000 -10123 Total assets ($B) Participants Sweetser 403(b) Employees Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.034590114 · Participants: 529Sweetser 403(b) Employees Savings PlanMainehealth 403(b) Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 2.460227578 · Participants: 22911Mainehealth 403(b) Retirement PlanNorthern Light Health Retirement Partnership 403(b) Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.178309065 · Participants: 10712Northern Light Health Retirement Partnership 403(b) PlanJax 403(b) Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.602801239 · Participants: 2735Jax 403(b) Retirement PlanMainegeneral Health 403(b) Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.414388161 · Participants: 4718Mainegeneral Health 403(b) Retirement PlanColby College Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.297027676 · Participants: 978Colby College Retirement Plan
Sweetser 403(b) Employees Savings Plan vs. nearby Other plans in Maine, assets vs. participants

Sweetser 403(b) Employees Savings Plan's out-of-state Other peers by assets and headcount

Outside Maine, the nearest Other by assets is Aga Institute Retirement Plan in MD ($35M); by covered participants it is Salve Regina University 403(b) Retirement Plan in RI (529 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (529 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

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 Sweetser 403(b) Employees Savings Plan assets move in 2024? ▼
Sweetser 403(b) Employees Savings Plan grew at a solid clip - up 6.0% during 2024, from $33M to $35M. Reported net income was $2M.
How have SWEETSER plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), SWEETSER's sponsor-wide assets grew 18.4%, from $29M to $35M.
Where does Sweetser 403(b) Employees Savings Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Sweetser 403(b) Employees Savings Plan ranks in the 79th percentile by end-of-year assets among 123,622 plans that reported assets for plan year 2024 (in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets).
Which Other plans are similar in size to Sweetser 403(b) Employees Savings Plan? ▼
Among Other plans in other states, the closest by assets is Aga Institute Retirement Plan in MD ($35M, 96 participants).
Which Other plans cover a similar participant headcount to Sweetser 403(b) Employees Savings Plan? ▼
Among Other plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Salve Regina University 403(b) Retirement Plan in RI (529 participants, $117M in assets).