Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Reading Health System Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$432M
Total assets Above avg plan size
2,039
Participants Near avg headcount
97th
Percentile by assets National rank
$211,895
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Reading Health System Pension Plan · Sponsored by Reading Health System · Pennsylvania · Healthcare & Social Assistance

$432M in assets, 2,039 participants

Reading Health System's Reading Health System Pension Plan reported $432M in total assets and 2,039 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 97th 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.

  • #16,396 in Healthcare & Social Assistance (16,916 peers)

Coverage in Pennsylvania

Reading Health System Pension Plan covers 2,039 participants in Pennsylvania, 2.5x the typical Pennsylvania plan (state average ~822 per filing). Assets: $432M.

#16,396
in Healthcare & Social Assistance (16,916 peers)
+5.9%
assets growth YoY
4.3×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Reading Health System Pension Plan's outsized position by total assets

Reading Health System Pension Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$432,054,254 Top 3% higher than 97% 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

Reading Health System Pension 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. Reading Health System Pension Plan lands in the large band (2,039 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Reading Health System Pension Plan reported net income rose from -$2M in the plan year 2023 filing to $24M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Reading Health System Pension Plan reported participants fell from 2,316 in the plan year 2023 filing to 2,039 in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Reading Health System Pension Plan end-of-year assets rose from $408M in the plan year 2023 filing to $432M in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

DOL schedule card

Filing strip 231352204 · Reading Health System PY 2024 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Reading Health System Pension Plan · $432M · 2,039 · 97th

  • VS-ST $432M
  • VS-ST 2,039
  • VS-ST 97th
  • VS-ST Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • VS-ST near 21st Century Fox America Retirement Plan
  • VS-ST ind #16396

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 Pennsylvania →

Reading Health System Pension Plan in the asset neighbourhood

IBEW Local No. 236 Pension PlanIBEW Local No. 236 Pension P…$434M21st Century Fox America Retirement Plan21st Century Fox America Ret…$433MReading Health System Pension PlanReading Health System Pensio…$432MSparrow Health System Associate Pension PlanSparrow Health System Associ…$431MThe Associated Press Consolidated Retirement PlanThe Associated Press Consoli…$430M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Reading Health System Pension Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Pennsylvania filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$408M
Net Assets (End of Year)$432M
Net Income$24M
Employer EIN231352204
Plan Effective Date1962-07-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Reading Health System)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Reading Health System plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$432M 5.37455060958742% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$400M$410M$420M$430M$440M 202220232024 $410M $432M ▲ +5.4%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 2,485 $410M
2023 1 2,316 $408M
2024 1 2,039 $432M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Pennsylvania

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

Reading Health System Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Pennsylvania, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -20000020000400006000080000 -5051015 Total assets ($B) Participants Reading Health System Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.432054254 · Participants: 2039Reading Health System Pension PlanNational Elevator Industry Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 12.213235301 · Participants: 28308National Elevator Industry Pension PlanSteelworkers Pension Trust, Total assets ($B): 7.234971663 · Participants: 46110Steelworkers Pension TrustThe PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 5.528998 · Participants: 58779The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. Pension PlanThe Bank of New York Mellon Corporation Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 5.178651926 · Participants: 6387The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation Pension PlanConstellation Retirement Program, Total assets ($B): 5.003720253 · Participants: 4809Constellation Retirement Program
Reading Health System Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Pennsylvania, assets vs. participants
Compare Reading Health System Pension Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Reading Health System Pension Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Pennsylvania, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is 21st Century Fox America Retirement Plan in NY ($433M); by covered participants it is Joint Pension Fund of Local Union No 102 in NJ (2,040 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($432M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (2,039 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 Reading Health System Pension Plan assets move in 2024? ▼
Reading Health System Pension Plan grew at a solid clip - up 5.9% during 2024, from $408M to $432M. Reported net income was $24M.
How have Reading Health System plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Reading Health System's sponsor-wide assets grew 5.4%, from $410M to $432M.
Where does Reading Health System Pension Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Reading Health System Pension Plan ranks in the 97th 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 Reading Health System Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is 21st Century Fox America Retirement Plan in NY ($433M, 278 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Reading Health System Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Joint Pension Fund of Local Union No 102 in NJ (2,040 participants, $718M in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2024.

Source: DOL EFAST2 filing system (efast.dol.gov) - original filing retrieval by EIN 231352204.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA). See our methodology for details.