401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Stairways Behavioral Health 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$17M
Total assets Small plan by assets: 233
Participants Below avg headcount: 67th
Percentile by assets National rank: $71,230
Avg per participant Below avg balance/head

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Official DOL plan name: Stairways 403(b) Plan · Sponsored by Stairways Behavioral Health · Pennsylvania · Healthcare & Social Assistance

$17M in assets, 233 participants

Stairways Behavioral Health's Stairways 403(b) Plan reported $17M in total assets and 233 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 67th 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.

#12,099 in Healthcare & Social Assistance (16,916 peers)

Coverage in Pennsylvania

Stairways 403(b) Plan covers 233 participants in Pennsylvania, about 28% of the average Pennsylvania filer (state average ~822 per filing). Assets: $17M.

#12,099
in Healthcare & Social Assistance (16,916 peers): +3.7%
assets growth YoY

Stairways 403(b) Plan's outsized position by total assets

Stairways 403(b) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$16,596,510 Top 33% higher than 67% of 123,620 filed plans

Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.

Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2024

Stairways 403(b) 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. Stairways 403(b) Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (233 participants).

Micro (1-10) 33,766 filings (27%) Small (11-100) 26,107 filings (21%) Medium (101-1,000) 54,251 filings (43%) Large (1,001-10,000) 10,349 filings (8%) Mega (10,000+) 1,399 filings (1%)

Stairways 403(b) Plan reported net income fell from $1M in the plan year 2023 filing to $587K in the plan year 2024 filing.
Stairways 403(b) Plan end-of-year assets rose from $16M in the plan year 2023 filing to $17M in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 251271559 · Stairways Behavioral Health PY 2024 · 401(k)

Stairways 403(b) Plan · $17M · 233 · 67th

SCH $17M
SCH 233
SCH 67th
SCH 401(k)
SCH near Cheer Pack North America 401(k) Plan
SCH ind #12099

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 →

End-of-year total assets ($M) among Stairways 403(b) Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Pennsylvania filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)	$16M
Net Assets (End of Year)	$17M
Net Income	$587K
Employer EIN	251271559
Plan Effective Date	1975-06-13
Filing Status	FILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Stairways Behavioral Health)

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets: $17M 13.546775920722759% vs 2022; 2024 filing year

Year	Plans	Participants	Total Assets
2022	1	197	$15M
2023	1	235	$16M
2024	1	233	$17M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Pennsylvania

Peer 401(k) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

Stairways 403(b) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Pennsylvania, assets vs. participants

Comcast Corporation Retirement - Investment Plan $19.7B · 90,495
The Cigna Group 401(k) Plan $14.2B · 63,634
The Vanguard Retirement and Savings Plan $11.1B · 18,066
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. 401(k) Retirement Plan $10.3B · 36,150
The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. Incentive Savings Plan $10.2B · 54,604

Compare Stairways 403(b) Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Stairways 403(b) Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Pennsylvania, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Cheer Pack North America 401(k) Plan in MA ($17M); by covered participants it is Mccloud Inc. 401(k) Plan in KY (233 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($17M here).

Cheer Pack North America 401(k) Plan (MA) $17M · 175
Machine Specialties Inc 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan & Trust (NC) $17M · 311
Irwin R. Rose & Company, LLC 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan (IN) $17M · 126
Timberland Investment Resources, LLC 401(k) Plan (NC) $17M · 26

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (233 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

Mccloud Inc. 401(k) Plan (KY) 233 · 0 off
Verdun 401(k) Retirement Plan (TX) 233 · 0 off
Korber Pharma Packaging Materials LLC 401(k) Plan (NJ) 233 · 0 off
Blue Lake Casino 401(k) Plan (CA) 233 · 0 off

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 Stairways 403(b) Plan assets move in 2024? ▼

Stairways 403(b) Plan edged up modestly - up 3.7% during 2024, from $16M to $17M. Reported net income was $587K.

How have Stairways Behavioral Health plan assets changed over time? ▼

Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Stairways Behavioral Health's sponsor-wide assets grew 13.5%, from $15M to $17M.

Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Stairways 403(b) Plan? ▼

Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Cheer Pack North America 401(k) Plan in MA ($17M, 175 participants).

Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Stairways 403(b) Plan? ▼

Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Mccloud Inc. 401(k) Plan in KY (233 participants, $151K 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 251271559.