Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024
Sentara Health Pension Plan
Data updated 2026-08-11
- $3.2B
- Total assets
- 17,156
- Participants
- 100th
- Percentile by assets
- $187,528
- Avg per participant
Official DOL plan name: Sentara Pension Plan · Sponsored by Sentara Health · Virginia · Healthcare & Social Assistance
$3.2B in assets, 17,156 participants
Sentara Health's Sentara Pension Plan reported $3.2B in total assets and 17,156 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 100th 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.
- 100th percentile by assets (of 123,622 plans)
- #16,856 in Healthcare & Social Assistance (16,916 peers)
Coverage in Virginia
Sentara Pension Plan covers 17,156 participants in Virginia, 22x the typical Virginia plan (state average ~782 per filing). Assets: $3.2B.
- $3.2B
- total plan assets (2024 EOY)
- 17,156
- covered participants
- 100th
- percentile by assets (of 123,622 plans)
- $187,528
- avg assets per participant
What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings
plan year 2023 → plan year 2024
- Sentara Pension Plan reported net income fell from $238M in the plan year 2023 filing to $176M in the plan year 2024 filing.
- Sentara Pension Plan end-of-year assets rose from $2.8B in the plan year 2023 filing to $3.2B in the plan year 2024 filing.
- Sentara Pension Plan reported participants fell from 18,499 in the plan year 2023 filing to 17,156 in the plan year 2024 filing.
Participants vs Virginia filers
In Virginia, the average filing covers about 782 participants across 3,655 plans. Sentara Pension Plan reports 17,156 participants - 22x that state average ($3.2B EOY assets).
Virginia filing particulars
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $2.8B |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $2.6B |
| Net Income | $176M |
| Employer EIN | 521271901 |
| Plan Effective Date | 1963-01-01 |
| Filing Status | FILING RECEIVED |
Sponsor Plan History (Sentara Health)
| Year | Plans | Participants | Total Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 4 | 58,592 | $5.2B |
| 2023 | 4 | 57,999 | $6.2B |
| 2024 | 4 | 63,288 | $7.1B |
Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Virginia
Peer Defined Benefit (Pension) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.
Sentara Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Virginia, assets vs. participants
- Northrop Grumman Pension Plan $18.8B · 12,678
- Retirement Security Plan $11.5B · 56,633
- Sheet Metal Workers' National Pension Fund $8.9B · 63,530
- Ng Space&mission Systems Corp Salaried Pension Pla $8.4B · 6,737
- Dominion Energy Pension Plan $8.3B · 11,758
Scale composition for Sentara Pension Plan
Sentara Pension Plan reports $3.2B in end-of-year assets across 17,156 participants (0.026% of the $12.3T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.018% of 93,925,755 covered participants) - about $187,528 per participant (1.4x the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2024 was $176M.
This plan identity (EIN 521271901, plan #001) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $2.3B to $3.2B (+37.3%) while covered participants moved from 20,272 to 17,156 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.
| Plan year | Participants | EOY assets | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 20,272 | $2.3B | Open filing |
| 2023 | 18,499 | $2.8B | Open filing |
| 2024 · index core | 17,156 | $3.2B | This page |
The same sponsor also keeps 2 other index-core plans on PlainRetire:
- Sentara 403(b) Savings Plan (Other, $3.7B, 28,192 participants)
- Sentara 401(a) Retirement Plan (Profit Sharing, $160M, 17,694 participants)
Similar-Sized Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans Nationally
Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states closest to Sentara Pension Plan by total assets, not by location.
- Cummins Pension Plan (IN) $3.2B · 30,640
- M&t Bank Corporation Pension Plan (NY) $3.2B · 3,825
- Retirement Plan for Certain Represented Employees (MD) $3.2B · 6,769
- Minnesota Laborers Pension Fund (MN) $3.2B · 10,089
Frequently Asked Questions
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Filing takeaways
Ways to act on Sentara Pension Plan's numbers.
- By total assets, Sentara Pension Plan ranks among the largest 1% of all filed plans. See the largest plans
- Compare it side-by-side against 3 similar Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Virginia. Compare plans
- Sentara Health's sponsor-wide assets have grown 37.9% since 2022 across 3 plan years on file. More Healthcare & Social Assistance plans