Employer · plans filed under one EIN
Carestar, Inc.
Blue Ash, OH · Health care and social assistance
Form 5500 information is as filed by the plan administrator with the Department of Labor and may be amended. Figures reflect the plan year shown, not current balances.
Carestar, Inc., based in Blue Ash, Ohio, sponsors 2 retirement plans with 100 or more participants: 2 defined contribution. Together they reported 1,318 participant records and $136M in net assets.
The largest is Carestar, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan, an employee stock ownership plan with 725 participants. A person can be counted in more than one plan, so the participant total is a count of records rather than of people.
Employer contributions across the plans were $7.5M and participant contributions $1.6M in the latest plan years; benefits paid were $10.3M. Schedule C compensation reported to service provider organisations totalled $210K.
Combined net assets moved from $19.6M in 2009 to $136M in 2025 (up 596%). Plan mergers and spin-offs show up here as steps in the series.
Plans
| Plan | Kind | Plan year | Participants | Net assets | Per participant | Employer / active | Sch. C compensation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carestar, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan | employee stock ownership plan | 2025 | 725 | $116M | $159,708 | $16,556 | $91K |
| Carestar 401(k) Retirement Plan | 401(k) plan | 2025 | 593 | $20.5M | $34,522 | $1,448 | $119K |
| US median, plan year 2024: DC plans $53,102 per participant, $2,175 employer contribution per active participant; DB plans $86,221 and $10,244. | |||||||
Trend by plan year
| Plan year | Plans | Participant records | Net assets | Employer contributions | Participant contributions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2 | 1,318 | $136M | $7.5M | $1.6M |
| 2024 | 2 | 1,270 | $105M | $7.0M | $1.4M |
| 2023 | 2 | 1,193 | $93.1M | $6.9M | $1.3M |
| 2022 | 2 | 1,093 | $74.0M | $6.0M | $1.1M |
| 2021 | 2 | 1,030 | $79.1M | $4.8M | $874K |
| 2020 | 2 | 966 | $65.2M | $3.6M | $682K |
| 2019 | 2 | 900 | $49.1M | $2.8M | $594K |
| 2018 | 2 | 889 | $36.3M | $874K | $527K |
| 2017 | 2 | 892 | $30.1M | $779K | $454K |
| 2016 | 2 | 909 | $28.4M | $786K | $448K |
| 2015 | 2 | 902 | $27.8M | $951K | $570K |
| 2014 | 2 | 921 | $29.9M | $1.2M | $632K |
| 2013 | 2 | 981 | $33.2M | $1.6M | $905K |
| 2012 | 2 | 978 | $29.6M | $1.5M | $928K |
| 2011 | 2 | 908 | $26.4M | $1.5M | $920K |
| 2010 | 2 | 844 | $22.7M | $1.4M | $895K |
| 2009 | 2 | 875 | $19.6M | $1.4M | $895K |
History of the plans listed above, in the years each filed the full Form 5500 with 100 or more participants. Plans that have since terminated are not included.
Service providers
| Organisation | Services reported | Plans | Compensation reported |
|---|---|---|---|
| ADP, Inc. | Recordkeeping and information management; Participant loan processing | 1 | $50,629 |
| Transition Finance Strategies, LLC | Contract Administrator | 1 | $41,615 |
| Dean Dorton Allen PLLC | Accounting (including auditing); Recordkeeping and information management | 2 | $31,200 |
| Horan Securities, Inc. | Recordkeeping and information management; Trustee (bank, trust company, or similar financial institution); Other services | 1 | $27,730 |
| Greatbanc | Trustee (bank, trust company, or similar financial institution) | 1 | $24,300 |
| Morgan Stanley Smith Barney | Recordkeeping and information management; Trustee (bank, trust company, or similar financial institution); Other services | 1 | $14,170 |
| Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. | Investment management | 1 | $10,113 |
| Horan Wealth LLC | Recordkeeping and information management; Trustee (bank, trust company, or similar financial institution); Other services | 1 | $9,932 |
| Vonlehman & Company, Inc. | Accounting (including auditing) | 1 | $0 |
| Comstock Valuation Advisors | Valuation (appraisals, etc.) | 1 | $0 |
Organisations paid $5,000 or more by any of these plans, from Schedule C. Individuals are not shown.
Questions and answers
How many retirement plans does Carestar, Inc. have?
2 plans with 100 or more participants filed Form 5500 under its employer identification number for the latest plan years: Carestar, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan and Carestar 401(k) Retirement Plan. Smaller plans and plans filed under a subsidiary's number are not grouped here.
How much does Carestar, Inc. contribute to its plans?
$7,477,405 in employer contributions across these plans in their latest plan years, about $8,244 per active participant record. Form 5500 reports totals and not the match or accrual formula.
Who provides services to these plans?
Schedule C filings name ADP, Inc., Transition Finance Strategies, LLC, Dean Dorton Allen PLLC and Horan Securities, Inc. and others. Only organisations paid $5,000 or more by a plan are listed on Schedule C.
Where does this come from?
Form 5500 annual reports filed with the Department of Labor's EFAST2 system, from the EBSA research files, with filings received through 24 Aug 2026. Figures are as filed and may be amended.
Provenance
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration, Form 5500 research files, public domain, with filings received through 24 Aug 2026. Plans are grouped by the sponsor's employer identification number exactly as filed; a company that files under several EINs appears as several employers. See the methodology and corrections.