Employer · plans filed under one EIN
Sharp Healthcare
San Diego, CA · 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.
Sharp Healthcare, based in San Diego, California, sponsors 3 retirement plans with 100 or more participants: 2 defined contribution and 1 defined benefit. Together they reported 65,052 participant records and $2.81B in net assets.
The largest is Sharpsaver Defined Contribution Plan, a defined contribution plan with 24,387 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 $65.6M and participant contributions $155M in the latest plan years; benefits paid were $218M. Schedule C compensation reported to service provider organisations totalled $4.4M.
Combined net assets moved from $379M in 2009 to $2.81B in 2024 (up 642%). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sharpsaver Defined Contribution Plan | defined contribution plan | 2024 | 24,387 | $1.38B | $56,689 | $1,717 | $1.2M |
| Sharp Healthcare 403(b) Tax Deferred Retirement Plan | 403(b) plan | 2024 | 21,854 | $744M | $34,047 | — | $629K |
| Sharpsaver Retirement Plan | cash balance pension plan | 2024 | 18,811 | $684M | $36,377 | $2,143 | $2.6M |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3 | 65,052 | $2.81B | $65.6M | $155M |
| 2023 | 3 | 63,565 | $2.53B | $62.0M | $142M |
| 2022 | 3 | 61,267 | $2.00B | $56.8M | $125M |
| 2021 | 3 | 58,648 | $2.40B | $57.5M | $117M |
| 2020 | 3 | 58,308 | $2.09B | $47.8M | $105M |
| 2019 | 3 | 56,277 | $1.76B | $45.0M | $92.9M |
| 2018 | 3 | 55,343 | $1.42B | $46.5M | $86.8M |
| 2017 | 3 | 53,367 | $1.47B | $40.3M | $80.0M |
| 2016 | 3 | 51,748 | $1.22B | $45.2M | $72.3M |
| 2015 | 3 | 50,229 | $1.08B | $79.4M | $67.6M |
| 2014 | 3 | 48,012 | $990M | $35.3M | $61.7M |
| 2013 | 3 | 46,601 | $872M | $34.2M | $56.8M |
| 2012 | 3 | 45,850 | $703M | $27.5M | $52.3M |
| 2011 | 3 | 44,033 | $569M | $30.4M | $48.5M |
| 2010 | 3 | 42,483 | $505M | $37.6M | $45.0M |
| 2009 | 3 | 41,402 | $379M | $18.2M | $41.8M |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russell Investments Trust Company | Trustee (bank, trust company, or similar financial institution); Trustee (directed); Investment management | 2 | $2,835,754 |
| Alight Solutions, LLC | Recordkeeping and information management; Trustee (directed) | 1 | $936,304 |
| Lincoln National Corporation | Contract Administrator; Recordkeeping and information management; Copying and duplicating; Participant loan processing | 1 | $628,572 |
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 Sharp Healthcare have?
3 plans with 100 or more participants filed Form 5500 under its employer identification number for the latest plan years: Sharpsaver Defined Contribution Plan, Sharp Healthcare 403(b) Tax Deferred Retirement Plan and Sharpsaver Retirement Plan. Smaller plans and plans filed under a subsidiary's number are not grouped here.
How much does Sharp Healthcare contribute to its plans?
$65,570,166 in employer contributions across these plans in their latest plan years, about $1,189 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 Russell Investments Trust Company, Alight Solutions, LLC and Lincoln National Corporation. 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.