Northwood Health Systems 403(b) match, vesting and fees

Plan year 2024 filingNorthwood Health Systems, Inc. 403(b) Plan · Plan 001 · EIN 55-0540374Updated Oct 2026

What Northwood Health Systems' 403(b) plan says about matching contributions

The match terms have not been published from this plan's filing yet.
The plan year 2024 filing reports $218K in employer contributions, about $577 per participant. That total includes any match and profit-sharing; it is not a match formula. Plan year 2024 Form 5500 ↗
$41,719
Average account balance
578
Participants (end of year)
$15.7M
Plan assets (end of year)
0.14%
Admin expenses ÷ assets

Plan features

Match, vesting and enrollment details have not been published from this plan's audit report yet. The figures below come from the structured filing.

RecordkeeperEmpower Annuity Insurance CompanySchedule C ↗
Independent auditorGoff Backa Alfera & Company,llc (unmodified opinion, limited scope)Schedule H ↗
Plan type and status403(b) · ActiveForm 5500 ↗

How the plan compares

Plan year 2024 medians for 7,671 defined-contribution plans in health care and social assistance with 100 to 499 participants.

Northwood Health Systems: employer contribution per participant$577
Peer median$1,470
Northwood Health Systems: average balance$41,719
Peer median$37,795
Northwood Health Systems: admin expenses ÷ assets0.14%
Peer median0.39%

Admin expenses are the plan's reported administrative expenses divided by its assets; they do not include fund expense ratios.

Plan history

Plan assets went from $15.7M at the end of plan year 2023 to $15.7M at the end of plan year 2024.

$15.7M2023$15.7M2024
End-of-year figures from each plan year's Form 5500 filing for the Northwood Health Systems plan.
Plan yearParticipantsAssetsEmployer contributionsPer participantAdmin expense ratioMatch formulaFiling
2024578$15.7M$218K$5770.14%Not publishedForm 5500 ↗
2023586$15.7M$895K$2,2550.37%Not publishedForm 5500 ↗

Common questions

Does Northwood Health Systems match 401(k) contributions?

The match terms for the Northwood Health Systems, Inc. 403(b) Plan have not been published from its filing yet. The plan year 2024 filing reports $218K in employer contributions, about $577 per participant. That total includes any match and profit-sharing; it is not a match formula.

When is the Northwood Health Systems 401(k) match vested?

The vesting schedule for the Northwood Health Systems, Inc. 403(b) Plan is not in the data published so far. Your Summary Plan Description states it.

Who manages the Northwood Health Systems 401(k)?

The recordkeeper listed on Schedule C of the plan year 2024 filing is Empower Annuity Insurance Company. The plan administrator is Northwood Health Systems Inc..

I left Northwood Health Systems. How do I find my old 401(k)?

Your account stays in the plan until you move it. Contact the plan administrator (Northwood Health Systems Inc., (304) 234-3500) or the recordkeeper, Empower Annuity Insurance Company. The Northwood Health Systems old 401(k) page lists the contacts from every plan filing. Find an old Northwood Health Systems 401(k)

Data from the public Form 5500 annual reports Northwood Health Systems filed with the U.S. Department of Labor (plan years 2023 and 2024) and, where noted, the attached independent auditor's report. Plan terms may have changed since the filing; check your current Summary Plan Description. PlanFacts is not affiliated with Northwood Health Systems. Not financial advice. Report a correction · Methodology