Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022
Northwestern Memorial Hospital Pension Plan
Data updated 2026-08-25
- $600M
- Total assets Above avg plan size
- 2,331
- Participants Above avg headcount
- 98th
- Percentile by assets National rank
- $257,514
- Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
Official DOL plan name: Northwestern Memorial Hospital Employees' Pension Plan · Sponsored by Northwestern Memorial Hospital · Illinois · Healthcare & Social Assistance
$600M in assets, 2,331 participants
Northwestern Memorial Hospital's Northwestern Memorial Hospital Employees' Pension Plan reported $600M in total assets and 2,331 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 98th 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.
- #19,746 in Healthcare & Social Assistance (20,060 peers)
Coverage in Illinois
Northwestern Memorial Hospital Employees' Pension Plan covers 2,331 participants in Illinois, 3.0x the typical Illinois plan (state average ~779 per filing). Assets: $600M.
- #19,746
- in Healthcare & Social Assistance (20,060 peers)
- -17.9%
- assets change YoY
- 6.0×
- vs typical plan assets (national mean)
The plan reported a net loss of $130M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.
Northwestern Memorial Hospital Employees' Pension Plan's outsized position by total assets
Northwestern Memorial Hospital Employees' Pension Plan vs every filed plan by assets
End-of-year total assets · plan year 2022 · DOL Form 5500
$600,264,359 Top 2% higher than 98% of 139,123 filed plans
Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.
Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2022
Northwestern Memorial Hospital Employees' Pension Plan's large-plan peer group by participant headcount
Plan-year 2022 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Northwestern Memorial Hospital Employees' Pension Plan lands in the large band (2,331 participants).
DOL schedule card
Filing strip 370960170 · Northwestern Memorial Hospital PY 2022 · Defined Benefit (Pension)
Northwestern Memorial Hospital Employees' Pension Plan · $600M · 2,331 · 98th
- 5500 $600M
- ASSETS 2,331
- PCT 98th
- EIN Defined Benefit (Pension)
- RANK near Ng Es Union Represented Employees Pension Plan
- PHOTO ind #19746
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 Illinois →
Northwestern Memorial Hospital Employees' Pension Plan in the asset neighbourhood
Illinois filing particulars
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $731M |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $600M |
| Net Income | -$130M |
| Employer EIN | 370960170 |
| Plan Effective Date | 1974-09-01 |
| Filing Status | FILING RECEIVED |
Sponsor Plan History (Northwestern Memorial Hospital)
Sponsor-wide plan assets over time
All Northwestern Memorial Hospital plans reported in each filing year
- Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
- $642M 6.97808446761371% vs 2022
- 2024 filing year
| Year | Plans | Participants | Total Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | 2,331 | $600M |
| 2023 | 1 | 2,147 | $648M |
| 2024 | 1 | 2,012 | $642M |
Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Illinois
Peer Defined Benefit (Pension) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.
- Central States, Southeast & Southwest Areas Pension Plan $42.6B · 50,096
- State Farm Insurance Companies Retirement Plan for United States Employees $32.1B · 49,052
- United Food & Commercial Workers Intl Union - Industry Pension Fund $8.0B · 20,170
- John Deere Pension Plan for Salaried Employees $7.3B · N/A
- Abbott Laboratories Annuity Retirement Plan $6.8B · 16,809
Northwestern Memorial Hospital Employees' Pension Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount
Outside Illinois, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Ng Es Union Represented Employees Pension Plan in VA ($601M); by covered participants it is New York-New Jersey Amalgamated Pension Plan for Acme Employees in NJ (2,331 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.
Closest by plan assets
Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($600M here).
- Ng Es Union Represented Employees Pension Plan (VA) $601M · 992
- The Nemours Foundation Pension Plan (FL) $602M · 1,753
- Scana Corporation Retirement Plan (VA) $602M · 2,996
- Christiana Care Health Services, Inc. Retirement Plan (DE) $598M · 2,556
Similar participant headcount
Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (2,331 participants); asset peers above are excluded.
- New York-New Jersey Amalgamated Pension Plan for Acme Employees (NJ) 2,331 · 0 off
- L.L.Bean, Inc. Pension Plan (ME) 2,330 · 1 off
- Kpmg Partner Pension Plan (NJ) 2,330 · 1 off
- Plumbers' & Pipefitters' Local Union 562 Pension Fund (MO) 2,329 · 2 off
DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.