Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

New England Sports Network Limited Partnership Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$14M
Total assets Small plan by assets
72
Participants Small participant base
72nd
Percentile by assets National rank
$197,667
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Nesn Retirement Plan · Sponsored by New England Sports Network Limited Partnership · Massachusetts · Information & Media

$14M in assets, 72 participants

New England Sports Network Limited Partnership's Nesn Retirement Plan reported $14M in total assets and 72 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 72nd 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.

  • #1,766 in Information & Media (2,911 peers)

New England Sports Network Limited Partnership multi-year trail

New England Sports Network Limited Partnership's plans moved +46.1% in assets from 2022 to 2024; this filing shows Nesn Retirement Plan at $14M / 72 participants.

#1,766
in Information & Media (2,911 peers)
-15.8%
assets change YoY

The plan reported a net loss of $3M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Nesn Retirement Plan's outsized position by total assets

Nesn Retirement Plan vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2022 · DOL Form 5500

$14,232,012 Top 28% higher than 72% of 139,123 filed plans

This plan $0 $2,050,000,000 every filed plan with reported assets, bucketed by value

Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.

Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2022

Nesn Retirement Plan among smaller filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2022 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Nesn Retirement Plan is a small filing (72 participants) on this national headcount ladder.

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 042785301 · New England Sports Network Limited Partnership PY 2022 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Nesn Retirement Plan · $14M · 72 · 72nd

  • NET $14M
  • NET 72
  • NET 72nd
  • NET Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • NET near GE Appliances Pension Plan
  • NET ind #1766

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 Information & Media retirement plans → · Plans in Massachusetts →

Nesn Retirement Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Nesn Retirement Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

New England Sports Network Limited Partnership multi-year asset trail

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All New England Sports Network Limited Partnership plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$71M 46.13310062176366% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$40M$50M$60M$70M$80M 202220232024 $48.8M $71.3M ▲ +46.1%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 258 $49M
2023 2 271 $60M
2024 2 296 $71M

New England Sports Network Limited Partnership filing trail (2022)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$17M
Net Assets (End of Year)$14M
Net Income-$3M
Employer EIN042785301
Plan Effective Date1988-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Massachusetts

Peer Defined Benefit (Pension) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

Nesn Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Massachusetts, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -200000200004000060000 -20246810 Total assets ($B) Participants Nesn Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.014232012 · Participants: 72Nesn Retirement PlanConsolidated Cash Balance Program of Mass General Brigham and Member Organizations, Total assets ($B): 9.07532048 · Participants: 55495Consolidated Cash Balance Program of Mass General Brigham and Member OrganizationsLiberty Mutual Retirement Benefit Plan, Total assets ($B): 6.756596242 · Participants: 33087Liberty Mutual Retirement Benefit PlanMassachusetts Institute of Technology Basic Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 5.281152611 · Participants: 11835Massachusetts Institute of Technology Basic Retirement PlanN. Atlantic States Carp. Pension Fund, Total assets ($B): 4.758508912 · Participants: 17323N. Atlantic States Carp. Pension FundN. Atlantic States Carp. Guaranteed Annuity Fund, Total assets ($B): 3.594095954 · Participants: 10962N. Atlantic States Carp. Guaranteed Annuity Fund
Nesn Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Massachusetts, assets vs. participants
Compare Nesn Retirement Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Nesn Retirement Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Massachusetts, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is GE Appliances Pension Plan in KY ($14M); by covered participants it is Dietz & Watson, Inc. Defined Benefit Pension Plan in PA (72 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (72 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Nesn Retirement Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
Nesn Retirement Plan declined sharply - down 15.8% during 2022, from $17M to $14M. Reported net income was -$3M.
How have New England Sports Network Limited Partnership plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), New England Sports Network Limited Partnership's sponsor-wide assets grew 46.1%, from $49M to $71M.
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Nesn Retirement Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is GE Appliances Pension Plan in KY ($14M, N/A participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Nesn Retirement Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Dietz & Watson, Inc. Defined Benefit Pension Plan in PA (72 participants, $3M in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2022.

Source: DOL EFAST2 filing system (efast.dol.gov) - original filing retrieval by EIN 042785301.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA). See our methodology for details.