Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Kansas City Royals Baseball Club, LLC Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$61M
Total assets Below avg plan size
140
Participants Small participant base
90th
Percentile by assets National rank
$438,899
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Major League Baseball Pension Plan for Non-Uniformed Personnel · Sponsored by Kansas City Royals Baseball Club, LLC · Missouri · Arts, Entertainment & Recreation

$61M in assets, 140 participants

Kansas City Royals Baseball Club, LLC's Major League Baseball Pension Plan for Non-Uniformed Personnel reported $61M in total assets and 140 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 90th 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.

  • #2,909 in Arts, Entertainment & Recreation (3,077 peers)

Coverage in Missouri

Major League Baseball Pension Plan for Non-Uniformed Personnel covers 140 participants in Missouri, about 19% of the average Missouri filer (state average ~737 per filing). Assets: $61M.

#2,909
in Arts, Entertainment & Recreation (3,077 peers)
-14.6%
assets change YoY
0.6×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $10M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Major League Baseball Pension Plan for Non-Uniformed Personnel's outsized position by total assets

Major League Baseball Pension Plan for Non-Uniformed Personnel vs every filed plan by assets

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

$61,445,856 Top 10% higher than 90% 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

Major League Baseball Pension Plan for Non-Uniformed Personnel among mid-size filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2022 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Major League Baseball Pension Plan for Non-Uniformed Personnel sits mid-pack in the medium band (140 participants).

DOL schedule card

Filing strip 430902508 · Kansas City Royals Baseball Club, LLC PY 2022 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Major League Baseball Pension Plan for Non-Uniformed Personnel · $61M · 140 · 90th

  • IND $61M
  • IND 140
  • IND 90th
  • IND Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • IND near Cement Masons Local 526 Pension Plan
  • IND ind #2909

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 Arts, Entertainment & Recreation retirement plans → · Plans in Missouri →

Major League Baseball Pension Plan for Non-Uniformed Personnel in the asset neighbourhood

Retirement Plan for Employees of Cascade Natural Gas CorporationRetirement Plan for Employee…$62MEglin Federal Credit Union Retirement PlanEglin Federal Credit Union R…$62MWellesley Coll Pension Pln for Classified Ofc and Svc EesWellesley Coll Pension Pln f…$61MMajor League Baseball Pension Plan for Non-Uniformed PersonnelMajor League Baseball Pensio…$61MCement Masons Local 526 Pension PlanCement Masons Local 526 Pens…$61M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Major League Baseball Pension Plan for Non-Uniformed Personnel and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

Missouri filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$72M
Net Assets (End of Year)$61M
Net Income-$10M
Employer EIN430902508
Plan Effective Date1981-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Kansas City Royals Baseball Club, LLC)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Kansas City Royals Baseball Club, LLC plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$117M 24.18312531319019% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$90M$100M$110M$120M 202220232024 $94.1M $117M ▲ +24.2%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 1,212 $94M
2023 2 930 $106M
2024 2 1,419 $117M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Missouri

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

Major League Baseball Pension Plan for Non-Uniformed Personnel vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Missouri, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -10000010000200003000040000 -202468 Total assets ($B) Participants Major League Baseball Pension Plan for Non-Uniformed Personnel, Total assets ($B): 0.061445856 · Participants: 140Major League Baseball Pension Plan for Non-Uniformed PersonnelBoilermaker-Blacksmith National Pension Trust, Total assets ($B): 7.485527737 · Participants: 31010Boilermaker-Blacksmith National Pension TrustAmeren Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.442367346 · Participants: 10080Ameren Retirement PlanCo-Op Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.376779083 · Participants: 15460Co-Op Retirement PlanCarpenters Pension Trust Fund of St. Louis, Total assets ($B): 3.256518868 · Participants: 8767Carpenters Pension Trust Fund of St. LouisEmerson Electric Company Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.12779001 · Participants: 4763Emerson Electric Company Retirement Plan
Major League Baseball Pension Plan for Non-Uniformed Personnel vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Missouri, assets vs. participants
Compare Major League Baseball Pension Plan for Non-Uniformed Personnel side-by-side with 3 peers →

Major League Baseball Pension Plan for Non-Uniformed Personnel's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Missouri, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Cement Masons Local 526 Pension Plan in PA ($61M); by covered participants it is United Association General Officers and Employees Pension Fund in MD (140 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (140 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 Major League Baseball Pension Plan for Non-Uniformed Personnel assets move in 2022? ▼
Major League Baseball Pension Plan for Non-Uniformed Personnel pulled back noticeably - down 14.6% during 2022, from $72M to $61M. Reported net income was -$10M.
How have Kansas City Royals Baseball Club, LLC plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Kansas City Royals Baseball Club, LLC's sponsor-wide assets grew 24.2%, from $94M to $117M.
Where does Major League Baseball Pension Plan for Non-Uniformed Personnel rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Major League Baseball Pension Plan for Non-Uniformed Personnel ranks in the 90th percentile by end-of-year assets among 139,126 plans that reported assets for plan year 2022 (in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Major League Baseball Pension Plan for Non-Uniformed Personnel? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Cement Masons Local 526 Pension Plan in PA ($61M, 496 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Major League Baseball Pension Plan for Non-Uniformed Personnel? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is United Association General Officers and Employees Pension Fund in MD (140 participants, $183M 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 430902508.

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.