Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023
Northwestern Memorial Hospital Pension Plan
Data updated 2026-08-25
- $648M
- Total assets Above avg plan size
- 2,147
- Participants Near avg headcount
- 98th
- Percentile by assets National rank
- $301,683
- Avg per participant High balance/head
Official DOL plan name: Northwestern Memorial Hospital Employees' Pension Plan · Sponsored by Northwestern Memorial Hospital · Illinois · Healthcare & Social Assistance
$648M in assets, 2,147 participants
Northwestern Memorial Hospital's Northwestern Memorial Hospital Employees' Pension Plan reported $648M in total assets and 2,147 participants in its 2023 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.
- #17,340 in Healthcare & Social Assistance (17,684 peers)
Coverage in Illinois
Northwestern Memorial Hospital Employees' Pension Plan covers 2,147 participants in Illinois, 2.8x the typical Illinois plan (state average ~779 per filing). Assets: $648M.
- #17,340
- in Healthcare & Social Assistance (17,684 peers)
- +7.9%
- assets growth YoY
- 6.5×
- vs typical plan assets (national mean)
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 2023 · DOL Form 5500
$647,712,989 Top 2% higher than 98% of 127,068 filed plans
Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.
Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2023
Northwestern Memorial Hospital Employees' Pension Plan's large-plan peer group by participant headcount
Plan-year 2023 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 (2,147 participants).
What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings
plan year 2022 → plan year 2023
- Northwestern Memorial Hospital Employees' Pension Plan reported net income rose from -$130M in the plan year 2022 filing to $47M in the plan year 2023 filing.
- Northwestern Memorial Hospital Employees' Pension Plan end-of-year assets rose from $600M in the plan year 2022 filing to $648M in the plan year 2023 filing.
- Northwestern Memorial Hospital Employees' Pension Plan reported participants fell from 2,331 in the plan year 2022 filing to 2,147 in the plan year 2023 filing.
DOL schedule card
Filing strip 370960170 · Northwestern Memorial Hospital PY 2023 · Defined Benefit (Pension)
Northwestern Memorial Hospital Employees' Pension Plan · $648M · 2,147 · 98th
- PCT $648M
- EIN 2,147
- RANK 98th
- PHOTO Defined Benefit (Pension)
- IND near Scana Corporation Retirement Plan
- EOY ind #17340
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) | $600M |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $648M |
| Net Income | $47M |
| 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 $49.7B · 48,538
- State Farm Insurance Companies Retirement Plan for United States Employees $35.2B · 45,001
- United Food & Commercial Workers Intl Union - Industry Pension Fund $8.0B · 20,680
- John Deere Pension Plan for Salaried Employees $8.0B · 16,346
- Abbott Laboratories Annuity Retirement Plan $7.8B · 17,382
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 Scana Corporation Retirement Plan in VA ($647M); by covered participants it is Joint Pension Fund Local Union IBEW in NJ (2,149 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.
Closest by plan assets
Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($648M here).
- Scana Corporation Retirement Plan (VA) $647M · 2,781
- Steamfitters Local Union No. 420 Pension Plan (PA) $646M · 2,456
- Aflac Incorporated Pension Plan (GA) $650M · 2,206
- Bay Area Painters & Tapers Pension Trust (CA) $644M · 3,669
Similar participant headcount
Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (2,147 participants); asset peers above are excluded.
- Joint Pension Fund Local Union IBEW (NJ) 2,149 · 2 off
- Ohio Farmers Insurance Company Pension Plan (OH) 2,143 · 4 off
- Csaa Insurance Group Cash Balance Retirement Plan (CA) 2,152 · 5 off
- Unitehere Northwest Pension Trust Fund (WA) 2,142 · 5 off
DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.