Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

National Football League Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$110M
Total assets Near avg plan size
45
Participants Small participant base
92nd
Percentile by assets National rank
$2.5M
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Nfl Game Officials' Pension Plan · Sponsored by National Football League · New York · Arts, Entertainment & Recreation

$110M in assets, 45 participants

National Football League's Nfl Game Officials' Pension Plan reported $110M in total assets and 45 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 92nd 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.

  • #2,832 in Arts, Entertainment & Recreation (2,945 peers)

Where Nfl Game Officials' Pension Plan sits by assets

Nfl Game Officials' Pension Plan sits in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets, $110M for 45 participants (~$2.5M/participant), down 7.3% in 2023.

#2,832
in Arts, Entertainment & Recreation (2,945 peers)
-7.3%
assets change YoY
1.1×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $9M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Nfl Game Officials' Pension Plan's outsized position by total assets

Nfl Game Officials' Pension Plan vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2023 · DOL Form 5500

$110,440,878 Top 8% higher than 92% of 127,068 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 2023

Nfl Game Officials' Pension Plan among smaller filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2023 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Nfl Game Officials' Pension Plan is a small filing (45 participants) on this national headcount ladder.

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Nfl Game Officials' Pension Plan reported net income rose from -$21M in the plan year 2022 filing to -$9M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Nfl Game Officials' Pension Plan reported participants fell from 55 in the plan year 2022 filing to 45 in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Nfl Game Officials' Pension Plan end-of-year assets fell from $119M in the plan year 2022 filing to $110M in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 131922622 · National Football League PY 2023 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Nfl Game Officials' Pension Plan · $110M · 45 · 92nd

  • EIN $110M
  • EIN 45
  • EIN 92nd
  • EIN Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • EIN near IBEW Local Nos 570 & 518 and Southern Az Chapt NECA Pension Plan
  • EIN ind #2832

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 New York →

Nfl Game Officials' Pension Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Wausau Paper Corp. Retirement PlanWausau Paper Corp. Retiremen…$111MBunzl USA, LLC Retirement PlanBunzl USA, LLC Retirement Pl…$111MIBEW Local Nos 570 & 518 and Southern Az Chapt NECA Pension PlanIBEW Local Nos 570 & 518 and…$110MNfl Game Officials' Pension PlanNfl Game Officials' Pension …$110MClearwater Paper Hourly Retirement PlanClearwater Paper Hourly Reti…$110M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Nfl Game Officials' Pension Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Scale-class filing particulars (2023)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$119M
Net Assets (End of Year)$109M
Net Income-$9M
Employer EIN131922622
Plan Effective Date1974-04-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (National Football League)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All National Football League plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$1.0B 19.664278924344224% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$0.8B$0.85B$0.9B$0.95B$1B$1.05B 202220232024 $0.84B $1B ▲ +19.0%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 4 3,445 $840M
2023 4 3,728 $970M
2024 4 3,926 $1.0B

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in New York

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

Nfl Game Officials' Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in New York, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000 -100102030 Total assets ($B) Participants Nfl Game Officials' Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.110440878 · Participants: 45Nfl Game Officials' Pension PlanIBM Personal Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 24.955758896 · Participants: 14881IBM Personal Pension PlanConsolidated Edison Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 16.184377155 · Participants: 10779Consolidated Edison Retirement Plan1199seiu Health Care Employees Pension Fund, Total assets ($B): 16.16620463 · Participants: 1075821199seiu Health Care Employees Pension FundPfizer Consolidated Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 10.955262618 · Participants: 9616Pfizer Consolidated Pension PlanPepsico Employees Retirement Plan I, Total assets ($B): 7.599669 · Participants: 12289Pepsico Employees Retirement Plan I
Nfl Game Officials' Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in New York, assets vs. participants
Compare Nfl Game Officials' Pension Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Nfl Game Officials' Pension Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside New York, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is IBEW Local Nos 570 & 518 and Southern Az Chapt NECA Pension Plan in AZ ($110M); by covered participants it is Cosmetic Laboratories, Inc. Cash Balance Plan in TX (45 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($110M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (45 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Nfl Game Officials' Pension Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Nfl Game Officials' Pension Plan pulled back noticeably - down 7.3% during 2023, from $119M to $110M. Reported net income was -$9M.
How have National Football League plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), National Football League's sponsor-wide assets grew 19.7%, from $840M to $1.0B.
Where does Nfl Game Officials' Pension Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Nfl Game Officials' Pension Plan ranks in the 92nd percentile by end-of-year assets among 127,072 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Nfl Game Officials' Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is IBEW Local Nos 570 & 518 and Southern Az Chapt NECA Pension Plan in AZ ($110M, 534 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Nfl Game Officials' Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Cosmetic Laboratories, Inc. Cash Balance Plan in TX (45 participants, $315 in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2023.

Source: DOL EFAST2 filing system (efast.dol.gov) - original filing retrieval by EIN 131922622.

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.