Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Board of Trustees of Nba Players' Pension Plan Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$610M
Total assets Above avg plan size
435
Participants Below avg headcount
98th
Percentile by assets National rank
$1.4M
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: National Basketball Association Players' Pension Plan · Sponsored by Board of Trustees of Nba Players' Pension Plan · Indiana · Arts, Entertainment & Recreation

$610M in assets, 435 participants

Board of Trustees of Nba Players' Pension Plan's National Basketball Association Players' Pension Plan reported $610M in total assets and 435 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.

  • #2,925 in Arts, Entertainment & Recreation (2,945 peers)

Where National Basketball Association Players' Pension Plan sits by assets

National Basketball Association Players' Pension Plan sits in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets, $610M for 435 participants (~$1.4M/participant), up 13.0% in 2023.

#2,925
in Arts, Entertainment & Recreation (2,945 peers)
+13.0%
assets growth YoY
6.1×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

National Basketball Association Players' Pension Plan's outsized position by total assets

National Basketball Association Players' Pension Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$609,899,435 Top 2% higher than 98% 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

National Basketball Association Players' Pension Plan among mid-size filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2023 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. National Basketball Association Players' Pension Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (435 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • National Basketball Association Players' Pension Plan reported net income rose from -$60M in the plan year 2022 filing to $68M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • National Basketball Association Players' Pension Plan end-of-year assets rose from $540M in the plan year 2022 filing to $610M in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

DOL schedule card

Filing strip 832172122 · Board of Trustees of Nba Players' Pension Plan PY 2023 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

National Basketball Association Players' Pension Plan · $610M · 435 · 98th

  • VS-ST $610M
  • BOY 435
  • SCH 98th
  • EBSA Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • PART near Western States Office & Professional Employees Pen
  • TYPE ind #2925

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 Indiana →

National Basketball Association Players' Pension Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Detroit Medical Center Consolidated Pension PlanDetroit Medical Center Conso…$611MStructural Iw Local #1 Pension PlanStructural Iw Local #1 Pensi…$611MLegacy Ghs/Tuomey Pension PlanLegacy Ghs/Tuomey Pension Pl…$611MWestern States Office & Professional Employees PenWestern States Office & Prof…$610MNational Basketball Association Players' Pension PlanNational Basketball Associat…$610M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among National Basketball Association Players' 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)$540M
Net Assets (End of Year)$603M
Net Income$68M
Employer EIN832172122
Plan Effective Date1965-02-02
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Board of Trustees of Nba Players' Pension Plan)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Board of Trustees of Nba Players' Pension Plan plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$725M 34.2803429980124% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$500M$600M$700M$800M 202220232024 $540M $725M ▲ +34.3%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 438 $540M
2023 1 435 $610M
2024 1 520 $725M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Indiana

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

National Basketball Association Players' Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Indiana, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -100000100002000030000 051015 Total assets ($B) Participants National Basketball Association Players' Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.609899435 · Participants: 435National Basketball Association Players' Pension PlanThe Lilly Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 11.68755379 · Participants: 19111The Lilly Retirement PlanCummins Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.321162584 · Participants: 26560Cummins Pension PlanIndiana Laborers Pension Fund, Total assets ($B): 1.654720253 · Participants: 10800Indiana Laborers Pension FundElevance Health Cash Balance Plan a, Total assets ($B): 1.277905032 · Participants: 8197Elevance Health Cash Balance Plan aNisource Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.063713087 · Participants: 2174Nisource Pension Plan
National Basketball Association Players' Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Indiana, assets vs. participants
Compare National Basketball Association Players' Pension Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

National Basketball Association Players' Pension Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Indiana, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Western States Office & Professional Employees Pen in OR ($610M); by covered participants it is Arkema Inc. Retirement Benefits Plan in PA (435 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($610M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (435 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 National Basketball Association Players' Pension Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
National Basketball Association Players' Pension Plan grew at a solid clip - up 13.0% during 2023, from $540M to $610M. Reported net income was $68M.
How have Board of Trustees of Nba Players' Pension Plan plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Board of Trustees of Nba Players' Pension Plan's sponsor-wide assets grew 34.3%, from $540M to $725M.
Where does National Basketball Association Players' Pension Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
National Basketball Association Players' Pension Plan ranks in the 98th percentile by end-of-year assets among 127,072 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to National Basketball Association Players' Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Western States Office & Professional Employees Pen in OR ($610M, 659 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to National Basketball Association Players' Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Arkema Inc. Retirement Benefits Plan in PA (435 participants, $134M 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 832172122.

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.