Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024
Northwestern Memorial Hospital Pension Plan
Data updated 2026-08-25
- $642M
- Total assets Above avg plan size
- 2,012
- Participants Near avg headcount
- 98th
- Percentile by assets National rank
- $319,161
- 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
$642M in assets, 2,012 participants
Northwestern Memorial Hospital's Northwestern Memorial Hospital Employees' Pension Plan reported $642M in total assets and 2,012 participants in its 2024 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.
- #16,534 in Healthcare & Social Assistance (16,916 peers)
Coverage in Illinois
Northwestern Memorial Hospital Employees' Pension Plan covers 2,012 participants in Illinois, 2.6x the typical Illinois plan (state average ~779 per filing). Assets: $642M.
- #16,534
- in Healthcare & Social Assistance (16,916 peers)
- -0.9%
- assets change YoY
- 6.4×
- 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.
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 2024 · DOL Form 5500
$642,151,313 Top 2% higher than 98% of 123,620 filed plans
Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.
Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2024
Northwestern Memorial Hospital Employees' Pension Plan's large-plan peer group by participant headcount
Plan-year 2024 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 (2,012 participants).
What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings
plan year 2023 → plan year 2024
- Northwestern Memorial Hospital Employees' Pension Plan reported net income fell from $47M in the plan year 2023 filing to -$9M in the plan year 2024 filing.
- Northwestern Memorial Hospital Employees' Pension Plan reported participants fell from 2,147 in the plan year 2023 filing to 2,012 in the plan year 2024 filing.
- Northwestern Memorial Hospital Employees' Pension Plan end-of-year assets fell from $648M in the plan year 2023 filing to $642M in the plan year 2024 filing.
DOL schedule card
Filing strip 370960170 · Northwestern Memorial Hospital PY 2024 · Defined Benefit (Pension)
Northwestern Memorial Hospital Employees' Pension Plan · $642M · 2,012 · 98th
- RANK $642M
- RANK 2,012
- RANK 98th
- RANK Defined Benefit (Pension)
- RANK near Fca US LLC Consolidated Plan
- RANK ind #16534
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) | $648M |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $639M |
| Net Income | -$9M |
| 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 $48.2B · 36,799
- State Farm Insurance Companies Retirement Plan for United States Employees $37.7B · 41,619
- GE Healthcare Pension Plan $13.7B · 5,554
- Abbott Laboratories Annuity Retirement Plan $8.6B · 17,875
- United Food & Commercial Workers Intl Union - Industry Pension Fund $8.2B · 20,984
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 Fca US LLC Consolidated Plan in MI ($643M); by covered participants it is United Teamster Pension Fund a in NY (2,008 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.
Closest by plan assets
Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($642M here).
- Fca US LLC Consolidated Plan (MI) $643M · 1,594
- Resolute Fp US Pension Plan () $641M · 261
- Steamfitters Local Union No. 420 Pension Plan (PA) $644M · 2,398
- Local 295 I.B.T. Employer Group Pension Trust Fund (NY) $640M · 1,522
Similar participant headcount
Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (2,012 participants); asset peers above are excluded.
- United Teamster Pension Fund a (NY) 2,008 · 4 off
- General Mills Pension Plan I (MN) 2,007 · 5 off
- United Assn Full-Time Sal Off & Emp of Locl Unions Councils, St & Prov Pen Plan (MD) 2,018 · 6 off
- Triad Defined Benefit Pension Plan (NM) 2,018 · 6 off
DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.