Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Board of Trustees of Nba Players' Pension Plan Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-07-24

$725M
Total assets: 520
Participants: 98th
Percentile by assets: $1.4M
Avg per participant

Official DOL plan name: National Basketball Association Players' Pension Plan · Sponsored by Board of Trustees of Nba Players' Pension Plan · Indiana · Arts, Entertainment & Recreation

$725M in assets, 520 participants

Board of Trustees of Nba Players' Pension Plan's National Basketball Association Players' Pension Plan reported $725M in total assets and 520 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.

98th percentile by assets (of 116,472 plans)

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, $725M for 520 participants (~$1.4M/participant), up 18.8% in 2024.

$725M
total plan assets (2024 EOY): 520
covered participants: 98th
percentile by assets (of 116,472 plans): $1.4M
avg assets per participant

National Basketball Association Players' Pension Plan reported net income rose from $68M in the plan year 2023 filing to $112M in the plan year 2024 filing.
National Basketball Association Players' Pension Plan reported participants rose from 435 in the plan year 2023 filing to 520 in the plan year 2024 filing.
National Basketball Association Players' Pension Plan end-of-year assets rose from $610M in the plan year 2023 filing to $725M in the plan year 2024 filing.

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State

Indiana

Industry

Arts, Entertainment & Recreation

National Basketball Association Players' Pension Plan vs the 2024 asset distribution

By assets, National Basketball Association Players' Pension Plan outranks 98% of the 116,472 plans that filed a Form 5500 for the 2024 plan year, and holds roughly 7.3x the national average plan size of $100M (730 average participants).

Scale-class filing particulars (2024)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)	$610M
Net Assets (End of Year)	$715M
Net Income	$112M
Employer EIN	832172122
Plan Effective Date	1965-02-02
Filing Status	FILING RECEIVED

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

Total plan assets by year, all Board of Trustees of Nba Players' Pension Plan plans on file

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

The Lilly Retirement Plan $11.8B · 19,897
Cummins Pension Plan $3.2B · 30,640
Indiana Laborers Pension Fund $1.8B · 11,039
Elevance Health Cash Balance Plan a $1.2B · 7,552
Nisource Pension Plan $1.0B · 2,133

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Similar-Sized Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans Nationally

Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states closest to National Basketball Association Players' Pension Plan by total assets, not by location.

One Gas, Inc. Retirement Plan (OK) $726M · 670
The Trane Merged Hourly Pension Plan (NC) $726M · 1,100
Essilorluxottica Pension Plan (NY) $723M · 4,281
The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation Retirement Plan (NJ) $722M · 808

Frequently Asked Questions

How did National Basketball Association Players' Pension Plan assets move in 2024? ▼

National Basketball Association Players' Pension Plan grew sharply - up 18.8% during 2024, from $610M to $725M. Reported net income was $112M.

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 116,472 plans that reported assets for plan year 2024 (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 One Gas, Inc. Retirement Plan in OK ($726M, 670 participants).

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By total assets, National Basketball Association Players' Pension Plan ranks in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets. See the largest plans
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Board of Trustees of Nba Players' Pension Plan's sponsor-wide assets have grown 34.3% since 2022 across 3 plan years on file. More Arts, Entertainment & Recreation plans

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2024.

Source: DOL EFAST2 filing system (efast.dol.gov) - original filing retrieval by EIN 832172122.

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Data sourced from U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA). See our methodology for details.