Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

National Basketball Association Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$87M
Total assets Below avg plan size
49
Participants Small participant base
89th
Percentile by assets National rank
$1.8M
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Nba Pension Plan for Coaches, Assistant Coaches and Trainers · Sponsored by National Basketball Association · New Jersey · Arts, Entertainment & Recreation

$87M in assets, 49 participants

National Basketball Association's Nba Pension Plan for Coaches, Assistant Coaches and Trainers reported $87M in total assets and 49 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 89th 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.

  • #2,764 in Arts, Entertainment & Recreation (2,921 peers)

Where Nba Pension Plan for Coaches, Assistant Coaches and Trainers sits by assets

Nba Pension Plan for Coaches, Assistant Coaches and Trainers sits in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets, $87M for 49 participants (~$1.8M/participant), up 0.0% in 2024.

#2,764
in Arts, Entertainment & Recreation (2,921 peers)
+0.0%
assets growth YoY
0.9×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $35K for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Nba Pension Plan for Coaches, Assistant Coaches and Trainers's outsized position by total assets

Nba Pension Plan for Coaches, Assistant Coaches and Trainers vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2024 · DOL Form 5500

$86,558,965 Top 11% higher than 89% of 123,620 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 2024

Nba Pension Plan for Coaches, Assistant Coaches and Trainers among smaller filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2024 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Nba Pension Plan for Coaches, Assistant Coaches and Trainers is a small filing (49 participants) on this national headcount ladder.

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Nba Pension Plan for Coaches, Assistant Coaches and Trainers reported net income rose from -$866K in the plan year 2023 filing to -$35K in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Nba Pension Plan for Coaches, Assistant Coaches and Trainers reported participants fell from 53 in the plan year 2023 filing to 49 in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

DOL schedule card

Filing strip 135582586 · National Basketball Association PY 2024 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Nba Pension Plan for Coaches, Assistant Coaches and Trainers · $87M · 49 · 89th

  • ASSETS $87M
  • PCT 49
  • EIN 89th
  • RANK Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • PHOTO near Retirement Income Plan for Salaried Employees of Essex Group, Inc.
  • IND ind #2764

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 Jersey →

Nba Pension Plan for Coaches, Assistant Coaches and Trainers in the asset neighbourhood

Texas Gas Retirement Plan$87MHoly Cross Retirement Plan for Nonexempt EmployeesHoly Cross Retirement Plan f…$87MNba Pension Plan for Coaches, Assistant Coaches and TrainersNba Pension Plan for Coaches…$87MRetirement Income Plan for Salaried Employees of Essex Group, Inc.Retirement Income Plan for S…$87MPlumbers & Steamfitters Local No. 452 Pension Trust FundPlumbers & Steamfitters Loca…$86M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Nba Pension Plan for Coaches, Assistant Coaches and Trainers and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Scale-class filing particulars (2024)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$87M
Net Assets (End of Year)$86M
Net Income-$35K
Employer EIN135582586
Plan Effective Date1977-06-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (National Basketball Association)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All National Basketball Association plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$847M 21.552643661732304% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$0.8B$1B$1.2B$1.4B 202220232024 $1.08B $0.85B ▼ -21.3%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 3 2,129 $1.1B
2023 3 2,344 $1.3B
2024 2 1,880 $847M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in New Jersey

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

Nba Pension Plan for Coaches, Assistant Coaches and Trainers vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in New Jersey, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -20000020000400006000080000100000 -50510152025 Total assets ($B) Participants Nba Pension Plan for Coaches, Assistant Coaches and Trainers, Total assets ($B): 0.086558965 · Participants: 49Nba Pension Plan for Coaches, Assistant Coaches and TrainersRetirement Plan of Johnson and Johnson, Total assets ($B): 21.095569114 · Participants: 37882Retirement Plan of Johnson and JohnsonJPMorgan Chase Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 16.066557714 · Participants: 83812JPMorgan Chase Retirement PlanNokia Retirement Income Plan, Total assets ($B): 12.855309 · Participants: 7280Nokia Retirement Income PlanThe Prudential Merged Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 12.025028912 · Participants: 16233The Prudential Merged Retirement PlanMerck US Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 10.090083286 · Participants: 26843Merck US Pension Plan
Nba Pension Plan for Coaches, Assistant Coaches and Trainers vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in New Jersey, assets vs. participants

Nba Pension Plan for Coaches, Assistant Coaches and Trainers's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside New Jersey, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Retirement Income Plan for Salaried Employees of Essex Group, Inc. in GA ($87M); by covered participants it is Holland & Knight Defined Benefit Pension Plan in FL (49 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (49 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Nba Pension Plan for Coaches, Assistant Coaches and Trainers assets move in 2024?
Nba Pension Plan for Coaches, Assistant Coaches and Trainers held essentially flat - up 0.0% during 2024, from $87M to $87M. Reported net income was -$35K.
How have National Basketball Association plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), National Basketball Association's sponsor-wide assets declined 21.6%, from $1.1B to $847M.
Where does Nba Pension Plan for Coaches, Assistant Coaches and Trainers rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
Nba Pension Plan for Coaches, Assistant Coaches and Trainers ranks in the 89th percentile by end-of-year assets among 123,622 plans that reported assets for plan year 2024 (in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Nba Pension Plan for Coaches, Assistant Coaches and Trainers?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Retirement Income Plan for Salaried Employees of Essex Group, Inc. in GA ($87M, 58 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Nba Pension Plan for Coaches, Assistant Coaches and Trainers?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Holland & Knight Defined Benefit Pension Plan in FL (49 participants, N/A in assets).