Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Northwestern University Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$479K
Total assets Small plan by assets
N/A
Participants Small participant base
17th
Percentile by assets National rank
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Official DOL plan name: Northwestern University Non-Contributory Retirement Plan · Sponsored by Northwestern University · Illinois · Educational Services

$479K in assets, N/A participants

Northwestern University's Northwestern University Non-Contributory Retirement Plan reported $479K in total assets and N/A participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 17th 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.

  • #422 in Educational Services (3,638 peers)

Northwestern University multi-year trail

Northwestern University's plans moved +26.8% in assets from 2022 to 2024; this filing shows Northwestern University Non-Contributory Retirement Plan at $479K / N/A participants.

#422
in Educational Services (3,638 peers)
+5.5%
assets growth YoY

Northwestern University Non-Contributory Retirement Plan among the smaller filed plans by assets

Northwestern University Non-Contributory Retirement Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$478,847 17th percentile higher than 17% 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

Filed plans by participant headcount

Plan-year 2024 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets.

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Northwestern University Non-Contributory Retirement Plan reported net income rose from $12K in the plan year 2023 filing to $25K in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Northwestern University Non-Contributory Retirement Plan end-of-year assets rose from $454K in the plan year 2023 filing to $479K in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 362167817 · Northwestern University PY 2024 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Northwestern University Non-Contributory Retirement Plan · $479K · N/A · 17th

  • NET $479K
  • NET N/A
  • NET 17th
  • NET Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • NET near Yolanda S Cervantes Dmd Inc Profit Sharing Plan
  • NET ind #422

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 Educational Services retirement plans → · Plans in Illinois →

Northwestern University Non-Contributory Retirement Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Northwestern University Non-Contributory Retirement PlanNorthwestern University Non-…$479KYolanda S Cervantes Dmd Inc Profit Sharing PlanYolanda S Cervantes Dmd Inc …$482KGary M. Van Deventer, M.D., Inc. Defined Benefit Pension PlanGary M. Van Deventer, M.D., …$475KThe Mindside LLC Cash Balance PlanThe Mindside LLC Cash Balanc…$484KMarkallen & Co. LLC Cash Balance PlanMarkallen & Co. LLC Cash Bal…$475K
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Northwestern University Non-Contributory Retirement Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Northwestern University multi-year asset trail

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Northwestern University plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$5.7B 26.835153425030896% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$4B$4.5B$5B$5.5B$6B 202220232024 $4.46B $5.66B ▲ +26.9%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 3 25,039 $4.5B
2023 3 21,775 $5.1B
2024 3 21,547 $5.7B

Northwestern University filing trail (2024)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$454K
Net Assets (End of Year)$479K
Net Income$25K
Employer EIN362167817
Plan Effective Date1976-09-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Illinois

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

Northwestern University Non-Contributory Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -1000001000020000300004000050000 -200204060 Total assets ($B) Participants Northwestern University Non-Contributory Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.000478847 · Participants: 0Northwestern University Non-Contributory Retirement PlanCentral States, Southeast & Southwest Areas Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 48.22071058 · Participants: 36799Central States, Southeast & Southwest Areas Pension PlanState Farm Insurance Companies Retirement Plan for United States Employees, Total assets ($B): 37.736369487 · Participants: 41619State Farm Insurance Companies Retirement Plan for United States EmployeesGE Healthcare Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 13.74052931 · Participants: 5554GE Healthcare Pension PlanAbbott Laboratories Annuity Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 8.591907247 · Participants: 17875Abbott Laboratories Annuity Retirement PlanUnited Food & Commercial Workers Intl Union - Industry Pension Fund, Total assets ($B): 8.17675965 · Participants: 20984United Food & Commercial Workers Intl Union - Industry Pension Fund
Northwestern University Non-Contributory Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants
Compare Northwestern University Non-Contributory Retirement Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Northwestern University Non-Contributory Retirement Plan's closest out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets

Outside Illinois, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by end-of-year assets is Yolanda S Cervantes Dmd Inc Profit Sharing Plan in CA at $482K (this filing: $479K).

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 Northwestern University Non-Contributory Retirement Plan assets move in 2024? ▼
Northwestern University Non-Contributory Retirement Plan grew at a solid clip - up 5.5% during 2024, from $454K to $479K. Reported net income was $25K.
How have Northwestern University plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Northwestern University's sponsor-wide assets grew 26.8%, from $4.5B to $5.7B.
Where does Northwestern University Non-Contributory Retirement Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Northwestern University Non-Contributory Retirement Plan ranks in the 17th percentile by end-of-year assets among 123,622 plans that reported assets for plan year 2024 (among the smaller plans by assets on file).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Northwestern University Non-Contributory Retirement Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Yolanda S Cervantes Dmd Inc Profit Sharing Plan in CA ($482K, 3 participants).

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 362167817.

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.