National Football League's 2023 Form 5500 did not separately report plan administrative expenses, which is common where recordkeeping is paid through investment revenue-sharing or a master trust. The plan held $545,303,171 across 3,223 participant accounts, with employer contributions averaging $14,770 per active participant. See methodology for what Form 5500 does and doesn't capture.
The plan sits in the $250M–$1B size bracket, benchmarked here against 2,601 comparable plans and shown alongside other arts, entertainment & recreation employers. By assets it is the 214th-largest of 5,648 plans among New York employers on file, and the 16th of 1,311 in arts, entertainment & recreation.
Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$545,303,171
Participants with balances3,223
Active participants1,626
Employer contributions$24,016,094
Employee contributions—
Employer contribution per active participant$14,770
Employer contributions to the National Football League plan · 2023
Employer contribution per active participant$14,770
Median for plans this size$4,362
2024$14,940 per active participant
2023$14,770 per active participant
2022$13,754 per active participant
National Football League's 2023 employer contribution ran above the $4,362 median for plans its size, placing it in the top quarter of its peers. Filings report dollars actually contributed, not the match formula; the formula itself (for example, 50% of the first 6% of pay) lives in the plan's summary plan description from HR.
Service providers · 202312
AON HEWITT · Recordkeeping · Consulting$10,611
CAMBRIDGE ASSOCIATES · Investment advisory (plan) · Named fiduciary$258,838
STW FIXED INCOME MANAGEMENT, LLC · Investment management$24,856
ERNST & YOUNG, LLP · Accounting / audit$20,033
COVINGTON & BURLING, LLP · Legal$16,487
Compensation shown is direct payments from plan assets reported on Schedule C. Providers paid through fund revenue-sharing appear as indirect.
Recordkeeper by year2
2024AON CONSULTING, INC.
2023AON HEWITT
This plan has changed recordkeepers within these filings. If you left National Football League before a switch, your account may sit at the earlier firm or in a rollover IRA. Looking for an account from a past job here? How to find an old 401(k).
Administrative cost history3
2024Not separately reported
2023Not separately reported
2022Not separately reported
All plans at this employer3
NFL PENSION PLANMoney purchase plan
THE NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE CAPITAL ACCUMULATION PLAN401(k)
THE NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE CAPITAL ACCUMULATION PLAN401(k)
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 131922622 ·
Verify on EFAST2 ·
Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.