Employer · plans filed under one EIN
Eli Lilly and Company
Indianapolis, IN · Manufacturing
Form 5500 information is as filed by the plan administrator with the Department of Labor and may be amended. Figures reflect the plan year shown, not current balances.
Eli Lilly and Company, based in Indianapolis, Indiana, sponsors 2 retirement plans with 100 or more participants: 1 defined contribution and 1 defined benefit. Together they reported 81,354 participant records and $24.8B in net assets.
The largest is The Lilly Retirement Plan, a defined benefit pension plan with 49,943 participants. A person can be counted in more than one plan, so the participant total is a count of records rather than of people.
Employer contributions across the plans were $173M and participant contributions $319M in the latest plan years; benefits paid were $1.22B. Schedule C compensation reported to service provider organisations totalled $5.4M.
Combined net assets moved from $9.20B in 2009 to $24.8B in 2024 (up 170%). Plan mergers and spin-offs show up here as steps in the series.
Plans
| Plan | Kind | Plan year | Participants | Net assets | Per participant | Employer / active | Sch. C compensation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Lilly Retirement Plan | defined benefit pension plan | 2024 | 49,943 | $11.8B | $236,128 | — | $3.0M |
| The Lilly Employee 401(k) Plan | 401(k) plan | 2024 | 31,411 | $13.0B | $415,085 | $7,928 | $2.4M |
| US median, plan year 2024: DC plans $53,102 per participant, $2,175 employer contribution per active participant; DB plans $86,221 and $10,244. | |||||||
Trend by plan year
| Plan year | Plans | Participant records | Net assets | Employer contributions | Participant contributions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2 | 81,354 | $24.8B | $173M | $319M |
| 2023 | 2 | 78,495 | $22.8B | $153M | $283M |
| 2022 | 2 | 73,825 | $20.1B | $119M | $228M |
| 2021 | 2 | 69,167 | $23.1B | $106M | $208M |
| 2020 | 2 | 68,188 | $19.9B | $271M | $198M |
| 2019 | 2 | 67,871 | $17.5B | $274M | $184M |
| 2018 | 2 | 69,803 | $15.2B | $460M | $195M |
| 2017 | 2 | 69,369 | $16.3B | $418M | $224M |
| 2016 | 2 | 68,691 | $14.0B | $115M | $214M |
| 2015 | 2 | 66,124 | $13.4B | $106M | $214M |
| 2014 | 2 | 64,105 | $13.6B | $101M | $194M |
| 2013 | 2 | 63,059 | $12.9B | $99.4M | $192M |
| 2012 | 2 | 64,075 | $11.5B | $393M | $189M |
| 2011 | 2 | 64,759 | $10.1B | $397M | $180M |
| 2010 | 2 | 72,244 | $10.1B | $291M | $169M |
| 2009 | 2 | 73,676 | $9.20B | $495M | $177M |
History of the plans listed above, in the years each filed the full Form 5500 with 100 or more participants. Plans that have since terminated are not included.
Service providers
| Organisation | Services reported | Plans | Compensation reported |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alight Solutions LLC | Recordkeeping and information management; Consulting (pension); Copying and duplicating; Participant loan processing | 2 | $3,610,983 |
| Eli Lilly and Company | Contract Administrator; Plan Administrator | 2 | $594,868 |
| Aon Consulting, Inc. | Actuarial; Other services | 2 | $522,305 |
| Pershing LLC | — | 1 | $353,037 |
| Ernst & Young LLP | Accounting (including auditing) | 2 | $174,828 |
| Plante & Moran PLLC | Accounting (including auditing) | 2 | $59,562 |
| Cem Benchmarking Inc. | Foreign entity; Other services | 1 | $37,565 |
| Evestment Alliance LLC | Other services | 1 | $13,579 |
| Curcio Webb, LLC | Consulting (general) | 1 | $6,951 |
Organisations paid $5,000 or more by any of these plans, from Schedule C. Individuals are not shown.
Questions and answers
How many retirement plans does Eli Lilly and Company have?
2 plans with 100 or more participants filed Form 5500 under its employer identification number for the latest plan years: The Lilly Retirement Plan and The Lilly Employee 401(k) Plan. Smaller plans and plans filed under a subsidiary's number are not grouped here.
How much does Eli Lilly and Company contribute to its plans?
$172,858,045 in employer contributions across these plans in their latest plan years, about $3,980 per active participant record. Form 5500 reports totals and not the match or accrual formula.
Who provides services to these plans?
Schedule C filings name Alight Solutions LLC, Eli Lilly and Company, Aon Consulting, Inc. and Pershing LLC and others. Only organisations paid $5,000 or more by a plan are listed on Schedule C.
Where does this come from?
Form 5500 annual reports filed with the Department of Labor's EFAST2 system, from the EBSA research files, with filings received through 24 Aug 2026. Figures are as filed and may be amended.
Provenance
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration, Form 5500 research files, public domain, with filings received through 24 Aug 2026. Plans are grouped by the sponsor's employer identification number exactly as filed; a company that files under several EINs appears as several employers. See the methodology and corrections.