Press Release

2025 PLANSPONSOR of the Year Award Winners Named

Issued by PLANSPONSOR

June 5, 2025

The 12 winners of the 2025 PLANSPONSOR of the Year awards were announced at the 2025 PLANSPONSOR National Conference in Chicago in a dozen categories across plan types and sizes, including, for the first time, a category recognizing multiple employer plans.

The winners were named at the Excellence in Retirement awards dinner Wednesday celebrating the achievements of retirement plan sponsors and their efforts to improve retirement outcomes for their participants.

The evening of accolades was kicked off by PLANSPONSOR Publisher Alison Cooke Mintzer, who thanked the audience of sponsors, providers and advisers for contributing “to Americans’ retirement success.”

PLANSPONSOR Executive Editor Amy Resnick and Managing Editor of Custom Content Rebecca Moore announced the finalists and winners, with profiles of the winners and finalists available here.

The 2025 PLANSPONSOR of the Year winners are as follows.

• Government DC: Tennessee Valley Authority
• Nonprofit DC <$200M: The Salvation Army Southern Territory
• Nonprofit DC >$200M: Gonzaga University
• Corporate DC <$30M: Westfield Bank FSB
• Corporate DC $30M – $50M: Vitality
• Corporate DC >$50M – $100M: Haseldon Construction
• Corporate DC >$100M – $200M: Kentucky Farm Bureau
• Corporate DC >$200M – $500M: Standard Chartered Bank
• Corporate DC >$500M – $1B: Hendrick Automotive Group, LLC
• Corporate DC >$1B: The Walt Disney Company
• Total Retirement Offering: State Universities Retirement System (Illinois)
• Multiple Employer Plans: Chicago Pipe Fitters Local 597

PLANSPONSOR congratulates each of the finalists and extends appreciation and thanks to each plan sponsor team.

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