Company Profile
Wespath Benefits and Investments
Company Overview
Wespath Benefits and Investments
Wespath Benefits and Investments, recognized as one of Chicago’s Best and Brightest Companies to Work® in 2017, is a not-for-profit administrative agency of The United Methodist Church. Wespath is responsible for the general supervision and administration of retirement, health and welfare benefit plans and programs, and investment fund management for more than 100,000 active and retired clergy and lay employees in the U.S. and around the world.
Specialties
Our operations include retirement services, the Center for Health, investment management, environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues, positive social purpose (PSP) lending, U.S. pension plans and global pension programs, health and welfare benefit plans. In service since 1908, Wespath has approximately $22 billion in assets under management. It ranks among the top 100 pension plans in the country and is the largest reporting denominational investor in the world. As the nation's largest faith-based pension fund, Wespath works globally with corporations to address environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues, with a focus on responsible and sustainable investing.
A unique, values-driven benefits and investments organization, this Chicago-area employer is known as “a great place to work.” The Glenview, IL headquarters building was awarded a Leadership in Energy and Environment Design (LEED) Gold certification by the U.S. Green Building Council for efficiencies in the building’s design, construction, operation and maintenance. Wespath strives to lessen its environmental impact, reinforcing the organization’s core value of stewardship. The agency has received Best Employees for Healthy Lifestyles and Eye on Health awards, has its own walking path and provides incentive programs that focus on the well-being of its employees.
Company History
For more than 100 years, Wespath's plans, programs, services and policies have served and supported the financial well-being of participants and their families in accordance with established business practices.