401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022
Ascend Learning LLC 401(k) Plan
Data updated 2026-08-25
- $119M
- Total assets Near avg plan size
- 1,516
- Participants Near avg headcount
- 94th
- Percentile by assets National rank
- $78,597
- Avg per participant Below avg balance/head
Official DOL plan name: Ascend Learning LLC 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by Ascend Learning LLC · Kansas · Information & Media
$119M in assets, 1,516 participants
Ascend Learning LLC's Ascend Learning LLC 401(k) Plan reported $119M in total assets and 1,516 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 94th 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.
- #2,629 in Information & Media (2,911 peers)
Coverage in Kansas
Ascend Learning LLC 401(k) Plan covers 1,516 participants in Kansas, 4.2x the typical Kansas plan (state average ~360 per filing). Assets: $119M.
- #2,629
- in Information & Media (2,911 peers)
- -11.7%
- assets change YoY
- 1.2×
- vs typical plan assets (national mean)
The plan reported a net loss of $16M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.
Ascend Learning LLC 401(k) Plan's outsized position by total assets
Ascend Learning LLC 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets
End-of-year total assets · plan year 2022 · DOL Form 5500
$119,153,034 Top 6% higher than 94% of 139,123 filed plans
Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.
Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2022
Ascend Learning LLC 401(k) Plan's large-plan peer group by participant headcount
Plan-year 2022 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Ascend Learning LLC 401(k) Plan lands in the large band (1,516 participants).
Published 5500 schedule card
Filing strip 262602465 · Ascend Learning LLC PY 2022 · 401(k)
Ascend Learning LLC 401(k) Plan · $119M · 1,516 · 94th
- IND $119M
- EOY 1,516
- 5500 94th
- ASSETS 401(k)
- PCT near Morgan & Morgan P a 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan & Trust
- EIN ind #2629
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 Information & Media retirement plans → · Plans in Kansas →
Ascend Learning LLC 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood
Kansas filing particulars
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $135M |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $119M |
| Net Income | -$16M |
| Employer EIN | 262602465 |
| Plan Effective Date | 1983-05-01 |
| Filing Status | FILING RECEIVED |
Sponsor Plan History (Ascend Learning LLC)
Sponsor-wide plan assets over time
All Ascend Learning LLC plans reported in each filing year
- Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
- $184M 54.3432901591075% vs 2022
- 2024 filing year
| Year | Plans | Participants | Total Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | 1,516 | $119M |
| 2023 | 1 | 1,559 | $156M |
| 2024 | 1 | 1,541 | $184M |
Nearby 401(k) Plans in Kansas
Peer 401(k) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.
- Koch Industries Inc Employees' Savings Plan $3.4B · 11,970
- Black & Veatch Retirement Program $2.3B · 6,182
- Performance Contracting Group, Inc. ESOP/401(k) Plan $1.9B · 1,231
- Garmin International, Inc. Retirement Plan $1.4B · 6,273
- Spirit Aerosystems Holdings, Inc. Retirement & Savings Plan $1.1B · 7,558
Ascend Learning LLC 401(k) Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount
Outside Kansas, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Morgan & Morgan P a 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan & Trust in FL ($119M); by covered participants it is Co-Op 401(k) Plan in ID (1,516 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.
Closest by plan assets
Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($119M here).
- Morgan & Morgan P a 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan & Trust (FL) $119M · 2,927
- E2open, LLC 401(k) Plan (TX) $119M · 1,076
- Roeslein & Associates, Inc. Retirement Savings Plan (MO) $119M · 701
- Walsworth Publishing Company 401(k) Savings Plan (MO) $119M · 1,150
Similar participant headcount
Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (1,516 participants); asset peers above are excluded.
- Co-Op 401(k) Plan (ID) 1,516 · 0 off
- Pyramid Consulting, Inc. 401(k) Plan (GA) 1,516 · 0 off
- Viavi Solutions 401(k) Plan (CA) 1,517 · 1 off
- Quality Dining, Inc. Retirement Plan and Trust (IN) 1,515 · 1 off
DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.