401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Forbes Media LLC 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$104M
Total assets Near avg plan size
482
Participants Below avg headcount
93rd
Percentile by assets National rank
$215,630
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Employee Savings Incentive Thrift Plan of Forbes Media LLC · Sponsored by Forbes Media LLC · New Jersey · Information & Media

$104M in assets, 482 participants

Forbes Media LLC's Employee Savings Incentive Thrift Plan of Forbes Media LLC reported $104M in total assets and 482 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 93rd 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.

  • #2,599 in Information & Media (2,911 peers)

Where Employee Savings Incentive Thrift Plan of Forbes Media LLC sits by assets

Employee Savings Incentive Thrift Plan of Forbes Media LLC sits in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets, $104M for 482 participants (~$215,630/participant), down 14.9% in 2022.

#2,599
in Information & Media (2,911 peers)
-14.9%
assets change YoY
1.0×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $18M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Employee Savings Incentive Thrift Plan of Forbes Media LLC's outsized position by total assets

Employee Savings Incentive Thrift Plan of Forbes Media LLC vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2022 · DOL Form 5500

$103,933,779 Top 7% higher than 93% of 139,123 filed plans

This plan $0 $2,050,000,000 every filed plan with reported assets, bucketed by value

Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.

Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2022

Employee Savings Incentive Thrift Plan of Forbes Media LLC among mid-size filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2022 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Employee Savings Incentive Thrift Plan of Forbes Media LLC sits mid-pack in the medium band (482 participants).

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 342065766 · Forbes Media LLC PY 2022 · 401(k)

Employee Savings Incentive Thrift Plan of Forbes Media LLC · $104M · 482 · 93rd

  • PCT $104M
  • PCT 482
  • PCT 93rd
  • PCT 401(k)
  • PCT near Alps Alpine North America, Inc. 401(k) Plan
  • PCT ind #2599

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 New Jersey →

Employee Savings Incentive Thrift Plan of Forbes Media LLC in the asset neighbourhood

Holston Medical Group Retirement PlanHolston Medical Group Retire…$104MEmployee Savings Incentive Thrift Plan of Forbes Media LLCEmployee Savings Incentive T…$104MAlps Alpine North America, Inc. 401(k) PlanAlps Alpine North America, I…$104MSubsea 7 401(k) Retirement PlanSubsea 7 401(k) Retirement P…$104MThe Individual Retirement Plan of Riverstone Resources LLCThe Individual Retirement Pl…$104M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Employee Savings Incentive Thrift Plan of Forbes Media LLC and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

Scale-class filing particulars (2022)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$122M
Net Assets (End of Year)$104M
Net Income-$18M
Employer EIN342065766
Plan Effective Date2000-04-03
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Forbes Media LLC)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Forbes Media LLC plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$157M 51.097977491995174% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$80M$100M$120M$140M$160M$180M 202220232024 $104M $157M ▲ +51.1%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 482 $104M
2023 1 527 $131M
2024 1 609 $157M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in New Jersey

Peer 401(k) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

Employee Savings Incentive Thrift Plan of Forbes Media LLC vs. nearby 401(k) plans in New Jersey, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000200000 -10010203040 Total assets ($B) Participants Employee Savings Incentive Thrift Plan of Forbes Media LLC, Total assets ($B): 0.103933779 · Participants: 482Employee Savings Incentive Thrift Plan of Forbes Media LLCJPMorgan Chase 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 36.787229834 · Participants: 168280JPMorgan Chase 401(k) Savings PlanVerizon Savings Plan for Management Employees, Total assets ($B): 25.16607858 · Participants: 76788Verizon Savings Plan for Management EmployeesJohnson and Johnson Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 21.189900271 · Participants: 43271Johnson and Johnson Savings PlanPfizer Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 17.828820505 · Participants: 27796Pfizer Savings PlanErnst & Young Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 12.40459021 · Participants: 52975Ernst & Young Retirement Savings Plan
Employee Savings Incentive Thrift Plan of Forbes Media LLC vs. nearby 401(k) plans in New Jersey, assets vs. participants
Compare Employee Savings Incentive Thrift Plan of Forbes Media LLC side-by-side with 3 peers →

Employee Savings Incentive Thrift Plan of Forbes Media LLC's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside New Jersey, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Alps Alpine North America, Inc. 401(k) Plan in CA ($104M); by covered participants it is Nrc Health 401(k) Retirement Plan in NE (482 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($104M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (482 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Employee Savings Incentive Thrift Plan of Forbes Media LLC assets move in 2022? ▼
Employee Savings Incentive Thrift Plan of Forbes Media LLC pulled back noticeably - down 14.9% during 2022, from $122M to $104M. Reported net income was -$18M.
How have Forbes Media LLC plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Forbes Media LLC's sponsor-wide assets grew 51.1%, from $104M to $157M.
Where does Employee Savings Incentive Thrift Plan of Forbes Media LLC rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Employee Savings Incentive Thrift Plan of Forbes Media LLC ranks in the 93rd percentile by end-of-year assets among 139,126 plans that reported assets for plan year 2022 (in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets).
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Employee Savings Incentive Thrift Plan of Forbes Media LLC? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Alps Alpine North America, Inc. 401(k) Plan in CA ($104M, 291 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Employee Savings Incentive Thrift Plan of Forbes Media LLC? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Nrc Health 401(k) Retirement Plan in NE (482 participants, $39M in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2022.

Source: DOL EFAST2 filing system (efast.dol.gov) - original filing retrieval by EIN 342065766.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA). See our methodology for details.