Other · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Public Broadcasting Service Retirement Plan

Data updated 2026-08-11

$218M
Total assets
547
Participants
96th
Percentile by assets
$398,391
Avg per participant
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Official DOL plan name: Public Broadcasting Service Defined Contribution Retirement Plan · Sponsored by Public Broadcasting Service · Virginia · Information & Media

$218M in assets, 547 participants

Public Broadcasting Service's Public Broadcasting Service Defined Contribution Retirement Plan reported $218M in total assets and 547 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 96th 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.

  • 96th percentile by assets (of 139,126 plans)
  • #2,725 in Information & Media (2,911 peers)

Where Public Broadcasting Service Defined Contribution Retirement Plan sits by assets

Public Broadcasting Service Defined Contribution Retirement Plan sits in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets, $218M for 547 participants (~$398,391/participant), down 16.5% in 2022.

$218M
total plan assets (2022 EOY)
547
covered participants
96th
percentile by assets (of 139,126 plans)
$398,391
avg assets per participant

The plan reported a net loss of $43M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Where Public Broadcasting Service Defined Contribution Retirement Plan sits by total assets

Public Broadcasting Service Defined Contribution Retirement Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$217,919,880 Top 4% higher than 96% of 139,123 filed plans

This plan $0 $2,010,000,000 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

State
Virginia
Industry
Information & Media

Public Broadcasting Service Defined Contribution Retirement Plan vs the 2022 asset distribution

By assets, Public Broadcasting Service Defined Contribution Retirement Plan outranks 96% of the 139,126 plans that filed a Form 5500 for the 2022 plan year, and holds roughly 2.2x the national average plan size of $100M (721 average participants).

Scale-class filing particulars (2022)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$261M
Net Assets (End of Year)$218M
Net Income-$43M
Employer EIN520899215
Plan Effective Date1970-03-09
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Public Broadcasting Service)

$200M$220M$240M$260M$280M 202220232024 $218M $264M ▲ +21.3%
Total plan assets by year, all Public Broadcasting Service plans on file
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 547 $218M
2023 1 585 $238M
2024 1 899 $264M

Nearby Other Plans in Virginia

Peer Other plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How did Public Broadcasting Service Defined Contribution Retirement Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
Public Broadcasting Service Defined Contribution Retirement Plan declined sharply - down 16.5% during 2022, from $261M to $218M. Reported net income was -$43M.
How have Public Broadcasting Service plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Public Broadcasting Service's sponsor-wide assets grew 21.3%, from $218M to $264M.
Where does Public Broadcasting Service Defined Contribution Retirement Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Public Broadcasting Service Defined Contribution Retirement Plan ranks in the 96th percentile by end-of-year assets among 139,126 plans that reported assets for plan year 2022 (in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets).
Which Other plans are similar in size to Public Broadcasting Service Defined Contribution Retirement Plan? ▼
Among Other plans in other states, the closest by assets is Mount Sinai Matching Contribution Plan in FL ($218M, 4,091 participants).

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  • By total assets, Public Broadcasting Service Defined Contribution Retirement Plan ranks in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets. See the largest plans
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  • Public Broadcasting Service's sponsor-wide assets have grown 21.3% since 2022 across 3 plan years on file. More Information & Media plans

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 520899215.

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