401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Journal Publishing Company 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$8M
Total assets Small plan by assets
146
Participants Small participant base
61st
Percentile by assets National rank
$55,665
Avg per participant Low balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Journal Publishing Co. 401(k) Savings Plan · Sponsored by Journal Publishing Company · Mississippi · Information & Media

$8M in assets, 146 participants

Journal Publishing Company's Journal Publishing Co. 401(k) Savings Plan reported $8M in total assets and 146 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 61st 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.

  • #1,394 in Information & Media (2,911 peers)

Coverage in Mississippi

Journal Publishing Co. 401(k) Savings Plan covers 146 participants in Mississippi, about 40% of the average Mississippi filer (state average ~366 per filing). Assets: $8M.

#1,394
in Information & Media (2,911 peers)
-19.0%
assets change YoY

The plan reported a net loss of $2M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Journal Publishing Co. 401(k) Savings Plan's mid-pack asset rank among Information & Media and all filers

Journal Publishing Co. 401(k) Savings Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$8,127,056 Top 39% higher than 61% 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

Journal Publishing Co. 401(k) Savings Plan 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. Journal Publishing Co. 401(k) Savings Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (146 participants).

DOL schedule card

Filing strip 640183970 · Journal Publishing Company PY 2022 · 401(k)

Journal Publishing Co. 401(k) Savings Plan · $8M · 146 · 61st

  • PCT $8M
  • PCT 146
  • PCT 61st
  • PCT 401(k)
  • PCT near Pr Management, Corp. Retirement Plan
  • PCT ind #1394

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 Mississippi →

Journal Publishing Co. 401(k) Savings Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Journal Publishing Co. 401(k) Savings Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

Mississippi filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$10M
Net Assets (End of Year)$8M
Net Income-$2M
Employer EIN640183970
Plan Effective Date2005-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Journal Publishing Company)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Journal Publishing Company plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$10M 48.30883253512715% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$5M$10M$15M$20M 202220232024 $18.7M $9.68M ▼ -48.3%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 172 $19M
2023 1 127 $9M
2024 1 117 $10M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Mississippi

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

Journal Publishing Co. 401(k) Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Mississippi, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -200002000400060008000 -2000200400600800 Total assets ($M) Participants Journal Publishing Co. 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($M): 8.127056 · Participants: 146Journal Publishing Co. 401(k) Savings PlanCadence 401(k) Profit-Sharing Plan, Total assets ($M): 717.418669 · Participants: 6553Cadence 401(k) Profit-Sharing PlanErgon 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($M): 560.12104 · Participants: 3038Ergon 401(k) PlanHancock Whitney Corporation 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($M): 467.614065 · Participants: 3323Hancock Whitney Corporation 401(k) Savings PlanSouthern Farm Bureau and Adopting Companies 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($M): 432.693601 · Participants: 2626Southern Farm Bureau and Adopting Companies 401(k) PlanTrustmark 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($M): 344.903275 · Participants: 2730Trustmark 401(k) Plan
Journal Publishing Co. 401(k) Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Mississippi, assets vs. participants
Compare Journal Publishing Co. 401(k) Savings Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Journal Publishing Co. 401(k) Savings Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Mississippi, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Pr Management, Corp. Retirement Plan in MA ($8M); by covered participants it is Bcp 401(k) Plan in NC (146 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (146 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 Journal Publishing Co. 401(k) Savings Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
Journal Publishing Co. 401(k) Savings Plan declined sharply - down 19.0% during 2022, from $10M to $8M. Reported net income was -$2M.
How have Journal Publishing Company plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Journal Publishing Company's sponsor-wide assets declined 48.3%, from $19M to $10M.
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Journal Publishing Co. 401(k) Savings Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Pr Management, Corp. Retirement Plan in MA ($8M, 1,059 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Journal Publishing Co. 401(k) Savings Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Bcp 401(k) Plan in NC (146 participants, N/A 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 640183970.

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.