401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Great Plains Communications LLC 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$44M
Total assets Below avg plan size
364
Participants Below avg headcount
87th
Percentile by assets National rank
$121,006
Avg per participant Near avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Great Plains Communications LLC and Adopting Affiliates 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by Great Plains Communications LLC · Nebraska · Information & Media

$44M in assets, 364 participants

Great Plains Communications LLC's Great Plains Communications LLC and Adopting Affiliates 401(k) Plan reported $44M in total assets and 364 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 87th 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.

  • #2,359 in Information & Media (2,911 peers)

Where Great Plains Communications LLC and Adopting Affiliates 401(k) Plan sits by assets

Great Plains Communications LLC and Adopting Affiliates 401(k) Plan sits in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets, $44M for 364 participants (~$121,006/participant), down 19.5% in 2022.

#2,359
in Information & Media (2,911 peers)
-19.5%
assets change YoY
0.4×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $11M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Great Plains Communications LLC and Adopting Affiliates 401(k) Plan's outsized position by total assets

Great Plains Communications LLC and Adopting Affiliates 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$44,046,121 Top 13% higher than 87% 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

Great Plains Communications LLC and Adopting Affiliates 401(k) 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. Great Plains Communications LLC and Adopting Affiliates 401(k) Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (364 participants).

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 470397919 · Great Plains Communications LLC PY 2022 · 401(k)

Great Plains Communications LLC and Adopting Affiliates 401(k) Plan · $44M · 364 · 87th

  • VS-ST $44M
  • VS-ST 364
  • VS-ST 87th
  • VS-ST 401(k)
  • VS-ST near Cpi Card Group, Inc. 401(k) Plan
  • VS-ST ind #2359

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 Nebraska →

Great Plains Communications LLC and Adopting Affiliates 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Great Plains Communications LLC and Adopting Affiliates 401(k) Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

Scale-class filing particulars (2022)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$55M
Net Assets (End of Year)$44M
Net Income-$11M
Employer EIN470397919
Plan Effective Date1988-07-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Great Plains Communications LLC)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Great Plains Communications LLC plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$87M 26.560918558264934% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$60M$70M$80M$90M 202220232024 $68.4M $86.5M ▲ +26.6%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 455 $68M
2023 2 463 $80M
2024 2 473 $87M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Nebraska

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

Great Plains Communications LLC and Adopting Affiliates 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Nebraska, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -10000010000200003000040000 -20246 Total assets ($B) Participants Great Plains Communications LLC and Adopting Affiliates 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.044046121 · Participants: 364Great Plains Communications LLC and Adopting Affiliates 401(k) PlanHdr, Inc. Best Plan and ESOP, Total assets ($B): 4.974213701 · Participants: 9716Hdr, Inc. Best Plan and ESOPUnion Pacific Corporation Thrift Plan, Total assets ($B): 2.028704333 · Participants: 5284Union Pacific Corporation Thrift PlanUnion Pacific Agreement Employee 401(k) Retirement Thrift Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.965449453 · Participants: 28974Union Pacific Agreement Employee 401(k) Retirement Thrift PlanPeter Kiewit Sons, Inc. Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.817293875 · Participants: 15777Peter Kiewit Sons, Inc. Retirement Savings PlanFirst National of Nebraska, Inc. First Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.763501259 · Participants: 4605First National of Nebraska, Inc. First Savings Plan
Great Plains Communications LLC and Adopting Affiliates 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Nebraska, assets vs. participants
Compare Great Plains Communications LLC and Adopting Affiliates 401(k) Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Great Plains Communications LLC and Adopting Affiliates 401(k) Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Nebraska, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Cpi Card Group, Inc. 401(k) Plan in CO ($44M); by covered participants it is Communication Solutions, LLC 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan in MO (364 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($44M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (364 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 Great Plains Communications LLC and Adopting Affiliates 401(k) Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
Great Plains Communications LLC and Adopting Affiliates 401(k) Plan declined sharply - down 19.5% during 2022, from $55M to $44M. Reported net income was -$11M.
How have Great Plains Communications LLC plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Great Plains Communications LLC's sponsor-wide assets grew 26.6%, from $68M to $87M.
Where does Great Plains Communications LLC and Adopting Affiliates 401(k) Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Great Plains Communications LLC and Adopting Affiliates 401(k) Plan ranks in the 87th percentile by end-of-year assets among 139,126 plans that reported assets for plan year 2022 (in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets).
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Great Plains Communications LLC and Adopting Affiliates 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Cpi Card Group, Inc. 401(k) Plan in CO ($44M, 1,038 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Great Plains Communications LLC and Adopting Affiliates 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Communication Solutions, LLC 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan in MO (364 participants, $4M 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 470397919.

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.