Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Great Plains Communications LLC Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$24M
Total assets Small plan by assets
91
Participants Small participant base
80th
Percentile by assets National rank
$267,178
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Great Plains Communications LLC & Adopting Affiliates Employees' Pension Plan · Sponsored by Great Plains Communications LLC · Nebraska · Information & Media

$24M in assets, 91 participants

Great Plains Communications LLC's Great Plains Communications LLC & Adopting Affiliates Employees' Pension Plan reported $24M in total assets and 91 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 80th 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.

  • #2,090 in Information & Media (2,911 peers)

Where Great Plains Communications LLC & Adopting Affiliates Employees' Pension Plan sits by assets

Great Plains Communications LLC & Adopting Affiliates Employees' Pension Plan sits in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets, $24M for 91 participants (~$267,178/participant), down 33.1% in 2022.

#2,090
in Information & Media (2,911 peers)
-33.1%
assets change YoY
0.2×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $12M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Great Plains Communications LLC & Adopting Affiliates Employees' Pension Plan's outsized position by total assets

Great Plains Communications LLC & Adopting Affiliates Employees' Pension Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$24,313,179 Top 20% higher than 80% 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 & Adopting Affiliates Employees' Pension Plan among smaller 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 & Adopting Affiliates Employees' Pension Plan is a small filing (91 participants) on this national headcount ladder.

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 470397919 · Great Plains Communications LLC PY 2022 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Great Plains Communications LLC & Adopting Affiliates Employees' Pension Plan · $24M · 91 · 80th

  • IND $24M
  • IND 91
  • IND 80th
  • IND Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • IND near Transit Employees Retirement Plan
  • IND ind #2090

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 & Adopting Affiliates Employees' Pension Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Great Plains Communications LLC & Adopting Affiliates Employees' Pension Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

Scale-class filing particulars (2022)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$36M
Net Assets (End of Year)$24M
Net Income-$12M
Employer EIN470397919
Plan Effective Date1961-12-01
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 Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Nebraska

Peer Defined Benefit (Pension) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

Great Plains Communications LLC & Adopting Affiliates Employees' Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Nebraska, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -1000010002000300040005000 -1012345 Total assets ($B) Participants Great Plains Communications LLC & Adopting Affiliates Employees' Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.024313179 · Participants: 91Great Plains Communications LLC & Adopting Affiliates Employees' Pension PlanPension Plan for Salaried Employees of Union Pacific Corporation & Affiliates, Total assets ($B): 4.320831297 · Participants: 4000Pension Plan for Salaried Employees of Union Pacific Corporation & AffiliatesBerkshire Hathaway Consolidated Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.927606276 · Participants: 38Berkshire Hathaway Consolidated Pension PlanMutual of Omaha Retirement Income Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.998227028 · Participants: 606Mutual of Omaha Retirement Income PlanRetirement Plan for Employees and Representatives of Woodmenlife, Total assets ($B): 0.718852569 · Participants: 311Retirement Plan for Employees and Representatives of WoodmenlifeThe Restated Ag Processing Inc Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.333016466 · Participants: 1083The Restated Ag Processing Inc Retirement Plan
Great Plains Communications LLC & Adopting Affiliates Employees' Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Nebraska, assets vs. participants

Great Plains Communications LLC & Adopting Affiliates Employees' Pension Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Nebraska, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Transit Employees Retirement Plan in MA ($24M); by covered participants it is The Moore Company 4 Percent Plan in RI (91 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

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 & Adopting Affiliates Employees' Pension Plan assets move in 2022?
Great Plains Communications LLC & Adopting Affiliates Employees' Pension Plan contracted severely - down 33.1% during 2022, from $36M to $24M. Reported net income was -$12M.
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 & Adopting Affiliates Employees' Pension Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
Great Plains Communications LLC & Adopting Affiliates Employees' Pension Plan ranks in the 80th 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 Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Great Plains Communications LLC & Adopting Affiliates Employees' Pension Plan?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Transit Employees Retirement Plan in MA ($24M, 73 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Great Plains Communications LLC & Adopting Affiliates Employees' Pension Plan?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is The Moore Company 4 Percent Plan in RI (91 participants, N/A in assets).