Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

The Bangor Publishing Company Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$16M
Total assets Small plan by assets
26
Participants Small participant base
74th
Percentile by assets National rank
$633,481
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: The Bangor Publishing Company Pension Plan · Sponsored by The Bangor Publishing Company · Maine · Information & Media

$16M in assets, 26 participants

The Bangor Publishing Company's The Bangor Publishing Company Pension Plan reported $16M in total assets and 26 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 74th 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.

  • #1,861 in Information & Media (2,911 peers)

The Bangor Publishing Company multi-year trail

The Bangor Publishing Company's plans moved +19.8% in assets from 2022 to 2024; this filing shows The Bangor Publishing Company Pension Plan at $16M / 26 participants.

#1,861
in Information & Media (2,911 peers)
-31.9%
assets change YoY

The plan reported a net loss of $8M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

The Bangor Publishing Company Pension Plan's outsized position by total assets

The Bangor Publishing Company Pension Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$16,470,512 Top 26% higher than 74% 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

The Bangor Publishing Company 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. The Bangor Publishing Company Pension Plan is a small filing (26 participants) on this national headcount ladder.

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 010024570 · The Bangor Publishing Company PY 2022 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

The Bangor Publishing Company Pension Plan · $16M · 26 · 74th

  • IND $16M
  • EOY 26
  • 5500 74th
  • ASSETS Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • PCT near Retirement Plan for Hourly Ees at Mojave Plant
  • EIN ind #1861

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 Maine →

The Bangor Publishing Company Pension Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among The Bangor Publishing Company Pension Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

The Bangor Publishing Company multi-year asset trail

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All The Bangor Publishing Company plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$38M 19.79952129792489% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$30M$32M$34M$36M$38M$40M 202220232024 $31.4M $37.6M ▲ +19.8%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 138 $31M
2023 2 127 $36M
2024 2 117 $38M

The Bangor Publishing Company filing trail (2022)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$24M
Net Assets (End of Year)$16M
Net Income-$8M
Employer EIN010024570
Plan Effective Date1962-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Maine

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

The Bangor Publishing Company Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Maine, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -200002000400060008000 -0.500.511.5 Total assets ($B) Participants The Bangor Publishing Company Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.016470512 · Participants: 26The Bangor Publishing Company Pension PlanUnum Group Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.331379027 · Participants: 3545Unum Group Pension PlanMaine Medical Center Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.697294392 · Participants: 2933Maine Medical Center Pension PlanLegacy Chrysler Financial Employee Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.54388522 · Participants: 265Legacy Chrysler Financial Employee Pension PlanTd Banknorth Inc. Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.426889884 · Participants: 1730Td Banknorth Inc. Pension PlanNorthern Light Health Retirement Partnership Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.262602197 · Participants: 6070Northern Light Health Retirement Partnership Plan
The Bangor Publishing Company Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Maine, assets vs. participants
Compare The Bangor Publishing Company Pension Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

The Bangor Publishing Company Pension Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Maine, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Retirement Plan for Hourly Ees at Mojave Plant in NV ($16M); by covered participants it is Brookhaven Memorial Hospital Medical Center Dba Long Island Community Hospital Retirement Income Plan in NY (26 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (26 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 The Bangor Publishing Company Pension Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
The Bangor Publishing Company Pension Plan contracted severely - down 31.9% during 2022, from $24M to $16M. Reported net income was -$8M.
How have The Bangor Publishing Company plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), The Bangor Publishing Company's sponsor-wide assets grew 19.8%, from $31M to $38M.
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to The Bangor Publishing Company Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Retirement Plan for Hourly Ees at Mojave Plant in NV ($16M, 13 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to The Bangor Publishing Company Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Brookhaven Memorial Hospital Medical Center Dba Long Island Community Hospital Retirement Income Plan in NY (26 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 010024570.

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.