401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

The Philadelphia Inquirer, Pbc 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$159M
Total assets Near avg plan size
621
Participants Below avg headcount
95th
Percentile by assets National rank
$256,621
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: The Philadelphia Inquirer, Pbc 401(k) Retirement Plan · Sponsored by The Philadelphia Inquirer, Pbc · Pennsylvania · Information & Media

$159M in assets, 621 participants

The Philadelphia Inquirer, Pbc's The Philadelphia Inquirer, Pbc 401(k) Retirement Plan reported $159M in total assets and 621 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 95th 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.

  • #2,681 in Information & Media (2,911 peers)

Where The Philadelphia Inquirer, Pbc 401(k) Retirement Plan sits by assets

The Philadelphia Inquirer, Pbc 401(k) Retirement Plan sits in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets, $159M for 621 participants (~$256,621/participant), down 20.2% in 2022.

#2,681
in Information & Media (2,911 peers)
-20.2%
assets change YoY
1.6×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $40M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

The Philadelphia Inquirer, Pbc 401(k) Retirement Plan's outsized position by total assets

The Philadelphia Inquirer, Pbc 401(k) Retirement Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$159,361,463 Top 5% higher than 95% 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 Philadelphia Inquirer, Pbc 401(k) Retirement 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. The Philadelphia Inquirer, Pbc 401(k) Retirement Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (621 participants).

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 455415437 · The Philadelphia Inquirer, Pbc PY 2022 · 401(k)

The Philadelphia Inquirer, Pbc 401(k) Retirement Plan · $159M · 621 · 95th

  • PCT $159M
  • EIN 621
  • RANK 95th
  • PHOTO 401(k)
  • IND near Trend Micro, Incorporated 401(k) Retirement Plan
  • EOY ind #2681

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 Pennsylvania →

The Philadelphia Inquirer, Pbc 401(k) Retirement Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among The Philadelphia Inquirer, Pbc 401(k) Retirement Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

Scale-class filing particulars (2022)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$200M
Net Assets (End of Year)$159M
Net Income-$40M
Employer EIN455415437
Plan Effective Date2006-06-29
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (The Philadelphia Inquirer, Pbc)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All The Philadelphia Inquirer, Pbc plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$191M 20.119209121467467% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$150M$160M$170M$180M$190M$200M 202220232024 $159M $191M ▲ +20.1%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 621 $159M
2023 1 615 $178M
2024 1 578 $191M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Pennsylvania

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

The Philadelphia Inquirer, Pbc 401(k) Retirement Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Pennsylvania, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000 -505101520 Total assets ($B) Participants The Philadelphia Inquirer, Pbc 401(k) Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.159361463 · Participants: 621The Philadelphia Inquirer, Pbc 401(k) Retirement PlanComcast Corporation Retirement - Investment Plan, Total assets ($B): 14.751564896 · Participants: 97769Comcast Corporation Retirement - Investment PlanCigna 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 11.46087279 · Participants: 66147Cigna 401(k) PlanThe PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. Incentive Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 8.11713 · Participants: 59451The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. Incentive Savings PlanThe Vanguard Retirement and Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 8.097254785 · Participants: 17073The Vanguard Retirement and Savings PlanThe Bank of New York Mellon Corporation 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 7.823164827 · Participants: 25071The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation 401(k) Savings Plan
The Philadelphia Inquirer, Pbc 401(k) Retirement Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Pennsylvania, assets vs. participants
Compare The Philadelphia Inquirer, Pbc 401(k) Retirement Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

The Philadelphia Inquirer, Pbc 401(k) Retirement Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Pennsylvania, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Trend Micro, Incorporated 401(k) Retirement Plan in TX ($159M); by covered participants it is Sram LLC Retirement Savings Plan in IL (621 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($159M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (621 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 Philadelphia Inquirer, Pbc 401(k) Retirement Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
The Philadelphia Inquirer, Pbc 401(k) Retirement Plan declined sharply - down 20.2% during 2022, from $200M to $159M. Reported net income was -$40M.
How have The Philadelphia Inquirer, Pbc plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), The Philadelphia Inquirer, Pbc's sponsor-wide assets grew 20.1%, from $159M to $191M.
Where does The Philadelphia Inquirer, Pbc 401(k) Retirement Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
The Philadelphia Inquirer, Pbc 401(k) Retirement Plan ranks in the 95th 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 401(k) plans are similar in size to The Philadelphia Inquirer, Pbc 401(k) Retirement Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Trend Micro, Incorporated 401(k) Retirement Plan in TX ($159M, 1,084 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to The Philadelphia Inquirer, Pbc 401(k) Retirement Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Sram LLC Retirement Savings Plan in IL (621 participants, $53M 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 455415437.

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.