Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Cowles Company Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$107M
Total assets Near avg plan size
107
Participants Small participant base
93rd
Percentile by assets National rank
$1.0M
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Cowles Company Retirement Plan · Sponsored by Cowles Company · Washington · Information & Media

$107M in assets, 107 participants

Cowles Company's Cowles Company Retirement Plan reported $107M in total assets and 107 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 93rd 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.

  • #2,608 in Information & Media (2,911 peers)

Coverage in Washington

Cowles Company Retirement Plan covers 107 participants in Washington, about 7% of the average Washington filer (state average ~1,476 per filing). Assets: $107M.

#2,608
in Information & Media (2,911 peers)
-23.8%
assets change YoY
1.1×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $33M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Cowles Company Retirement Plan's outsized position by total assets

Cowles Company Retirement Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$107,035,398 Top 7% higher than 93% 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

Cowles Company 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. Cowles Company Retirement Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (107 participants).

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 910420030 · Cowles Company PY 2022 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Cowles Company Retirement Plan · $107M · 107 · 93rd

  • EIN $107M
  • EIN 107
  • EIN 93rd
  • EIN Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • EIN near Vassar Brothers Hospital Pension Plan
  • EIN ind #2608

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 Washington →

Cowles Company Retirement Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Pan-American Life Insurance Company Employees ' Retirement Benefit PlanPan-American Life Insurance …$107MGray Television, Inc. Retirement PlanGray Television, Inc. Retire…$107MRoofers Union Local No. 33 Pension FundRoofers Union Local No. 33 P…$107MVassar Brothers Hospital Pension PlanVassar Brothers Hospital Pen…$107MCowles Company Retirement PlanCowles Company Retirement Pl…$107M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Cowles Company Retirement Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

Washington filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$140M
Net Assets (End of Year)$107M
Net Income-$33M
Employer EIN910420030
Plan Effective Date1946-12-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Cowles Company)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Cowles Company plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$164M 3.406466001403659% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$160M$165M$170M$175M 202220232024 $170M $164M ▼ -3.4%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 784 $169M
2023 2 751 $173M
2024 2 759 $164M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Washington

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

Cowles Company Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Washington, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000200000250000 -200204060 Total assets ($B) Participants Cowles Company Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.107035398 · Participants: 107Cowles Company Retirement PlanWestern Conference of Teamsters Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 53.719854718 · Participants: 226505Western Conference of Teamsters Pension PlanThe Pension Value Plan for Employees of the Boeing Company, Total assets ($B): 25.232670781 · Participants: 34042The Pension Value Plan for Employees of the Boeing CompanyThe Boeing Company Employee Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 17.057699432 · Participants: 34972The Boeing Company Employee Retirement PlanNorthwest Carpenters Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 2.972366874 · Participants: 15284Northwest Carpenters Retirement PlanLocals 302 & 612 of the Iuoe - Employers Construction Industry Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 2.815845616 · Participants: 8083Locals 302 & 612 of the Iuoe - Employers Construction Industry Retirement Plan
Cowles Company Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Washington, assets vs. participants
Compare Cowles Company Retirement Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Cowles Company Retirement Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Washington, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Vassar Brothers Hospital Pension Plan in CT ($107M); by covered participants it is Cwc Castings Div of Textron Inc Hry-Rated Ees' Pen Plan in RI (107 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (107 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 Cowles Company Retirement Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
Cowles Company Retirement Plan declined sharply - down 23.8% during 2022, from $140M to $107M. Reported net income was -$33M.
How have Cowles Company plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Cowles Company's sponsor-wide assets declined 3.4%, from $169M to $164M.
Where does Cowles Company Retirement Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Cowles Company Retirement Plan ranks in the 93rd percentile by end-of-year assets among 139,126 plans that reported assets for plan year 2022 (in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Cowles Company Retirement Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Vassar Brothers Hospital Pension Plan in CT ($107M, 691 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Cowles Company Retirement Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Cwc Castings Div of Textron Inc Hry-Rated Ees' Pen Plan in RI (107 participants, $97M 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 910420030.

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.