401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Associated Press 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$704M
Total assets Above avg plan size
1,403
Participants Near avg headcount
98th
Percentile by assets National rank
$501,761
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: The Associated Press 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan · Sponsored by Associated Press · New York · Information & Media

$704M in assets, 1,403 participants

Associated Press's The Associated Press 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan reported $704M in total assets and 1,403 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 98th 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.

  • #2,825 in Information & Media (2,911 peers)

Where The Associated Press 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan sits by assets

The Associated Press 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan sits in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets, $704M for 1,403 participants (~$501,761/participant), down 18.7% in 2022.

#2,825
in Information & Media (2,911 peers)
-18.7%
assets change YoY
7.1×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $162M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

The Associated Press 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan's outsized position by total assets

The Associated Press 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$703,971,054 Top 2% higher than 98% 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 Associated Press 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan's large-plan peer group by participant headcount

Plan-year 2022 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. The Associated Press 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan lands in the large band (1,403 participants).

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 130452880 · Associated Press PY 2022 · 401(k)

The Associated Press 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan · $704M · 1,403 · 98th

  • PART $704M
  • PART 1,403
  • PART 98th
  • PART 401(k)
  • PART near Synovus 401(k) Savings Plan
  • PART ind #2825

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 New York →

The Associated Press 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan in the asset neighbourhood

The Coca-Cola Bottlers Assn 401(k) Ret Sav PlanThe Coca-Cola Bottlers Assn …$704MThe Associated Press 401(k) Retirement Savings PlanThe Associated Press 401(k) …$704MSynovus 401(k) Savings Plan$704MIntact USA Retirement Savings PlanIntact USA Retirement Saving…$702MHeico Savings and Investment PlanHeico Savings and Investment…$701M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among The Associated Press 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

Scale-class filing particulars (2022)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$866M
Net Assets (End of Year)$704M
Net Income-$162M
Employer EIN130452880
Plan Effective Date1987-08-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Associated Press)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Associated Press plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$1.3B 12.99864056313321% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$1.1B$1.15B$1.2B$1.25B$1.3B$1.35B 202220232024 $1.16B $1.31B ▲ +12.9%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 2,144 $1.2B
2023 2 1,933 $1.3B
2024 2 1,952 $1.3B

Nearby 401(k) Plans in New York

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

The Associated Press 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in New York, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000 -200204060 Total assets ($B) Participants The Associated Press 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.703971054 · Participants: 1403The Associated Press 401(k) Retirement Savings PlanIBM 401 (K) Plus Plan, Total assets ($B): 53.363875208 · Participants: 56376IBM 401 (K) Plus PlanMorgan Stanley 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 16.415517176 · Participants: 42924Morgan Stanley 401(k) PlanThe Pepsico Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 12.067222 · Participants: 129846The Pepsico Savings PlanDeloitte 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 10.966899716 · Participants: 74687Deloitte 401(k) PlanThe Goldman Sachs 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 9.681988279 · Participants: 22650The Goldman Sachs 401(k) Plan
The Associated Press 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in New York, assets vs. participants
Compare The Associated Press 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

The Associated Press 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside New York, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Synovus 401(k) Savings Plan in GA ($704M); by covered participants it is Savvas Learning Company LLC Retirement Plan in AZ (1,403 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($704M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (1,403 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 Associated Press 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
The Associated Press 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan declined sharply - down 18.7% during 2022, from $866M to $704M. Reported net income was -$162M.
How have Associated Press plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Associated Press's sponsor-wide assets grew 13.0%, from $1.2B to $1.3B.
Where does The Associated Press 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
The Associated Press 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan ranks in the 98th 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 Associated Press 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Synovus 401(k) Savings Plan in GA ($704M, 5,008 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to The Associated Press 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Savvas Learning Company LLC Retirement Plan in AZ (1,403 participants, $297M 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 130452880.

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.