Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Associated Press Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$456M
Total assets Above avg plan size
741
Participants Near avg headcount
98th
Percentile by assets National rank
$615,972
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: The Associated Press Consolidated Retirement Plan · Sponsored by Associated Press · New York · Information & Media

$456M in assets, 741 participants

Associated Press's The Associated Press Consolidated Retirement Plan reported $456M in total assets and 741 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.

  • #2,786 in Information & Media (2,911 peers)

Where The Associated Press Consolidated Retirement Plan sits by assets

The Associated Press Consolidated Retirement Plan sits in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets, $456M for 741 participants (~$615,972/participant), down 32.0% in 2022.

#2,786
in Information & Media (2,911 peers)
-32.0%
assets change YoY
4.6×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $215M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

The Associated Press Consolidated Retirement Plan's outsized position by total assets

The Associated Press Consolidated Retirement Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$456,435,169 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 Consolidated 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 Associated Press Consolidated Retirement Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (741 participants).

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 130452880 · Associated Press PY 2022 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

The Associated Press Consolidated Retirement Plan · $456M · 741 · 98th

  • PCT $456M
  • EIN 741
  • RANK 98th
  • PHOTO Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • IND near Globe Life Inc. Pension Plan
  • EOY ind #2786

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 Consolidated Retirement Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among The Associated Press Consolidated Retirement 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)$671M
Net Assets (End of Year)$456M
Net Income-$215M
Employer EIN130452880
Plan Effective Date1958-01-01
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 Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in New York

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

The Associated Press Consolidated Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in New York, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -500005000100001500020000 -100102030 Total assets ($B) Participants The Associated Press Consolidated Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.456435169 · Participants: 741The Associated Press Consolidated Retirement PlanIBM Personal Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 25.511753238 · Participants: 16431IBM Personal Pension PlanConsolidated Edison Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 15.815266303 · Participants: 11303Consolidated Edison Retirement PlanPepsico Employees Retirement Plan I, Total assets ($B): 7.656963 · Participants: 11386Pepsico Employees Retirement Plan INew York State Nurses Association Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 5.019503014 · Participants: 18592New York State Nurses Association Pension PlanNew York District Council of Carpenters Pension Pl, Total assets ($B): 4.837058087 · Participants: 11318New York District Council of Carpenters Pension Pl
The Associated Press Consolidated Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in New York, assets vs. participants
Compare The Associated Press Consolidated Retirement Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

The Associated Press Consolidated Retirement Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside New York, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Globe Life Inc. Pension Plan in TX ($457M); by covered participants it is Tuality Healthcare Cash Balance Pension Plan in OR (742 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (741 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 Consolidated Retirement Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
The Associated Press Consolidated Retirement Plan contracted severely - down 32.0% during 2022, from $671M to $456M. Reported net income was -$215M.
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 Consolidated Retirement Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
The Associated Press Consolidated Retirement 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 Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to The Associated Press Consolidated Retirement Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Globe Life Inc. Pension Plan in TX ($457M, 1,841 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to The Associated Press Consolidated Retirement Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Tuality Healthcare Cash Balance Pension Plan in OR (742 participants, $12M 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.