Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Cincinnati Bell Inc Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$115M
Total assets Near avg plan size
475
Participants Below avg headcount
93rd
Percentile by assets National rank
$242,680
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Cincinnati Bell Management Pension Plan · Sponsored by Cincinnati Bell Inc · Ohio · Management of Enterprises

$115M in assets, 475 participants

Cincinnati Bell Inc's Cincinnati Bell Management Pension Plan reported $115M in total assets and 475 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.

  • #959 in Management of Enterprises (1,193 peers)

Where Cincinnati Bell Management Pension Plan sits by assets

Cincinnati Bell Management Pension Plan sits in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets, $115M for 475 participants (~$242,680/participant), down 28.2% in 2022.

#959
in Management of Enterprises (1,193 peers)
-28.2%
assets change YoY
1.2×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $46M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Cincinnati Bell Management Pension Plan's outsized position by total assets

Cincinnati Bell Management Pension Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$115,273,226 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

Cincinnati Bell Management Pension 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. Cincinnati Bell Management Pension Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (475 participants).

DOL schedule card

Filing strip 311056105 · Cincinnati Bell Inc PY 2022 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Cincinnati Bell Management Pension Plan · $115M · 475 · 93rd

  • PCT $115M
  • PCT 475
  • PCT 93rd
  • PCT Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • PCT near Foster Wheeler Inc. Pension Plan for Certain Employees
  • PCT ind #959

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 Management of Enterprises retirement plans → · Plans in Ohio →

Cincinnati Bell Management Pension Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Huntington Memorial Hospital Retirement PlanHuntington Memorial Hospital…$116MCincinnati Bell Management Pension PlanCincinnati Bell Management P…$115MFoster Wheeler Inc. Pension Plan for Certain EmployeesFoster Wheeler Inc. Pension …$115MAir Transport Association of America Retirement Income PlanAir Transport Association of…$115MRetirement Income Plan for Salaried Employees of Rockefeller Group International, Inc.Retirement Income Plan for S…$115M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Cincinnati Bell Management Pension 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)$161M
Net Assets (End of Year)$115M
Net Income-$46M
Employer EIN311056105
Plan Effective Date1980-10-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Cincinnati Bell Inc)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Cincinnati Bell Inc plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$819M 11.184798832190742% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$0.7B$0.8B$0.9B$1B$1.1B 202220232024 $0.92B $0.82B ▼ -10.9%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 4 3,984 $922M
2023 4 4,201 $1.1B
2024 4 4,258 $819M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Ohio

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

Cincinnati Bell Management Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Ohio, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000500010000150002000025000 -202468 Total assets ($B) Participants Cincinnati Bell Management Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.115273226 · Participants: 475Cincinnati Bell Management Pension PlanFirstenergy Corp. Master Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 7.559275463 · Participants: 12346Firstenergy Corp. Master Pension PlanNationwide Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 5.017579718 · Participants: 22597Nationwide Retirement PlanAmerican Electric Power System Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.498685298 · Participants: 15837American Electric Power System Retirement PlanOhio Operating Engineers Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.394372488 · Participants: 9749Ohio Operating Engineers Pension PlanLaborers District Council & Contractors Pension Fund of Ohio, Total assets ($B): 2.645337912 · Participants: 13583Laborers District Council & Contractors Pension Fund of Ohio
Cincinnati Bell Management Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Ohio, assets vs. participants
Compare Cincinnati Bell Management Pension Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Cincinnati Bell Management Pension Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Ohio, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Foster Wheeler Inc. Pension Plan for Certain Employees in NJ ($115M); by covered participants it is Pension Plan for Employees of St. Lukes Hospital of Duluth in MN (475 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (475 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 Cincinnati Bell Management Pension Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
Cincinnati Bell Management Pension Plan declined sharply - down 28.2% during 2022, from $161M to $115M. Reported net income was -$46M.
How have Cincinnati Bell Inc plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Cincinnati Bell Inc's sponsor-wide assets declined 11.2%, from $922M to $819M.
Where does Cincinnati Bell Management Pension Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Cincinnati Bell Management Pension 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 Cincinnati Bell Management Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Foster Wheeler Inc. Pension Plan for Certain Employees in NJ ($115M, 28 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Cincinnati Bell Management Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Pension Plan for Employees of St. Lukes Hospital of Duluth in MN (475 participants, $128M 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 311056105.

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.