Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Cincinnati Bell Inc. Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$153M
Total assets Near avg plan size
252
Participants Below avg headcount
95th
Percentile by assets National rank
$607,855
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Cincinnati Bell Pension Plan · Sponsored by Cincinnati Bell Inc. · Ohio · Management of Enterprises

$153M in assets, 252 participants

Cincinnati Bell Inc.'s Cincinnati Bell Pension Plan reported $153M in total assets and 252 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.

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

Coverage in Ohio

Cincinnati Bell Pension Plan covers 252 participants in Ohio, about 33% of the average Ohio filer (state average ~765 per filing). Assets: $153M.

#987
in Management of Enterprises (1,193 peers)
-30.1%
assets change YoY
1.5×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $65M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Cincinnati Bell Pension Plan's outsized position by total assets

Cincinnati Bell Pension Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$153,179,401 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

Cincinnati Bell 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 Pension Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (252 participants).

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

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

Cincinnati Bell Pension Plan · $153M · 252 · 95th

  • PHOTO $153M
  • PHOTO 252
  • PHOTO 95th
  • PHOTO Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • PHOTO near Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 267 Pension Fund
  • PHOTO ind #987

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 Pension Plan in the asset neighbourhood

A.F.of L.-a.G.C. Building Trades Pension PlanA.F.of L.-a.G.C. Building Tr…$153MPlumbers & Steamfitters Local 267 Pension FundPlumbers & Steamfitters Loca…$153MCincinnati Bell Pension Plan$153MConsolidated Retirement Plan of Dole Food Company, Inc.Consolidated Retirement Plan…$153MRetirement Plan B for Employees of American Crystal Sugar CompanyRetirement Plan B for Employ…$153M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Cincinnati Bell Pension Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

Ohio filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$219M
Net Assets (End of Year)$153M
Net Income-$65M
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 Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Ohio, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000500010000150002000025000 -202468 Total assets ($B) Participants Cincinnati Bell Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.153179401 · Participants: 252Cincinnati Bell 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 Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Ohio, assets vs. participants
Compare Cincinnati Bell Pension Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

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

Outside Ohio, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 267 Pension Fund in NY ($153M); by covered participants it is Monongalia Health System, Inc. Retirement Plan in WV (252 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (252 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 Pension Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
Cincinnati Bell Pension Plan contracted severely - down 30.1% during 2022, from $219M to $153M. Reported net income was -$65M.
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 Pension Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Cincinnati Bell Pension 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 Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Cincinnati Bell Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 267 Pension Fund in NY ($153M, 535 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Cincinnati Bell Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Monongalia Health System, Inc. Retirement Plan in WV (252 participants, $171M 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.