Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Bedford, Freeman & Worth, L.L.C. Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$12M
Total assets Small plan by assets
122
Participants Small participant base
68th
Percentile by assets National rank
$97,596
Avg per participant Below avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Bedford, Freeman and Worth Publishing Group, L.L.C Pension Plan · Sponsored by Bedford, Freeman & Worth, L.L.C. · New York · Information & Media

$12M in assets, 122 participants

Bedford, Freeman & Worth, L.L.C.'s Bedford, Freeman and Worth Publishing Group, L.L.C Pension Plan reported $12M in total assets and 122 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 68th 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.

  • #1,656 in Information & Media (2,911 peers)

Coverage in New York

Bedford, Freeman and Worth Publishing Group, L.L.C Pension Plan covers 122 participants in New York, about 15% of the average New York filer (state average ~798 per filing). Assets: $12M.

#1,656
in Information & Media (2,911 peers)
-16.1%
assets change YoY

The plan reported a net loss of $2M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Bedford, Freeman and Worth Publishing Group, L.L.C Pension Plan's outsized position by total assets

Bedford, Freeman and Worth Publishing Group, L.L.C Pension Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$11,906,723 Top 32% higher than 68% 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

Bedford, Freeman and Worth Publishing Group, L.L.C 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. Bedford, Freeman and Worth Publishing Group, L.L.C Pension Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (122 participants).

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 134047605 · Bedford, Freeman & Worth, L.L.C. PY 2022 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Bedford, Freeman and Worth Publishing Group, L.L.C Pension Plan · $12M · 122 · 68th

  • EIN $12M
  • RANK 122
  • PHOTO 68th
  • IND Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • EOY near Weiss Family, Limited Partnership Defined Benefit Pension Plan
  • 5500 ind #1656

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 →

Bedford, Freeman and Worth Publishing Group, L.L.C Pension Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Bedford, Freeman and Worth Publishing Group, L.L.C Pension Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

New York filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$14M
Net Assets (End of Year)$12M
Net Income-$2M
Employer EIN134047605
Plan Effective Date1985-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Bedford, Freeman & Worth, L.L.C.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Bedford, Freeman & Worth, L.L.C. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$229K 98.07410485655878% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$0M$5M$10M$15M$20M 202220232024 $11.9M $0.23M ▼ -98.1%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 122 $12M
2023 1 113 $14M
2024 1 109 $229K

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in New York

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

Bedford, Freeman and Worth Publishing Group, L.L.C Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in New York, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -500005000100001500020000 -100102030 Total assets ($B) Participants Bedford, Freeman and Worth Publishing Group, L.L.C Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.011906723 · Participants: 122Bedford, Freeman and Worth Publishing Group, L.L.C Pension 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
Bedford, Freeman and Worth Publishing Group, L.L.C Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in New York, assets vs. participants
Compare Bedford, Freeman and Worth Publishing Group, L.L.C Pension Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Bedford, Freeman and Worth Publishing Group, L.L.C Pension Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside New York, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Weiss Family, Limited Partnership Defined Benefit Pension Plan in CA ($12M); by covered participants it is La Rabida Employees Retirement Plan in IL (122 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (122 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 Bedford, Freeman and Worth Publishing Group, L.L.C Pension Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
Bedford, Freeman and Worth Publishing Group, L.L.C Pension Plan declined sharply - down 16.1% during 2022, from $14M to $12M. Reported net income was -$2M.
How have Bedford, Freeman & Worth, L.L.C. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Bedford, Freeman & Worth, L.L.C.'s sponsor-wide assets declined 98.1%, from $12M to $229K.
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Bedford, Freeman and Worth Publishing Group, L.L.C Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Weiss Family, Limited Partnership Defined Benefit Pension Plan in CA ($12M, 4 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Bedford, Freeman and Worth Publishing Group, L.L.C Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is La Rabida Employees Retirement Plan in IL (122 participants, $28M 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 134047605.

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.