Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Board of Trustees Ara Pension Plan Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-11

$52M
Total assets
53
Participants
88th
Percentile by assets
$990,483
Avg per participant
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Official DOL plan name: American Radio Association Pension Plan · Sponsored by Board of Trustees Ara Pension Plan · California · Information & Media

$52M in assets, 53 participants

Board of Trustees Ara Pension Plan's American Radio Association Pension Plan reported $52M in total assets and 53 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 88th 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.

  • 88th percentile by assets (of 139,126 plans)
  • #2,425 in Information & Media (2,911 peers)

Where American Radio Association Pension Plan sits by assets

American Radio Association Pension Plan sits in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets, $52M for 53 participants (~$990,483/participant), down 10.1% in 2022.

$52M
total plan assets (2022 EOY)
53
covered participants
88th
percentile by assets (of 139,126 plans)
$990,483
avg assets per participant

The plan reported a net loss of $6M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Where American Radio Association Pension Plan sits by total assets

American Radio Association Pension Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$52,495,581 Top 12% higher than 88% of 139,123 filed plans

This plan $0 $2,010,000,000 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

State
California
Industry
Information & Media

American Radio Association Pension Plan vs the 2022 asset distribution

By assets, American Radio Association Pension Plan outranks 88% of the 139,126 plans that filed a Form 5500 for the 2022 plan year, and holds roughly 0.5x the national average plan size of $100M (721 average participants).

Scale-class filing particulars (2022)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$58M
Net Assets (End of Year)$52M
Net Income-$6M
Employer EIN136161999
Plan Effective Date1956-04-13
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Board of Trustees Ara Pension Plan)

$55M$56M$57M$58M$59M 202220232024 $58M $55.7M ▼ -4.0%
Total plan assets by year, all Board of Trustees Ara Pension Plan plans on file
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 128 $58M
2023 2 131 $57M
2024 2 134 $56M

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

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American Radio Association Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in California, assets vs. participants
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Frequently Asked Questions

How did American Radio Association Pension Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
American Radio Association Pension Plan pulled back noticeably - down 10.1% during 2022, from $58M to $52M. Reported net income was -$6M.
How have Board of Trustees Ara Pension Plan plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Board of Trustees Ara Pension Plan's sponsor-wide assets declined 4.0%, from $58M to $56M.
Where does American Radio Association Pension Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
American Radio Association Pension Plan ranks in the 88th percentile by end-of-year assets among 139,126 plans that reported assets for plan year 2022 (in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to American Radio Association Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Aaa Cooper Transportation Pension Plan for Eligible Employees in AL ($53M, 384 participants).

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  • By total assets, American Radio Association Pension Plan ranks in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets. See the largest plans
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  • Board of Trustees Ara Pension Plan's sponsor-wide assets have declined 4.0% since 2022 across 3 plan years on file. More Information & Media plans

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 136161999.

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Data sourced from U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA). See our methodology for details.