401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Scranton Times, LP 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$32M
Total assets Below avg plan size
279
Participants Below avg headcount
84th
Percentile by assets National rank
$114,710
Avg per participant Below avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Times-Shamrock Communications 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by Scranton Times, LP · Pennsylvania · Information & Media

$32M in assets, 279 participants

Scranton Times, LP's Times-Shamrock Communications 401(k) Plan reported $32M in total assets and 279 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 84th 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.

  • #2,229 in Information & Media (2,911 peers)

Coverage in Pennsylvania

Times-Shamrock Communications 401(k) Plan covers 279 participants in Pennsylvania, about 34% of the average Pennsylvania filer (state average ~822 per filing). Assets: $32M.

#2,229
in Information & Media (2,911 peers)
-21.5%
assets change YoY
0.3×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $9M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Times-Shamrock Communications 401(k) Plan's outsized position by total assets

Times-Shamrock Communications 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$32,004,068 Top 16% higher than 84% 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

Times-Shamrock Communications 401(k) 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. Times-Shamrock Communications 401(k) Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (279 participants).

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 240717470 · Scranton Times, LP PY 2022 · 401(k)

Times-Shamrock Communications 401(k) Plan · $32M · 279 · 84th

  • BOY $32M
  • SCH 279
  • EBSA 84th
  • PART 401(k)
  • TYPE near Blue River Petcare Group, LLC 401(k) Plan
  • NET ind #2229

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 Pennsylvania →

Times-Shamrock Communications 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Boston Ivf 401(k) Plan$32MTimes-Shamrock Communications 401(k) PlanTimes-Shamrock Communication…$32MBlue River Petcare Group, LLC 401(k) PlanBlue River Petcare Group, LL…$32MUnity Health 401(k) Plan$32MKowa Pharmaceuticals America, Inc. 401(k) PlanKowa Pharmaceuticals America…$32M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Times-Shamrock Communications 401(k) Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

Pennsylvania filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$41M
Net Assets (End of Year)$32M
Net Income-$9M
Employer EIN240717470
Plan Effective Date1974-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Scranton Times, LP)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Scranton Times, LP plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$26M 17.9254899720873% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$24M$26M$28M$30M$32M$34M 202220232024 $32M $26.3M ▼ -17.9%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 279 $32M
2023 1 274 $29M
2024 1 43 $26M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Pennsylvania

Peer 401(k) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

Times-Shamrock Communications 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Pennsylvania, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000 -505101520 Total assets ($B) Participants Times-Shamrock Communications 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.032004068 · Participants: 279Times-Shamrock Communications 401(k) PlanComcast Corporation Retirement - Investment Plan, Total assets ($B): 14.751564896 · Participants: 97769Comcast Corporation Retirement - Investment PlanCigna 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 11.46087279 · Participants: 66147Cigna 401(k) PlanThe PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. Incentive Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 8.11713 · Participants: 59451The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. Incentive Savings PlanThe Vanguard Retirement and Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 8.097254785 · Participants: 17073The Vanguard Retirement and Savings PlanThe Bank of New York Mellon Corporation 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 7.823164827 · Participants: 25071The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation 401(k) Savings Plan
Times-Shamrock Communications 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Pennsylvania, assets vs. participants
Compare Times-Shamrock Communications 401(k) Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Times-Shamrock Communications 401(k) Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Pennsylvania, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Blue River Petcare Group, LLC 401(k) Plan in IL ($32M); by covered participants it is Norwalk Hospital Employee Savings Plan in CT (279 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($32M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (279 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 Times-Shamrock Communications 401(k) Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
Times-Shamrock Communications 401(k) Plan declined sharply - down 21.5% during 2022, from $41M to $32M. Reported net income was -$9M.
How have Scranton Times, LP plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Scranton Times, LP's sponsor-wide assets declined 17.9%, from $32M to $26M.
Where does Times-Shamrock Communications 401(k) Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Times-Shamrock Communications 401(k) Plan ranks in the 84th 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 401(k) plans are similar in size to Times-Shamrock Communications 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Blue River Petcare Group, LLC 401(k) Plan in IL ($32M, 2,606 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Times-Shamrock Communications 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Norwalk Hospital Employee Savings Plan in CT (279 participants, N/A 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 240717470.

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.