Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Gridiron Fiber Corp. Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$79M
Total assets Below avg plan size
182
Participants Below avg headcount
91st
Percentile by assets National rank
$431,593
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Gridiron Fiber Retirement Plan · Sponsored by Gridiron Fiber Corp. · Virginia · Information & Media

$79M in assets, 182 participants

Gridiron Fiber Corp.'s Gridiron Fiber Retirement Plan reported $79M in total assets and 182 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 91st 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.

  • #2,539 in Information & Media (2,911 peers)

Coverage in Virginia

Gridiron Fiber Retirement Plan covers 182 participants in Virginia, about 23% of the average Virginia filer (state average ~782 per filing). Assets: $79M.

#2,539
in Information & Media (2,911 peers)
-40.1%
assets change YoY
0.8×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $53M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Gridiron Fiber Retirement Plan's outsized position by total assets

Gridiron Fiber Retirement Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$78,549,839 Top 9% higher than 91% 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

Gridiron Fiber Retirement 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. Gridiron Fiber Retirement Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (182 participants).

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 863776842 · Gridiron Fiber Corp. PY 2022 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Gridiron Fiber Retirement Plan · $79M · 182 · 91st

  • BOY $79M
  • BOY 182
  • BOY 91st
  • BOY Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • BOY near Sheet Metal Workers Local Pension Plan
  • BOY ind #2539

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 Virginia →

Gridiron Fiber Retirement Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Palco Retirement Plan$79MSheet Metal Workers Local Pension PlanSheet Metal Workers Local Pe…$79MSEIU Local No. 4 Pension Fund$79MGridiron Fiber Retirement PlanGridiron Fiber Retirement Pl…$79MNasdaq Pension Plan$79M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Gridiron Fiber Retirement Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

Virginia filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$131M
Net Assets (End of Year)$79M
Net Income-$53M
Employer EIN863776842
Plan Effective Date2011-10-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Gridiron Fiber Corp.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Gridiron Fiber Corp. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$132M 8.467622328539811% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$120M$125M$130M$135M 202220232024 $122M $132M ▲ +8.5%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 532 $122M
2023 2 582 $126M
2024 2 644 $132M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Virginia

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

Gridiron Fiber Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Virginia, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -20000020000400006000080000 -505101520 Total assets ($B) Participants Gridiron Fiber Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.078549839 · Participants: 182Gridiron Fiber Retirement PlanNorthrop Grumman Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 18.331391337 · Participants: 14867Northrop Grumman Pension PlanRetirement Security Plan, Total assets ($B): 9.385168374 · Participants: 54531Retirement Security PlanNg Space&mission Systems Corp Salaried Pension Pla, Total assets ($B): 8.061267673 · Participants: 7799Ng Space&mission Systems Corp Salaried Pension PlaDominion Energy Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 7.265847838 · Participants: 12832Dominion Energy Pension PlanSheet Metal Workers' National Pension Fund, Total assets ($B): 7.155241333 · Participants: 61068Sheet Metal Workers' National Pension Fund
Gridiron Fiber Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Virginia, assets vs. participants

Gridiron Fiber Retirement Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Virginia, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Sheet Metal Workers Local Pension Plan in OH ($79M); by covered participants it is Linode LLC Cash Balance Pension Plan in PA (182 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($79M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (182 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 Gridiron Fiber Retirement Plan assets move in 2022?
Gridiron Fiber Retirement Plan contracted severely - down 40.1% during 2022, from $131M to $79M. Reported net income was -$53M.
How have Gridiron Fiber Corp. plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Gridiron Fiber Corp.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 8.5%, from $122M to $132M.
Where does Gridiron Fiber Retirement Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
Gridiron Fiber Retirement Plan ranks in the 91st 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 Gridiron Fiber Retirement Plan?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Sheet Metal Workers Local Pension Plan in OH ($79M, 694 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Gridiron Fiber Retirement Plan?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Linode LLC Cash Balance Pension Plan in PA (182 participants, $337K in assets).