401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Forum Communications Company 401(k) 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$75M
Total assets Below avg plan size
856
Participants Near avg headcount
91st
Percentile by assets National rank
$87,778
Avg per participant Below avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Forum Communications Company 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by Forum Communications Company 401(k) · North Dakota · Information & Media

$75M in assets, 856 participants

Forum Communications Company 401(k)'s Forum Communications Company 401(k) Plan reported $75M in total assets and 856 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.

  • #2,523 in Information & Media (2,911 peers)

Where Forum Communications Company 401(k) Plan sits by assets

Forum Communications Company 401(k) Plan sits in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets, $75M for 856 participants (~$87,778/participant), up 7.9% in 2022.

#2,523
in Information & Media (2,911 peers)
+7.9%
assets growth YoY
0.8×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Forum Communications Company 401(k) Plan's outsized position by total assets

Forum Communications Company 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$75,138,131 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

Forum Communications Company 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. Forum Communications Company 401(k) Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (856 participants).

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 450129560 · Forum Communications Company 401(k) PY 2022 · 401(k)

Forum Communications Company 401(k) Plan · $75M · 856 · 91st

  • BOY $75M
  • SCH 856
  • EBSA 91st
  • PART 401(k)
  • TYPE near Hearst Television Inc. Union Employee Savings Plan
  • NET ind #2523

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 North Dakota →

Forum Communications Company 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Lawley Retirement Plan$75MMiller, Johnson, Snell & Cummiskey, P.L.C. 401(k) Retirement Savings PlanMiller, Johnson, Snell & Cum…$75MUropartners, LLC 401(k) Profit Sharing PlanUropartners, LLC 401(k) Prof…$75MForum Communications Company 401(k) PlanForum Communications Company…$75MHearst Television Inc. Union Employee Savings PlanHearst Television Inc. Union…$75M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Forum Communications Company 401(k) Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

Scale-class filing particulars (2022)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$70M
Net Assets (End of Year)$75M
Net Income$5M
Employer EIN450129560
Plan Effective Date1996-12-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Forum Communications Company 401(k))

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Forum Communications Company 401(k) plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$91M 20.97494413322578% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$70M$75M$80M$85M$90M$95M 202220232024 $75.1M $90.9M ▲ +21.0%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 856 $75M
2023 1 804 $86M
2024 1 791 $91M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in North Dakota

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

Forum Communications Company 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in North Dakota, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -10000010000200003000040000 -10123 Total assets ($B) Participants Forum Communications Company 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.075138131 · Participants: 856Forum Communications Company 401(k) PlanSanford Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 2.448470251 · Participants: 30145Sanford Retirement Savings PlanMdu Resources Group, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.321268405 · Participants: 8525Mdu Resources Group, Inc. 401(k) Retirement PlanDakotas Areawide IBEW-NECA Savings and Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.446081759 · Participants: 3784Dakotas Areawide IBEW-NECA Savings and Retirement PlanEide Bailly LLP 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.410790544 · Participants: 2612Eide Bailly LLP 401(k) Profit Sharing PlanOffutt Companies 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.402778064 · Participants: 5088Offutt Companies 401(k) Savings Plan
Forum Communications Company 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in North Dakota, assets vs. participants
Compare Forum Communications Company 401(k) Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

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

Outside North Dakota, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Hearst Television Inc. Union Employee Savings Plan in NC ($75M); by covered participants it is Unverferth Manufacturing Company, Inc. Profit Sharing and 401(k) Plan in OH (856 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (856 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 Forum Communications Company 401(k) Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
Forum Communications Company 401(k) Plan grew at a solid clip - up 7.9% during 2022, from $70M to $75M. Reported net income was $5M.
How have Forum Communications Company 401(k) plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Forum Communications Company 401(k)'s sponsor-wide assets grew 21.0%, from $75M to $91M.
Where does Forum Communications Company 401(k) Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Forum Communications Company 401(k) 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 401(k) plans are similar in size to Forum Communications Company 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Hearst Television Inc. Union Employee Savings Plan in NC ($75M, 332 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Forum Communications Company 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Unverferth Manufacturing Company, Inc. Profit Sharing and 401(k) Plan in OH (856 participants, $172M 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 450129560.

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.