401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Public Affairs Support Services, Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$8M
Total assets Small plan by assets
33
Participants Small participant base
54th
Percentile by assets National rank
$242,223
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Public Affairs Support Services, Inc. 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by Public Affairs Support Services, Inc. · Virginia · Professional & Technical Services

$8M in assets, 33 participants

Public Affairs Support Services, Inc.'s Public Affairs Support Services, Inc. 401(k) Plan reported $8M in total assets and 33 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 54th 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.

  • #10,613 in Professional & Technical Services (20,321 peers)

Public Affairs Support Services, Inc. multi-year trail

Public Affairs Support Services, Inc.'s plans moved +36.8% in assets from 2022 to 2024; this filing shows Public Affairs Support Services, Inc. 401(k) Plan at $8M / 33 participants.

#10,613
in Professional & Technical Services (20,321 peers)
+35.6%
assets growth YoY

Public Affairs Support Services, Inc. 401(k) Plan's mid-pack asset rank among Professional & Technical Services and all filers

Public Affairs Support Services, Inc. 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2023 · DOL Form 5500

$7,993,371 Top 46% higher than 54% of 127,068 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 2023

Public Affairs Support Services, Inc. 401(k) Plan among smaller filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2023 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Public Affairs Support Services, Inc. 401(k) Plan is a small filing (33 participants) on this national headcount ladder.

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Public Affairs Support Services, Inc. 401(k) Plan reported net income rose from -$2M in the plan year 2022 filing to $2M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Public Affairs Support Services, Inc. 401(k) Plan end-of-year assets rose from $6M in the plan year 2022 filing to $8M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Public Affairs Support Services, Inc. 401(k) Plan reported participants fell from 34 in the plan year 2022 filing to 33 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 521470129 · Public Affairs Support Services, Inc. PY 2023 · 401(k)

Public Affairs Support Services, Inc. 401(k) Plan · $8M · 33 · 54th

  • ASSETS $8M
  • ASSETS 33
  • ASSETS 54th
  • ASSETS 401(k)
  • ASSETS near 247 Solutions Inc. 401(k) Plan
  • ASSETS ind #10613

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 Professional & Technical Services retirement plans → · Plans in Virginia →

Public Affairs Support Services, Inc. 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Public Affairs Support Services, Inc. 401(k) Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Public Affairs Support Services, Inc. multi-year asset trail

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Public Affairs Support Services, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$20M 36.774244138202675% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$14M$16M$18M$20M$22M 202220232024 $14.9M $20.4M ▲ +36.8%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 66 $15M
2023 2 66 $18M
2024 2 65 $20M

Public Affairs Support Services, Inc. filing trail (2023)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$6M
Net Assets (End of Year)$8M
Net Income$2M
Employer EIN521470129
Plan Effective Date2003-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Virginia

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

Public Affairs Support Services, Inc. 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Virginia, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000 -10010203040 Total assets ($B) Participants Public Affairs Support Services, Inc. 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.007993371 · Participants: 33Public Affairs Support Services, Inc. 401(k) PlanNorthrop Grumman Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 36.173098625 · Participants: 97987Northrop Grumman Savings Plan401(k) Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 14.97867624 · Participants: 62467401(k) Pension PlanGeneral Dynamics Corporation 401(k) Plan 6.0, Total assets ($B): 11.167449098 · Participants: 48860General Dynamics Corporation 401(k) Plan 6.0Leidos, Inc. Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 10.583898778 · Participants: 27043Leidos, Inc. Retirement PlanBae Systems Employees' Savings and Investment Plan, Total assets ($B): 9.406287325 · Participants: 31681Bae Systems Employees' Savings and Investment Plan
Public Affairs Support Services, Inc. 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Virginia, assets vs. participants
Compare Public Affairs Support Services, Inc. 401(k) Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Public Affairs Support Services, Inc. 401(k) Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Virginia, the nearest 401(k) by assets is 247 Solutions Inc. 401(k) Plan in KY ($8M); by covered participants it is Taylor Automotive Group 401(k) Plan in TN (33 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($8M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (33 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Public Affairs Support Services, Inc. 401(k) Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Public Affairs Support Services, Inc. 401(k) Plan surged - up 35.6% during 2023, from $6M to $8M. Reported net income was $2M.
How have Public Affairs Support Services, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Public Affairs Support Services, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 36.8%, from $15M to $20M.
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Public Affairs Support Services, Inc. 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is 247 Solutions Inc. 401(k) Plan in KY ($8M, 55 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Public Affairs Support Services, Inc. 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Taylor Automotive Group 401(k) Plan in TN (33 participants, $4M in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2023.

Source: DOL EFAST2 filing system (efast.dol.gov) - original filing retrieval by EIN 521470129.

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.