401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Burness Communications, Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$23M
Total assets Small plan by assets
67
Participants Small participant base
75th
Percentile by assets National rank
$344,288
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Burness Communications 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by Burness Communications, Inc. · Maryland · Professional & Technical Services

$23M in assets, 67 participants

Burness Communications, Inc.'s Burness Communications 401(k) Plan reported $23M in total assets and 67 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 75th 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.

  • #15,313 in Professional & Technical Services (20,321 peers)

Where Burness Communications 401(k) Plan sits by assets

Burness Communications 401(k) Plan sits in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets, $23M for 67 participants (~$344,288/participant), up 18.5% in 2023.

#15,313
in Professional & Technical Services (20,321 peers)
+18.5%
assets growth YoY
0.2×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

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

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

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

$23,067,300 Top 25% higher than 75% 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

Burness Communications 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. Burness Communications 401(k) Plan is a small filing (67 participants) on this national headcount ladder.

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Burness Communications 401(k) Plan reported net income rose from -$4M in the plan year 2022 filing to $4M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Burness Communications 401(k) Plan end-of-year assets rose from $19M in the plan year 2022 filing to $23M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Burness Communications 401(k) Plan reported participants rose from 61 in the plan year 2022 filing to 67 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

DOL schedule card

Filing strip 521807766 · Burness Communications, Inc. PY 2023 · 401(k)

Burness Communications 401(k) Plan · $23M · 67 · 75th

  • SCH $23M
  • SCH 67
  • SCH 75th
  • SCH 401(k)
  • SCH near West Coast Arborists, Inc. 401(k) Salary Savings and Profit Sharing Plan
  • SCH ind #15313

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 Maryland →

Burness Communications 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Burness Communications 401(k) PlanBurness Communications 401(k…$23MWest Coast Arborists, Inc. 401(k) Salary Savings and Profit Sharing PlanWest Coast Arborists, Inc. 4…$23MExcel Orthopaedic Specialists 401(k) Profit Sharing PlanExcel Orthopaedic Specialist…$23MThe Innovation Institute, LLC 401(k) Profit Sharing PlanThe Innovation Institute, LL…$23MPushpay Retirement Plan$23M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Burness Communications 401(k) Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Scale-class filing particulars (2023)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$19M
Net Assets (End of Year)$23M
Net Income$4M
Employer EIN521807766
Plan Effective Date2005-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Burness Communications, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Burness Communications, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$27M 36.7151497636652% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$15M$20M$25M$30M 202220232024 $19.5M $26.6M ▲ +36.7%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 61 $19M
2023 1 67 $23M
2024 1 63 $27M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Maryland

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

Burness Communications 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Maryland, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000 -200204060 Total assets ($B) Participants Burness Communications 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.0230673 · Participants: 67Burness Communications 401(k) PlanLockheed Martin Corporation Salaried Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 47.273019756 · Participants: 91511Lockheed Martin Corporation Salaried Savings PlanMarriott Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 10.20606962 · Participants: 96415Marriott Retirement Savings PlanT. Rowe Price U.S. Retirement Program, Total assets ($B): 4.357344903 · Participants: 6292T. Rowe Price U.S. Retirement ProgramNfl Player Second Career Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.951576315 · Participants: 2767Nfl Player Second Career Savings PlanSodexo 401 (K) Employees' Retirement Savings Plan and Trust, Total assets ($B): 2.217483854 · Participants: 80121Sodexo 401 (K) Employees' Retirement Savings Plan and Trust
Burness Communications 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Maryland, assets vs. participants
Compare Burness Communications 401(k) Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

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

Outside Maryland, the nearest 401(k) by assets is West Coast Arborists, Inc. 401(k) Salary Savings and Profit Sharing Plan in CA ($23M); by covered participants it is School Innovations & Achievement 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan in CA (67 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (67 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 Burness Communications 401(k) Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Burness Communications 401(k) Plan grew sharply - up 18.5% during 2023, from $19M to $23M. Reported net income was $4M.
How have Burness Communications, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Burness Communications, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 36.7%, from $19M to $27M.
Where does Burness Communications 401(k) Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Burness Communications 401(k) Plan ranks in the 75th percentile by end-of-year assets among 127,072 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets).
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Burness Communications 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is West Coast Arborists, Inc. 401(k) Salary Savings and Profit Sharing Plan in CA ($23M, 226 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Burness Communications 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is School Innovations & Achievement 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan in CA (67 participants, N/A 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 521807766.

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.