401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Sandusky Newspapers Inc 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$11M
Total assets Small plan by assets
112
Participants Small participant base
60th
Percentile by assets National rank
$94,742
Avg per participant Below avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Sandusky Newspapers Group 401(k) Retirement Plan and Trust · Sponsored by Sandusky Newspapers Inc · Ohio · Information & Media

$11M in assets, 112 participants

Sandusky Newspapers Inc's Sandusky Newspapers Group 401(k) Retirement Plan and Trust reported $11M in total assets and 112 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 60th 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.

  • #1,349 in Information & Media (2,818 peers)

Coverage in Ohio

Sandusky Newspapers Group 401(k) Retirement Plan and Trust covers 112 participants in Ohio, about 15% of the average Ohio filer (state average ~765 per filing). Assets: $11M.

#1,349
in Information & Media (2,818 peers)
+0.5%
assets growth YoY

Sandusky Newspapers Group 401(k) Retirement Plan and Trust's mid-pack asset rank among Information & Media and all filers

Sandusky Newspapers Group 401(k) Retirement Plan and Trust vs every filed plan by assets

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

$10,611,155 Top 40% higher than 60% 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

Sandusky Newspapers Group 401(k) Retirement Plan and Trust among mid-size filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2023 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Sandusky Newspapers Group 401(k) Retirement Plan and Trust sits mid-pack in the medium band (112 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Sandusky Newspapers Group 401(k) Retirement Plan and Trust reported net income rose from -$3M in the plan year 2022 filing to $53K in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Sandusky Newspapers Group 401(k) Retirement Plan and Trust reported participants fell from 118 in the plan year 2022 filing to 112 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 344346500 · Sandusky Newspapers Inc PY 2023 · 401(k)

Sandusky Newspapers Group 401(k) Retirement Plan and Trust · $11M · 112 · 60th

  • SCH $11M
  • EBSA 112
  • PART 60th
  • TYPE 401(k)
  • NET near Blytheco 401(k) Plan
  • BOOK ind #1349

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 Ohio →

Sandusky Newspapers Group 401(k) Retirement Plan and Trust in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Sandusky Newspapers Group 401(k) Retirement Plan and Trust and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Ohio filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$11M
Net Assets (End of Year)$11M
Net Income$53K
Employer EIN344346500
Plan Effective Date1995-05-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Sandusky Newspapers Inc)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Sandusky Newspapers Inc plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$9M 18.51701684580033% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$8M$9M$10M$11M 202220232024 $10.6M $8.6M ▼ -18.6%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 118 $11M
2023 1 112 $11M
2024 1 91 $9M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Ohio

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

Sandusky Newspapers Group 401(k) Retirement Plan and Trust vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Ohio, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000 -50510152025 Total assets ($B) Participants Sandusky Newspapers Group 401(k) Retirement Plan and Trust, Total assets ($B): 0.010611155 · Participants: 112Sandusky Newspapers Group 401(k) Retirement Plan and TrustGE Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 19.485469047 · Participants: 59766GE Retirement Savings PlanThe Sherwin-Williams Company 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 10.12932701 · Participants: 47362The Sherwin-Williams Company 401(k) PlanThe Progressive 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 9.225573063 · Participants: 56176The Progressive 401(k) PlanThe Kroger Co. 401(k) Retirement Savings Account Plan, Total assets ($B): 8.445085 · Participants: 129769The Kroger Co. 401(k) Retirement Savings Account PlanNationwide Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 7.618883027 · Participants: 24715Nationwide Savings Plan
Sandusky Newspapers Group 401(k) Retirement Plan and Trust vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Ohio, assets vs. participants
Compare Sandusky Newspapers Group 401(k) Retirement Plan and Trust side-by-side with 3 peers →

Sandusky Newspapers Group 401(k) Retirement Plan and Trust's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Ohio, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Blytheco 401(k) Plan in CA ($11M); by covered participants it is A&a Transfer, LLC 401(k) Plan in VA (112 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($11M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (112 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 Sandusky Newspapers Group 401(k) Retirement Plan and Trust assets move in 2023? ▼
Sandusky Newspapers Group 401(k) Retirement Plan and Trust held essentially flat - up 0.5% during 2023, from $11M to $11M. Reported net income was $53K.
How have Sandusky Newspapers Inc plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Sandusky Newspapers Inc's sponsor-wide assets declined 18.5%, from $11M to $9M.
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Sandusky Newspapers Group 401(k) Retirement Plan and Trust? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Blytheco 401(k) Plan in CA ($11M, 88 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Sandusky Newspapers Group 401(k) Retirement Plan and Trust? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is A&a Transfer, LLC 401(k) Plan in VA (112 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 344346500.

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.