401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Ascend Learning LLC 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$156M
Total assets Near avg plan size
1,559
Participants Near avg headcount
94th
Percentile by assets National rank
$99,918
Avg per participant Below avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Ascend Learning LLC 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by Ascend Learning LLC · Kansas · Information & Media

$156M in assets, 1,559 participants

Ascend Learning LLC's Ascend Learning LLC 401(k) Plan reported $156M in total assets and 1,559 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 94th 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.

  • #2,549 in Information & Media (2,818 peers)

Coverage in Kansas

Ascend Learning LLC 401(k) Plan covers 1,559 participants in Kansas, 4.3x the typical Kansas plan (state average ~360 per filing). Assets: $156M.

#2,549
in Information & Media (2,818 peers)
+30.7%
assets growth YoY
1.6×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Ascend Learning LLC 401(k) Plan's outsized position by total assets

Ascend Learning LLC 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$155,771,485 Top 6% higher than 94% 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

Ascend Learning LLC 401(k) Plan's large-plan peer group by participant headcount

Plan-year 2023 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Ascend Learning LLC 401(k) Plan lands in the large band (1,559 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Ascend Learning LLC 401(k) Plan reported net income rose from -$16M in the plan year 2022 filing to $37M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Ascend Learning LLC 401(k) Plan end-of-year assets rose from $119M in the plan year 2022 filing to $156M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Ascend Learning LLC 401(k) Plan reported participants rose from 1,516 in the plan year 2022 filing to 1,559 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 262602465 · Ascend Learning LLC PY 2023 · 401(k)

Ascend Learning LLC 401(k) Plan · $156M · 1,559 · 94th

  • EBSA $156M
  • EBSA 1,559
  • EBSA 94th
  • EBSA 401(k)
  • EBSA near Madison Gas & Electric Company 401(k) Retirement Accumulation Plan
  • EBSA ind #2549

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 Kansas →

Ascend Learning LLC 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Ascend Learning LLC 401(k) Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Kansas filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$119M
Net Assets (End of Year)$156M
Net Income$37M
Employer EIN262602465
Plan Effective Date1983-05-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Ascend Learning LLC)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Ascend Learning LLC plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$184M 54.3432901591075% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$100M$120M$140M$160M$180M$200M 202220232024 $119M $184M ▲ +54.3%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 1,516 $119M
2023 1 1,559 $156M
2024 1 1,541 $184M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Kansas

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

Ascend Learning LLC 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Kansas, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. 050001000015000 -1012345 Total assets ($B) Participants Ascend Learning LLC 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.155771485 · Participants: 1559Ascend Learning LLC 401(k) PlanKoch Employees' Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.870107696 · Participants: 11911Koch Employees' Savings PlanPerformance Contracting Group, Inc. ESOP/401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 2.90283952 · Participants: 1223Performance Contracting Group, Inc. ESOP/401(k) PlanBlack & Veatch Retirement Program, Total assets ($B): 2.732675203 · Participants: 6890Black & Veatch Retirement ProgramGarmin International, Inc. Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.784810901 · Participants: 6332Garmin International, Inc. Retirement PlanSpirit Aerosystems Holdings, Inc. Retirement & Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.15584277 · Participants: 7704Spirit Aerosystems Holdings, Inc. Retirement & Savings Plan
Ascend Learning LLC 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Kansas, assets vs. participants
Compare Ascend Learning LLC 401(k) Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Ascend Learning LLC 401(k) Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Kansas, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Madison Gas & Electric Company 401(k) Retirement Accumulation Plan in WI ($156M); by covered participants it is Irving 401(k) Plan in ME (1,559 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (1,559 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 Ascend Learning LLC 401(k) Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Ascend Learning LLC 401(k) Plan surged - up 30.7% during 2023, from $119M to $156M. Reported net income was $37M.
How have Ascend Learning LLC plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Ascend Learning LLC's sponsor-wide assets grew 54.3%, from $119M to $184M.
Where does Ascend Learning LLC 401(k) Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Ascend Learning LLC 401(k) Plan ranks in the 94th percentile by end-of-year assets among 127,072 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets).
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Ascend Learning LLC 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Madison Gas & Electric Company 401(k) Retirement Accumulation Plan in WI ($156M, 104 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Ascend Learning LLC 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Irving 401(k) Plan in ME (1,559 participants, $135M 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 262602465.

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.