Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Associated Press Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$465M
Total assets Above avg plan size
627
Participants Below avg headcount
97th
Percentile by assets National rank
$742,257
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: The Associated Press Consolidated Retirement Plan · Sponsored by Associated Press · New York · Information & Media

$465M in assets, 627 participants

Associated Press's The Associated Press Consolidated Retirement Plan reported $465M in total assets and 627 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 97th 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.

  • #2,684 in Information & Media (2,818 peers)

Where The Associated Press Consolidated Retirement Plan sits by assets

The Associated Press Consolidated Retirement Plan sits in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets, $465M for 627 participants (~$742,257/participant), up 2.0% in 2023.

#2,684
in Information & Media (2,818 peers)
+2.0%
assets growth YoY
4.7×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The Associated Press Consolidated Retirement Plan's outsized position by total assets

The Associated Press Consolidated Retirement Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$465,395,010 Top 3% higher than 97% 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

The Associated Press Consolidated Retirement Plan 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. The Associated Press Consolidated Retirement Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (627 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • The Associated Press Consolidated Retirement Plan reported net income rose from -$215M in the plan year 2022 filing to $9M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • The Associated Press Consolidated Retirement Plan reported participants fell from 741 in the plan year 2022 filing to 627 in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • The Associated Press Consolidated Retirement Plan end-of-year assets rose from $456M in the plan year 2022 filing to $465M in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 130452880 · Associated Press PY 2023 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

The Associated Press Consolidated Retirement Plan · $465M · 627 · 97th

  • VS-ST $465M
  • BOY 627
  • SCH 97th
  • EBSA Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • PART near Columbia Bank Retirement Plan
  • TYPE ind #2684

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 New York →

The Associated Press Consolidated Retirement Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among The Associated Press Consolidated Retirement Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Scale-class filing particulars (2023)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$456M
Net Assets (End of Year)$465M
Net Income$9M
Employer EIN130452880
Plan Effective Date1958-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Associated Press)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Associated Press plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$1.3B 12.99864056313321% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$1.1B$1.15B$1.2B$1.25B$1.3B$1.35B 202220232024 $1.16B $1.31B ▲ +12.9%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 2,144 $1.2B
2023 2 1,933 $1.3B
2024 2 1,952 $1.3B

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in New York

Peer Defined Benefit (Pension) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

The Associated Press Consolidated Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in New York, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000 -100102030 Total assets ($B) Participants The Associated Press Consolidated Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.46539501 · Participants: 627The Associated Press Consolidated Retirement PlanIBM Personal Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 24.955758896 · Participants: 14881IBM Personal Pension PlanConsolidated Edison Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 16.184377155 · Participants: 10779Consolidated Edison Retirement Plan1199seiu Health Care Employees Pension Fund, Total assets ($B): 16.16620463 · Participants: 1075821199seiu Health Care Employees Pension FundPfizer Consolidated Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 10.955262618 · Participants: 9616Pfizer Consolidated Pension PlanPepsico Employees Retirement Plan I, Total assets ($B): 7.599669 · Participants: 12289Pepsico Employees Retirement Plan I
The Associated Press Consolidated Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in New York, assets vs. participants
Compare The Associated Press Consolidated Retirement Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

The Associated Press Consolidated Retirement Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside New York, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Columbia Bank Retirement Plan in NJ ($465M); by covered participants it is Wood County Hospital Retirement Plan in OH (627 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (627 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 The Associated Press Consolidated Retirement Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
The Associated Press Consolidated Retirement Plan edged up modestly - up 2.0% during 2023, from $456M to $465M. Reported net income was $9M.
How have Associated Press plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Associated Press's sponsor-wide assets grew 13.0%, from $1.2B to $1.3B.
Where does The Associated Press Consolidated Retirement Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
The Associated Press Consolidated Retirement Plan ranks in the 97th percentile by end-of-year assets among 127,072 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to The Associated Press Consolidated Retirement Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Columbia Bank Retirement Plan in NJ ($465M, 297 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to The Associated Press Consolidated Retirement Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Wood County Hospital Retirement Plan in OH (627 participants, $59M 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 130452880.

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.