Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Media Guild Retirement Plan Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$163M
Total assets Near avg plan size
42
Participants Small participant base
94th
Percentile by assets National rank
$3.9M
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Media Guild Retirement Plan · Sponsored by Media Guild Retirement Plan · California · Information & Media

$163M in assets, 42 participants

Media Guild Retirement Plan's Media Guild Retirement Plan reported $163M in total assets and 42 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.

  • #2,557 in Information & Media (2,818 peers)

Where Media Guild Retirement Plan sits by assets

Media Guild Retirement Plan sits in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets, $163M for 42 participants (~$3.9M/participant), up 4.5% in 2023.

#2,557
in Information & Media (2,818 peers)
+4.5%
assets growth YoY
1.6×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Media Guild Retirement Plan's outsized position by total assets

Media Guild Retirement Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$162,905,767 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

Media Guild Retirement 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. Media Guild Retirement Plan is a small filing (42 participants) on this national headcount ladder.

DOL schedule card

Filing strip 946052176 · Media Guild Retirement Plan PY 2023 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Media Guild Retirement Plan · $163M · 42 · 94th

  • BOY $163M
  • SCH 42
  • EBSA 94th
  • PART Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • TYPE near Teamsters Local 617 Pension Fund
  • NET ind #2557

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 California →

Media Guild Retirement Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Non-Contributory Retirement Program for Certain Employees of Blue Cross & Blue Shield of MississippiNon-Contributory Retirement …$163MNational Gypsum General Pension PlanNational Gypsum General Pens…$163MTeamsters Local 617 Pension FundTeamsters Local 617 Pension …$163MMedia Guild Retirement Plan$163MThe Retirement Plan of Ridgewood Savings BankThe Retirement Plan of Ridge…$163M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Media Guild 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)$156M
Net Assets (End of Year)$159M
Net Income$9M
Employer EIN946052176
Plan Effective Date1957-12-18
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Media Guild Retirement Plan)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Media Guild Retirement Plan plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$169M 3.728603420160073% vs 2023
2024 filing year
$162M$164M$166M$168M$170M 20232024 $163M $169M ▲ +3.7%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2023 1 42 $163M
2024 1 42 $169M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in California

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

Media Guild Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in California, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000 -10010203040 Total assets ($B) Participants Media Guild Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.162905767 · Participants: 42Media Guild Retirement PlanKaiser Permanente Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 33.538817099 · Participants: 127356Kaiser Permanente Retirement PlanPacific Gas and Electric Company Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 21.40954351 · Participants: 22914Pacific Gas and Electric Company Retirement PlanPacific Gas and Electric Company Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 17.980531142 · Participants: 25647Pacific Gas and Electric Company Retirement PlanRetirement Plan for Physicians and Salaried Employees of the Permanente Medical Group, Inc., Total assets ($B): 10.814691143 · Participants: 19545Retirement Plan for Physicians and Salaried Employees of the Permanente Medical Group, Inc.Disney Salaried Pension Plan D, Total assets ($B): 10.057095066 · Participants: 10813Disney Salaried Pension Plan D
Media Guild Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in California, assets vs. participants
Compare Media Guild Retirement Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Media Guild Retirement Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside California, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Teamsters Local 617 Pension Fund in NJ ($163M); by covered participants it is Cemetery Employer Association Union Pension Plan in NY (42 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

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 Media Guild Retirement Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Media Guild Retirement Plan edged up modestly - up 4.5% during 2023, from $156M to $163M. Reported net income was $9M.
How have Media Guild Retirement Plan plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 2 plan years on file (2023-2024), Media Guild Retirement Plan's sponsor-wide assets grew 3.7%, from $163M to $169M.
Where does Media Guild Retirement Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Media Guild Retirement 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 Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Media Guild Retirement Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Teamsters Local 617 Pension Fund in NJ ($163M, 5 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Media Guild Retirement Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Cemetery Employer Association Union Pension Plan in NY (42 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 946052176.

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.