401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Graham Holdings Company 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-11

$79M
Total assets
6,107
Participants
90th
Percentile by assets
$12,979
Avg per participant
PlainRetire home → About this data

Official DOL plan name: The 401(k) Savings Plan for Ghc Affiliates · Sponsored by Graham Holdings Company · Virginia · Educational Services

$79M in assets, 6,107 participants

Graham Holdings Company's The 401(k) Savings Plan for Ghc Affiliates reported $79M in total assets and 6,107 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 90th 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.

  • 90th percentile by assets (of 127,072 plans)
  • #3,044 in Educational Services (3,735 peers)

Coverage in Virginia

The 401(k) Savings Plan for Ghc Affiliates covers 6,107 participants in Virginia, 7.8x the typical Virginia plan (state average ~782 per filing). Assets: $79M.

$79M
total plan assets (2023 EOY)
6,107
covered participants
90th
percentile by assets (of 127,072 plans)
$12,979
avg assets per participant

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • The 401(k) Savings Plan for Ghc Affiliates reported net income rose from -$13M in the plan year 2022 filing to $9M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • The 401(k) Savings Plan for Ghc Affiliates reported participants rose from 3,717 in the plan year 2022 filing to 6,107 in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • The 401(k) Savings Plan for Ghc Affiliates end-of-year assets rose from $70M in the plan year 2022 filing to $79M in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

State
Virginia
Industry
Educational Services

Participants vs Virginia filers

In Virginia, the average filing covers about 782 participants across 3,655 plans. The 401(k) Savings Plan for Ghc Affiliates reports 6,107 participants - 7.8x that state average ($79M EOY assets).

Virginia filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$70M
Net Assets (End of Year)$79M
Net Income$9M
Employer EIN530182885
Plan Effective Date2012-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Graham Holdings Company)

$3B$3.5B$4B$4.5B 202220232024 $3.27B $3.95B ▲ +20.8%
Total plan assets by year, all Graham Holdings Company plans on file
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 4 13,077 $3.3B
2023 4 15,936 $3.9B
2024 4 16,338 $4.0B

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Virginia

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

The 401(k) Savings Plan for Ghc Affiliates vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Virginia, assets vs. participants

The 401(k) Savings Plan for Ghc Affiliates vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Virginia, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. 050000100000150000 -10010203040 Total assets ($B) Participants The 401(k) Savings P…Northrop Grumman Sav…401(k) Pension PlanGeneral Dynamics Cor…Leidos, Inc. Retirem…Bae Systems Employee…
The 401(k) Savings Plan for Ghc Affiliates vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Virginia, assets vs. participants
Compare The 401(k) Savings Plan for Ghc Affiliat… side-by-side with 3 peers →

Scale composition for The 401(k) Savings Plan for Ghc Affiliates

The 401(k) Savings Plan for Ghc Affiliates reports $79M in end-of-year assets across 6,107 participants (0.001% of the $12.3T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.007% of 93,925,755 covered participants) - about $12,979 per participant (9% of the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2023 was $9M.

This plan identity (EIN 530182885, plan #025) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $70M to $77M (+9.0%) while covered participants moved from 3,717 to 5,234 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.

Plan year Participants EOY assets Filing
2022 3,717 $70M Open filing
2023 6,107 $79M This page
2024 · index core 5,234 $77M Open filing

The same sponsor also keeps 4 other index-core plans on PlainRetire:

Similar-Sized 401(k) Plans Nationally

401(k) plans in other states closest to The 401(k) Savings Plan for Ghc Affiliates by total assets, not by location.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did The 401(k) Savings Plan for Ghc Affiliates assets move in 2023? ▼
The 401(k) Savings Plan for Ghc Affiliates grew at a solid clip - up 12.8% during 2023, from $70M to $79M. Reported net income was $9M.
How have Graham Holdings Company plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Graham Holdings Company's sponsor-wide assets grew 21.0%, from $3.3B to $4.0B.
Where does The 401(k) Savings Plan for Ghc Affiliates rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
The 401(k) Savings Plan for Ghc Affiliates ranks in the 90th 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 The 401(k) Savings Plan for Ghc Affiliates? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Transalta Retirement Savings Plan in WA ($79M, 165 participants).

Next read for The 401(k) Savings Plan for Ghc Affiliat…

Filing takeaways

Ways to act on The 401(k) Savings Plan for Ghc Affiliates's numbers.

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 530182885.

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.