401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$26M
Total assets Below avg plan size
321
Participants Below avg headcount
77th
Percentile by assets National rank
$80,638
Avg per participant Below avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, Inc. 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, Inc. · Maryland · Retail Trade

$26M in assets, 321 participants

Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, Inc.'s Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, Inc. 401(k) Plan reported $26M in total assets and 321 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 77th 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.

  • #7,229 in Retail Trade (8,414 peers)

Coverage in Maryland

Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, Inc. 401(k) Plan covers 321 participants in Maryland, about 35% of the average Maryland filer (state average ~929 per filing). Assets: $26M.

#7,229
in Retail Trade (8,414 peers)
+19.7%
assets growth YoY
0.3×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, Inc. 401(k) Plan's outsized position by total assets

Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, Inc. 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$25,884,740 Top 23% higher than 77% 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

Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, Inc. 401(k) 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. Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, Inc. 401(k) Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (321 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, Inc. 401(k) Plan reported net income rose from -$7M in the plan year 2022 filing to $4M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, Inc. 401(k) Plan end-of-year assets rose from $22M in the plan year 2022 filing to $26M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, Inc. 401(k) Plan reported participants rose from 311 in the plan year 2022 filing to 321 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 521164576 · Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, Inc. PY 2023 · 401(k)

Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, Inc. 401(k) Plan · $26M · 321 · 77th

  • EBSA $26M
  • PART 321
  • TYPE 77th
  • NET 401(k)
  • BOOK near Newbury Comics Employee Benefit Trust
  • VS-ST ind #7229

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 Retail Trade retirement plans → · Plans in Maryland →

Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, Inc. 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, Inc. 401(k) Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Maryland filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$22M
Net Assets (End of Year)$26M
Net Income$4M
Employer EIN521164576
Plan Effective Date1985-06-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$24M 10.52555932904423% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$20M$22M$24M$26M$28M 202220232024 $21.6M $23.9M ▲ +10.5%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 311 $22M
2023 1 321 $26M
2024 1 325 $24M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Maryland

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

Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, Inc. 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Maryland, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000 -200204060 Total assets ($B) Participants Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, Inc. 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.02588474 · Participants: 321Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, Inc. 401(k) PlanLockheed Martin Corporation Salaried Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 47.273019756 · Participants: 91511Lockheed Martin Corporation Salaried Savings PlanMarriott Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 10.20606962 · Participants: 96415Marriott Retirement Savings PlanT. Rowe Price U.S. Retirement Program, Total assets ($B): 4.357344903 · Participants: 6292T. Rowe Price U.S. Retirement ProgramNfl Player Second Career Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.951576315 · Participants: 2767Nfl Player Second Career Savings PlanSodexo 401 (K) Employees' Retirement Savings Plan and Trust, Total assets ($B): 2.217483854 · Participants: 80121Sodexo 401 (K) Employees' Retirement Savings Plan and Trust
Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, Inc. 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Maryland, assets vs. participants
Compare Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, Inc. 401(k) Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, Inc. 401(k) Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Maryland, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Newbury Comics Employee Benefit Trust in MA ($26M); by covered participants it is Sun City Summerlin Community Association, Inc. 401(k) Plan in NV (321 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (321 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 Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, Inc. 401(k) Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, Inc. 401(k) Plan grew sharply - up 19.7% during 2023, from $22M to $26M. Reported net income was $4M.
How have Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 10.5%, from $22M to $24M.
Where does Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, Inc. 401(k) Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, Inc. 401(k) Plan ranks in the 77th percentile by end-of-year assets among 127,072 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets).
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, Inc. 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Newbury Comics Employee Benefit Trust in MA ($26M, 294 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, Inc. 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Sun City Summerlin Community Association, Inc. 401(k) Plan in NV (321 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 521164576.

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.