401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

The Dispatch Printing Company 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$58M
Total assets Below avg plan size
17
Participants Small participant base
87th
Percentile by assets National rank
$3.4M
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: The Dispatch Printing Co. & Assoc. Ers 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by The Dispatch Printing Company · Ohio · Information & Media

$58M in assets, 17 participants

The Dispatch Printing Company's The Dispatch Printing Co. & Assoc. Ers 401(k) Plan reported $58M in total assets and 17 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 87th 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.

  • #2,309 in Information & Media (2,818 peers)

Where The Dispatch Printing Co. & Assoc. Ers 401(k) Plan sits by assets

The Dispatch Printing Co. & Assoc. Ers 401(k) Plan sits in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets, $58M for 17 participants (~$3.4M/participant), down 10.5% in 2023.

#2,309
in Information & Media (2,818 peers)
-10.5%
assets change YoY
0.6×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $7M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

The Dispatch Printing Co. & Assoc. Ers 401(k) Plan's outsized position by total assets

The Dispatch Printing Co. & Assoc. Ers 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$58,356,365 Top 13% higher than 87% 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 Dispatch Printing Co. & Assoc. Ers 401(k) 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. The Dispatch Printing Co. & Assoc. Ers 401(k) Plan is a small filing (17 participants) on this national headcount ladder.

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • The Dispatch Printing Co. & Assoc. Ers 401(k) Plan reported net income rose from -$17M in the plan year 2022 filing to -$7M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • The Dispatch Printing Co. & Assoc. Ers 401(k) Plan end-of-year assets fell from $65M in the plan year 2022 filing to $58M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • The Dispatch Printing Co. & Assoc. Ers 401(k) Plan reported participants rose from 16 in the plan year 2022 filing to 17 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 314166990 · The Dispatch Printing Company PY 2023 · 401(k)

The Dispatch Printing Co. & Assoc. Ers 401(k) Plan · $58M · 17 · 87th

  • SCH $58M
  • SCH 17
  • SCH 87th
  • SCH 401(k)
  • SCH near Warby Parker Retirement Savings Plan
  • SCH ind #2309

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 Ohio →

The Dispatch Printing Co. & Assoc. Ers 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Labconco Corporation Profit Sharing PlanLabconco Corporation Profit …$58MThe Dispatch Printing Co. & Assoc. Ers 401(k) PlanThe Dispatch Printing Co. & …$58MWarby Parker Retirement Savings PlanWarby Parker Retirement Savi…$58MChemung Canal Trust Company Profit Sharing Savings & Investment PlanChemung Canal Trust Company …$58MFitesa 401(k) Retirement Savings PlanFitesa 401(k) Retirement Sav…$58M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among The Dispatch Printing Co. & Assoc. Ers 401(k) Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Scale-class filing particulars (2023)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$65M
Net Assets (End of Year)$58M
Net Income-$7M
Employer EIN314166990
Plan Effective Date1985-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (The Dispatch Printing Company)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All The Dispatch Printing Company plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$61M 6.6726697483822734% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$55M$60M$65M$70M 202220232024 $65.2M $60.8M ▼ -6.7%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 16 $65M
2023 1 17 $58M
2024 1 17 $61M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Ohio

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

The Dispatch Printing Co. & Assoc. Ers 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Ohio, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000 -50510152025 Total assets ($B) Participants The Dispatch Printing Co. & Assoc. Ers 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.058356365 · Participants: 17The Dispatch Printing Co. & Assoc. Ers 401(k) PlanGE Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 19.485469047 · Participants: 59766GE Retirement Savings PlanThe Sherwin-Williams Company 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 10.12932701 · Participants: 47362The Sherwin-Williams Company 401(k) PlanThe Progressive 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 9.225573063 · Participants: 56176The Progressive 401(k) PlanThe Kroger Co. 401(k) Retirement Savings Account Plan, Total assets ($B): 8.445085 · Participants: 129769The Kroger Co. 401(k) Retirement Savings Account PlanNationwide Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 7.618883027 · Participants: 24715Nationwide Savings Plan
The Dispatch Printing Co. & Assoc. Ers 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Ohio, assets vs. participants
Compare The Dispatch Printing Co. & Assoc. Ers 401(k) Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

The Dispatch Printing Co. & Assoc. Ers 401(k) Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Ohio, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Warby Parker Retirement Savings Plan in NY ($58M); by covered participants it is Surgical Associates of La Jolla Medical Group Inc. Profit Sharing Plan in CA (17 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (17 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 Dispatch Printing Co. & Assoc. Ers 401(k) Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
The Dispatch Printing Co. & Assoc. Ers 401(k) Plan pulled back noticeably - down 10.5% during 2023, from $65M to $58M. Reported net income was -$7M.
How have The Dispatch Printing Company plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), The Dispatch Printing Company's sponsor-wide assets declined 6.7%, from $65M to $61M.
Where does The Dispatch Printing Co. & Assoc. Ers 401(k) Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
The Dispatch Printing Co. & Assoc. Ers 401(k) Plan ranks in the 87th 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 The Dispatch Printing Co. & Assoc. Ers 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Warby Parker Retirement Savings Plan in NY ($58M, 2,465 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to The Dispatch Printing Co. & Assoc. Ers 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Surgical Associates of La Jolla Medical Group Inc. Profit Sharing Plan in CA (17 participants, $6M 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 314166990.

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.