401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Crain Communications Inc 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-11

$152M
Total assets: 657
Participants: 94th
Percentile by assets: $230,951
Avg per participant

Official DOL plan name: Crain Communications Inc 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by Crain Communications Inc · Michigan · Information & Media

$152M in assets, 657 participants

Crain Communications Inc's Crain Communications Inc 401(k) Plan reported $152M in total assets and 657 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.

94th percentile by assets (of 127,072 plans)
#2,543 in Information & Media (2,818 peers)

Where Crain Communications Inc 401(k) Plan sits by assets

Crain Communications Inc 401(k) Plan sits in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets, $152M for 657 participants (~$230,951/participant), up 15.8% in 2023.

$152M
total plan assets (2023 EOY): 657
covered participants: 94th
percentile by assets (of 127,072 plans): $230,951
avg assets per participant

Crain Communications Inc 401(k) Plan reported net income rose from -$29M in the plan year 2022 filing to $21M in the plan year 2023 filing.
Crain Communications Inc 401(k) Plan end-of-year assets rose from $131M in the plan year 2022 filing to $152M in the plan year 2023 filing.
Crain Communications Inc 401(k) Plan reported participants rose from 599 in the plan year 2022 filing to 657 in the plan year 2023 filing.

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State

Michigan

Industry

Information & Media

Crain Communications Inc 401(k) Plan vs the 2023 asset distribution

By assets, Crain Communications Inc 401(k) Plan outranks 94% of the 127,072 plans that filed a Form 5500 for the 2023 plan year, and holds roughly 1.5x the national average plan size of $100M (721 average participants).

Scale-class filing particulars (2023)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)	$131M
Net Assets (End of Year)	$152M
Net Income	$21M
Employer EIN	360708800
Plan Effective Date	1943-12-21
Filing Status	FILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Crain Communications Inc)

Total plan assets by year, all Crain Communications Inc plans on file

Year	Plans	Participants	Total Assets
2022	1	599	$131M
2023	1	657	$152M
2024	1	653	$167M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Michigan

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

Crain Communications Inc 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Michigan, assets vs. participants

General Motors Retirement Savings Plan for Salaried Employees in the United States $20.4B · 47,299
Ford Motor Co. Savings and Stock Investment Plan for Salaried Employees $15.6B · 30,516
The Dow Chemical Company Employees' Savings Plan $10.1B · 18,088
The General Motors Personal Savings Plan for Hourly-Rate Employees in the United States $8.6B · 40,393
Ford Motor Co. Tax-Efficient Savings Plan for Hourly Employees $7.6B · 59,195

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Similar-Sized 401(k) Plans Nationally

401(k) plans in other states closest to Crain Communications Inc 401(k) Plan by total assets, not by location.

Fletcher Jones Automotive Group Employee 401(k) Retirement Plan (NV) $152M · 1,772
Oxbow Affiliated Companies Retirement Plan (FL) $152M · 279
Wellsky Corporation 401(k) Plan (KS) $152M · 1,782
Wedbush Securities Inc. Employees' Retirement Plan (CA) $152M · 811

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Crain Communications Inc 401(k) Plan assets move in 2023? ▼

Crain Communications Inc 401(k) Plan grew sharply - up 15.8% during 2023, from $131M to $152M. Reported net income was $21M.

How have Crain Communications Inc plan assets changed over time? ▼

Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Crain Communications Inc's sponsor-wide assets grew 27.3%, from $131M to $167M.

Where does Crain Communications Inc 401(k) Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼

Crain Communications Inc 401(k) 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 401(k) plans are similar in size to Crain Communications Inc 401(k) Plan? ▼

Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Fletcher Jones Automotive Group Employee 401(k) Retirement Plan in NV ($152M, 1,772 participants).

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By total assets, Crain Communications Inc 401(k) Plan ranks in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets. See the largest plans
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Crain Communications Inc's sponsor-wide assets have grown 27.3% since 2022 across 3 plan years on file. More Information & Media plans

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 360708800.