401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Crain Communications Inc 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$152M
Total assets Near avg plan size
657
Participants Below avg headcount
94th
Percentile by assets National rank
$230,951
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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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.

  • #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.

#2,543
in Information & Media (2,818 peers)
+15.8%
assets growth YoY
1.5×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Crain Communications Inc 401(k) Plan's outsized position by total assets

Crain Communications Inc 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$151,734,562 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

Crain Communications 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. Crain Communications Inc 401(k) Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (657 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • 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.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 360708800 · Crain Communications Inc PY 2023 · 401(k)

Crain Communications Inc 401(k) Plan · $152M · 657 · 94th

  • EOY $152M
  • 5500 657
  • ASSETS 94th
  • PCT 401(k)
  • EIN near Fletcher Jones Automotive Group Employee 401(k) Retirement Plan
  • RANK ind #2543

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 Michigan →

Crain Communications Inc 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Crain Communications Inc 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)$131M
Net Assets (End of Year)$152M
Net Income$21M
Employer EIN360708800
Plan Effective Date1943-12-21
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Crain Communications Inc)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Crain Communications Inc plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$167M 27.344380712320966% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$120M$140M$160M$180M 202220232024 $131M $167M ▲ +27.3%
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 Scatter plot of 6 data points. -20000020000400006000080000 -50510152025 Total assets ($B) Participants Crain Communications Inc 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.151734562 · Participants: 657Crain Communications Inc 401(k) PlanGeneral Motors Retirement Savings Plan for Salaried Employees in the United States, Total assets ($B): 20.378449285 · Participants: 47299General Motors Retirement Savings Plan for Salaried Employees in the United StatesFord Motor Co. Savings and Stock Investment Plan for Salaried Employees, Total assets ($B): 15.588575271 · Participants: 30516Ford Motor Co. Savings and Stock Investment Plan for Salaried EmployeesThe Dow Chemical Company Employees' Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 10.084842211 · Participants: 18088The Dow Chemical Company Employees' Savings PlanThe General Motors Personal Savings Plan for Hourly-Rate Employees in the United States, Total assets ($B): 8.580684909 · Participants: 40393The General Motors Personal Savings Plan for Hourly-Rate Employees in the United StatesFord Motor Co. Tax-Efficient Savings Plan for Hourly Employees, Total assets ($B): 7.617084451 · Participants: 59195Ford Motor Co. Tax-Efficient Savings Plan for Hourly Employees
Crain Communications Inc 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Michigan, assets vs. participants
Compare Crain Communications Inc 401(k) Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Crain Communications Inc 401(k) Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Michigan, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Fletcher Jones Automotive Group Employee 401(k) Retirement Plan in NV ($152M); by covered participants it is Digitalocean, LLC 401(k) Plan in NY (657 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (657 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 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).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Crain Communications Inc 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Digitalocean, LLC 401(k) Plan in NY (657 participants, $70M 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 360708800.

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.