401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

The Philadelphia Inquirer, Pbc 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$178M
Total assets Near avg plan size
615
Participants Below avg headcount
94th
Percentile by assets National rank
$290,042
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: The Philadelphia Inquirer, Pbc 401(k) Retirement Plan · Sponsored by The Philadelphia Inquirer, Pbc · Pennsylvania · Information & Media

$178M in assets, 615 participants

The Philadelphia Inquirer, Pbc's The Philadelphia Inquirer, Pbc 401(k) Retirement Plan reported $178M in total assets and 615 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.

  • #2,574 in Information & Media (2,818 peers)

Where The Philadelphia Inquirer, Pbc 401(k) Retirement Plan sits by assets

The Philadelphia Inquirer, Pbc 401(k) Retirement Plan sits in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets, $178M for 615 participants (~$290,042/participant), up 11.9% in 2023.

#2,574
in Information & Media (2,818 peers)
+11.9%
assets growth YoY
1.8×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The Philadelphia Inquirer, Pbc 401(k) Retirement Plan's outsized position by total assets

The Philadelphia Inquirer, Pbc 401(k) Retirement Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$178,375,585 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

The Philadelphia Inquirer, Pbc 401(k) Retirement 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. The Philadelphia Inquirer, Pbc 401(k) Retirement Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (615 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • The Philadelphia Inquirer, Pbc 401(k) Retirement Plan reported net income rose from -$40M in the plan year 2022 filing to $19M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • The Philadelphia Inquirer, Pbc 401(k) Retirement Plan end-of-year assets rose from $159M in the plan year 2022 filing to $178M in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 455415437 · The Philadelphia Inquirer, Pbc PY 2023 · 401(k)

The Philadelphia Inquirer, Pbc 401(k) Retirement Plan · $178M · 615 · 94th

  • NET $178M
  • BOOK 615
  • VS-ST 94th
  • BOY 401(k)
  • SCH near U.S. Lumber Group, LLC 401(k) Plan
  • EBSA ind #2574

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 Pennsylvania →

The Philadelphia Inquirer, Pbc 401(k) Retirement Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Carousel Industries of North America, Inc. 401(k) Plan and TrustCarousel Industries of North…$178MThe Philadelphia Inquirer, Pbc 401(k) Retirement PlanThe Philadelphia Inquirer, P…$178MU.S. Lumber Group, LLC 401(k) PlanU.S. Lumber Group, LLC 401(k…$178MBuchalter 401(k) Plan$178MBuckle 401(k) Plan$178M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among The Philadelphia Inquirer, Pbc 401(k) Retirement Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Scale-class filing particulars (2023)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$159M
Net Assets (End of Year)$178M
Net Income$19M
Employer EIN455415437
Plan Effective Date2006-06-29
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (The Philadelphia Inquirer, Pbc)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All The Philadelphia Inquirer, Pbc plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$191M 20.119209121467467% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$150M$160M$170M$180M$190M$200M 202220232024 $159M $191M ▲ +20.1%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 621 $159M
2023 1 615 $178M
2024 1 578 $191M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Pennsylvania

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

The Philadelphia Inquirer, Pbc 401(k) Retirement Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Pennsylvania, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000 -505101520 Total assets ($B) Participants The Philadelphia Inquirer, Pbc 401(k) Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.178375585 · Participants: 615The Philadelphia Inquirer, Pbc 401(k) Retirement PlanComcast Corporation Retirement - Investment Plan, Total assets ($B): 17.368669862 · Participants: 93136Comcast Corporation Retirement - Investment PlanCigna 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 13.003870935 · Participants: 66760Cigna 401(k) PlanThe Vanguard Retirement and Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 9.765617477 · Participants: 18200The Vanguard Retirement and Savings PlanThe PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. Incentive Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 9.339762 · Participants: 61697The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. Incentive Savings PlanThe Bank of New York Mellon Corporation 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 8.955655142 · Participants: 25184The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation 401(k) Savings Plan
The Philadelphia Inquirer, Pbc 401(k) Retirement Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Pennsylvania, assets vs. participants
Compare The Philadelphia Inquirer, Pbc 401(k) Retirement Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

The Philadelphia Inquirer, Pbc 401(k) Retirement Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Pennsylvania, the nearest 401(k) by assets is U.S. Lumber Group, LLC 401(k) Plan in GA ($178M); by covered participants it is Rag & Bone Industries, LLC 401(k) Plan in NY (615 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($178M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (615 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 Philadelphia Inquirer, Pbc 401(k) Retirement Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
The Philadelphia Inquirer, Pbc 401(k) Retirement Plan grew at a solid clip - up 11.9% during 2023, from $159M to $178M. Reported net income was $19M.
How have The Philadelphia Inquirer, Pbc plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), The Philadelphia Inquirer, Pbc's sponsor-wide assets grew 20.1%, from $159M to $191M.
Where does The Philadelphia Inquirer, Pbc 401(k) Retirement Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
The Philadelphia Inquirer, Pbc 401(k) Retirement 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 The Philadelphia Inquirer, Pbc 401(k) Retirement Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is U.S. Lumber Group, LLC 401(k) Plan in GA ($178M, 3,730 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to The Philadelphia Inquirer, Pbc 401(k) Retirement Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Rag & Bone Industries, LLC 401(k) Plan in NY (615 participants, $12M 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 455415437.

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.