Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Broadcast Music, Inc. Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$201M
Total assets Near avg plan size
222
Participants Below avg headcount
95th
Percentile by assets National rank
$905,646
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Pension Plan for Employees of Broadcast Music Inc · Sponsored by Broadcast Music, Inc. · Tennessee · Arts, Entertainment & Recreation

$201M in assets, 222 participants

Broadcast Music, Inc.'s Pension Plan for Employees of Broadcast Music Inc reported $201M in total assets and 222 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 95th 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.

  • #2,884 in Arts, Entertainment & Recreation (2,945 peers)

Coverage in Tennessee

Pension Plan for Employees of Broadcast Music Inc covers 222 participants in Tennessee, about 20% of the average Tennessee filer (state average ~1,126 per filing). Assets: $201M.

#2,884
in Arts, Entertainment & Recreation (2,945 peers)
+5.0%
assets growth YoY
2.0×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Pension Plan for Employees of Broadcast Music Inc's outsized position by total assets

Pension Plan for Employees of Broadcast Music Inc vs every filed plan by assets

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

$201,053,313 Top 5% higher than 95% 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

Pension Plan for Employees of Broadcast Music Inc 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. Pension Plan for Employees of Broadcast Music Inc sits mid-pack in the medium band (222 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Pension Plan for Employees of Broadcast Music Inc reported net income rose from -$57M in the plan year 2022 filing to $10M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Pension Plan for Employees of Broadcast Music Inc reported participants fell from 246 in the plan year 2022 filing to 222 in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Pension Plan for Employees of Broadcast Music Inc end-of-year assets rose from $192M in the plan year 2022 filing to $201M in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

DOL schedule card

Filing strip 130524209 · Broadcast Music, Inc. PY 2023 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Pension Plan for Employees of Broadcast Music Inc · $201M · 222 · 95th

  • TYPE $201M
  • TYPE 222
  • TYPE 95th
  • TYPE Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • TYPE near Evergy, Inc. Joint Trusteed Retirement Plan
  • TYPE ind #2884

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 Arts, Entertainment & Recreation retirement plans → · Plans in Tennessee →

Pension Plan for Employees of Broadcast Music Inc in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Pension Plan for Employees of Broadcast Music Inc and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Tennessee filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$192M
Net Assets (End of Year)$201M
Net Income$10M
Employer EIN130524209
Plan Effective Date1950-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Broadcast Music, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Broadcast Music, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$352M 13.6237032906941% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$300M$320M$340M$360M 202220232024 $310M $352M ▲ +13.6%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 983 $310M
2023 2 921 $333M
2024 2 911 $352M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Tennessee

Peer Defined Benefit (Pension) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

Pension Plan for Employees of Broadcast Music Inc vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Tennessee, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000 -100102030 Total assets ($B) Participants Pension Plan for Employees of Broadcast Music Inc, Total assets ($B): 0.201053313 · Participants: 222Pension Plan for Employees of Broadcast Music IncFedex Corporation Employees' Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 26.580798454 · Participants: 139031Fedex Corporation Employees' Pension PlanRetirement Plan of International Paper Company, Total assets ($B): 8.836549756 · Participants: 20164Retirement Plan of International Paper CompanyPace Industry Union-Management Pension Fund, Total assets ($B): 2.707920528 · Participants: 3192Pace Industry Union-Management Pension FundPension Plan for Employees at Ornl, Total assets ($B): 2.456364769 · Participants: 5801Pension Plan for Employees at OrnlRetirement Program Plan for Employees of Consolidated Nuclear Security, LLC at the U.S. Department of Energy at Oak Ridge, Tennessee, Total assets ($B): 2.074583545 · Participants: 2710Retirement Program Plan for Employees of Consolidated Nuclear Security, LLC at the U.S. Department of Energy at Oak Ridge, Tennessee
Pension Plan for Employees of Broadcast Music Inc vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Tennessee, assets vs. participants

Pension Plan for Employees of Broadcast Music Inc's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Tennessee, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Evergy, Inc. Joint Trusteed Retirement Plan in MO ($201M); by covered participants it is Symrise Inc. Retirement Plan in NJ (222 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($201M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (222 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 Pension Plan for Employees of Broadcast Music Inc assets move in 2023?
Pension Plan for Employees of Broadcast Music Inc edged up modestly - up 5.0% during 2023, from $192M to $201M. Reported net income was $10M.
How have Broadcast Music, Inc. plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Broadcast Music, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 13.6%, from $310M to $352M.
Where does Pension Plan for Employees of Broadcast Music Inc rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
Pension Plan for Employees of Broadcast Music Inc ranks in the 95th percentile by end-of-year assets among 127,072 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Pension Plan for Employees of Broadcast Music Inc?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Evergy, Inc. Joint Trusteed Retirement Plan in MO ($201M, 1,112 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Pension Plan for Employees of Broadcast Music Inc?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Symrise Inc. Retirement Plan in NJ (222 participants, $48M in assets).