Other · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

National Cable Satellite Corp D/B/a C-Span Retirement Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$109M
Total assets Near avg plan size
180
Participants Small participant base
92nd
Percentile by assets National rank
$602,780
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: National Cable Satellite Corp. D/B/a C-Span 403(b) Plan · Sponsored by National Cable Satellite Corp D/B/a C-Span · District of Columbia · Information & Media

$109M in assets, 180 participants

National Cable Satellite Corp D/B/a C-Span's National Cable Satellite Corp. D/B/a C-Span 403(b) Plan reported $109M in total assets and 180 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 92nd 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.

  • #2,476 in Information & Media (2,818 peers)

Coverage in District of Columbia

National Cable Satellite Corp. D/B/a C-Span 403(b) Plan covers 180 participants in District of Columbia, about 12% of the average District of Columbia filer (state average ~1,456 per filing). Assets: $109M.

#2,476
in Information & Media (2,818 peers)
+15.8%
assets growth YoY
1.1×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

National Cable Satellite Corp. D/B/a C-Span 403(b) Plan's outsized position by total assets

National Cable Satellite Corp. D/B/a C-Span 403(b) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$108,500,344 Top 8% higher than 92% 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

National Cable Satellite Corp. D/B/a C-Span 403(b) 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. National Cable Satellite Corp. D/B/a C-Span 403(b) Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (180 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • National Cable Satellite Corp. D/B/a C-Span 403(b) Plan reported net income rose from -$25M in the plan year 2022 filing to $15M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • National Cable Satellite Corp. D/B/a C-Span 403(b) Plan end-of-year assets rose from $94M in the plan year 2022 filing to $109M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • National Cable Satellite Corp. D/B/a C-Span 403(b) Plan reported participants rose from 167 in the plan year 2022 filing to 180 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 840751854 · National Cable Satellite Corp D/B/a C-Span PY 2023 · Other

National Cable Satellite Corp. D/B/a C-Span 403(b) Plan · $109M · 180 · 92nd

  • IND $109M
  • IND 180
  • IND 92nd
  • IND Other
  • IND near Emmanuel College Defined Contribution Plan
  • IND ind #2476

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 District of Columbia →

National Cable Satellite Corp. D/B/a C-Span 403(b) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among National Cable Satellite Corp. D/B/a C-Span 403(b) Plan and nearest nationwide Other peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

District of Columbia filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$94M
Net Assets (End of Year)$109M
Net Income$15M
Employer EIN840751854
Plan Effective Date1987-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (National Cable Satellite Corp D/B/a C-Span)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All National Cable Satellite Corp D/B/a C-Span plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$114M 21.657996328019788% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$90M$100M$110M$120M 202220232024 $93.7M $114M ▲ +21.7%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 167 $94M
2023 1 180 $109M
2024 1 176 $114M

Nearby Other Plans in District of Columbia

Peer Other plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

National Cable Satellite Corp. D/B/a C-Span 403(b) Plan vs. nearby Other plans in District of Columbia, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -1000000100000200000300000400000500000 -10123 Total assets ($B) Participants National Cable Satellite Corp. D/B/a C-Span 403(b) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.108500344 · Participants: 180National Cable Satellite Corp. D/B/a C-Span 403(b) PlanInt'l Brotherhood of Electrical Workers' Pension Benefit Fund, Total assets ($B): 2.573431912 · Participants: 431907Int'l Brotherhood of Electrical Workers' Pension Benefit FundGeorgetown University Defined Contribution Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 2.233326595 · Participants: 4981Georgetown University Defined Contribution Retirement PlanAmerican University Defined Contribution Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.269733433 · Participants: 2668American University Defined Contribution Retirement PlanHoward University Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.110483572 · Participants: 6611Howard University Savings PlanGeorgetown University Voluntary Contribution Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.864736688 · Participants: 15030Georgetown University Voluntary Contribution Retirement Plan
National Cable Satellite Corp. D/B/a C-Span 403(b) Plan vs. nearby Other plans in District of Columbia, assets vs. participants
Compare National Cable Satellite Corp. D/B/a C-Span 403(b) Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

National Cable Satellite Corp. D/B/a C-Span 403(b) Plan's out-of-state Other peers by assets and headcount

Outside District of Columbia, the nearest Other by assets is Emmanuel College Defined Contribution Plan in MA ($108M); by covered participants it is Penney Retirement Community 403(b) Plan in FL (180 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (180 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 National Cable Satellite Corp. D/B/a C-Span 403(b) Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
National Cable Satellite Corp. D/B/a C-Span 403(b) Plan grew sharply - up 15.8% during 2023, from $94M to $109M. Reported net income was $15M.
How have National Cable Satellite Corp D/B/a C-Span plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), National Cable Satellite Corp D/B/a C-Span's sponsor-wide assets grew 21.7%, from $94M to $114M.
Where does National Cable Satellite Corp. D/B/a C-Span 403(b) Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
National Cable Satellite Corp. D/B/a C-Span 403(b) Plan ranks in the 92nd 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 Other plans are similar in size to National Cable Satellite Corp. D/B/a C-Span 403(b) Plan? ▼
Among Other plans in other states, the closest by assets is Emmanuel College Defined Contribution Plan in MA ($108M, 467 participants).
Which Other plans cover a similar participant headcount to National Cable Satellite Corp. D/B/a C-Span 403(b) Plan? ▼
Among Other plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Penney Retirement Community 403(b) Plan in FL (180 participants, $4M 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 840751854.

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.