Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

American Printing House for the Blind, Inc. Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$17M
Total assets Small plan by assets
59
Participants Small participant base
69th
Percentile by assets National rank
$285,979
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: American Printing House for the Blind New Retirement Plan · Sponsored by American Printing House for the Blind, Inc. · Kentucky · Other Services

$17M in assets, 59 participants

American Printing House for the Blind, Inc.'s American Printing House for the Blind New Retirement Plan reported $17M in total assets and 59 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 69th 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.

  • #6,533 in Other Services (7,857 peers)

American Printing House for the Blind, Inc. multi-year trail

American Printing House for the Blind, Inc.'s plans moved -55.5% in assets from 2022 to 2024; this filing shows American Printing House for the Blind New Retirement Plan at $17M / 59 participants.

#6,533
in Other Services (7,857 peers)
-59.7%
assets change YoY

The plan reported a net loss of $25M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

American Printing House for the Blind New Retirement Plan's outsized position by total assets

American Printing House for the Blind New Retirement Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$16,872,755 Top 31% higher than 69% 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

American Printing House for the Blind New Retirement Plan among smaller filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2023 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. American Printing House for the Blind New Retirement Plan is a small filing (59 participants) on this national headcount ladder.

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • American Printing House for the Blind New Retirement Plan reported net income fell from -$10M in the plan year 2022 filing to -$25M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • American Printing House for the Blind New Retirement Plan end-of-year assets fell from $42M in the plan year 2022 filing to $17M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • American Printing House for the Blind New Retirement Plan reported participants fell from 62 in the plan year 2022 filing to 59 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 610444640 · American Printing House for the Blind, Inc. PY 2023 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

American Printing House for the Blind New Retirement Plan · $17M · 59 · 69th

  • EBSA $17M
  • PART 59
  • TYPE 69th
  • NET Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • BOOK near Hardwicke Chemical Inc. Pension Plan
  • VS-ST ind #6533

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 Other Services retirement plans → · Plans in Kentucky →

American Printing House for the Blind New Retirement Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among American Printing House for the Blind New Retirement Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

American Printing House for the Blind, Inc. multi-year asset trail

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All American Printing House for the Blind, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$27M 55.470093799296635% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$20M$40M$60M$80M 202220232024 $61M $27.2M ▼ -55.5%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 364 $61M
2023 2 384 $41M
2024 1 308 $27M

American Printing House for the Blind, Inc. filing trail (2023)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$42M
Net Assets (End of Year)$17M
Net Income-$25M
Employer EIN610444640
Plan Effective Date1999-07-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Kentucky

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

American Printing House for the Blind New Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Kentucky, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -1000010002000300040005000 -0.500.511.5 Total assets ($B) Participants American Printing House for the Blind New Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.016872755 · Participants: 59American Printing House for the Blind New Retirement PlanLg&e and Ku Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.112165749 · Participants: 833Lg&e and Ku Pension PlanAshland Hercules Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.984309 · Participants: 70Ashland Hercules Pension PlanYum Brands Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.734224 · Participants: 3834Yum Brands Retirement PlanBrown-Forman Corporation Salaried Employees Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.499207588 · Participants: 1160Brown-Forman Corporation Salaried Employees Retirement PlanAshland Hercules Pension Plan II, Total assets ($B): 0.468812 · Participants: 57Ashland Hercules Pension Plan II
American Printing House for the Blind New Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Kentucky, assets vs. participants

American Printing House for the Blind New Retirement Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Kentucky, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Hardwicke Chemical Inc. Pension Plan in SC ($17M); by covered participants it is Nsf International Retirement Income Plan in MI (59 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (59 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 American Printing House for the Blind New Retirement Plan assets move in 2023?
American Printing House for the Blind New Retirement Plan contracted severely - down 59.7% during 2023, from $42M to $17M. Reported net income was -$25M.
How have American Printing House for the Blind, Inc. plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), American Printing House for the Blind, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets declined 55.5%, from $61M to $27M.
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to American Printing House for the Blind New Retirement Plan?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Hardwicke Chemical Inc. Pension Plan in SC ($17M, 12 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to American Printing House for the Blind New Retirement Plan?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Nsf International Retirement Income Plan in MI (59 participants, N/A in assets).