Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Block Communications, Inc. Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$82M
Total assets Below avg plan size
139
Participants Small participant base
90th
Percentile by assets National rank
$592,317
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Block Communications Retirement Plan · Sponsored by Block Communications, Inc. · Ohio · Information & Media

$82M in assets, 139 participants

Block Communications, Inc.'s Block Communications Retirement Plan reported $82M in total assets and 139 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 90th 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.

  • #2,418 in Information & Media (2,818 peers)

Coverage in Ohio

Block Communications Retirement Plan covers 139 participants in Ohio, about 18% of the average Ohio filer (state average ~765 per filing). Assets: $82M.

#2,418
in Information & Media (2,818 peers)
+6.9%
assets growth YoY
0.8×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Block Communications Retirement Plan's outsized position by total assets

Block Communications Retirement Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$82,332,017 Top 10% higher than 90% 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

Block Communications 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. Block Communications Retirement Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (139 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Block Communications Retirement Plan reported net income rose from -$22M in the plan year 2022 filing to $5M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Block Communications Retirement Plan end-of-year assets rose from $77M in the plan year 2022 filing to $82M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Block Communications Retirement Plan reported participants fell from 147 in the plan year 2022 filing to 139 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 344374555 · Block Communications, Inc. PY 2023 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Block Communications Retirement Plan · $82M · 139 · 90th

  • SCH $82M
  • SCH 139
  • SCH 90th
  • SCH Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • SCH near First Merchants Corporation Retirement Pension Plan
  • SCH ind #2418

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 Ohio →

Block Communications Retirement Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Farmer Bros. Co. Pension Plan$83MBlock Communications Retirement PlanBlock Communications Retirem…$82MFirst Merchants Corporation Retirement Pension PlanFirst Merchants Corporation …$82MMinerals Technologies Inc. Retirement Plan - Pc&eMinerals Technologies Inc. R…$82MBeneficial Bank Consolidated Pension PlanBeneficial Bank Consolidated…$82M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Block Communications Retirement Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Ohio filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$77M
Net Assets (End of Year)$82M
Net Income$5M
Employer EIN344374555
Plan Effective Date1945-12-31
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Block Communications, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Block Communications, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$293M 21.697376875293724% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$220M$240M$260M$280M$300M 202220232024 $241M $293M ▲ +21.7%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 1,363 $241M
2023 2 1,403 $276M
2024 2 1,451 $293M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Ohio

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

Block Communications Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Ohio, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000500010000150002000025000 -202468 Total assets ($B) Participants Block Communications Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.082332017 · Participants: 139Block Communications Retirement PlanFirstenergy Corp. Master Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 7.144086795 · Participants: 12304Firstenergy Corp. Master Pension PlanNationwide Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 5.281060445 · Participants: 22311Nationwide Retirement PlanAmerican Electric Power System Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.475896468 · Participants: 15595American Electric Power System Retirement PlanParker Defined Benefit Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.656915014 · Participants: 191Parker Defined Benefit PlanOhio Operating Engineers Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.592540979 · Participants: 10029Ohio Operating Engineers Pension Plan
Block Communications Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Ohio, assets vs. participants
Compare Block Communications Retirement Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Block Communications Retirement Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Ohio, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is First Merchants Corporation Retirement Pension Plan in IN ($82M); by covered participants it is The Farmers Bank Defined Benefit Pension Plan in TN (139 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

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 Block Communications Retirement Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Block Communications Retirement Plan grew at a solid clip - up 6.9% during 2023, from $77M to $82M. Reported net income was $5M.
How have Block Communications, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Block Communications, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 21.7%, from $241M to $293M.
Where does Block Communications Retirement Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Block Communications Retirement Plan ranks in the 90th 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 Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Block Communications Retirement Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is First Merchants Corporation Retirement Pension Plan in IN ($82M, 138 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Block Communications Retirement Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is The Farmers Bank Defined Benefit Pension Plan in TN (139 participants, $14M 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 344374555.

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.