Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Schurz Communications, Inc. Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$62M
Total assets Below avg plan size
29
Participants Small participant base
88th
Percentile by assets National rank
$2.1M
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Schurz Communications, Inc. Retirement Plan · Sponsored by Schurz Communications, Inc. · Indiana · Information & Media

$62M in assets, 29 participants

Schurz Communications, Inc.'s Schurz Communications, Inc. Retirement Plan reported $62M in total assets and 29 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 88th 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.

  • #2,328 in Information & Media (2,818 peers)

Where Schurz Communications, Inc. Retirement Plan sits by assets

Schurz Communications, Inc. Retirement Plan sits in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets, $62M for 29 participants (~$2.1M/participant), up 0.2% in 2023.

#2,328
in Information & Media (2,818 peers)
+0.2%
assets growth YoY
0.6×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Schurz Communications, Inc. Retirement Plan's outsized position by total assets

Schurz Communications, Inc. Retirement Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$62,304,524 Top 12% higher than 88% 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

Schurz Communications, Inc. 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. Schurz Communications, Inc. Retirement Plan is a small filing (29 participants) on this national headcount ladder.

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Schurz Communications, Inc. Retirement Plan reported net income rose from -$23M in the plan year 2022 filing to $135K in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Schurz Communications, Inc. Retirement Plan reported participants fell from 32 in the plan year 2022 filing to 29 in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Schurz Communications, Inc. Retirement Plan end-of-year assets rose from $62M in the plan year 2022 filing to $62M in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 350670960 · Schurz Communications, Inc. PY 2023 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Schurz Communications, Inc. Retirement Plan · $62M · 29 · 88th

  • BOY $62M
  • SCH 29
  • EBSA 88th
  • PART Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • TYPE near Retirement Plan for Employees of Cascade Natural Gas Corporation
  • NET ind #2328

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 Indiana →

Schurz Communications, Inc. Retirement Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Schurz Communications, Inc. Retirement Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Scale-class filing particulars (2023)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$62M
Net Assets (End of Year)$62M
Net Income$135K
Employer EIN350670960
Plan Effective Date1942-09-25
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Schurz Communications, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

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

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$96M 32.016966444102955% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$80M$100M$120M$140M$160M 202220232024 $141M $95.6M ▼ -32.0%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 524 $141M
2023 2 531 $148M
2024 2 533 $96M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Indiana

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

Schurz Communications, Inc. Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Indiana, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -100000100002000030000 -5051015 Total assets ($B) Participants Schurz Communications, Inc. Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.062304524 · Participants: 29Schurz Communications, Inc. Retirement PlanThe Lilly Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 11.68755379 · Participants: 19111The Lilly Retirement PlanCummins Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.321162584 · Participants: 26560Cummins Pension PlanIndiana Laborers Pension Fund, Total assets ($B): 1.654720253 · Participants: 10800Indiana Laborers Pension FundElevance Health Cash Balance Plan a, Total assets ($B): 1.277905032 · Participants: 8197Elevance Health Cash Balance Plan aNisource Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.063713087 · Participants: 2174Nisource Pension Plan
Schurz Communications, Inc. Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Indiana, assets vs. participants
Compare Schurz Communications, Inc. Retirement Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Schurz Communications, Inc. Retirement Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Indiana, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Retirement Plan for Employees of Cascade Natural Gas Corporation in WA ($62M); by covered participants it is The York Water Company Pension Plan for General and Administrative Employees in PA (29 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (29 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 Schurz Communications, Inc. Retirement Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Schurz Communications, Inc. Retirement Plan held essentially flat - up 0.2% during 2023, from $62M to $62M. Reported net income was $135K.
How have Schurz Communications, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Schurz Communications, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets declined 32.0%, from $141M to $96M.
Where does Schurz Communications, Inc. Retirement Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Schurz Communications, Inc. Retirement Plan ranks in the 88th percentile by end-of-year assets among 127,072 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Schurz Communications, Inc. Retirement Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Retirement Plan for Employees of Cascade Natural Gas Corporation in WA ($62M, 87 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Schurz Communications, Inc. Retirement Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is The York Water Company Pension Plan for General and Administrative Employees in PA (29 participants, $44M 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 350670960.

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.