Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Consumer Reports, Inc. Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$34M
Total assets Below avg plan size
99
Participants Small participant base
81st
Percentile by assets National rank
$341,934
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Newsguild of New York Consumer Reports Pension Pla · Sponsored by Consumer Reports, Inc. · New York · Information & Media

$34M in assets, 99 participants

Consumer Reports, Inc.'s Newsguild of New York Consumer Reports Pension Pla reported $34M in total assets and 99 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 81st 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.

  • #2,073 in Information & Media (2,818 peers)

Where Newsguild of New York Consumer Reports Pension Pla sits by assets

Newsguild of New York Consumer Reports Pension Pla sits in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets, $34M for 99 participants (~$341,934/participant), down 45.5% in 2023.

#2,073
in Information & Media (2,818 peers)
-45.5%
assets change YoY
0.3×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $28M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Newsguild of New York Consumer Reports Pension Pla's outsized position by total assets

Newsguild of New York Consumer Reports Pension Pla vs every filed plan by assets

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

$33,851,451 Top 19% higher than 81% 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

Newsguild of New York Consumer Reports Pension Pla among smaller filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2023 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Newsguild of New York Consumer Reports Pension Pla is a small filing (99 participants) on this national headcount ladder.

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Newsguild of New York Consumer Reports Pension Pla reported net income fell from -$7M in the plan year 2022 filing to -$28M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Newsguild of New York Consumer Reports Pension Pla end-of-year assets fell from $62M in the plan year 2022 filing to $34M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Newsguild of New York Consumer Reports Pension Pla reported participants fell from 114 in the plan year 2022 filing to 99 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

DOL schedule card

Filing strip 131776434 · Consumer Reports, Inc. PY 2023 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Newsguild of New York Consumer Reports Pension Pla · $34M · 99 · 81st

  • NET $34M
  • NET 99
  • NET 81st
  • NET Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • NET near Pension Plan for Employees of the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation
  • NET ind #2073

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 New York →

Newsguild of New York Consumer Reports Pension Pla in the asset neighbourhood

Newsguild of New York Consumer Reports Pension PlaNewsguild of New York Consum…$34MPension Plan for Employees of the Charles Stewart Mott FoundationPension Plan for Employees o…$34MMoneygram Pension Plan$34MNational Federation of Independent Business Retirement PlanNational Federation of Indep…$34MThe Holland Group Retirement Income PlanThe Holland Group Retirement…$34M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Newsguild of New York Consumer Reports Pension Pla 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)$34M
Net Income-$28M
Employer EIN131776434
Plan Effective Date1975-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Consumer Reports, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Consumer Reports, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$364M 10.465584765963978% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$320M$340M$360M$380M 202220232024 $329M $364M ▲ +10.5%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 3 716 $329M
2023 3 680 $355M
2024 3 637 $364M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in New York

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

Newsguild of New York Consumer Reports Pension Pla vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in New York, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000 -100102030 Total assets ($B) Participants Newsguild of New York Consumer Reports Pension Pla, Total assets ($B): 0.033851451 · Participants: 99Newsguild of New York Consumer Reports Pension PlaIBM Personal Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 24.955758896 · Participants: 14881IBM Personal Pension PlanConsolidated Edison Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 16.184377155 · Participants: 10779Consolidated Edison Retirement Plan1199seiu Health Care Employees Pension Fund, Total assets ($B): 16.16620463 · Participants: 1075821199seiu Health Care Employees Pension FundPfizer Consolidated Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 10.955262618 · Participants: 9616Pfizer Consolidated Pension PlanPepsico Employees Retirement Plan I, Total assets ($B): 7.599669 · Participants: 12289Pepsico Employees Retirement Plan I
Newsguild of New York Consumer Reports Pension Pla vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in New York, assets vs. participants
Compare Newsguild of New York Consumer Reports Pension Pla side-by-side with 3 peers →

Newsguild of New York Consumer Reports Pension Pla's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside New York, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Pension Plan for Employees of the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation in MI ($34M); by covered participants it is The Retirement Plan for Employees of Franklin Savings Bank in ME (99 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (99 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 Newsguild of New York Consumer Reports Pension Pla assets move in 2023? ▼
Newsguild of New York Consumer Reports Pension Pla contracted severely - down 45.5% during 2023, from $62M to $34M. Reported net income was -$28M.
How have Consumer Reports, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Consumer Reports, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 10.5%, from $329M to $364M.
Where does Newsguild of New York Consumer Reports Pension Pla rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Newsguild of New York Consumer Reports Pension Pla ranks in the 81st 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 Newsguild of New York Consumer Reports Pension Pla? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Pension Plan for Employees of the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation in MI ($34M, 67 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Newsguild of New York Consumer Reports Pension Pla? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is The Retirement Plan for Employees of Franklin Savings Bank in ME (99 participants, $61M 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 131776434.

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.