Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Cincinnati Bell Inc. Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$153M
Total assets Near avg plan size
216
Participants Below avg headcount
94th
Percentile by assets National rank
$707,853
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Cincinnati Bell Pension Plan · Sponsored by Cincinnati Bell Inc. · Ohio · Management of Enterprises

$153M in assets, 216 participants

Cincinnati Bell Inc.'s Cincinnati Bell Pension Plan reported $153M in total assets and 216 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 94th 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.

  • #914 in Management of Enterprises (1,137 peers)

Coverage in Ohio

Cincinnati Bell Pension Plan covers 216 participants in Ohio, about 28% of the average Ohio filer (state average ~765 per filing). Assets: $153M.

#914
in Management of Enterprises (1,137 peers)
-0.2%
assets change YoY
1.5×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Cincinnati Bell Pension Plan's outsized position by total assets

Cincinnati Bell Pension Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$152,896,286 Top 6% higher than 94% 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

Cincinnati Bell Pension 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. Cincinnati Bell Pension Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (216 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Cincinnati Bell Pension Plan reported net income rose from -$65M in the plan year 2022 filing to $448K in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Cincinnati Bell Pension Plan reported participants fell from 252 in the plan year 2022 filing to 216 in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Cincinnati Bell Pension Plan end-of-year assets fell from $153M in the plan year 2022 filing to $153M in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 311056105 · Cincinnati Bell Inc. PY 2023 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Cincinnati Bell Pension Plan · $153M · 216 · 94th

  • VS-ST $153M
  • BOY 216
  • SCH 94th
  • EBSA Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • PART near Acushnet Company Pension Plan
  • TYPE ind #914

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 Management of Enterprises retirement plans → · Plans in Ohio →

Cincinnati Bell Pension Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Qbe Pension Equity Plan$153MAcushnet Company Pension Plan$153MCincinnati Bell Pension Plan$153MSolano-Napa Counties Electrical Workers Pension PlanSolano-Napa Counties Electri…$153MLocal 703, I.B of T., Grocery & Food Employees' Pension PlanLocal 703, I.B of T., Grocer…$153M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Cincinnati Bell Pension Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Ohio filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$153M
Net Assets (End of Year)$153M
Net Income$448K
Employer EIN311056105
Plan Effective Date1980-10-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Cincinnati Bell Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Cincinnati Bell Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$819M 11.184798832190742% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$0.7B$0.8B$0.9B$1B$1.1B 202220232024 $0.92B $0.82B ▼ -10.9%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 4 3,984 $922M
2023 4 4,201 $1.1B
2024 4 4,258 $819M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Ohio

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

Cincinnati Bell Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Ohio, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000500010000150002000025000 -202468 Total assets ($B) Participants Cincinnati Bell Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.152896286 · Participants: 216Cincinnati Bell Pension 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
Cincinnati Bell Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Ohio, assets vs. participants
Compare Cincinnati Bell Pension Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Cincinnati Bell Pension Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Ohio, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Acushnet Company Pension Plan in MA ($153M); by covered participants it is Kentucky Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Company Retirement Plan and Trust in KY (216 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($153M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (216 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 Cincinnati Bell Pension Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Cincinnati Bell Pension Plan held essentially flat - down 0.2% during 2023, from $153M to $153M. Reported net income was $448K.
How have Cincinnati Bell Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Cincinnati Bell Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets declined 11.2%, from $922M to $819M.
Where does Cincinnati Bell Pension Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Cincinnati Bell Pension Plan ranks in the 94th 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 Cincinnati Bell Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Acushnet Company Pension Plan in MA ($153M, 1,373 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Cincinnati Bell Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Kentucky Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Company Retirement Plan and Trust in KY (216 participants, $120M 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 311056105.

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.