Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Cincinnati Bell Inc Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$123M
Total assets Near avg plan size
476
Participants Below avg headcount
93rd
Percentile by assets National rank
$258,691
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Cincinnati Bell Management Pension Plan · Sponsored by Cincinnati Bell Inc · Ohio · Management of Enterprises

$123M in assets, 476 participants

Cincinnati Bell Inc's Cincinnati Bell Management Pension Plan reported $123M in total assets and 476 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 93rd 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.

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

Where Cincinnati Bell Management Pension Plan sits by assets

Cincinnati Bell Management Pension Plan sits in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets, $123M for 476 participants (~$258,691/participant), up 6.8% in 2023.

#892
in Management of Enterprises (1,137 peers)
+6.8%
assets growth YoY
1.2×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Cincinnati Bell Management Pension Plan's outsized position by total assets

Cincinnati Bell Management Pension Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$123,136,975 Top 7% higher than 93% 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 Management 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 Management Pension Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (476 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Cincinnati Bell Management Pension Plan reported net income rose from -$46M in the plan year 2022 filing to $397K in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Cincinnati Bell Management Pension Plan end-of-year assets rose from $115M in the plan year 2022 filing to $123M 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 Management Pension Plan · $123M · 476 · 93rd

  • TYPE $123M
  • TYPE 476
  • TYPE 93rd
  • TYPE Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • TYPE near St. Luke's Methodist Hospital Retirement Plan
  • TYPE ind #892

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 Management Pension Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Steelworkers Western Independent Shops Pension PlanSteelworkers Western Indepen…$124MPlumbers Local Union No. 200 Pension FundPlumbers Local Union No. 200…$123MCincinnati Bell Management Pension PlanCincinnati Bell Management P…$123MSt. Luke's Methodist Hospital Retirement PlanSt. Luke's Methodist Hospita…$123MSumitomo Rubber USA, LLC 1970 Pension PlanSumitomo Rubber USA, LLC 197…$123M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Cincinnati Bell Management Pension 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)$115M
Net Assets (End of Year)$123M
Net Income$397K
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 Management Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Ohio, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000500010000150002000025000 -202468 Total assets ($B) Participants Cincinnati Bell Management Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.123136975 · Participants: 476Cincinnati Bell Management 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 Management Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Ohio, assets vs. participants
Compare Cincinnati Bell Management Pension Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

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

Outside Ohio, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is St. Luke's Methodist Hospital Retirement Plan in IA ($123M); by covered participants it is Sheet Metal Workers Local No.20 Gary Area Pension in MI (476 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (476 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 Management Pension Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Cincinnati Bell Management Pension Plan grew at a solid clip - up 6.8% during 2023, from $115M to $123M. Reported net income was $397K.
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 Management Pension Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Cincinnati Bell Management Pension Plan ranks in the 93rd 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 Management Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is St. Luke's Methodist Hospital Retirement Plan in IA ($123M, 418 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Cincinnati Bell Management Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Sheet Metal Workers Local No.20 Gary Area Pension in MI (476 participants, $101M 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.