401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Sesame Workshop 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$147M
Total assets Near avg plan size
825
Participants Near avg headcount
93rd
Percentile by assets National rank
$178,519
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Sesame Workshop 401(k) Retirement Plan · Sponsored by Sesame Workshop · New York · Information & Media

$147M in assets, 825 participants

Sesame Workshop's Sesame Workshop 401(k) Retirement Plan reported $147M in total assets and 825 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.

  • #2,537 in Information & Media (2,818 peers)

Where Sesame Workshop 401(k) Retirement Plan sits by assets

Sesame Workshop 401(k) Retirement Plan sits in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets, $147M for 825 participants (~$178,519/participant), up 16.8% in 2023.

#2,537
in Information & Media (2,818 peers)
+16.8%
assets growth YoY
1.5×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Sesame Workshop 401(k) Retirement Plan's outsized position by total assets

Sesame Workshop 401(k) Retirement Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$147,277,835 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

Sesame Workshop 401(k) 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. Sesame Workshop 401(k) Retirement Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (825 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Sesame Workshop 401(k) Retirement Plan reported net income rose from -$27M in the plan year 2022 filing to $21M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Sesame Workshop 401(k) Retirement Plan end-of-year assets rose from $126M in the plan year 2022 filing to $147M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Sesame Workshop 401(k) Retirement Plan reported participants rose from 790 in the plan year 2022 filing to 825 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 132655731 · Sesame Workshop PY 2023 · 401(k)

Sesame Workshop 401(k) Retirement Plan · $147M · 825 · 93rd

  • PCT $147M
  • PCT 825
  • PCT 93rd
  • PCT 401(k)
  • PCT near The Drees Company Profit Sharing Plan
  • PCT ind #2537

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 →

Sesame Workshop 401(k) Retirement Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Wescom Credit Union 401(k) Retirement PlanWescom Credit Union 401(k) R…$147MSesame Workshop 401(k) Retirement PlanSesame Workshop 401(k) Retir…$147MThe Drees Company Profit Sharing PlanThe Drees Company Profit Sha…$147MArmstrong 401(k) Plan$147MHarness, Dickey & Pierce 401(k) Profit Sharing PlanHarness, Dickey & Pierce 401…$147M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Sesame Workshop 401(k) Retirement Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Scale-class filing particulars (2023)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$126M
Net Assets (End of Year)$147M
Net Income$21M
Employer EIN132655731
Plan Effective Date1990-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Sesame Workshop)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Sesame Workshop plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$168M 33.14214203907469% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$120M$140M$160M$180M 202220232024 $126M $168M ▲ +33.1%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 790 $126M
2023 1 825 $147M
2024 1 955 $168M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in New York

Peer 401(k) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

Sesame Workshop 401(k) Retirement Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in New York, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000 -20020406080 Total assets ($B) Participants Sesame Workshop 401(k) Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.147277835 · Participants: 825Sesame Workshop 401(k) Retirement PlanIBM 401 (K) Plus Plan, Total assets ($B): 57.428456306 · Participants: 54912IBM 401 (K) Plus PlanPfizer Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 19.56134085 · Participants: 30033Pfizer Savings PlanMorgan Stanley 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 19.235068266 · Participants: 55363Morgan Stanley 401(k) PlanThe Pepsico Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 13.651296 · Participants: 133597The Pepsico Savings PlanThe Goldman Sachs 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 11.428659742 · Participants: 24866The Goldman Sachs 401(k) Plan
Sesame Workshop 401(k) Retirement Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in New York, assets vs. participants
Compare Sesame Workshop 401(k) Retirement Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Sesame Workshop 401(k) Retirement Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside New York, the nearest 401(k) by assets is The Drees Company Profit Sharing Plan in KY ($147M); by covered participants it is Aam, LLC 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan and Trust in AZ (825 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($147M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (825 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 Sesame Workshop 401(k) Retirement Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Sesame Workshop 401(k) Retirement Plan grew sharply - up 16.8% during 2023, from $126M to $147M. Reported net income was $21M.
How have Sesame Workshop plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Sesame Workshop's sponsor-wide assets grew 33.1%, from $126M to $168M.
Where does Sesame Workshop 401(k) Retirement Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Sesame Workshop 401(k) Retirement 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 401(k) plans are similar in size to Sesame Workshop 401(k) Retirement Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is The Drees Company Profit Sharing Plan in KY ($147M, 764 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Sesame Workshop 401(k) Retirement Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Aam, LLC 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan and Trust in AZ (825 participants, $22M 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 132655731.

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.