401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Northwestern Indiana Telephone Company 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$6M
Total assets Small plan by assets: 120
Participants Small participant base: 48th
Percentile by assets National rank: $49,176
Avg per participant Low balance/head

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Official DOL plan name: Nw Indiana Telco 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by Northwestern Indiana Telephone Company · Indiana · Information & Media

$6M in assets, 120 participants

Northwestern Indiana Telephone Company's Nw Indiana Telco 401(k) Plan reported $6M in total assets and 120 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 48th 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.

#906 in Information & Media (2,818 peers)

Coverage in Indiana

Nw Indiana Telco 401(k) Plan covers 120 participants in Indiana, about 22% of the average Indiana filer (state average ~541 per filing). Assets: $6M.

#906
in Information & Media (2,818 peers): +21.8%
assets growth YoY

Nw Indiana Telco 401(k) Plan's mid-pack asset rank among Information & Media and all filers

Nw Indiana Telco 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$5,901,061 48th percentile higher than 48% of 127,068 filed plans

Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.

Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2023

Nw Indiana Telco 401(k) 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. Nw Indiana Telco 401(k) Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (120 participants).

Micro (1-10) 35,718 filings (27%) Small (11-100) 27,089 filings (21%) Medium (101-1,000) 55,445 filings (43%) Large (1,001-10,000) 10,273 filings (8%) Mega (10,000+) 1,374 filings (1%)

Nw Indiana Telco 401(k) Plan reported net income rose from -$855K in the plan year 2022 filing to $1M in the plan year 2023 filing.
Nw Indiana Telco 401(k) Plan end-of-year assets rose from $5M in the plan year 2022 filing to $6M in the plan year 2023 filing.

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Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 350797332 · Northwestern Indiana Telephone Company PY 2023 · 401(k)

Nw Indiana Telco 401(k) Plan · $6M · 120 · 48th

EBSA $6M
PART 120
TYPE 48th
NET 401(k)
BOOK near Aid to the Developmentally Disabled, Inc. Retirement Plan
VS-ST ind #906

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 →

End-of-year total assets ($M) among Nw Indiana Telco 401(k) Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Indiana filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)	$5M
Net Assets (End of Year)	$6M
Net Income	$1M
Employer EIN	350797332
Plan Effective Date	1999-04-01
Filing Status	FILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Northwestern Indiana Telephone Company)

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets: $7M 41.713052333349495% vs 2022; 2024 filing year

Year	Plans	Participants	Total Assets
2022	1	121	$5M
2023	1	120	$6M
2024	1	109	$7M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Indiana

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

Nw Indiana Telco 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Indiana, assets vs. participants

The Lilly Employee 401(k) Plan $11.1B · 17,583
Elevance Health 401(k) Plan $11.0B · 76,590
Cummins Retirement and Savings Plan $5.7B · 28,381
Iu Health 401(k) Savings Plan $3.9B · 38,575
Steel Dynamics, Inc. Profit Sharing and Retirement Savings Plan $2.6B · 9,015

Compare Nw Indiana Telco 401(k) Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Nw Indiana Telco 401(k) Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Indiana, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Aid to the Developmentally Disabled, Inc. Retirement Plan in NY ($6M); by covered participants it is Southgroup 401(k) Plan in MS (120 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($6M here).

Aid to the Developmentally Disabled, Inc. Retirement Plan (NY) $6M · 224
Humane Rescue Alliance 401(k) Plan (DC) $6M · 222
Kit Masters & Swan Machine 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan (MN) $6M · 179
Associates Resources LLC 401(k) Retirement Plan (MI) $6M · 165

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (120 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

Southgroup 401(k) Plan (MS) 120 · 0 off
Southwest Hazard Control, Inc. Employees' Savings and Profit Sharing Plan (AZ) 120 · 0 off
Sloat Garden Center, Inc. Profit Sharing Plan (CA) 120 · 0 off
C S T & T Co. 401(k) Plan (NY) 120 · 0 off

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 Nw Indiana Telco 401(k) Plan assets move in 2023? ▼

Nw Indiana Telco 401(k) Plan grew sharply - up 21.8% during 2023, from $5M to $6M. Reported net income was $1M.

How have Northwestern Indiana Telephone Company plan assets changed over time? ▼

Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Northwestern Indiana Telephone Company's sponsor-wide assets grew 41.7%, from $5M to $7M.

Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Nw Indiana Telco 401(k) Plan? ▼

Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Aid to the Developmentally Disabled, Inc. Retirement Plan in NY ($6M, 224 participants).

Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Nw Indiana Telco 401(k) Plan? ▼

Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Southgroup 401(k) Plan in MS (120 participants, $13M 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 350797332.