Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

W.W. Norton and Company, Inc. Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$14M
Total assets Small plan by assets
110
Participants Small participant base
65th
Percentile by assets National rank
$124,501
Avg per participant Near avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: W. W. Norton and Company, Inc. Retirement Income Plan · Sponsored by W.W. Norton and Company, Inc. · New York · Information & Media

$14M in assets, 110 participants

W.W. Norton and Company, Inc.'s W. W. Norton and Company, Inc. Retirement Income Plan reported $14M in total assets and 110 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 65th 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.

  • #1,522 in Information & Media (2,818 peers)

Coverage in New York

W. W. Norton and Company, Inc. Retirement Income Plan covers 110 participants in New York, about 14% of the average New York filer (state average ~798 per filing). Assets: $14M.

#1,522
in Information & Media (2,818 peers)
-2.7%
assets change YoY

The plan reported a net loss of $379K for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

W. W. Norton and Company, Inc. Retirement Income Plan's mid-pack asset rank among Information & Media and all filers

W. W. Norton and Company, Inc. Retirement Income Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$13,695,109 Top 35% higher than 65% 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

W. W. Norton and Company, Inc. Retirement Income 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. W. W. Norton and Company, Inc. Retirement Income Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (110 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • W. W. Norton and Company, Inc. Retirement Income Plan reported net income fell from -$160K in the plan year 2022 filing to -$379K in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • W. W. Norton and Company, Inc. Retirement Income Plan reported participants fell from 124 in the plan year 2022 filing to 110 in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • W. W. Norton and Company, Inc. Retirement Income Plan end-of-year assets fell from $14M in the plan year 2022 filing to $14M in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 135283680 · W.W. Norton and Company, Inc. PY 2023 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

W. W. Norton and Company, Inc. Retirement Income Plan · $14M · 110 · 65th

  • EBSA $14M
  • EBSA 110
  • EBSA 65th
  • EBSA Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • EBSA near Darling Ingredients Retirement Income Plan for Union Employees
  • EBSA ind #1522

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 →

W. W. Norton and Company, Inc. Retirement Income Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among W. W. Norton and Company, Inc. Retirement Income Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

New York filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$14M
Net Assets (End of Year)$14M
Net Income-$379K
Employer EIN135283680
Plan Effective Date1946-05-31
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (W.W. Norton and Company, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All W.W. Norton and Company, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$201M 22.655975715810744% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$140M$160M$180M$200M$220M 202220232024 $164M $201M ▲ +22.7%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 746 $164M
2023 2 736 $194M
2024 2 764 $201M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in New York

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

W. W. Norton and Company, Inc. Retirement Income Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in New York, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000 -100102030 Total assets ($B) Participants W. W. Norton and Company, Inc. Retirement Income Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.013695109 · Participants: 110W. W. Norton and Company, Inc. Retirement Income PlanIBM 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
W. W. Norton and Company, Inc. Retirement Income Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in New York, assets vs. participants
Compare W. W. Norton and Company, Inc. Retirement Income Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

W. W. Norton and Company, Inc. Retirement Income Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside New York, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Darling Ingredients Retirement Income Plan for Union Employees in TX ($14M); by covered participants it is America's Credit Union, a Federal Credit Union Defined Benefit Pension Plan and Trust in WA (110 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (110 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 W. W. Norton and Company, Inc. Retirement Income Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
W. W. Norton and Company, Inc. Retirement Income Plan edged down modestly - down 2.7% during 2023, from $14M to $14M. Reported net income was -$379K.
How have W.W. Norton and Company, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), W.W. Norton and Company, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 22.7%, from $164M to $201M.
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to W. W. Norton and Company, Inc. Retirement Income Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Darling Ingredients Retirement Income Plan for Union Employees in TX ($14M, 33 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to W. W. Norton and Company, Inc. Retirement Income Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is America's Credit Union, a Federal Credit Union Defined Benefit Pension Plan and Trust in WA (110 participants, $12M 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 135283680.

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.