Other · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

National Public Radio, Inc. Retirement Plan

Data updated 2026-08-11

$384M
Total assets
1,254
Participants
97th
Percentile by assets
$306,160
Avg per participant
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Official DOL plan name: National Public Radio, Inc. Retirement Plan · Sponsored by National Public Radio, Inc. · District of Columbia · Information & Media

$384M in assets, 1,254 participants

National Public Radio, Inc.'s National Public Radio, Inc. Retirement Plan reported $384M in total assets and 1,254 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 97th 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.

  • 97th percentile by assets (of 127,072 plans)
  • #2,660 in Information & Media (2,818 peers)

Where National Public Radio, Inc. Retirement Plan sits by assets

National Public Radio, Inc. Retirement Plan sits in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets, $384M for 1,254 participants (~$306,160/participant), down 3.1% in 2023.

$384M
total plan assets (2023 EOY)
1,254
covered participants
97th
percentile by assets (of 127,072 plans)
$306,160
avg assets per participant

The plan reported a net loss of $12M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Where National Public Radio, Inc. Retirement Plan sits by total assets

National Public Radio, Inc. Retirement Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$383,924,691 Top 3% higher than 97% of 127,068 filed plans

This plan $0 $2,010,000,000 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

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • National Public Radio, Inc. Retirement Plan reported net income rose from -$54M in the plan year 2022 filing to -$12M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • National Public Radio, Inc. Retirement Plan reported participants fell from 1,358 in the plan year 2022 filing to 1,254 in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • National Public Radio, Inc. Retirement Plan end-of-year assets fell from $396M in the plan year 2022 filing to $384M in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

State
District of Columbia
Industry
Information & Media

National Public Radio, Inc. Retirement Plan vs the 2023 asset distribution

By assets, National Public Radio, Inc. Retirement Plan outranks 97% of the 127,072 plans that filed a Form 5500 for the 2023 plan year, and holds roughly 3.9x the national average plan size of $100M (721 average participants).

Scale-class filing particulars (2023)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$396M
Net Assets (End of Year)$384M
Net Income-$12M
Employer EIN520907625
Plan Effective Date1972-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (National Public Radio, Inc.)

$360M$380M$400M$420M$440M 202220232024 $396M $426M ▲ +7.5%
Total plan assets by year, all National Public Radio, Inc. plans on file
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 1,358 $396M
2023 1 1,254 $384M
2024 1 1,563 $426M

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Peer Other plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How did National Public Radio, Inc. Retirement Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
National Public Radio, Inc. Retirement Plan edged down modestly - down 3.1% during 2023, from $396M to $384M. Reported net income was -$12M.
How have National Public Radio, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), National Public Radio, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 7.5%, from $396M to $426M.
Where does National Public Radio, Inc. Retirement Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
National Public Radio, Inc. Retirement Plan ranks in the 97th percentile by end-of-year assets among 127,072 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets).
Which Other plans are similar in size to National Public Radio, Inc. Retirement Plan? ▼
Among Other plans in other states, the closest by assets is Eisenhower Medical Center 403(b) Retirement Plan in CA ($384M, 4,177 participants).

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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 520907625.

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.