401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Gizmodo Media Group LLC 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$14M
Total assets Small plan by assets
138
Participants Small participant base
63rd
Percentile by assets National rank
$101,059
Avg per participant Below avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Gizmodo Media Group 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by Gizmodo Media Group LLC · New York · Professional & Technical Services

$14M in assets, 138 participants

Gizmodo Media Group LLC's Gizmodo Media Group 401(k) Plan reported $14M in total assets and 138 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 63rd 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.

  • #12,488 in Professional & Technical Services (20,173 peers)

Coverage in New York

Gizmodo Media Group 401(k) Plan covers 138 participants in New York, about 17% of the average New York filer (state average ~798 per filing). Assets: $14M.

#12,488
in Professional & Technical Services (20,173 peers)
-11.2%
assets change YoY

The plan reported a net loss of $2M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Gizmodo Media Group 401(k) Plan's mid-pack asset rank among Professional & Technical Services and all filers

Gizmodo Media Group 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2024 · DOL Form 5500

$13,946,151 Top 37% higher than 63% of 123,620 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 2024

Gizmodo Media Group 401(k) Plan among mid-size filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2024 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Gizmodo Media Group 401(k) Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (138 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Gizmodo Media Group 401(k) Plan reported net income fell from $2M in the plan year 2023 filing to -$2M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Gizmodo Media Group 401(k) Plan reported participants fell from 198 in the plan year 2023 filing to 138 in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Gizmodo Media Group 401(k) Plan end-of-year assets fell from $16M in the plan year 2023 filing to $14M in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 811810891 · Gizmodo Media Group LLC PY 2024 · 401(k)

Gizmodo Media Group 401(k) Plan · $14M · 138 · 63rd

  • SCH $14M
  • EBSA 138
  • PART 63rd
  • TYPE 401(k)
  • NET near The Tire Guys 401(k) Plan
  • BOOK ind #12488

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 Professional & Technical Services retirement plans → · Plans in New York →

Gizmodo Media Group 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Gizmodo Media Group 401(k) Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

New York filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$16M
Net Assets (End of Year)$14M
Net Income-$2M
Employer EIN811810891
Plan Effective Date2010-07-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Gizmodo Media Group LLC)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Gizmodo Media Group LLC plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$14M 2.140458821457174% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$13M$14M$15M$16M 202220232024 $13.7M $14M ▲ +2.2%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 167 $14M
2023 1 198 $16M
2024 1 138 $14M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in New York

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

Gizmodo Media Group 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in New York, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000 -20020406080 Total assets ($B) Participants Gizmodo Media Group 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.013946151 · Participants: 138Gizmodo Media Group 401(k) PlanIBM 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 60.39355615 · Participants: 52674IBM 401(k) PlanMorgan Stanley 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 22.180692974 · Participants: 53860Morgan Stanley 401(k) PlanPfizer Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 21.9871528 · Participants: 33309Pfizer Savings PlanThe Pepsico Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 14.9369507 · Participants: 137398The Pepsico Savings PlanThe Goldman Sachs 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 12.807939404 · Participants: 23227The Goldman Sachs 401(k) Plan
Gizmodo Media Group 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in New York, assets vs. participants
Compare Gizmodo Media Group 401(k) Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Gizmodo Media Group 401(k) Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside New York, the nearest 401(k) by assets is The Tire Guys 401(k) Plan in MT ($14M); by covered participants it is Budney Overhaul & Repair, Ltd Employee Retirement Plan in CT (138 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($14M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (138 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Gizmodo Media Group 401(k) Plan assets move in 2024? ▼
Gizmodo Media Group 401(k) Plan pulled back noticeably - down 11.2% during 2024, from $16M to $14M. Reported net income was -$2M.
How have Gizmodo Media Group LLC plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Gizmodo Media Group LLC's sponsor-wide assets grew 2.1%, from $14M to $14M.
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Gizmodo Media Group 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is The Tire Guys 401(k) Plan in MT ($14M, 243 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Gizmodo Media Group 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Budney Overhaul & Repair, Ltd Employee Retirement Plan in CT (138 participants, $7M in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2024.

Source: DOL EFAST2 filing system (efast.dol.gov) - original filing retrieval by EIN 811810891.

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.