401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Forum Communications Company 401(k) 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$86M
Total assets Below avg plan size
804
Participants Near avg headcount
90th
Percentile by assets National rank
$107,348
Avg per participant Below avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Forum Communications Company 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by Forum Communications Company 401(k) · North Dakota · Information & Media

$86M in assets, 804 participants

Forum Communications Company 401(k)'s Forum Communications Company 401(k) Plan reported $86M in total assets and 804 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 90th 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.

  • #2,428 in Information & Media (2,818 peers)

Where Forum Communications Company 401(k) Plan sits by assets

Forum Communications Company 401(k) Plan sits in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets, $86M for 804 participants (~$107,348/participant), up 14.9% in 2023.

#2,428
in Information & Media (2,818 peers)
+14.9%
assets growth YoY
0.9×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Forum Communications Company 401(k) Plan's outsized position by total assets

Forum Communications Company 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$86,308,068 Top 10% higher than 90% 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

Forum Communications Company 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. Forum Communications Company 401(k) Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (804 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Forum Communications Company 401(k) Plan reported net income rose from $5M in the plan year 2022 filing to $11M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Forum Communications Company 401(k) Plan end-of-year assets rose from $75M in the plan year 2022 filing to $86M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Forum Communications Company 401(k) Plan reported participants fell from 856 in the plan year 2022 filing to 804 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 450129560 · Forum Communications Company 401(k) PY 2023 · 401(k)

Forum Communications Company 401(k) Plan · $86M · 804 · 90th

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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 North Dakota →

Forum Communications Company 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Sandberg, Phoenix & Von Gontard P.C. Savings PlanSandberg, Phoenix & Von Gont…$86MSlma Retirement Savings Plan$86MForum Communications Company 401(k) PlanForum Communications Company…$86MNufarm Americas, Inc. Retirement Income PlanNufarm Americas, Inc. Retire…$86MStone Pigman Walther Wittmann L.L.C. 401(k) and Profit Sharing PlanStone Pigman Walther Wittman…$86M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Forum Communications Company 401(k) Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Scale-class filing particulars (2023)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$75M
Net Assets (End of Year)$86M
Net Income$11M
Employer EIN450129560
Plan Effective Date1996-12-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Forum Communications Company 401(k))

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Forum Communications Company 401(k) plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$91M 20.97494413322578% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$70M$75M$80M$85M$90M$95M 202220232024 $75.1M $90.9M ▲ +21.0%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 856 $75M
2023 1 804 $86M
2024 1 791 $91M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in North Dakota

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

Forum Communications Company 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in North Dakota, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -10000010000200003000040000 -101234 Total assets ($B) Participants Forum Communications Company 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.086308068 · Participants: 804Forum Communications Company 401(k) PlanSanford Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.110361496 · Participants: 30495Sanford Retirement Savings PlanMdu Resources Group, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.829880488 · Participants: 8551Mdu Resources Group, Inc. 401(k) Retirement PlanKnife River Corporation 401(k) Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.7412361 · Participants: 5269Knife River Corporation 401(k) Retirement PlanDakotas Areawide IBEW-NECA Savings and Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.521170291 · Participants: 3853Dakotas Areawide IBEW-NECA Savings and Retirement PlanEide Bailly LLP 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.512524705 · Participants: 2920Eide Bailly LLP 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan
Forum Communications Company 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in North Dakota, assets vs. participants
Compare Forum Communications Company 401(k) Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Forum Communications Company 401(k) Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside North Dakota, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Slma Retirement Savings Plan in LA ($86M); by covered participants it is Cda Dba Maxsent 401(k) Plan in MD (804 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (804 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 Forum Communications Company 401(k) Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Forum Communications Company 401(k) Plan grew at a solid clip - up 14.9% during 2023, from $75M to $86M. Reported net income was $11M.
How have Forum Communications Company 401(k) plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Forum Communications Company 401(k)'s sponsor-wide assets grew 21.0%, from $75M to $91M.
Where does Forum Communications Company 401(k) Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Forum Communications Company 401(k) Plan ranks in the 90th 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 Forum Communications Company 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Slma Retirement Savings Plan in LA ($86M, 176 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Forum Communications Company 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Cda Dba Maxsent 401(k) Plan in MD (804 participants, $5M 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 450129560.

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.