401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Sesame Workshop 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$168M
Total assets Near avg plan size
955
Participants Near avg headcount
93rd
Percentile by assets National rank
$175,820
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Sesame Workshop 401(k) Retirement Plan · Sponsored by Sesame Workshop · New York · Information & Media

$168M in assets, 955 participants

Sesame Workshop's Sesame Workshop 401(k) Retirement Plan reported $168M in total assets and 955 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 93rd 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.

  • #2,544 in Information & Media (2,822 peers)

Where Sesame Workshop 401(k) Retirement Plan sits by assets

Sesame Workshop 401(k) Retirement Plan sits in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets, $168M for 955 participants (~$175,820/participant), up 14.0% in 2024.

#2,544
in Information & Media (2,822 peers)
+14.0%
assets growth YoY
1.7×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Sesame Workshop 401(k) Retirement Plan's outsized position by total assets

Sesame Workshop 401(k) Retirement Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$167,907,639 Top 7% higher than 93% 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

Sesame Workshop 401(k) Retirement 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. Sesame Workshop 401(k) Retirement Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (955 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Sesame Workshop 401(k) Retirement Plan reported participants rose from 825 in the plan year 2023 filing to 955 in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Sesame Workshop 401(k) Retirement Plan end-of-year assets rose from $147M in the plan year 2023 filing to $168M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Sesame Workshop 401(k) Retirement Plan reported net income fell from $21M in the plan year 2023 filing to $21M in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 132655731 · Sesame Workshop PY 2024 · 401(k)

Sesame Workshop 401(k) Retirement Plan · $168M · 955 · 93rd

  • VS-ST $168M
  • BOY 955
  • SCH 93rd
  • EBSA 401(k)
  • PART near Stoll Keenon Ogden Profit Sharing Plan
  • TYPE ind #2544

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 →

Sesame Workshop 401(k) Retirement Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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

Scale-class filing particulars (2024)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$147M
Net Assets (End of Year)$168M
Net Income$21M
Employer EIN132655731
Plan Effective Date1990-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Sesame Workshop)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Sesame Workshop plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$168M 33.14214203907469% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$120M$140M$160M$180M 202220232024 $126M $168M ▲ +33.1%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 790 $126M
2023 1 825 $147M
2024 1 955 $168M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in New York

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

Sesame Workshop 401(k) Retirement Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in New York, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000 -20020406080 Total assets ($B) Participants Sesame Workshop 401(k) Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.167907639 · Participants: 955Sesame Workshop 401(k) Retirement 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
Sesame Workshop 401(k) Retirement Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in New York, assets vs. participants
Compare Sesame Workshop 401(k) Retirement Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Sesame Workshop 401(k) Retirement Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside New York, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Stoll Keenon Ogden Profit Sharing Plan in KY ($168M); by covered participants it is Hydraforce, Inc. 401(k) Plan in IL (955 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (955 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 Sesame Workshop 401(k) Retirement Plan assets move in 2024? ▼
Sesame Workshop 401(k) Retirement Plan grew at a solid clip - up 14.0% during 2024, from $147M to $168M. Reported net income was $21M.
How have Sesame Workshop plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Sesame Workshop's sponsor-wide assets grew 33.1%, from $126M to $168M.
Where does Sesame Workshop 401(k) Retirement Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Sesame Workshop 401(k) Retirement Plan ranks in the 93rd percentile by end-of-year assets among 123,622 plans that reported assets for plan year 2024 (in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets).
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Sesame Workshop 401(k) Retirement Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Stoll Keenon Ogden Profit Sharing Plan in KY ($168M, 245 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Sesame Workshop 401(k) Retirement Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Hydraforce, Inc. 401(k) Plan in IL (955 participants, $250M 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 132655731.

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.