Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Sprint Communications LLC Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$1.3B
Total assets Very large vs avg
3,592
Participants Above avg headcount
99th
Percentile by assets National rank
$353,775
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Sprint Retirement Pension Plan · Sponsored by Sprint Communications LLC · Kansas · Information & Media

$1.3B in assets, 3,592 participants

Sprint Communications LLC's Sprint Retirement Pension Plan reported $1.3B in total assets and 3,592 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 99th 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.

  • #2,756 in Information & Media (2,818 peers)

Coverage in Kansas

Sprint Retirement Pension Plan covers 3,592 participants in Kansas, 10.0x the typical Kansas plan (state average ~360 per filing). Assets: $1.3B.

#2,756
in Information & Media (2,818 peers)
+3.1%
assets growth YoY
13×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Sprint Retirement Pension Plan's outsized position by total assets

Sprint Retirement Pension Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$1,270,759,544 Top 1% higher than 99% 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

Sprint Retirement Pension Plan's large-plan peer group by participant headcount

Plan-year 2023 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Sprint Retirement Pension Plan lands in the large band (3,592 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Sprint Retirement Pension Plan reported net income rose from -$50M in the plan year 2022 filing to $42M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Sprint Retirement Pension Plan reported participants fell from 4,700 in the plan year 2022 filing to 3,592 in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Sprint Retirement Pension Plan end-of-year assets rose from $1.2B in the plan year 2022 filing to $1.3B in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 480457967 · Sprint Communications LLC PY 2023 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Sprint Retirement Pension Plan · $1.3B · 3,592 · 99th

  • EIN $1.3B
  • EIN 3,592
  • EIN 99th
  • EIN Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • EIN near Central Laborers' Pension Fund
  • EIN ind #2756

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 Kansas →

Sprint Retirement Pension Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Ryder System, Inc. Retirement PlanRyder System, Inc. Retiremen…$1.3BSprint Retirement Pension PlanSprint Retirement Pension Pl…$1.3BCentral Laborers' Pension FundCentral Laborers' Pension Fu…$1.3BRetirement Plan for Hospital EmployeesRetirement Plan for Hospital…$1.3BItw Retirement Accumulation PlanItw Retirement Accumulation …$1.3B
End-of-year total assets ($B) among Sprint Retirement Pension Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Kansas filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$1.2B
Net Assets (End of Year)$1.3B
Net Income$42M
Employer EIN480457967
Plan Effective Date1966-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Sprint Communications LLC)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Sprint Communications LLC plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$1.3B 3.0554730919724347% vs 2022
2023 filing year
$1.22B$1.24B$1.26B$1.28B 20222023 $1.23B $1.27B ▲ +3.3%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 4,700 $1.2B
2023 1 3,592 $1.3B

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Kansas

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

Sprint Retirement Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Kansas, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -20000200040006000 00.511.52 Total assets ($B) Participants Sprint Retirement Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.270759544 · Participants: 3592Sprint Retirement Pension PlanKoch Employees' Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.477041162 · Participants: 5542Koch Employees' Pension PlanInvista Pension Plan for Certain Grandfathered Employees, Total assets ($B): 0.394870358 · Participants: 0Invista Pension Plan for Certain Grandfathered EmployeesNon-Contributory Retirement Program for Certain Employees of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas, Inc., Total assets ($B): 0.287846688 · Participants: 502Non-Contributory Retirement Program for Certain Employees of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas, Inc.Roadway LLC Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.192952558 · Participants: 290Roadway LLC Pension PlanYellow Corporation Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.182476129 · Participants: 252Yellow Corporation Pension Plan
Sprint Retirement Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Kansas, assets vs. participants
Compare Sprint Retirement Pension Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Sprint Retirement Pension Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Kansas, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Central Laborers' Pension Fund in IL ($1.3B); by covered participants it is Johnson & Johnson Retirement Plan for Puerto Rico Employees in NJ (3,592 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($1.3B here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (3,592 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 Sprint Retirement Pension Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Sprint Retirement Pension Plan edged up modestly - up 3.1% during 2023, from $1.2B to $1.3B. Reported net income was $42M.
How have Sprint Communications LLC plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 2 plan years on file (2022-2023), Sprint Communications LLC's sponsor-wide assets grew 3.1%, from $1.2B to $1.3B.
Where does Sprint Retirement Pension Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Sprint Retirement Pension Plan ranks in the 99th percentile by end-of-year assets among 127,072 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (among the largest 1% of all filed plans).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Sprint Retirement Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Central Laborers' Pension Fund in IL ($1.3B, 5,018 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Sprint Retirement Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Johnson & Johnson Retirement Plan for Puerto Rico Employees in NJ (3,592 participants, $678M 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 480457967.

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.