401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Mspark Media, LLC 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$15M
Total assets Small plan by assets
376
Participants Below avg headcount
64th
Percentile by assets National rank
$38,958
Avg per participant Low balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Mspark 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by Mspark Media, LLC · Alabama · Professional & Technical Services

$15M in assets, 376 participants

Mspark Media, LLC's Mspark 401(k) Plan reported $15M in total assets and 376 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 64th 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.

  • #12,705 in Professional & Technical Services (20,173 peers)

Mspark Media, LLC multi-year trail

Mspark Media, LLC's plans moved -19.5% in assets from 2023 to 2024; this filing shows Mspark 401(k) Plan at $15M / 376 participants.

#12,705
in Professional & Technical Services (20,173 peers)
-19.5%
assets change YoY

The plan reported a net loss of $4M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

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

Mspark 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$14,648,389 Top 36% higher than 64% 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

Mspark 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. Mspark 401(k) Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (376 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Mspark 401(k) Plan reported net income fell from $3M in the plan year 2023 filing to -$4M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Mspark 401(k) Plan end-of-year assets fell from $18M in the plan year 2023 filing to $15M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Mspark 401(k) Plan reported participants fell from 415 in the plan year 2023 filing to 376 in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

DOL schedule card

Filing strip 934728035 · Mspark Media, LLC PY 2024 · 401(k)

Mspark 401(k) Plan · $15M · 376 · 64th

  • RANK $15M
  • RANK 376
  • RANK 64th
  • RANK 401(k)
  • RANK near Ehca 401(k) Retirement Plan
  • RANK ind #12705

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 Alabama →

Mspark 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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

Mspark Media, LLC multi-year asset trail

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Mspark Media, LLC plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$15M 19.466273714155527% vs 2023
2024 filing year
$14M$16M$18M$20M 20232024 $18.2M $14.7M ▼ -19.5%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2023 1 415 $18M
2024 1 376 $15M

Mspark Media, LLC filing trail (2024)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$18M
Net Assets (End of Year)$15M
Net Income-$4M
Employer EIN934728035
Plan Effective Date1992-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Alabama

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

Mspark 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Alabama, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -10000010000200003000040000 -101234 Total assets ($B) Participants Mspark 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.014648389 · Participants: 376Mspark 401(k) PlanRegions Financial Corporation 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.197489981 · Participants: 20783Regions Financial Corporation 401(k) PlanEncompass Health Corporation 401(k) Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.722944967 · Participants: 29454Encompass Health Corporation 401(k) Retirement PlanHexagon Employee Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.651353194 · Participants: 4638Hexagon Employee Retirement Savings PlanVulcan 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.472398962 · Participants: 8628Vulcan 401(k) PlanMercedes-Benz U.S. International, Inc. Retirement and Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.234118844 · Participants: 6167Mercedes-Benz U.S. International, Inc. Retirement and Savings Plan
Mspark 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Alabama, assets vs. participants
Compare Mspark 401(k) Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

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

Outside Alabama, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Ehca 401(k) Retirement Plan in PA ($15M); by covered participants it is Toltz King Duvall Anderson and Associates Incorpor 401(k) Flexible Savings Plan in MN (376 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (376 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 Mspark 401(k) Plan assets move in 2024? ▼
Mspark 401(k) Plan declined sharply - down 19.5% during 2024, from $18M to $15M. Reported net income was -$4M.
How have Mspark Media, LLC plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 2 plan years on file (2023-2024), Mspark Media, LLC's sponsor-wide assets declined 19.5%, from $18M to $15M.
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Mspark 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Ehca 401(k) Retirement Plan in PA ($15M, 483 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Mspark 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Toltz King Duvall Anderson and Associates Incorpor 401(k) Flexible Savings Plan in MN (376 participants, $72M 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 934728035.

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.