401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Graham Holdings Company 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$537M
Total assets Above avg plan size
3,141
Participants Above avg headcount
97th
Percentile by assets National rank
$171,002
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: The Savings Plan for Graham Holdings Company · Sponsored by Graham Holdings Company · Virginia · Educational Services

$537M in assets, 3,141 participants

Graham Holdings Company's The Savings Plan for Graham Holdings Company reported $537M in total assets and 3,141 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 97th 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.

  • #3,494 in Educational Services (3,638 peers)

Coverage in Virginia

The Savings Plan for Graham Holdings Company covers 3,141 participants in Virginia, 4.0x the typical Virginia plan (state average ~782 per filing). Assets: $537M.

#3,494
in Educational Services (3,638 peers)
+6.3%
assets growth YoY
5.4×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The Savings Plan for Graham Holdings Company's outsized position by total assets

The Savings Plan for Graham Holdings Company vs every filed plan by assets

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

$537,118,043 Top 3% higher than 97% 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

The Savings Plan for Graham Holdings Company's large-plan peer group by participant headcount

Plan-year 2024 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. The Savings Plan for Graham Holdings Company lands in the large band (3,141 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • The Savings Plan for Graham Holdings Company reported net income fell from $54M in the plan year 2023 filing to $17M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • The Savings Plan for Graham Holdings Company reported participants rose from 2,863 in the plan year 2023 filing to 3,141 in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • The Savings Plan for Graham Holdings Company end-of-year assets rose from $505M in the plan year 2023 filing to $537M in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 530182885 · Graham Holdings Company PY 2024 · 401(k)

The Savings Plan for Graham Holdings Company · $537M · 3,141 · 97th

  • VS-ST $537M
  • VS-ST 3,141
  • VS-ST 97th
  • VS-ST 401(k)
  • VS-ST near Boyd Gaming Corporation 401(k) Plan and Trust
  • VS-ST ind #3494

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 Educational Services retirement plans → · Plans in Virginia →

The Savings Plan for Graham Holdings Company in the asset neighbourhood

Salas O'brien Retirement Plan$538MInstrumentation Laboratory Savings PlanInstrumentation Laboratory S…$538MBoyd Gaming Corporation 401(k) Plan and TrustBoyd Gaming Corporation 401(…$537MThe Savings Plan for Graham Holdings CompanyThe Savings Plan for Graham …$537MBlackbaud Retirement Savings PlanBlackbaud Retirement Savings…$537M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among The Savings Plan for Graham Holdings Company and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Virginia filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$505M
Net Assets (End of Year)$537M
Net Income$17M
Employer EIN530182885
Plan Effective Date1981-09-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Graham Holdings Company)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Graham Holdings Company plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$4.0B 20.989154396220865% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$3B$3.5B$4B$4.5B 202220232024 $3.27B $3.95B ▲ +20.8%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 4 13,077 $3.3B
2023 4 15,936 $3.9B
2024 4 16,338 $4.0B

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Virginia

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

The Savings Plan for Graham Holdings Company vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Virginia, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000 -1001020304050 Total assets ($B) Participants The Savings Plan for Graham Holdings Company, Total assets ($B): 0.537118043 · Participants: 3141The Savings Plan for Graham Holdings CompanyNorthrop Grumman Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 39.473777135 · Participants: 104719Northrop Grumman Savings Plan401(k) Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 16.840459887 · Participants: 62869401(k) Pension PlanGeneral Dynamics Corporation 401(k) Plan 6.0, Total assets ($B): 12.395006194 · Participants: 49414General Dynamics Corporation 401(k) Plan 6.0Capital One Financial Corporation Associate Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 12.04952818 · Participants: 44933Capital One Financial Corporation Associate Savings PlanLeidos, Inc. Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 11.790942581 · Participants: 29734Leidos, Inc. Retirement Plan
The Savings Plan for Graham Holdings Company vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Virginia, assets vs. participants
Compare The Savings Plan for Graham Holdings Company side-by-side with 3 peers →

The Savings Plan for Graham Holdings Company's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Virginia, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Boyd Gaming Corporation 401(k) Plan and Trust in NV ($537M); by covered participants it is Charter One 401(k) Plan in AZ (3,141 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($537M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (3,141 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 The Savings Plan for Graham Holdings Company assets move in 2024? ▼
The Savings Plan for Graham Holdings Company grew at a solid clip - up 6.3% during 2024, from $505M to $537M. Reported net income was $17M.
How have Graham Holdings Company plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Graham Holdings Company's sponsor-wide assets grew 21.0%, from $3.3B to $4.0B.
Where does The Savings Plan for Graham Holdings Company rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
The Savings Plan for Graham Holdings Company ranks in the 97th percentile by end-of-year assets among 123,622 plans that reported assets for plan year 2024 (in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets).
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to The Savings Plan for Graham Holdings Company? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Boyd Gaming Corporation 401(k) Plan and Trust in NV ($537M, 13,741 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to The Savings Plan for Graham Holdings Company? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Charter One 401(k) Plan in AZ (3,141 participants, $33M 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 530182885.

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.