401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Fwd Media Inc 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$22M
Total assets Small plan by assets: 230
Participants Below avg headcount: 72nd
Percentile by assets National rank: $94,729
Avg per participant Below avg balance/head

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Official DOL plan name: Brainpop 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by Fwd Media Inc · New York · Information & Media

$22M in assets, 230 participants

Fwd Media Inc's Brainpop 401(k) Plan reported $22M in total assets and 230 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 72nd 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.

#1,752 in Information & Media (2,822 peers)

Coverage in New York

Brainpop 401(k) Plan covers 230 participants in New York, about 29% of the average New York filer (state average ~798 per filing). Assets: $22M.

#1,752
in Information & Media (2,822 peers): +18.3%
assets growth YoY

Brainpop 401(k) Plan's outsized position by total assets

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

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

$21,787,625 Top 28% higher than 72% of 123,620 filed plans

Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.

Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2024

Brainpop 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. Brainpop 401(k) Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (230 participants).

Micro (1-10) 33,766 filings (27%) Small (11-100) 26,107 filings (21%) Medium (101-1,000) 54,251 filings (43%) Large (1,001-10,000) 10,349 filings (8%) Mega (10,000+) 1,399 filings (1%)

Brainpop 401(k) Plan reported net income fell from $5M in the plan year 2023 filing to $3M in the plan year 2024 filing.
Brainpop 401(k) Plan end-of-year assets rose from $18M in the plan year 2023 filing to $22M in the plan year 2024 filing.
Brainpop 401(k) Plan reported participants rose from 216 in the plan year 2023 filing to 230 in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 134080892 · Fwd Media Inc PY 2024 · 401(k)

Brainpop 401(k) Plan · $22M · 230 · 72nd

BOY $22M
SCH 230
EBSA 72nd
PART 401(k)
TYPE near Quality Integrated Services, Inc. 401(k) Plan
NET ind #1752

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 →

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

New York filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)	$18M
Net Assets (End of Year)	$22M
Net Income	$3M
Employer EIN	134080892
Plan Effective Date	2008-01-01
Filing Status	FILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Fwd Media Inc)

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets: $22M 58.01391196178939% vs 2022; 2024 filing year

Year	Plans	Participants	Total Assets
2022	1	204	$14M
2023	1	216	$18M
2024	1	230	$22M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in New York

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

Brainpop 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in New York, assets vs. participants

IBM 401(k) Plan $60.4B · 52,674
Morgan Stanley 401(k) Plan $22.2B · 53,860
Pfizer Savings Plan $22.0B · 33,309
The Pepsico Savings Plan $14.9B · 137,398
The Goldman Sachs 401(k) Plan $12.8B · 23,227

Compare Brainpop 401(k) Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

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

Outside New York, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Quality Integrated Services, Inc. 401(k) Plan in OK ($22M); by covered participants it is Versa Press Inc Employees Retirement Plan and Trust in IL (230 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($22M here).

Quality Integrated Services, Inc. 401(k) Plan (OK) $22M · 563
Wilson Electric 401(k) Plan (AZ) $22M · 719
Preferred Credit, Inc. Retirement Savings Plan (MN) $22M · 243
Tube Processing Corp. Employees' 401(k) Savings Plan (IN) $22M · 125

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (230 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

Versa Press Inc Employees Retirement Plan and Trust (IL) 230 · 0 off
Mark Miller Subaru, Inc. 401(k) Plan (UT) 230 · 0 off
Decco, Inc. 401(k) Ps Plan (NH) 230 · 0 off
Cic Innovation Services, LLC 401(k) Plan (MA) 230 · 0 off

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 Brainpop 401(k) Plan assets move in 2024? ▼

Brainpop 401(k) Plan grew sharply - up 18.3% during 2024, from $18M to $22M. Reported net income was $3M.

How have Fwd Media Inc plan assets changed over time? ▼

Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Fwd Media Inc's sponsor-wide assets grew 58.0%, from $14M to $22M.

Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Brainpop 401(k) Plan? ▼

Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Quality Integrated Services, Inc. 401(k) Plan in OK ($22M, 563 participants).

Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Brainpop 401(k) Plan? ▼

Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Versa Press Inc Employees Retirement Plan and Trust in IL (230 participants, $39M 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 134080892.