Other · DOL Form 5500 · 2024
National Cable Satellite Corp. (D/B/a C-Span) Retirement Plan
Data updated 2026-08-25
- $114M
- Total assets Near avg plan size
- 176
- Participants Small participant base
- 91st
- Percentile by assets National rank
- $647,727
- Avg per participant High balance/head
Official DOL plan name: National Cable Satellite Corp. (D/B/a C-Span) 403(b) Plan · Sponsored by National Cable Satellite Corp. (D/B/a C-Span) · District of Columbia · Information & Media
$114M in assets, 176 participants
National Cable Satellite Corp. (D/B/a C-Span)'s National Cable Satellite Corp. (D/B/a C-Span) 403(b) Plan reported $114M in total assets and 176 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 91st 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.
- #2,470 in Information & Media (2,822 peers)
Coverage in District of Columbia
National Cable Satellite Corp. (D/B/a C-Span) 403(b) Plan covers 176 participants in District of Columbia, about 12% of the average District of Columbia filer (state average ~1,456 per filing). Assets: $114M.
- #2,470
- in Information & Media (2,822 peers)
- +5.1%
- assets growth YoY
- 1.1×
- vs typical plan assets (national mean)
National Cable Satellite Corp. (D/B/a C-Span) 403(b) Plan's outsized position by total assets
National Cable Satellite Corp. (D/B/a C-Span) 403(b) Plan vs every filed plan by assets
End-of-year total assets · plan year 2024 · DOL Form 5500
$113,999,988 Top 9% higher than 91% 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
National Cable Satellite Corp. (D/B/a C-Span) 403(b) 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. National Cable Satellite Corp. (D/B/a C-Span) 403(b) Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (176 participants).
What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings
plan year 2023 → plan year 2024
- National Cable Satellite Corp. (D/B/a C-Span) 403(b) Plan reported net income fell from $15M in the plan year 2023 filing to $5M in the plan year 2024 filing.
- National Cable Satellite Corp. (D/B/a C-Span) 403(b) Plan end-of-year assets rose from $109M in the plan year 2023 filing to $114M in the plan year 2024 filing.
- National Cable Satellite Corp. (D/B/a C-Span) 403(b) Plan reported participants fell from 180 in the plan year 2023 filing to 176 in the plan year 2024 filing.
Form 5500 schedule snapshot
Filing strip 840751854 · National Cable Satellite Corp. (D/B/a C-Span) PY 2024 · Other
National Cable Satellite Corp. (D/B/a C-Span) 403(b) Plan · $114M · 176 · 91st
- 5500 $114M
- ASSETS 176
- PCT 91st
- EIN Other
- RANK near Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Tax Deferred Annuity Plan
- PHOTO ind #2470
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 District of Columbia →
National Cable Satellite Corp. (D/B/a C-Span) 403(b) Plan in the asset neighbourhood
District of Columbia filing particulars
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $109M |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $114M |
| Net Income | $5M |
| Employer EIN | 840751854 |
| Plan Effective Date | 1987-01-01 |
| Filing Status | FILING RECEIVED |
Sponsor Plan History (National Cable Satellite Corp. (D/B/a C-Span))
Sponsor-wide plan assets over time
All National Cable Satellite Corp. (D/B/a C-Span) plans reported in each filing year
- Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
- $114M 21.657996328019788% vs 2022
- 2024 filing year
| Year | Plans | Participants | Total Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | 167 | $94M |
| 2023 | 1 | 180 | $109M |
| 2024 | 1 | 176 | $114M |
Nearby Other Plans in District of Columbia
Peer Other plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.
- Int'l Brotherhood of Electrical Workers' Pension Benefit Fund $2.8B · 450,729
- Georgetown University Defined Contribution Retirement Plan $2.5B · 4,882
- American University Defined Contribution Retirement Plan $1.4B · 5,480
- Howard University Savings Plan $1.2B · 6,543
- Georgetown University Voluntary Contribution Retirement Plan $979M · 14,512
National Cable Satellite Corp. (D/B/a C-Span) 403(b) Plan's out-of-state Other peers by assets and headcount
Outside District of Columbia, the nearest Other by assets is Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Tax Deferred Annuity Plan in NY ($114M); by covered participants it is City Union Mission Inc. Employees Retirement Plan in MO (176 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.
Closest by plan assets
Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($114M here).
- Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Tax Deferred Annuity Plan (NY) $114M · 1,030
- Breck School Retirement Plan (MN) $114M · 287
- Franklin University Defined Contribution Retirement Plan (OH) $114M · 537
- The Johns Hopkins University Income Deferral 403(b) Plan for Residents, Interns and Postdoctoral Fellows (MD) $114M · 2,790
Similar participant headcount
Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (176 participants); asset peers above are excluded.
- City Union Mission Inc. Employees Retirement Plan (MO) 176 · 0 off
- American Library Association Retirement Plan (IL) 176 · 0 off
- The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Savings Plan (NY) 176 · 0 off
- Westminster School Defined Contribution Plan (CT) 176 · 0 off
DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.