ESOP · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

The Media Loft, Inc. ESOP

Data updated 2026-08-11

$13M
Total assets
53
Participants
61st
Percentile by assets
$240,460
Avg per participant
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Official DOL plan name: The Media Loft, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan and Trust · Sponsored by The Media Loft, Inc. · Minnesota · Professional & Technical Services

$13M in assets, 53 participants

The Media Loft, Inc.'s The Media Loft, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan and Trust reported $13M in total assets and 53 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 61st 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.

  • 61st percentile by assets (of 123,622 plans)
  • #12,056 in Professional & Technical Services (20,173 peers)

2024 asset change

The Media Loft, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan and Trust pulled back noticeably 9.1% in 2024 ($14M → $13M) for 53 participants.

$13M
total plan assets (2024 EOY)
53
covered participants
61st
percentile by assets (of 123,622 plans)
$240,460
avg assets per participant

The plan reported a net loss of $1M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Where The Media Loft, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan and Trust sits by total assets

The Media Loft, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan and Trust vs every filed plan by assets

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

$12,744,379 Top 39% higher than 61% of 123,620 filed plans

This plan $0 $2,010,000,000 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

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • The Media Loft, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan and Trust reported net income fell from $19K in the plan year 2023 filing to -$1M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • The Media Loft, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan and Trust end-of-year assets fell from $14M in the plan year 2023 filing to $13M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • The Media Loft, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan and Trust reported participants fell from 56 in the plan year 2023 filing to 53 in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

State
Minnesota
Industry
Professional & Technical Services

2024 asset move for The Media Loft, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan and Trust

Year over year, total assets pulled back noticeably from $14M at the start of 2024 to $13M at year-end (down 9.1%). Net assets closed at $10M; reported net income -$1M.

The Media Loft, Inc. years around the 2024 move

$12.5M$13M$13.5M$14M$14.5M 202220232024 $14.1M $12.7M ▼ -9.3%
Total plan assets by year, all The Media Loft, Inc. plans on file
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 58 $14M
2023 1 56 $14M
2024 1 53 $13M

2024 asset-move particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$14M
Net Assets (End of Year)$10M
Net Income-$1M
Employer EIN411241429
Plan Effective Date1994-07-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

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Peer ESOP plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How did The Media Loft, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan and Trust assets move in 2024? ▼
The Media Loft, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan and Trust pulled back noticeably - down 9.1% during 2024, from $14M to $13M. Reported net income was -$1M.
How have The Media Loft, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), The Media Loft, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets declined 9.3%, from $14M to $13M.
Which ESOP plans are similar in size to The Media Loft, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan and Trust? ▼
Among ESOP plans in other states, the closest by assets is Dynachem, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan in IL ($13M, 52 participants).

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2024 change

Ways to act on The Media Loft, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan and Trust's numbers.

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 411241429.

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.