401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Author Solutions, LLC 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$7M
Total assets Small plan by assets
121
Participants Small participant base
47th
Percentile by assets National rank
$55,076
Avg per participant Low balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Author Solutions, LLC 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by Author Solutions, LLC · Indiana · Information & Media

$7M in assets, 121 participants

Author Solutions, LLC's Author Solutions, LLC 401(k) Plan reported $7M in total assets and 121 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 47th 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.

  • #887 in Information & Media (2,822 peers)

Coverage in Indiana

Author Solutions, LLC 401(k) Plan covers 121 participants in Indiana, about 22% of the average Indiana filer (state average ~541 per filing). Assets: $7M.

#887
in Information & Media (2,822 peers)
+14.2%
assets growth YoY

Author Solutions, LLC 401(k) Plan's mid-pack asset rank among Information & Media and all filers

Author Solutions, LLC 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$6,664,171 47th percentile higher than 47% 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

Author Solutions, LLC 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. Author Solutions, LLC 401(k) Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (121 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Author Solutions, LLC 401(k) Plan reported net income fell from $1M in the plan year 2023 filing to $830K in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Author Solutions, LLC 401(k) Plan end-of-year assets rose from $6M in the plan year 2023 filing to $7M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Author Solutions, LLC 401(k) Plan reported participants fell from 139 in the plan year 2023 filing to 121 in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 208201724 · Author Solutions, LLC PY 2024 · 401(k)

Author Solutions, LLC 401(k) Plan · $7M · 121 · 47th

  • 5500 $7M
  • 5500 121
  • 5500 47th
  • 5500 401(k)
  • 5500 near Imageworks Manufacturing, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan and Trust
  • 5500 ind #887

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 Indiana →

Author Solutions, LLC 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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

Indiana filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$6M
Net Assets (End of Year)$7M
Net Income$830K
Employer EIN208201724
Plan Effective Date2016-07-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Author Solutions, LLC)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Author Solutions, LLC plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$7M 39.48678802654702% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$4M$5M$6M$7M 202220232024 $4.78M $6.66M ▲ +39.3%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 182 $5M
2023 1 139 $6M
2024 1 121 $7M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Indiana

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

Author Solutions, LLC 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Indiana, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -20000020000400006000080000 -5051015 Total assets ($B) Participants Author Solutions, LLC 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.006664171 · Participants: 121Author Solutions, LLC 401(k) PlanThe Lilly Employee 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 13.056609955 · Participants: 19977The Lilly Employee 401(k) PlanElevance Health 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 12.109864062 · Participants: 73120Elevance Health 401(k) PlanCummins Retirement and Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 6.366370789 · Participants: 30272Cummins Retirement and Savings PlanIu Health 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.481656061 · Participants: 38460Iu Health 401(k) Savings PlanSteel Dynamics, Inc. Profit Sharing and Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 2.996436059 · Participants: 9385Steel Dynamics, Inc. Profit Sharing and Retirement Savings Plan
Author Solutions, LLC 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Indiana, assets vs. participants

Author Solutions, LLC 401(k) Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Indiana, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Imageworks Manufacturing, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan and Trust in IL ($7M); by covered participants it is Mwg Holdings Group, Inc. 401(k) Plan in CA (121 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($7M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (121 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 Author Solutions, LLC 401(k) Plan assets move in 2024?
Author Solutions, LLC 401(k) Plan grew at a solid clip - up 14.2% during 2024, from $6M to $7M. Reported net income was $830K.
How have Author Solutions, LLC plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Author Solutions, LLC's sponsor-wide assets grew 39.5%, from $5M to $7M.
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Author Solutions, LLC 401(k) Plan?
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Imageworks Manufacturing, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan and Trust in IL ($7M, 29 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Author Solutions, LLC 401(k) Plan?
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Mwg Holdings Group, Inc. 401(k) Plan in CA (121 participants, $104K in assets).