401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Journal Publishing Company 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$10M
Total assets Small plan by assets
117
Participants Small participant base
55th
Percentile by assets National rank
$82,714
Avg per participant Below avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Journal Publishing Co. 401(k) Savings Plan · Sponsored by Journal Publishing Company · Mississippi · Information & Media

$10M in assets, 117 participants

Journal Publishing Company's Journal Publishing Co. 401(k) Savings Plan reported $10M in total assets and 117 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 55th 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.

  • #1,165 in Information & Media (2,822 peers)

Coverage in Mississippi

Journal Publishing Co. 401(k) Savings Plan covers 117 participants in Mississippi, about 32% of the average Mississippi filer (state average ~366 per filing). Assets: $10M.

#1,165
in Information & Media (2,822 peers)
+7.2%
assets growth YoY

Journal Publishing Co. 401(k) Savings Plan's mid-pack asset rank among Information & Media and all filers

Journal Publishing Co. 401(k) Savings Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$9,677,502 Top 45% higher than 55% 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

Journal Publishing Co. 401(k) Savings 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. Journal Publishing Co. 401(k) Savings Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (117 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Journal Publishing Co. 401(k) Savings Plan reported net income fell from $904K in the plan year 2023 filing to $646K in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Journal Publishing Co. 401(k) Savings Plan reported participants fell from 127 in the plan year 2023 filing to 117 in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Journal Publishing Co. 401(k) Savings Plan end-of-year assets rose from $9M in the plan year 2023 filing to $10M in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

DOL schedule card

Filing strip 640183970 · Journal Publishing Company PY 2024 · 401(k)

Journal Publishing Co. 401(k) Savings Plan · $10M · 117 · 55th

  • TYPE $10M
  • TYPE 117
  • TYPE 55th
  • TYPE 401(k)
  • TYPE near Custom Decorators, Inc. 401(k) Plan
  • TYPE ind #1165

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 Mississippi →

Journal Publishing Co. 401(k) Savings Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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

Mississippi filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$9M
Net Assets (End of Year)$10M
Net Income$646K
Employer EIN640183970
Plan Effective Date2005-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Journal Publishing Company)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Journal Publishing Company plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$10M 48.30883253512715% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$5M$10M$15M$20M 202220232024 $18.7M $9.68M ▼ -48.3%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 172 $19M
2023 1 127 $9M
2024 1 117 $10M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Mississippi

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

Journal Publishing Co. 401(k) Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Mississippi, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -200002000400060008000 -20002004006008001000 Total assets ($M) Participants Journal Publishing Co. 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($M): 9.677502 · Participants: 117Journal Publishing Co. 401(k) Savings PlanCadence 401(k) Profit-Sharing Plan, Total assets ($M): 817.14825 · Participants: 6117Cadence 401(k) Profit-Sharing PlanErgon 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($M): 770.769507 · Participants: 3508Ergon 401(k) PlanV2x 401(k) Retirement Plan, Total assets ($M): 644.420569 · Participants: 6644V2x 401(k) Retirement PlanHancock Whitney Corporation 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($M): 607.648166 · Participants: 3561Hancock Whitney Corporation 401(k) Savings PlanSouthern Farm Bureau and Adopting Companies 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($M): 528.338892 · Participants: 2689Southern Farm Bureau and Adopting Companies 401(k) Plan
Journal Publishing Co. 401(k) Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Mississippi, assets vs. participants
Compare Journal Publishing Co. 401(k) Savings Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Journal Publishing Co. 401(k) Savings Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Mississippi, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Custom Decorators, Inc. 401(k) Plan in OR ($10M); by covered participants it is Quality Beverage 401(k) Plan in MA (117 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($10M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (117 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 Journal Publishing Co. 401(k) Savings Plan assets move in 2024? ▼
Journal Publishing Co. 401(k) Savings Plan grew at a solid clip - up 7.2% during 2024, from $9M to $10M. Reported net income was $646K.
How have Journal Publishing Company plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Journal Publishing Company's sponsor-wide assets declined 48.3%, from $19M to $10M.
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Journal Publishing Co. 401(k) Savings Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Custom Decorators, Inc. 401(k) Plan in OR ($10M, 128 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Journal Publishing Co. 401(k) Savings Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Quality Beverage 401(k) Plan in MA (117 participants, N/A 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 640183970.

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.