Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

The Bangor Publishing Company Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$15M
Total assets Small plan by assets
18
Participants Small participant base
64th
Percentile by assets National rank
$835,950
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: The Bangor Publishing Company Pension Plan · Sponsored by The Bangor Publishing Company · Maine · Information & Media

$15M in assets, 18 participants

The Bangor Publishing Company's The Bangor Publishing Company Pension Plan reported $15M in total assets and 18 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 64th 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.

  • #1,495 in Information & Media (2,822 peers)

The Bangor Publishing Company multi-year trail

The Bangor Publishing Company's plans moved +19.8% in assets from 2022 to 2024; this filing shows The Bangor Publishing Company Pension Plan at $15M / 18 participants.

#1,495
in Information & Media (2,822 peers)
-7.2%
assets change YoY

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.

The Bangor Publishing Company Pension Plan's mid-pack asset rank among Information & Media and all filers

The Bangor Publishing Company Pension Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$15,047,108 Top 36% higher than 64% 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

The Bangor Publishing Company Pension Plan among smaller filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2024 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. The Bangor Publishing Company Pension Plan is a small filing (18 participants) on this national headcount ladder.

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • The Bangor Publishing Company Pension Plan reported net income fell from -$260K in the plan year 2023 filing to -$1M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • The Bangor Publishing Company Pension Plan reported participants fell from 22 in the plan year 2023 filing to 18 in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • The Bangor Publishing Company Pension Plan end-of-year assets fell from $16M in the plan year 2023 filing to $15M in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 010024570 · The Bangor Publishing Company PY 2024 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

The Bangor Publishing Company Pension Plan · $15M · 18 · 64th

  • PCT $15M
  • PCT 18
  • PCT 64th
  • PCT Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • PCT near Nasco Pension Plan
  • PCT ind #1495

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 Maine →

The Bangor Publishing Company Pension Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among The Bangor Publishing Company Pension Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

The Bangor Publishing Company multi-year asset trail

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All The Bangor Publishing Company plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$38M 19.79952129792489% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$30M$32M$34M$36M$38M$40M 202220232024 $31.4M $37.6M ▲ +19.8%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 138 $31M
2023 2 127 $36M
2024 2 117 $38M

The Bangor Publishing Company filing trail (2024)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$16M
Net Assets (End of Year)$15M
Net Income-$1M
Employer EIN010024570
Plan Effective Date1962-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Maine

Peer Defined Benefit (Pension) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

The Bangor Publishing Company Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Maine, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -20000200040006000 -0.500.511.5 Total assets ($B) Participants The Bangor Publishing Company Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.015047108 · Participants: 18The Bangor Publishing Company Pension PlanUnum Group Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.36531854 · Participants: 2887Unum Group Pension PlanMaine Medical Center Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.795021121 · Participants: 2484Maine Medical Center Pension PlanLegacy Chrysler Financial Employee Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.509231651 · Participants: 213Legacy Chrysler Financial Employee Pension PlanTd Banknorth Inc. Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.413363009 · Participants: 1528Td Banknorth Inc. Pension PlanNorthern Light Health Retirement Partnership Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.298873722 · Participants: 4838Northern Light Health Retirement Partnership Plan
The Bangor Publishing Company Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Maine, assets vs. participants
Compare The Bangor Publishing Company Pension Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

The Bangor Publishing Company Pension Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Maine, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Nasco Pension Plan in WI ($15M); by covered participants it is Palco Retirement Plan in CA (18 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (18 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 The Bangor Publishing Company Pension Plan assets move in 2024? ▼
The Bangor Publishing Company Pension Plan pulled back noticeably - down 7.2% during 2024, from $16M to $15M. Reported net income was -$1M.
How have The Bangor Publishing Company plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), The Bangor Publishing Company's sponsor-wide assets grew 19.8%, from $31M to $38M.
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to The Bangor Publishing Company Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Nasco Pension Plan in WI ($15M, 53 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to The Bangor Publishing Company Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Palco Retirement Plan in CA (18 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 010024570.

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.