Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Block Communications, Inc. Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$82M
Total assets Below avg plan size
122
Participants Small participant base
89th
Percentile by assets National rank
$674,996
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Block Communications Retirement Plan · Sponsored by Block Communications, Inc. · Ohio · Information & Media

$82M in assets, 122 participants

Block Communications, Inc.'s Block Communications Retirement Plan reported $82M in total assets and 122 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 89th 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.

  • #2,381 in Information & Media (2,822 peers)

Coverage in Ohio

Block Communications Retirement Plan covers 122 participants in Ohio, about 16% of the average Ohio filer (state average ~765 per filing). Assets: $82M.

#2,381
in Information & Media (2,822 peers)
+0.0%
assets growth YoY
0.8×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $4K for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Block Communications Retirement Plan's outsized position by total assets

Block Communications Retirement Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$82,349,534 Top 11% higher than 89% 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

Block Communications Retirement 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. Block Communications Retirement Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (122 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Block Communications Retirement Plan reported net income fell from $5M in the plan year 2023 filing to -$4K in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Block Communications Retirement Plan reported participants fell from 139 in the plan year 2023 filing to 122 in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 344374555 · Block Communications, Inc. PY 2024 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Block Communications Retirement Plan · $82M · 122 · 89th

  • TYPE $82M
  • TYPE 122
  • TYPE 89th
  • TYPE Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • TYPE near Des Moines Iron Workers Pension Trust
  • TYPE ind #2381

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 Ohio →

Block Communications Retirement Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Block Communications Retirement Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Ohio filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$82M
Net Assets (End of Year)$82M
Net Income-$4K
Employer EIN344374555
Plan Effective Date1945-12-31
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Block Communications, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Block Communications, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$293M 21.697376875293724% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$220M$240M$260M$280M$300M 202220232024 $241M $293M ▲ +21.7%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 1,363 $241M
2023 2 1,403 $276M
2024 2 1,451 $293M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Ohio

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

Block Communications Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Ohio, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -500005000100001500020000 -505101520 Total assets ($B) Participants Block Communications Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.082349534 · Participants: 122Block Communications Retirement PlanGE Aerospace Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 19.026079363 · Participants: 9637GE Aerospace Pension PlanFirstenergy Corp. Master Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 6.474467697 · Participants: 12187Firstenergy Corp. Master Pension PlanAmerican Electric Power System Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.085797504 · Participants: 16073American Electric Power System Retirement PlanOhio Operating Engineers Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.912834719 · Participants: 10387Ohio Operating Engineers Pension PlanParker Defined Benefit Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.496388263 · Participants: 8120Parker Defined Benefit Pension Plan
Block Communications Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Ohio, assets vs. participants
Compare Block Communications Retirement Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Block Communications Retirement Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Ohio, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Des Moines Iron Workers Pension Trust in IA ($82M); by covered participants it is Retirement Plan for Employees of Unisea, Inc. in WA (122 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (122 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 Block Communications Retirement Plan assets move in 2024? ▼
Block Communications Retirement Plan held essentially flat - up 0.0% during 2024, from $82M to $82M. Reported net income was -$4K.
How have Block Communications, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Block Communications, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 21.7%, from $241M to $293M.
Where does Block Communications Retirement Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Block Communications Retirement Plan ranks in the 89th percentile by end-of-year assets among 123,622 plans that reported assets for plan year 2024 (in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Block Communications Retirement Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Des Moines Iron Workers Pension Trust in IA ($82M, 246 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Block Communications Retirement Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Retirement Plan for Employees of Unisea, Inc. in WA (122 participants, $27M 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 344374555.

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.