401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024
Block Communications, Inc. 401(k) Plan
Data updated 2026-08-11
- $211M
- Total assets
- 1,329
- Participants
- 94th
- Percentile by assets
- $158,472
- Avg per participant
Official DOL plan name: Block Communications Savings Plan · Sponsored by Block Communications, Inc. · Ohio · Information & Media
$211M in assets, 1,329 participants
Block Communications, Inc.'s Block Communications Savings Plan reported $211M in total assets and 1,329 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 94th 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.
- 94th percentile by assets (of 123,622 plans)
- #2,593 in Information & Media (2,822 peers)
Where Block Communications Savings Plan sits by assets
Block Communications Savings Plan sits in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets, $211M for 1,329 participants (~$158,472/participant), up 8.5% in 2024.
- $211M
- total plan assets (2024 EOY)
- 1,329
- covered participants
- 94th
- percentile by assets (of 123,622 plans)
- $158,472
- avg assets per participant
Where Block Communications Savings Plan sits by total assets
Block Communications Savings Plan vs every filed plan by assets
End-of-year total assets · plan year 2024 · DOL Form 5500
$210,609,912 Top 6% higher than 94% of 123,620 filed plans
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
- Block Communications Savings Plan reported net income fell from $30M in the plan year 2023 filing to $16M in the plan year 2024 filing.
- Block Communications Savings Plan end-of-year assets rose from $194M in the plan year 2023 filing to $211M in the plan year 2024 filing.
- Block Communications Savings Plan reported participants rose from 1,264 in the plan year 2023 filing to 1,329 in the plan year 2024 filing.
Block Communications Savings Plan vs the 2024 asset distribution
By assets, Block Communications Savings Plan outranks 94% of the 123,622 plans that filed a Form 5500 for the 2024 plan year, and holds roughly 2.1x the national average plan size of $100M (721 average participants).
Scale-class filing particulars (2024)
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $194M |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $211M |
| Net Income | $16M |
| Employer EIN | 344374555 |
| Plan Effective Date | 1985-12-01 |
| Filing Status | FILING RECEIVED |
Sponsor Plan History (Block Communications, Inc.)
| Year | Plans | Participants | Total Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2 | 1,363 | $241M |
| 2023 | 2 | 1,403 | $276M |
| 2024 | 2 | 1,451 | $293M |
Nearby 401(k) Plans in Ohio
Peer 401(k) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.
Block Communications Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Ohio, assets vs. participants
- GE Aerospace Retirement Savings Plan $14.7B · 45,620
- The Kroger Co. 401(k) Retirement Savings Account Plan $11.8B · 135,373
- The Progressive 401(k) Plan $11.5B · 62,521
- The Sherwin-Williams Company 401(k) Plan $10.6B · 47,459
- Parker Retirement Savings Plan $9.0B · 26,315
Similar-Sized 401(k) Plans Nationally
401(k) plans in other states closest to Block Communications Savings Plan by total assets, not by location.
- Jackson Healthcare 401(k) Savings Plan (GA) $211M · 2,507
- Mannington 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan (NJ) $211M · 2,022
- Abiomed Retirement Savings Plan (MA) $211M · 1,694
- Rohde & Schwarz, Inc. Savings Plan (MD) $211M · 746
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- By total assets, Block Communications Savings Plan ranks in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets. See the largest plans
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- Block Communications, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets have grown 21.7% since 2022 across 3 plan years on file. More Information & Media plans