401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Guardian News and Media, LLC 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$15M
Total assets Small plan by assets
158
Participants Small participant base
65th
Percentile by assets National rank
$96,335
Avg per participant Below avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Guardian News and Media, LLC 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by Guardian News and Media, LLC · New York · Information & Media

$15M in assets, 158 participants

Guardian News and Media, LLC's Guardian News and Media, LLC 401(k) Plan reported $15M in total assets and 158 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 65th 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.

  • #1,506 in Information & Media (2,822 peers)

Coverage in New York

Guardian News and Media, LLC 401(k) Plan covers 158 participants in New York, about 20% of the average New York filer (state average ~798 per filing). Assets: $15M.

#1,506
in Information & Media (2,822 peers)
+36.8%
assets growth YoY

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

Guardian News and Media, LLC 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$15,220,949 Top 35% higher than 65% 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

Guardian News and Media, 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. Guardian News and Media, LLC 401(k) Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (158 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Guardian News and Media, LLC 401(k) Plan end-of-year assets rose from $11M in the plan year 2023 filing to $15M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Guardian News and Media, LLC 401(k) Plan reported net income rose from $3M in the plan year 2023 filing to $4M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Guardian News and Media, LLC 401(k) Plan reported participants rose from 120 in the plan year 2023 filing to 158 in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 990369208 · Guardian News and Media, LLC PY 2024 · 401(k)

Guardian News and Media, LLC 401(k) Plan · $15M · 158 · 65th

  • BOY $15M
  • SCH 158
  • EBSA 65th
  • PART 401(k)
  • TYPE near Coastal Horizons Center, Inc. Profit Sharing Plan
  • NET ind #1506

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 New York →

Guardian News and Media, LLC 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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

New York filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$11M
Net Assets (End of Year)$15M
Net Income$4M
Employer EIN990369208
Plan Effective Date2008-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Guardian News and Media, LLC)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Guardian News and Media, LLC plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$15M 89.60100818596781% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$5M$10M$15M$20M 202220232024 $8.03M $15.2M ▲ +89.5%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 108 $8M
2023 1 120 $11M
2024 1 158 $15M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in New York

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

Guardian News and Media, LLC 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in New York, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000 -20020406080 Total assets ($B) Participants Guardian News and Media, LLC 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.015220949 · Participants: 158Guardian News and Media, LLC 401(k) PlanIBM 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 60.39355615 · Participants: 52674IBM 401(k) PlanMorgan Stanley 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 22.180692974 · Participants: 53860Morgan Stanley 401(k) PlanPfizer Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 21.9871528 · Participants: 33309Pfizer Savings PlanThe Pepsico Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 14.9369507 · Participants: 137398The Pepsico Savings PlanThe Goldman Sachs 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 12.807939404 · Participants: 23227The Goldman Sachs 401(k) Plan
Guardian News and Media, LLC 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in New York, assets vs. participants

Guardian News and Media, LLC 401(k) Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside New York, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Coastal Horizons Center, Inc. Profit Sharing Plan in NC ($15M); by covered participants it is Supportive Healthcare, Inc 401(k) Plan in FL (158 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (158 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 Guardian News and Media, LLC 401(k) Plan assets move in 2024?
Guardian News and Media, LLC 401(k) Plan surged - up 36.8% during 2024, from $11M to $15M. Reported net income was $4M.
How have Guardian News and Media, LLC plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Guardian News and Media, LLC's sponsor-wide assets grew 89.6%, from $8M to $15M.
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Guardian News and Media, LLC 401(k) Plan?
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Coastal Horizons Center, Inc. Profit Sharing Plan in NC ($15M, 432 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Guardian News and Media, LLC 401(k) Plan?
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Supportive Healthcare, Inc 401(k) Plan in FL (158 participants, $277K in assets).