401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024
Crain Communications Inc 401(k) Plan
Data updated 2026-08-25
- $167M
- Total assets Near avg plan size
- 653
- Participants Below avg headcount
- 93rd
- Percentile by assets National rank
- $255,588
- Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
Official DOL plan name: Crain Communications Inc 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by Crain Communications Inc · Michigan · Information & Media
$167M in assets, 653 participants
Crain Communications Inc's Crain Communications Inc 401(k) Plan reported $167M in total assets and 653 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 93rd 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.
- #2,540 in Information & Media (2,822 peers)
Where Crain Communications Inc 401(k) Plan sits by assets
Crain Communications Inc 401(k) Plan sits in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets, $167M for 653 participants (~$255,588/participant), up 10.0% in 2024.
- #2,540
- in Information & Media (2,822 peers)
- +10.0%
- assets growth YoY
- 1.7×
- vs typical plan assets (national mean)
Crain Communications Inc 401(k) Plan's outsized position by total assets
Crain Communications Inc 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets
End-of-year total assets · plan year 2024 · DOL Form 5500
$166,898,680 Top 7% higher than 93% 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
Crain Communications Inc 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. Crain Communications Inc 401(k) Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (653 participants).
What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings
plan year 2023 → plan year 2024
- Crain Communications Inc 401(k) Plan reported net income fell from $21M in the plan year 2023 filing to $15M in the plan year 2024 filing.
- Crain Communications Inc 401(k) Plan end-of-year assets rose from $152M in the plan year 2023 filing to $167M in the plan year 2024 filing.
DOL schedule card
Filing strip 360708800 · Crain Communications Inc PY 2024 · 401(k)
Crain Communications Inc 401(k) Plan · $167M · 653 · 93rd
- PCT $167M
- PCT 653
- PCT 93rd
- PCT 401(k)
- PCT near Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP Savings Plan
- PCT ind #2540
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 Michigan →
Crain Communications Inc 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood
Scale-class filing particulars (2024)
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $152M |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $167M |
| Net Income | $15M |
| Employer EIN | 360708800 |
| Plan Effective Date | 1943-12-21 |
| Filing Status | FILING RECEIVED |
Sponsor Plan History (Crain Communications Inc)
Sponsor-wide plan assets over time
All Crain Communications Inc plans reported in each filing year
- Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
- $167M 27.344380712320966% vs 2022
- 2024 filing year
| Year | Plans | Participants | Total Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | 599 | $131M |
| 2023 | 1 | 657 | $152M |
| 2024 | 1 | 653 | $167M |
Nearby 401(k) Plans in Michigan
Peer 401(k) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.
- General Motors Retirement Savings Plan for Salaried Employees in the United States $23.1B · 43,053
- Ford Motor Co. Savings and Stock Investment Plan for Salaried Employees $17.3B · 31,790
- The Dow Chemical Company Employees' Savings Plan $10.8B · 17,128
- The General Motors Personal Savings Plan for Hourly-Rate Employees in the United States $9.6B · 42,513
- Ford Motor Co. Tax-Efficient Savings Plan for Hourly Employees $8.3B · 60,497
Crain Communications Inc 401(k) Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount
Outside Michigan, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP Savings Plan in IL ($167M); by covered participants it is Hunter Industries Holding Company, Ltd. 401(k) Savings Plan in TX (653 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.
Closest by plan assets
Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($167M here).
- Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP Savings Plan (IL) $167M · 277
- 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan of Charlotte Eye, Ear, Nose & Throat Associates, P. a. (NC) $167M · 655
- Weisiger Group 401(k) Plan (NC) $167M · 1,915
- Bangor Savings Bank 401(k) Plan & Trust Agreement (ME) $167M · 1,041
Similar participant headcount
Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (653 participants); asset peers above are excluded.
- Hunter Industries Holding Company, Ltd. 401(k) Savings Plan (TX) 653 · 0 off
- Derby Industries, LLC 401(k) Retirement Plan (KY) 653 · 0 off
- Polychem, LLC 401(k) (OH) 653 · 0 off
- The New York Blower Company Profit Sharing Plan and Trust (IL) 653 · 0 off
DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.