401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

First Communications, LLC 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$9M
Total assets Small plan by assets
115
Participants Small participant base
53rd
Percentile by assets National rank
$77,923
Avg per participant Below avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: First Communications 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by First Communications, LLC · Ohio · Professional & Technical Services

$9M in assets, 115 participants

First Communications, LLC's First Communications 401(k) Plan reported $9M in total assets and 115 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 53rd 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.

  • #10,404 in Professional & Technical Services (20,173 peers)

Coverage in Ohio

First Communications 401(k) Plan covers 115 participants in Ohio, about 15% of the average Ohio filer (state average ~765 per filing). Assets: $9M.

#10,404
in Professional & Technical Services (20,173 peers)
+6.3%
assets growth YoY

First Communications 401(k) Plan's mid-pack asset rank among Professional & Technical Services and all filers

First Communications 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$8,961,162 Top 47% higher than 53% 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

First Communications 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. First Communications 401(k) Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (115 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • First Communications 401(k) Plan reported net income fell from $1M in the plan year 2023 filing to $528K in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • First Communications 401(k) Plan end-of-year assets rose from $8M in the plan year 2023 filing to $9M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • First Communications 401(k) Plan reported participants fell from 122 in the plan year 2023 filing to 115 in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 341870807 · First Communications, LLC PY 2024 · 401(k)

First Communications 401(k) Plan · $9M · 115 · 53rd

  • 5500 $9M
  • 5500 115
  • 5500 53rd
  • 5500 401(k)
  • 5500 near Higier Allen & Lautin, P.C. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan
  • 5500 ind #10404

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 Professional & Technical Services retirement plans → · Plans in Ohio →

First Communications 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among First Communications 401(k) Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Ohio filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$8M
Net Assets (End of Year)$9M
Net Income$528K
Employer EIN341870807
Plan Effective Date2000-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (First Communications, LLC)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All First Communications, LLC plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$9M 24.284203334767408% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$7M$8M$9M$10M 202220232024 $7.21M $8.96M ▲ +24.3%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 127 $7M
2023 1 122 $8M
2024 1 115 $9M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Ohio

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

First Communications 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Ohio, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000 -505101520 Total assets ($B) Participants First Communications 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.008961162 · Participants: 115First Communications 401(k) PlanGE Aerospace Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 14.738724553 · Participants: 45620GE Aerospace Retirement Savings PlanThe Kroger Co. 401(k) Retirement Savings Account Plan, Total assets ($B): 11.809161 · Participants: 135373The Kroger Co. 401(k) Retirement Savings Account PlanThe Progressive 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 11.533546294 · Participants: 62521The Progressive 401(k) PlanThe Sherwin-Williams Company 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 10.563559628 · Participants: 47459The Sherwin-Williams Company 401(k) PlanParker Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 9.010073432 · Participants: 26315Parker Retirement Savings Plan
First Communications 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Ohio, assets vs. participants
Compare First Communications 401(k) Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

First Communications 401(k) Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Ohio, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Higier Allen & Lautin, P.C. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan in TX ($9M); by covered participants it is Dhillon Healthcare Group 401(k) Profit Sharing in CA (115 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (115 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 First Communications 401(k) Plan assets move in 2024? ▼
First Communications 401(k) Plan grew at a solid clip - up 6.3% during 2024, from $8M to $9M. Reported net income was $528K.
How have First Communications, LLC plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), First Communications, LLC's sponsor-wide assets grew 24.3%, from $7M to $9M.
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to First Communications 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Higier Allen & Lautin, P.C. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan in TX ($9M, 54 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to First Communications 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Dhillon Healthcare Group 401(k) Profit Sharing in CA (115 participants, $2M 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 341870807.

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.