401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Associated Press 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-11

$881M
Total assets
1,360
Participants
98th
Percentile by assets
$647,874
Avg per participant
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Official DOL plan name: The Associated Press 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan · Sponsored by Associated Press · New York · Information & Media

$881M in assets, 1,360 participants

Associated Press's The Associated Press 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan reported $881M in total assets and 1,360 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 98th 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.

  • 98th percentile by assets (of 123,622 plans)
  • #2,737 in Information & Media (2,822 peers)

Where The Associated Press 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan sits by assets

The Associated Press 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan sits in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets, $881M for 1,360 participants (~$647,874/participant), up 10.8% in 2024.

$881M
total plan assets (2024 EOY)
1,360
covered participants
98th
percentile by assets (of 123,622 plans)
$647,874
avg assets per participant

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • The Associated Press 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan end-of-year assets rose from $795M in the plan year 2023 filing to $881M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • The Associated Press 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan reported net income fell from $91M in the plan year 2023 filing to $86M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • The Associated Press 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan reported participants rose from 1,306 in the plan year 2023 filing to 1,360 in the plan year 2024 filing.

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State
New York
Industry
Information & Media

The Associated Press 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan vs the 2024 asset distribution

By assets, The Associated Press 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan outranks 98% of the 123,622 plans that filed a Form 5500 for the 2024 plan year, and holds roughly 8.8x the national average plan size of $100M (721 average participants).

Scale-class filing particulars (2024)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$795M
Net Assets (End of Year)$881M
Net Income$86M
Employer EIN130452880
Plan Effective Date1987-08-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Associated Press)

$1.1B$1.15B$1.2B$1.25B$1.3B$1.35B 202220232024 $1.16B $1.31B ▲ +12.9%
Total plan assets by year, all Associated Press plans on file
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 2,144 $1.2B
2023 2 1,933 $1.3B
2024 2 1,952 $1.3B

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The Associated Press 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in New York, assets vs. participants

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Frequently Asked Questions

How did The Associated Press 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan assets move in 2024? ▼
The Associated Press 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan grew at a solid clip - up 10.8% during 2024, from $795M to $881M. Reported net income was $86M.
How have Associated Press plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Associated Press's sponsor-wide assets grew 13.0%, from $1.2B to $1.3B.
Where does The Associated Press 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
The Associated Press 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan ranks in the 98th percentile by end-of-year assets among 123,622 plans that reported assets for plan year 2024 (in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets).
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to The Associated Press 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Forvis Mazars, LLP Employees Savings Plan II in MO ($881M, 2,951 participants).

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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 130452880.

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.