401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Associated Press 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$881M
Total assets Above avg plan size
1,360
Participants Near avg headcount
98th
Percentile by assets National rank
$647,874
Avg per participant High balance/head
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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.

  • #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.

#2,737
in Information & Media (2,822 peers)
+10.8%
assets growth YoY
8.8×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The Associated Press 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan's outsized position by total assets

The Associated Press 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$881,108,949 Top 2% higher than 98% 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

The Associated Press 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan's large-plan peer group by participant headcount

Plan-year 2024 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. The Associated Press 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan lands in the large band (1,360 participants).

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.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

DOL schedule card

Filing strip 130452880 · Associated Press PY 2024 · 401(k)

The Associated Press 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan · $881M · 1,360 · 98th

  • PHOTO $881M
  • IND 1,360
  • EOY 98th
  • 5500 401(k)
  • ASSETS near Forvis Mazars, LLP Employees Savings Plan II
  • PCT ind #2737

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 →

The Associated Press 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among The Associated Press 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

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)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Associated Press plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$1.3B 12.99864056313321% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$1.1B$1.15B$1.2B$1.25B$1.3B$1.35B 202220232024 $1.16B $1.31B ▲ +12.9%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 2,144 $1.2B
2023 2 1,933 $1.3B
2024 2 1,952 $1.3B

Nearby 401(k) Plans in New York

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

The Associated Press 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in New York, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000 -20020406080 Total assets ($B) Participants The Associated Press 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.881108949 · Participants: 1360The Associated Press 401(k) Retirement Savings 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
The Associated Press 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in New York, assets vs. participants
Compare The Associated Press 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

The Associated Press 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside New York, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Forvis Mazars, LLP Employees Savings Plan II in MO ($881M); by covered participants it is Hamilton Company 401(k) Retirement Plan in NV (1,360 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (1,360 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 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).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to The Associated Press 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Hamilton Company 401(k) Retirement Plan in NV (1,360 participants, $141M 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 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.