Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Associated Press Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-07-24

$430M
Total assets
592
Participants
97th
Percentile by assets
$726,578
Avg per participant
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Official DOL plan name: The Associated Press Consolidated Retirement Plan · Sponsored by Associated Press · New York · Information & Media

$430M in assets, 592 participants

Associated Press's The Associated Press Consolidated Retirement Plan reported $430M in total assets and 592 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 97th 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.

  • 97th percentile by assets (of 116,472 plans)

Where The Associated Press Consolidated Retirement Plan sits by assets

The Associated Press Consolidated Retirement Plan sits in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets, $430M for 592 participants (~$726,578/participant), down 7.6% in 2024.

$430M
total plan assets (2024 EOY)
592
covered participants
97th
percentile by assets (of 116,472 plans)
$726,578
avg assets per participant

The plan reported a net loss of $35M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • The Associated Press Consolidated Retirement Plan reported net income fell from $9M in the plan year 2023 filing to -$35M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • The Associated Press Consolidated Retirement Plan end-of-year assets fell from $465M in the plan year 2023 filing to $430M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • The Associated Press Consolidated Retirement Plan reported participants fell from 627 in the plan year 2023 filing to 592 in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

State
New York
Industry
Information & Media

The Associated Press Consolidated Retirement Plan vs the 2024 asset distribution

By assets, The Associated Press Consolidated Retirement Plan outranks 97% of the 116,472 plans that filed a Form 5500 for the 2024 plan year, and holds roughly 4.3x the national average plan size of $100M (730 average participants).

Scale-class filing particulars (2024)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$465M
Net Assets (End of Year)$430M
Net Income-$35M
Employer EIN130452880
Plan Effective Date1958-01-01
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 Consolidated Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in New York, assets vs. participants

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Frequently Asked Questions

How did The Associated Press Consolidated Retirement Plan assets move in 2024? ▼
The Associated Press Consolidated Retirement Plan pulled back noticeably - down 7.6% during 2024, from $465M to $430M. Reported net income was -$35M.
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 Consolidated Retirement Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
The Associated Press Consolidated Retirement Plan ranks in the 97th percentile by end-of-year assets among 116,472 plans that reported assets for plan year 2024 (in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to The Associated Press Consolidated Retirement Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Hawaii Pacific Health Retirement Plan in HI ($430M, 5,658 participants).

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  • By total assets, The Associated Press Consolidated Retirement Plan ranks in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets. See the largest plans
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  • Associated Press's sponsor-wide assets have grown 13.0% since 2022 across 3 plan years on file. More Information & Media plans

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.