Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Associated Press Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$430M
Total assets Above avg plan size
592
Participants Below avg headcount
97th
Percentile by assets National rank
$726,578
Avg per participant High balance/head
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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.

  • #2,669 in Information & Media (2,822 peers)

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.

#2,669
in Information & Media (2,822 peers)
-7.6%
assets change YoY
4.3×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

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.

The Associated Press Consolidated Retirement Plan's outsized position by total assets

The Associated Press Consolidated Retirement Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$430,134,308 Top 3% higher than 97% 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 Consolidated Retirement 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. The Associated Press Consolidated Retirement Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (592 participants).

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 →

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 130452880 · Associated Press PY 2024 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

The Associated Press Consolidated Retirement Plan · $430M · 592 · 97th

  • BOY $430M
  • BOY 592
  • BOY 97th
  • BOY Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • BOY near Hawaii Pacific Health Retirement Plan
  • BOY ind #2669

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 Consolidated Retirement Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Sparrow Health System Associate Pension PlanSparrow Health System Associ…$431MThe Associated Press Consolidated Retirement PlanThe Associated Press Consoli…$430MHawaii Pacific Health Retirement PlanHawaii Pacific Health Retire…$430MHawaii Longshore Pension Plan$430MGeneral Dynamics Retirement Plan (Bath Iron Works)General Dynamics Retirement …$429M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among The Associated Press Consolidated Retirement Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

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)

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 Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in New York

Peer Defined Benefit (Pension) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

The Associated Press Consolidated Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in New York, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000 -505101520 Total assets ($B) Participants The Associated Press Consolidated Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.430134308 · Participants: 592The Associated Press Consolidated Retirement PlanIBM Personal Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 17.919858993 · Participants: 48014IBM Personal Pension Plan1199seiu Health Care Employees Pension Fund, Total assets ($B): 16.913316696 · Participants: 1118331199seiu Health Care Employees Pension FundConsolidated Edison Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 15.588456377 · Participants: 10608Consolidated Edison Retirement PlanPfizer Consolidated Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 9.970337119 · Participants: 8876Pfizer Consolidated Pension PlanGE Energy Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 8.92290143 · Participants: 5829GE Energy Pension Plan
The Associated Press Consolidated Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in New York, assets vs. participants
Compare The Associated Press Consolidated Retirement Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

The Associated Press Consolidated Retirement Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside New York, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Hawaii Pacific Health Retirement Plan in HI ($430M); by covered participants it is Kao America Inc. Pension Plan in OH (591 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($430M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (592 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 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 123,622 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).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to The Associated Press Consolidated Retirement Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Kao America Inc. Pension Plan in OH (591 participants, $125M 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.