Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Blonder-Tongue Laboratories, Inc. Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$2M
Total assets Small plan by assets
16
Participants Small participant base
28th
Percentile by assets National rank
$110,276
Avg per participant Below avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Blonder-Tongue Laboratories, Inc. Bargaining Unit Pension Plan · Sponsored by Blonder-Tongue Laboratories, Inc. · New Jersey · Manufacturing

$2M in assets, 16 participants

Blonder-Tongue Laboratories, Inc.'s Blonder-Tongue Laboratories, Inc. Bargaining Unit Pension Plan reported $2M in total assets and 16 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 28th 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.

  • #2,318 in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)

Blonder-Tongue Laboratories, Inc. multi-year trail

Blonder-Tongue Laboratories, Inc.'s plans moved -90.5% in assets from 2022 to 2024; this filing shows Blonder-Tongue Laboratories, Inc. Bargaining Unit Pension Plan at $2M / 16 participants.

#2,318
in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)
-14.1%
assets change YoY

The plan reported a net loss of $289K for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Blonder-Tongue Laboratories, Inc. Bargaining Unit Pension Plan among the smaller filed plans by assets

Blonder-Tongue Laboratories, Inc. Bargaining Unit Pension Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$1,764,413 28th percentile higher than 28% 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

Blonder-Tongue Laboratories, Inc. Bargaining Unit Pension Plan among smaller filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2024 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Blonder-Tongue Laboratories, Inc. Bargaining Unit Pension Plan is a small filing (16 participants) on this national headcount ladder.

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Blonder-Tongue Laboratories, Inc. Bargaining Unit Pension Plan reported net income rose from -$405K in the plan year 2023 filing to -$289K in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Blonder-Tongue Laboratories, Inc. Bargaining Unit Pension Plan reported participants fell from 19 in the plan year 2023 filing to 16 in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Blonder-Tongue Laboratories, Inc. Bargaining Unit Pension Plan end-of-year assets fell from $2M in the plan year 2023 filing to $2M in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 521611421 · Blonder-Tongue Laboratories, Inc. PY 2024 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Blonder-Tongue Laboratories, Inc. Bargaining Unit Pension Plan · $2M · 16 · 28th

  • PART $2M
  • TYPE 16
  • NET 28th
  • BOOK Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • VS-ST near Lawrence Hall Retirement Plan
  • BOY ind #2318

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 Manufacturing retirement plans → · Plans in New Jersey →

Blonder-Tongue Laboratories, Inc. Bargaining Unit Pension Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Blonder-Tongue Laboratories, Inc. Bargaining Unit Pension Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Blonder-Tongue Laboratories, Inc. multi-year asset trail

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Blonder-Tongue Laboratories, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$2M 90.51252781789265% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$0M$10M$20M$30M 202220232024 $18.6M $1.76M ▼ -90.5%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 99 $19M
2023 2 90 $18M
2024 1 16 $2M

Blonder-Tongue Laboratories, Inc. filing trail (2024)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$2M
Net Assets (End of Year)$2M
Net Income-$289K
Employer EIN521611421
Plan Effective Date1976-02-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in New Jersey

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

Blonder-Tongue Laboratories, Inc. Bargaining Unit Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in New Jersey, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -20000020000400006000080000100000 -50510152025 Total assets ($B) Participants Blonder-Tongue Laboratories, Inc. Bargaining Unit Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.001764413 · Participants: 16Blonder-Tongue Laboratories, Inc. Bargaining Unit Pension PlanRetirement Plan of Johnson and Johnson, Total assets ($B): 21.095569114 · Participants: 37882Retirement Plan of Johnson and JohnsonJPMorgan Chase Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 16.066557714 · Participants: 83812JPMorgan Chase Retirement PlanNokia Retirement Income Plan, Total assets ($B): 12.855309 · Participants: 7280Nokia Retirement Income PlanThe Prudential Merged Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 12.025028912 · Participants: 16233The Prudential Merged Retirement PlanMerck US Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 10.090083286 · Participants: 26843Merck US Pension Plan
Blonder-Tongue Laboratories, Inc. Bargaining Unit Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in New Jersey, assets vs. participants

Blonder-Tongue Laboratories, Inc. Bargaining Unit Pension Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside New Jersey, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Lawrence Hall Retirement Plan in IL ($2M); by covered participants it is Pension Plan of the Genesee Valley Presbyterian Nursing Center in NY (16 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($2M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (16 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 Blonder-Tongue Laboratories, Inc. Bargaining Unit Pension Plan assets move in 2024?
Blonder-Tongue Laboratories, Inc. Bargaining Unit Pension Plan pulled back noticeably - down 14.1% during 2024, from $2M to $2M. Reported net income was -$289K.
How have Blonder-Tongue Laboratories, Inc. plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Blonder-Tongue Laboratories, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets declined 90.5%, from $19M to $2M.
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Blonder-Tongue Laboratories, Inc. Bargaining Unit Pension Plan?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Lawrence Hall Retirement Plan in IL ($2M, 12 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Blonder-Tongue Laboratories, Inc. Bargaining Unit Pension Plan?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Pension Plan of the Genesee Valley Presbyterian Nursing Center in NY (16 participants, N/A in assets).