Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024
Bedford, Freeman & Worth Publishing Group, LLC Pension Plan
Data updated 2026-08-25
- $229K
- Total assets Small plan by assets
- 109
- Participants Small participant base
- 11th
- Percentile by assets National rank
- $2,104
- Avg per participant Low balance/head
Official DOL plan name: Bedford, Freeman and Worth Publishing Group, L.L.C Pension Plan · Sponsored by Bedford, Freeman & Worth Publishing Group, LLC · New York · Information & Media
$229K in assets, 109 participants
Bedford, Freeman & Worth Publishing Group, LLC's Bedford, Freeman and Worth Publishing Group, L.L.C Pension Plan reported $229K in total assets and 109 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 11th 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.
- #175 in Information & Media (2,822 peers)
Coverage in New York
Bedford, Freeman and Worth Publishing Group, L.L.C Pension Plan covers 109 participants in New York, about 14% of the average New York filer (state average ~798 per filing). Assets: $229K.
- #175
- in Information & Media (2,822 peers)
- -98.4%
- assets change YoY
The plan reported a net loss of $14M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.
Bedford, Freeman and Worth Publishing Group, L.L.C Pension Plan among the smaller filed plans by assets
Bedford, Freeman and Worth Publishing Group, L.L.C Pension Plan vs every filed plan by assets
End-of-year total assets · plan year 2024 · DOL Form 5500
$229,311 11th percentile higher than 11% of 123,620 filed plans
Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.
Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2024
Bedford, Freeman and Worth Publishing Group, L.L.C Pension 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. Bedford, Freeman and Worth Publishing Group, L.L.C Pension Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (109 participants).
What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings
plan year 2023 → plan year 2024
- Bedford, Freeman and Worth Publishing Group, L.L.C Pension Plan reported net income fell from $2M in the plan year 2023 filing to -$14M in the plan year 2024 filing.
- Bedford, Freeman and Worth Publishing Group, L.L.C Pension Plan end-of-year assets fell from $14M in the plan year 2023 filing to $229K in the plan year 2024 filing.
- Bedford, Freeman and Worth Publishing Group, L.L.C Pension Plan reported participants fell from 113 in the plan year 2023 filing to 109 in the plan year 2024 filing.
Plan-year Form 5500 strip
Filing strip 134047605 · Bedford, Freeman & Worth Publishing Group, LLC PY 2024 · Defined Benefit (Pension)
Bedford, Freeman and Worth Publishing Group, L.L.C Pension Plan · $229K · 109 · 11th
- RANK $229K
- RANK 109
- RANK 11th
- RANK Defined Benefit (Pension)
- RANK near Vac-Alert of California, LLC Pension Plan
- RANK ind #175
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 →
Bedford, Freeman and Worth Publishing Group, L.L.C Pension Plan in the asset neighbourhood
New York filing particulars
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $14M |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $229K |
| Net Income | -$14M |
| Employer EIN | 134047605 |
| Plan Effective Date | 1985-01-01 |
| Filing Status | FILING RECEIVED |
Sponsor Plan History (Bedford, Freeman & Worth Publishing Group, LLC)
Sponsor-wide plan assets over time
All Bedford, Freeman & Worth Publishing Group, LLC plans reported in each filing year
- Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
- $229K 98.07410485655878% vs 2022
- 2024 filing year
| Year | Plans | Participants | Total Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | 122 | $12M |
| 2023 | 1 | 113 | $14M |
| 2024 | 1 | 109 | $229K |
Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in New York
Peer Defined Benefit (Pension) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.
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- 1199seiu Health Care Employees Pension Fund $16.9B · 111,833
- Consolidated Edison Retirement Plan $15.6B · 10,608
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- GE Energy Pension Plan $8.9B · 5,829
Bedford, Freeman and Worth Publishing Group, L.L.C Pension Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount
Outside New York, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Vac-Alert of California, LLC Pension Plan in CA ($229K); by covered participants it is Spencer Savings Bank, Sla Employees' Pension Plan in NJ (109 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.
Closest by plan assets
Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($229K here).
- Vac-Alert of California, LLC Pension Plan (CA) $229K · 4
- Samrose & Shepard Defined Benefit Pension Plan (CA) $231K · 3
- Spinoff Non-Contributory Retirement Program for Certain Employees of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Arizona, Inc. (AZ) $234K · 12
- Fiber Industries, Inc. Retirement Income Plan (NC) $234K · N/A
Similar participant headcount
Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (109 participants); asset peers above are excluded.
- Spencer Savings Bank, Sla Employees' Pension Plan (NJ) 109 · 0 off
- Non-Contributory Retirement Program for Certain Employees of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Nebraska (NE) 109 · 0 off
- Erc Retirement Plan (CT) 109 · 0 off
- Apex Tool Group, LLC Pension Plan for Apex Bargaining Unit Employees in Dayton, Oh (MD) 109 · 0 off
DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.