401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Forum Communications Company 401(k) 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$91M
Total assets Below avg plan size
791
Participants Near avg headcount
90th
Percentile by assets National rank
$114,916
Avg per participant Below avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Forum Communications Company 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by Forum Communications Company 401(k) · North Dakota · Information & Media

$91M in assets, 791 participants

Forum Communications Company 401(k)'s Forum Communications Company 401(k) Plan reported $91M in total assets and 791 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 90th 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.

  • #2,411 in Information & Media (2,822 peers)

Where Forum Communications Company 401(k) Plan sits by assets

Forum Communications Company 401(k) Plan sits in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets, $91M for 791 participants (~$114,916/participant), up 5.3% in 2024.

#2,411
in Information & Media (2,822 peers)
+5.3%
assets growth YoY
0.9×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Forum Communications Company 401(k) Plan's outsized position by total assets

Forum Communications Company 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$90,898,312 Top 10% higher than 90% 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

Forum Communications Company 401(k) 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. Forum Communications Company 401(k) Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (791 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Forum Communications Company 401(k) Plan reported net income fell from $11M in the plan year 2023 filing to $5M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Forum Communications Company 401(k) Plan end-of-year assets rose from $86M in the plan year 2023 filing to $91M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Forum Communications Company 401(k) Plan reported participants fell from 804 in the plan year 2023 filing to 791 in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 450129560 · Forum Communications Company 401(k) PY 2024 · 401(k)

Forum Communications Company 401(k) Plan · $91M · 791 · 90th

  • SCH $91M
  • EBSA 791
  • PART 90th
  • TYPE 401(k)
  • NET near Challenge Mfg. Company Profit Sharing and Retirement Savings Plan
  • BOOK ind #2411

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 North Dakota →

Forum Communications Company 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Forum Communications Company 401(k) Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Scale-class filing particulars (2024)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$86M
Net Assets (End of Year)$91M
Net Income$5M
Employer EIN450129560
Plan Effective Date1996-12-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Forum Communications Company 401(k))

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Forum Communications Company 401(k) plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$91M 20.97494413322578% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$70M$75M$80M$85M$90M$95M 202220232024 $75.1M $90.9M ▲ +21.0%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 856 $75M
2023 1 804 $86M
2024 1 791 $91M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in North Dakota

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

Forum Communications Company 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in North Dakota, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -10000010000200003000040000 -101234 Total assets ($B) Participants Forum Communications Company 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.090898312 · Participants: 791Forum Communications Company 401(k) PlanSanford Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.602462001 · Participants: 31958Sanford Retirement Savings PlanKnife River Corporation 401(k) Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.856387415 · Participants: 5327Knife River Corporation 401(k) Retirement PlanMdu Resources Group, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.775551136 · Participants: 3465Mdu Resources Group, Inc. 401(k) Retirement PlanEide Bailly LLP 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.615317303 · Participants: 2920Eide Bailly LLP 401(k) Profit Sharing PlanOffutt Companies 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.591992052 · Participants: 5199Offutt Companies 401(k) Savings Plan
Forum Communications Company 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in North Dakota, assets vs. participants
Compare Forum Communications Company 401(k) Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Forum Communications Company 401(k) Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside North Dakota, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Challenge Mfg. Company Profit Sharing and Retirement Savings Plan in MI ($91M); by covered participants it is Pape-Dawson Consulting Engineers, LLC. Employee 401(k) Plan in TX (791 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (791 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 Forum Communications Company 401(k) Plan assets move in 2024? ▼
Forum Communications Company 401(k) Plan grew at a solid clip - up 5.3% during 2024, from $86M to $91M. Reported net income was $5M.
How have Forum Communications Company 401(k) plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Forum Communications Company 401(k)'s sponsor-wide assets grew 21.0%, from $75M to $91M.
Where does Forum Communications Company 401(k) Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Forum Communications Company 401(k) Plan ranks in the 90th percentile by end-of-year assets among 123,622 plans that reported assets for plan year 2024 (in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets).
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Forum Communications Company 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Challenge Mfg. Company Profit Sharing and Retirement Savings Plan in MI ($91M, 3,293 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Forum Communications Company 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Pape-Dawson Consulting Engineers, LLC. Employee 401(k) Plan in TX (791 participants, $188M 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 450129560.

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.