Plan Ledger DOL Form 5500 · updated monthly

Media News Group, Inc.401(k)

MEDIA NEWS GROUP RETIREMENT/SAVINGS PLAN · DENVER, CO · plan year 2024

Reported admin expense ratio · 2024
0.09%

Peer grade: C · admin costs + employer contributions vs same-size plans · how grading works

Media News Group, Inc. reported $301,940 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 0.09% of average plan assets, above the peer median. Employer contributions averaged $55 per active participant. This ratio covers administrative expenses reported on the plan's Schedule H only; fund-level expense ratios are not included in public structured data — see methodology.

Across the 2 years on file its reported administrative ratio rose from 0.08% to 0.09%. The plan sits in the $250M–$1B size bracket, benchmarked here against 2,883 comparable plans and shown alongside other information & media employers. By assets it is the 57th-largest of 1,461 plans among Colorado employers on file, and the 129th of 2,199 in information & media. In 2024, employees put in $72.05 for every $1.00 the employer contributed.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$334,829,629
Participants with balances3,812
Active participants2,648
Employer contributions$144,389
Employee contributions$10,403,490
Employer contribution per active participant$55
Average account balance$87,836
Benefits paid to participants$49,874,418
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$334.8M · 3,812 accts · $144K emplr
2023$327.8M · 4,200 accts · $149K emplr
2022$288.8M · 4,065 accts · $139K emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2024
Recordkeeping & contract admin$129,295
Investment management$68,425
Audit (IQPA)$27,825
Total administrative$301,940
The Media News Group, Inc. 401(k) match · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$55
Median for plans this size$4,294
2024$55 per active participant
2023$56 per active participant
2022$55 per active participant

Media News Group, Inc.'s 2024 employer contribution ran below the $4,294 median for plans its size, in the bottom quarter of its peers. Filings report dollars actually contributed, not the match formula; the formula itself (for example, 50% of the first 6% of pay) lives in the plan's summary plan description from HR.

What these fees cost you

Annual cost at the plan's reported 2024 administrative ratio, against the median plan its size; fund expense ratios are extra. Compare any plan.

Service providers · 20244
BRYAN CAVE LLP · Legal$49,993
INNOVEST PORTFOLIO SOLUTIONS LLC · Investment advisory (plan)$40,600
FORVIS LLP · Investment advisory (plan)$27,825

Compensation shown is direct payments from plan assets reported on Schedule C. Providers paid through fund revenue-sharing appear as indirect.

Administrative cost history3
2024$301,940 · 0.09%
2023$298,602 · 0.10%
2022$272,798 · 0.08%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 760425553 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.