Discovery Communications retirement plan: assets, participants and fees
What Discovery Communications' retirement plan plan says about matching contributions
Plan features
Match, vesting and enrollment details have not been published from this plan's audit report yet. The figures below come from the structured filing.
| Recordkeeper | Rudd & Wisdom, Inc. | Schedule C ↗ |
| Independent auditor | Baker Tilly US, LLP (unmodified opinion, limited scope) | Schedule H ↗ |
| Plan type and status | Pension (defined benefit) · Frozen | Form 5500 ↗ |
How the plan compares
Plan year 2025 medians for 27 pension plans with 500 to 999 participants.
| Discovery Communications: employer contribution per participant | $405 | |
| Peer median | $2,295 |
| Discovery Communications: average balance | $87,114 | |
| Peer median | $121,853 |
| Discovery Communications: admin expenses ÷ assets | 1.15% | |
| Peer median | 0.59% |
Admin expenses are the plan's reported administrative expenses divided by its assets; they do not include fund expense ratios.
Plan history
Plan assets went from $62.4M at the end of plan year 2021 to $46.9M at the end of plan year 2025.
| Plan year | Participants | Assets | Employer contributions | Per participant | Admin expense ratio | Match formula | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 538 | $46.9M | $218K | $405 | 1.15% | Not published | Form 5500 ↗ |
| 2024 | 568 | $46.3M | $914K | $1,610 | 1.49% | Not published | Form 5500 ↗ |
| 2023 | 596 | $47.2M | $686K | $1,151 | 1.71% | Not published | Form 5500 ↗ |
| 2022 | 639 | $45.5M | — | — | 0.16% | Not published | Form 5500 ↗ |
| 2021 | 684 | $62.4M | — | — | 0.59% | Not published | Form 5500 ↗ |
Other Discovery Communications plans (1)
Each plan files its own Form 5500. Figures are from each plan's latest filing.
Discovery Communications, LLC Retirement Savings Plan
Plan features
Match, vesting and enrollment details have not been published from this plan's audit report yet. The figures below come from the structured filing.
| Recordkeeper | Fidelity Investments Institutional | Schedule C ↗ |
| Independent auditor | Moss Adams (unmodified opinion, limited scope) | Schedule H ↗ |
| Plan type and status | 401(k) · Terminated (final filing) | Form 5500 ↗ |
Common questions
Does Discovery Communications match 401(k) contributions?
The match terms for the Scripps Networks Interactive Pension Plan have not been published from its filing yet. The plan year 2025 filing reports $218K in employer contributions, about $405 per participant. That total includes any match and profit-sharing; it is not a match formula.
When is the Discovery Communications 401(k) match vested?
The vesting schedule for the Scripps Networks Interactive Pension Plan is not in the data published so far. Your Summary Plan Description states it.
Who manages the Discovery Communications 401(k)?
The recordkeeper listed on Schedule C of the plan year 2025 filing is Rudd & Wisdom, Inc.. The plan administrator is Warner Bros. Discovery Benefit Plans Administrative Committee.
I left Discovery Communications. How do I find my old 401(k)?
Your account stays in the plan until you move it. Contact the plan administrator (Warner Bros. Discovery Benefit Plans Administrative Committee, (212) 548-5555) or the recordkeeper, Rudd & Wisdom, Inc.. The Discovery Communications old 401(k) page lists the contacts from every plan filing. Find an old Discovery Communications 401(k)
Data from the public Form 5500 annual reports Discovery Communications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor (plan years 2021 and 2022 and 2023 and 2024 and 2025) and, where noted, the attached independent auditor's report. Plan terms may have changed since the filing; check your current Summary Plan Description. PlanFacts is not affiliated with Discovery Communications. Not financial advice. Report a correction · Methodology