Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Toledo Blade Company Blade Pension Trust Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-11

$97M
Total assets
65
Participants
93rd
Percentile by assets
$1.5M
Avg per participant
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Official DOL plan name: The Toledo Newspaper Unions Blade Pension Plan · Sponsored by Toledo Blade Company Blade Pension Trust · Ohio · Information & Media

$97M in assets, 65 participants

Toledo Blade Company Blade Pension Trust's The Toledo Newspaper Unions Blade Pension Plan reported $97M in total assets and 65 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 93rd 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.

  • 93rd percentile by assets (of 139,126 plans)
  • #2,582 in Information & Media (2,911 peers)

Where The Toledo Newspaper Unions Blade Pension Plan sits by assets

The Toledo Newspaper Unions Blade Pension Plan sits in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets, $97M for 65 participants (~$1.5M/participant), down 22.6% in 2022.

$97M
total plan assets (2022 EOY)
65
covered participants
93rd
percentile by assets (of 139,126 plans)
$1.5M
avg assets per participant

The plan reported a net loss of $28M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Where The Toledo Newspaper Unions Blade Pension Plan sits by total assets

The Toledo Newspaper Unions Blade Pension Plan vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2022 · DOL Form 5500

$96,538,559 Top 7% higher than 93% of 139,123 filed plans

This plan $0 $2,010,000,000 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 2022

State
Ohio
Industry
Information & Media

The Toledo Newspaper Unions Blade Pension Plan vs the 2022 asset distribution

By assets, The Toledo Newspaper Unions Blade Pension Plan outranks 93% of the 139,126 plans that filed a Form 5500 for the 2022 plan year, and holds roughly 1.0x the national average plan size of $100M (721 average participants).

Scale-class filing particulars (2022)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$125M
Net Assets (End of Year)$96M
Net Income-$28M
Employer EIN346074138
Plan Effective Date1967-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Toledo Blade Company Blade Pension Trust)

$96M$96.5M$97M$97.5M$98M$98.5M 202220232024 $96.5M $98.2M ▲ +1.7%
Total plan assets by year, all Toledo Blade Company Blade Pension Trust plans on file
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 65 $97M
2023 1 55 $97M
2024 1 46 $98M

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Frequently Asked Questions

How did The Toledo Newspaper Unions Blade Pension Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
The Toledo Newspaper Unions Blade Pension Plan declined sharply - down 22.6% during 2022, from $125M to $97M. Reported net income was -$28M.
How have Toledo Blade Company Blade Pension Trust plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Toledo Blade Company Blade Pension Trust's sponsor-wide assets grew 1.7%, from $97M to $98M.
Where does The Toledo Newspaper Unions Blade Pension Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
The Toledo Newspaper Unions Blade Pension Plan ranks in the 93rd percentile by end-of-year assets among 139,126 plans that reported assets for plan year 2022 (in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to The Toledo Newspaper Unions Blade Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Ofs Represented Retirement Plan in GA ($97M, 283 participants).

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  • Toledo Blade Company Blade Pension Trust's sponsor-wide assets have grown 1.7% since 2022 across 3 plan years on file. More Information & Media plans

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2022.

Source: DOL EFAST2 filing system (efast.dol.gov) - original filing retrieval by EIN 346074138.

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Data sourced from U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA). See our methodology for details.