Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Toledo Blade Company Blade Pension Trust Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$97M
Total assets Below avg plan size
65
Participants Small participant base
93rd
Percentile by assets National rank
$1.5M
Avg per participant High balance/head
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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.

  • #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.

#2,582
in Information & Media (2,911 peers)
-22.6%
assets change YoY
1.0×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

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.

The Toledo Newspaper Unions Blade Pension Plan's outsized position 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 $2,050,000,000 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 2022

The Toledo Newspaper Unions Blade Pension Plan among smaller filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2022 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. The Toledo Newspaper Unions Blade Pension Plan is a small filing (65 participants) on this national headcount ladder.

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 346074138 · Toledo Blade Company Blade Pension Trust PY 2022 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

The Toledo Newspaper Unions Blade Pension Plan · $97M · 65 · 93rd

  • PART $97M
  • TYPE 65
  • NET 93rd
  • BOOK Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • VS-ST near Ofs Represented Retirement Plan
  • BOY ind #2582

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 Ohio →

The Toledo Newspaper Unions Blade Pension Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Instant Brands Pension Plan$97MBemis Hourly Retirement Plan$97MOfs Represented Retirement PlanOfs Represented Retirement P…$97MThe Toledo Newspaper Unions Blade Pension PlanThe Toledo Newspaper Unions …$97MRed Wing Shoe Company Retirement PlanRed Wing Shoe Company Retire…$96M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among The Toledo Newspaper Unions Blade Pension Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

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)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Toledo Blade Company Blade Pension Trust plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$98M 1.6872522408377777% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$96M$96.5M$97M$97.5M$98M$98.5M 202220232024 $96.5M $98.2M ▲ +1.7%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 65 $97M
2023 1 55 $97M
2024 1 46 $98M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Ohio

Peer Defined Benefit (Pension) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

The Toledo Newspaper Unions Blade Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Ohio, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000500010000150002000025000 -202468 Total assets ($B) Participants The Toledo Newspaper Unions Blade Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.096538559 · Participants: 65The Toledo Newspaper Unions Blade Pension PlanFirstenergy Corp. Master Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 7.559275463 · Participants: 12346Firstenergy Corp. Master Pension PlanNationwide Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 5.017579718 · Participants: 22597Nationwide Retirement PlanAmerican Electric Power System Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.498685298 · Participants: 15837American Electric Power System Retirement PlanOhio Operating Engineers Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.394372488 · Participants: 9749Ohio Operating Engineers Pension PlanLaborers District Council & Contractors Pension Fund of Ohio, Total assets ($B): 2.645337912 · Participants: 13583Laborers District Council & Contractors Pension Fund of Ohio
The Toledo Newspaper Unions Blade Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Ohio, assets vs. participants
Compare The Toledo Newspaper Unions Blade Pension Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

The Toledo Newspaper Unions Blade Pension Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Ohio, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Ofs Represented Retirement Plan in GA ($97M); by covered participants it is Employees' Pension Plan of Coca-Cola Bottling Company, Kokomo, Indiana, Inc. in IN (65 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($97M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (65 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.

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).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to The Toledo Newspaper Unions Blade Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Employees' Pension Plan of Coca-Cola Bottling Company, Kokomo, Indiana, Inc. in IN (65 participants, $7M in assets).

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.

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.