401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Seattle Times Company 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$130M
Total assets Near avg plan size
609
Participants Below avg headcount
94th
Percentile by assets National rank
$213,362
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: 401(k) Savings Plan for Employees of Seattle Times Company and Subsidiaries · Sponsored by Seattle Times Company · Washington · Information & Media

$130M in assets, 609 participants

Seattle Times Company's 401(k) Savings Plan for Employees of Seattle Times Company and Subsidiaries reported $130M in total assets and 609 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 94th 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.

  • #2,640 in Information & Media (2,911 peers)

Coverage in Washington

401(k) Savings Plan for Employees of Seattle Times Company and Subsidiaries covers 609 participants in Washington, about 41% of the average Washington filer (state average ~1,476 per filing). Assets: $130M.

#2,640
in Information & Media (2,911 peers)
-20.7%
assets change YoY
1.3×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $34M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

401(k) Savings Plan for Employees of Seattle Times Company and Subsidiaries's outsized position by total assets

401(k) Savings Plan for Employees of Seattle Times Company and Subsidiaries vs every filed plan by assets

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

$129,937,226 Top 6% higher than 94% 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

401(k) Savings Plan for Employees of Seattle Times Company and Subsidiaries among mid-size filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2022 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. 401(k) Savings Plan for Employees of Seattle Times Company and Subsidiaries sits mid-pack in the medium band (609 participants).

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 910403890 · Seattle Times Company PY 2022 · 401(k)

401(k) Savings Plan for Employees of Seattle Times Company and Subsidiaries · $130M · 609 · 94th

  • EBSA $130M
  • PART 609
  • TYPE 94th
  • NET 401(k)
  • BOOK near Harter Secrest & Emery Savings and Profit-Sharing Plan
  • VS-ST ind #2640

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 Washington →

401(k) Savings Plan for Employees of Seattle Times Company and Subsidiaries in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among 401(k) Savings Plan for Employees of Seattle Times Company and Subsidiaries and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

Washington filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$164M
Net Assets (End of Year)$130M
Net Income-$34M
Employer EIN910403890
Plan Effective Date1980-10-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Seattle Times Company)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Seattle Times Company plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$337M 12.030407038677508% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$280M$300M$320M$340M$360M 202220232024 $301M $337M ▲ +12.0%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 3 757 $301M
2023 3 737 $325M
2024 3 708 $337M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Washington

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

401(k) Savings Plan for Employees of Seattle Times Company and Subsidiaries vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Washington, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -500000050000010000001500000 -20020406080 Total assets ($B) Participants 401(k) Savings Plan for Employees of Seattle Times Company and Subsidiaries, Total assets ($B): 0.129937226 · Participants: 609401(k) Savings Plan for Employees of Seattle Times Company and SubsidiariesThe Boeing Company 401(k) Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 63.503643295 · Participants: 118434The Boeing Company 401(k) Retirement PlanMicrosoft Corporation Savings Plus 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 39.602667639 · Participants: 109797Microsoft Corporation Savings Plus 401(k) PlanCostco 401(k) Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 25.912962472 · Participants: 181505Costco 401(k) Retirement PlanAmazon 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 17.732345025 · Participants: 1230308Amazon 401(k) PlanT-Mobile USA, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan & Trust, Total assets ($B): 7.280031396 · Participants: 75797T-Mobile USA, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan & Trust
401(k) Savings Plan for Employees of Seattle Times Company and Subsidiaries vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Washington, assets vs. participants
Compare 401(k) Savings Plan for Employees of Seattle Times Company and Subsidiaries side-by-side with 3 peers →

401(k) Savings Plan for Employees of Seattle Times Company and Subsidiaries's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Washington, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Harter Secrest & Emery Savings and Profit-Sharing Plan in NY ($130M); by covered participants it is Plymouth Tube Company 401(k) Savings Plan and Trust in IL (609 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (609 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 401(k) Savings Plan for Employees of Seattle Times Company and Subsidiaries assets move in 2022? ▼
401(k) Savings Plan for Employees of Seattle Times Company and Subsidiaries declined sharply - down 20.7% during 2022, from $164M to $130M. Reported net income was -$34M.
How have Seattle Times Company plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Seattle Times Company's sponsor-wide assets grew 12.0%, from $301M to $337M.
Where does 401(k) Savings Plan for Employees of Seattle Times Company and Subsidiaries rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
401(k) Savings Plan for Employees of Seattle Times Company and Subsidiaries ranks in the 94th 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 401(k) plans are similar in size to 401(k) Savings Plan for Employees of Seattle Times Company and Subsidiaries? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Harter Secrest & Emery Savings and Profit-Sharing Plan in NY ($130M, 196 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to 401(k) Savings Plan for Employees of Seattle Times Company and Subsidiaries? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Plymouth Tube Company 401(k) Savings Plan and Trust in IL (609 participants, N/A 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 910403890.

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.