Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022
Graham Holdings Company Pension Plan
Data updated 2026-08-11
- $2.5B
- Total assets
- 4,874
- Participants
- 100th
- Percentile by assets
- $518,453
- Avg per participant
Official DOL plan name: The Retirement Plan for Graham Holdings Company · Sponsored by Graham Holdings Company · Virginia · Educational Services
$2.5B in assets, 4,874 participants
Graham Holdings Company's The Retirement Plan for Graham Holdings Company reported $2.5B in total assets and 4,874 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 100th 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.
- 100th percentile by assets (of 139,126 plans)
- #4,003 in Educational Services (4,024 peers)
Coverage in Virginia
The Retirement Plan for Graham Holdings Company covers 4,874 participants in Virginia, 6.2x the typical Virginia plan (state average ~782 per filing). Assets: $2.5B.
- $2.5B
- total plan assets (2022 EOY)
- 4,874
- covered participants
- 100th
- percentile by assets (of 139,126 plans)
- $518,453
- avg assets per participant
The plan reported a net loss of $866M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.
Participants vs Virginia filers
In Virginia, the average filing covers about 782 participants across 3,655 plans. The Retirement Plan for Graham Holdings Company reports 4,874 participants - 6.2x that state average ($2.5B EOY assets).
Virginia filing particulars
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $3.4B |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $2.5B |
| Net Income | -$866M |
| Employer EIN | 530182885 |
| Plan Effective Date | 1974-01-01 |
| Filing Status | FILING RECEIVED |
Sponsor Plan History (Graham Holdings Company)
| Year | Plans | Participants | Total Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 4 | 13,077 | $3.3B |
| 2023 | 4 | 15,936 | $3.9B |
| 2024 | 4 | 16,338 | $4.0B |
Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Virginia
Peer Defined Benefit (Pension) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.
The Retirement Plan for Graham Holdings Company vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Virginia, assets vs. participants
- Northrop Grumman Pension Plan $18.3B · 14,867
- Retirement Security Plan $9.4B · 54,531
- Ng Space&mission Systems Corp Salaried Pension Pla $8.1B · 7,799
- Dominion Energy Pension Plan $7.3B · 12,832
- Sheet Metal Workers' National Pension Fund $7.2B · 61,068
Similar-Sized Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans Nationally
Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states closest to The Retirement Plan for Graham Holdings Company by total assets, not by location.
- Salt River Project Employees' Retirement Plan (AZ) $2.5B · 4,802
- Massmutual Pension Plan (MA) $2.5B · 14,729
- Comerica Incorporated Retirement Income Account Plan (TX) $2.5B · 6,700
- Boeing North American Retirement Plan (WA) $2.5B · 152
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Filing takeaways
Ways to act on The Retirement Plan for Graham Holdings Company's numbers.
- By total assets, The Retirement Plan for Graham Holdings Company ranks among the largest 1% of all filed plans. See the largest plans
- Compare it side-by-side against 3 similar Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Virginia. Compare plans
- Graham Holdings Company's sponsor-wide assets have grown 21.0% since 2022 across 3 plan years on file. More Educational Services plans