Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022
Graham Holdings Company Pension Plan
Data updated 2026-08-25
- $2.5B
- Total assets Very large vs avg
- 4,874
- Participants Above avg headcount
- 100th
- Percentile by assets National rank
- $518,453
- Avg per participant High balance/head
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.
- #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.
- #4,003
- in Educational Services (4,024 peers)
- -25.5%
- assets change YoY
- 25×
- vs typical plan assets (national mean)
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.
The Retirement Plan for Graham Holdings Company's outsized position by total assets
The Retirement Plan for Graham Holdings Company vs every filed plan by assets
End-of-year total assets · plan year 2022 · DOL Form 5500
$2,526,938,514 Highest reported value at or above every one of 139,123 filed plans
Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.
Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2022
The Retirement Plan for Graham Holdings Company's large-plan peer group by participant headcount
Plan-year 2022 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. The Retirement Plan for Graham Holdings Company lands in the large band (4,874 participants).
Plan-year Form 5500 strip
Filing strip 530182885 · Graham Holdings Company PY 2022 · Defined Benefit (Pension)
The Retirement Plan for Graham Holdings Company · $2.5B · 4,874 · 100th
- IND $2.5B
- IND 4,874
- IND 100th
- IND Defined Benefit (Pension)
- IND near Salt River Project Employees' Retirement Plan
- IND ind #4003
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 Educational Services retirement plans → · Plans in Virginia →
The Retirement Plan for Graham Holdings Company in the asset neighbourhood
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)
Sponsor-wide plan assets over time
All Graham Holdings Company plans reported in each filing year
- Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
- $4.0B 20.989154396220865% vs 2022
- 2024 filing year
| 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.
- 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
The Retirement Plan for Graham Holdings Company's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount
Outside Virginia, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Salt River Project Employees' Retirement Plan in AZ ($2.5B); by covered participants it is Carpenters' Pension Trust Fund - Detroit and Vicinity in MI (4,876 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.
Closest by plan assets
Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($2.5B here).
- 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
Similar participant headcount
Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (4,874 participants); asset peers above are excluded.
- Carpenters' Pension Trust Fund - Detroit and Vicinity (MI) 4,876 · 2 off
- Ufcw Int'l Union-Albertsons Variable Annuity Pension Fund (IL) 4,868 · 6 off
- Wa State Plumbing and Pipefitting Industry Pension Plan (WA) 4,860 · 14 off
- United Parcel Service, Inc. Local 177, I.B.T Multi-Employer Retirement Plan (GA) 4,855 · 19 off
DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.