401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022
Gannett Media Corp. 401(k) Plan
Data updated 2026-08-11
- $1.5B
- Total assets
- 13,620
- Participants
- 99th
- Percentile by assets
- $106,515
- Avg per participant
Official DOL plan name: Gannett Media Corp. 401(k) Savings Plan · Sponsored by Gannett Media Corp. · Virginia · Information & Media
$1.5B in assets, 13,620 participants
Gannett Media Corp.'s Gannett Media Corp. 401(k) Savings Plan reported $1.5B in total assets and 13,620 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 99th 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.
- 99th percentile by assets (of 139,126 plans)
- #2,858 in Information & Media (2,911 peers)
Coverage in Virginia
Gannett Media Corp. 401(k) Savings Plan covers 13,620 participants in Virginia, 17x the typical Virginia plan (state average ~782 per filing). Assets: $1.5B.
- $1.5B
- total plan assets (2022 EOY)
- 13,620
- covered participants
- 99th
- percentile by assets (of 139,126 plans)
- $106,515
- avg assets per participant
The plan reported a net loss of $381M 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. Gannett Media Corp. 401(k) Savings Plan reports 13,620 participants - 17x that state average ($1.5B EOY assets).
Virginia filing particulars
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $1.8B |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $1.5B |
| Net Income | -$381M |
| Employer EIN | 472390983 |
| Plan Effective Date | 1990-06-01 |
| Filing Status | FILING RECEIVED |
Sponsor Plan History (Gannett Media Corp.)
| Year | Plans | Participants | Total Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2 | 15,542 | $2.4B |
| 2023 | 2 | 12,681 | $2.5B |
| 2024 | 3 | 11,320 | $2.4B |
Nearby 401(k) Plans in Virginia
Peer 401(k) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.
Gannett Media Corp. 401(k) Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Virginia, assets vs. participants
- Northrop Grumman Savings Plan $32.6B · 92,420
- 401(k) Pension Plan $13.0B · 61,481
- General Dynamics Corporation 401(k) Plan 6.0 $9.6B · 36,822
- Leidos, Inc. Retirement Plan $8.7B · 26,125
- Bae Systems Employees' Savings and Investment Plan $8.2B · 31,556
Scale composition for Gannett Media Corp. 401(k) Savings Plan
Gannett Media Corp. 401(k) Savings Plan reports $1.5B in end-of-year assets across 13,620 participants (0.012% of the $12.3T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.015% of 93,925,755 covered participants) - about $106,515 per participant (77% of the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2022 was -$381M.
This plan identity (EIN 472390983, plan #100) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $1.5B to $1.6B (+8.5%) while covered participants moved from 13,620 to 10,004 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.
| Plan year | Participants | EOY assets | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 13,620 | $1.5B | This page |
| 2023 | 11,088 | $1.5B | Open filing |
| 2024 · index core | 10,004 | $1.6B | Open filing |
The same sponsor also keeps 2 other index-core plans on PlainRetire:
- Gannett Media Corp. 401(k) Savings Plan (401(k), $1.6B, 10,004 participants)
- Gannett Retirement Plan (Defined Benefit (Pension), $864M, 1,128 participants)
Similar-Sized 401(k) Plans Nationally
401(k) plans in other states closest to Gannett Media Corp. 401(k) Savings Plan by total assets, not by location.
- Wec Energy Group Retirement Savings Plan (WI) $1.5B · 3,550
- Credit Union Retirement Plan Association 401(k) Plan (WI) $1.5B · 16,587
- Ul Financial Security Plan (IL) $1.4B · 5,582
- Allegis Group, Inc. Retirement Savings Plan One (MD) $1.5B · 29,283
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Filing takeaways
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- By total assets, Gannett Media Corp. 401(k) Savings Plan ranks among the largest 1% of all filed plans. See the largest plans
- Compare it side-by-side against 3 similar 401(k) plans in Virginia. Compare plans
- Gannett Media Corp.'s sponsor-wide assets have grown 2.8% since 2022 across 3 plan years on file. More Information & Media plans