Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Gannett Media Corp. Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$931M
Total assets Above avg plan size
1,922
Participants Near avg headcount
99th
Percentile by assets National rank
$484,383
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Gannett Retirement Plan · Sponsored by Gannett Media Corp. · Virginia · Information & Media

$931M in assets, 1,922 participants

Gannett Media Corp.'s Gannett Retirement Plan reported $931M in total assets and 1,922 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.

  • #2,837 in Information & Media (2,911 peers)

Coverage in Virginia

Gannett Retirement Plan covers 1,922 participants in Virginia, 2.5x the typical Virginia plan (state average ~782 per filing). Assets: $931M.

#2,837
in Information & Media (2,911 peers)
-49.8%
assets change YoY
9.3×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $926M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Gannett Retirement Plan's outsized position by total assets

Gannett Retirement Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$930,984,637 Top 1% higher than 99% 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

Gannett Retirement Plan'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. Gannett Retirement Plan lands in the large band (1,922 participants).

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 472390983 · Gannett Media Corp. PY 2022 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Gannett Retirement Plan · $931M · 1,922 · 99th

  • PHOTO $931M
  • PHOTO 1,922
  • PHOTO 99th
  • PHOTO Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • PHOTO near International UAW Staff Retirement Income Plan
  • PHOTO ind #2837

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 Virginia →

Gannett Retirement Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Gannett Retirement Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

Virginia filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$1.9B
Net Assets (End of Year)$927M
Net Income-$926M
Employer EIN472390983
Plan Effective Date1949-12-31
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Gannett Media Corp.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Gannett Media Corp. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$2.4B 2.7868642602505265% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$2.35B$2.4B$2.45B$2.5B 202220232024 $2.38B $2.45B ▲ +2.9%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 15,542 $2.4B
2023 2 12,681 $2.5B
2024 3 11,320 $2.4B

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Virginia

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

Gannett Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Virginia, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -20000020000400006000080000 05101520 Total assets ($B) Participants Gannett Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.930984637 · Participants: 1922Gannett Retirement PlanNorthrop Grumman Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 18.331391337 · Participants: 14867Northrop Grumman Pension PlanRetirement Security Plan, Total assets ($B): 9.385168374 · Participants: 54531Retirement Security PlanNg Space&mission Systems Corp Salaried Pension Pla, Total assets ($B): 8.061267673 · Participants: 7799Ng Space&mission Systems Corp Salaried Pension PlaDominion Energy Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 7.265847838 · Participants: 12832Dominion Energy Pension PlanSheet Metal Workers' National Pension Fund, Total assets ($B): 7.155241333 · Participants: 61068Sheet Metal Workers' National Pension Fund
Gannett Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Virginia, assets vs. participants
Compare Gannett Retirement Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Gannett Retirement Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Virginia, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is International UAW Staff Retirement Income Plan in MI ($930M); by covered participants it is Ball Pension Plan in CO (1,920 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($931M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (1,922 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 Gannett Retirement Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
Gannett Retirement Plan contracted severely - down 49.8% during 2022, from $1.9B to $931M. Reported net income was -$926M.
How have Gannett Media Corp. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Gannett Media Corp.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 2.8%, from $2.4B to $2.4B.
Where does Gannett Retirement Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Gannett Retirement Plan ranks in the 99th percentile by end-of-year assets among 139,126 plans that reported assets for plan year 2022 (among the largest 1% of all filed plans).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Gannett Retirement Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is International UAW Staff Retirement Income Plan in MI ($930M, 441 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Gannett Retirement Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Ball Pension Plan in CO (1,920 participants, $950M 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 472390983.

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.