401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Tribune Publishing Company 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$187M
Total assets Near avg plan size
1,530
Participants Near avg headcount
95th
Percentile by assets National rank
$122,143
Avg per participant Near avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Tribune Publishing Company 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by Tribune Publishing Company · Illinois · Information & Media

$187M in assets, 1,530 participants

Tribune Publishing Company's Tribune Publishing Company 401(k) Plan reported $187M in total assets and 1,530 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 95th 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.

  • #2,700 in Information & Media (2,911 peers)

Where Tribune Publishing Company 401(k) Plan sits by assets

Tribune Publishing Company 401(k) Plan sits in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets, $187M for 1,530 participants (~$122,143/participant), down 22.7% in 2022.

#2,700
in Information & Media (2,911 peers)
-22.7%
assets change YoY
1.9×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $61M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Tribune Publishing Company 401(k) Plan's outsized position by total assets

Tribune Publishing Company 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$186,878,219 Top 5% higher than 95% 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

Tribune Publishing Company 401(k) 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. Tribune Publishing Company 401(k) Plan lands in the large band (1,530 participants).

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 383919441 · Tribune Publishing Company PY 2022 · 401(k)

Tribune Publishing Company 401(k) Plan · $187M · 1,530 · 95th

  • PCT $187M
  • EIN 1,530
  • RANK 95th
  • PHOTO 401(k)
  • IND near Tompkins Retirement Savings Plan
  • EOY ind #2700

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 Illinois →

Tribune Publishing Company 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Tribune Publishing Company 401(k) Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

Scale-class filing particulars (2022)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$242M
Net Assets (End of Year)$187M
Net Income-$61M
Employer EIN383919441
Plan Effective Date2014-06-13
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Tribune Publishing Company)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Tribune Publishing Company plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$196M 5.018226869981033% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$185M$190M$195M$200M 202220232024 $187M $196M ▲ +5.0%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 1,700 $187M
2023 1 1,322 $199M
2024 1 1,478 $196M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Illinois

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

Tribune Publishing Company 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -1000000100000200000300000 -505101520 Total assets ($B) Participants Tribune Publishing Company 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.186878219 · Participants: 1530Tribune Publishing Company 401(k) PlanState Farm 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 14.651519685 · Participants: 53616State Farm 401(k) Savings PlanAccenture United States 401(k) Match and Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 14.283954811 · Participants: 66653Accenture United States 401(k) Match and Savings PlanAbbott Laboratories Stock Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 13.333286 · Participants: 36136Abbott Laboratories Stock Retirement PlanUnited Airlines Pilot Retirement Account Plan, Total assets ($B): 11.816542826 · Participants: 13437United Airlines Pilot Retirement Account PlanWalgreens Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 11.682551768 · Participants: 238072Walgreens Retirement Savings Plan
Tribune Publishing Company 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants
Compare Tribune Publishing Company 401(k) Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Tribune Publishing Company 401(k) Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Illinois, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Tompkins Retirement Savings Plan in NY ($187M); by covered participants it is Coushatta Tribe 401(k) Savings Plan in LA (1,530 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($187M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (1,530 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 Tribune Publishing Company 401(k) Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
Tribune Publishing Company 401(k) Plan declined sharply - down 22.7% during 2022, from $242M to $187M. Reported net income was -$61M.
How have Tribune Publishing Company plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Tribune Publishing Company's sponsor-wide assets grew 5.0%, from $187M to $196M.
Where does Tribune Publishing Company 401(k) Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Tribune Publishing Company 401(k) Plan ranks in the 95th percentile by end-of-year assets among 139,126 plans that reported assets for plan year 2022 (in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets).
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Tribune Publishing Company 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Tompkins Retirement Savings Plan in NY ($187M, 1,033 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Tribune Publishing Company 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Coushatta Tribe 401(k) Savings Plan in LA (1,530 participants, $46M 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 383919441.

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.