401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Star Tribune Media Company LLC 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$146M
Total assets Near avg plan size
743
Participants Near avg headcount
94th
Percentile by assets National rank
$196,211
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Star Tribune 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan · Sponsored by Star Tribune Media Company LLC · Minnesota · Information & Media

$146M in assets, 743 participants

Star Tribune Media Company LLC's Star Tribune 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan reported $146M in total assets and 743 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 94th 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.

  • #2,662 in Information & Media (2,911 peers)

Where Star Tribune 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan sits by assets

Star Tribune 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan sits in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets, $146M for 743 participants (~$196,211/participant), down 25.1% in 2022.

#2,662
in Information & Media (2,911 peers)
-25.1%
assets change YoY
1.5×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $49M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Star Tribune 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan's outsized position by total assets

Star Tribune 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$145,784,855 Top 6% higher than 94% 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

Star Tribune 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan among mid-size filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2022 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Star Tribune 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (743 participants).

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 800481962 · Star Tribune Media Company LLC PY 2022 · 401(k)

Star Tribune 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan · $146M · 743 · 94th

  • 5500 $146M
  • 5500 743
  • 5500 94th
  • 5500 401(k)
  • 5500 near The Waldinger Corporation Profit Sharing and Savings Plan
  • 5500 ind #2662

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 Minnesota →

Star Tribune 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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

Scale-class filing particulars (2022)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$195M
Net Assets (End of Year)$146M
Net Income-$49M
Employer EIN800481962
Plan Effective Date1985-09-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Star Tribune Media Company LLC)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Star Tribune Media Company LLC plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$332M 4.820655869778144% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$310M$320M$330M$340M 202220232024 $316M $332M ▲ +4.8%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 4 1,034 $316M
2023 4 985 $333M
2024 4 926 $332M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Minnesota

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

Star Tribune 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Minnesota, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -1000000100000200000300000400000500000 -505101520 Total assets ($B) Participants Star Tribune 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.145784855 · Participants: 743Star Tribune 401(k) Retirement Savings PlanUnitedhealth Group 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 18.576379778 · Participants: 176886Unitedhealth Group 401(k) Savings PlanMedtronic Savings and Investment Plan (Also Known as the Medtronic 401(k) Plan), Total assets ($B): 12.198295 · Participants: 38825Medtronic Savings and Investment Plan (Also Known as the Medtronic 401(k) Plan)Target Corporation 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 11.216824857 · Participants: 400422Target Corporation 401(k) Plan3M Voluntary Investment Plan and Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($B): 11.138527656 · Participants: 371593M Voluntary Investment Plan and Employee Stock Ownership PlanU.S. Bank 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 8.266408521 · Participants: 67646U.S. Bank 401(k) Savings Plan
Star Tribune 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Minnesota, assets vs. participants
Compare Star Tribune 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Star Tribune 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Minnesota, the nearest 401(k) by assets is The Waldinger Corporation Profit Sharing and Savings Plan in IA ($146M); by covered participants it is Taylor Made Employees Savings Retirement Program in CA (743 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (743 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 Star Tribune 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
Star Tribune 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan declined sharply - down 25.1% during 2022, from $195M to $146M. Reported net income was -$49M.
How have Star Tribune Media Company LLC plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Star Tribune Media Company LLC's sponsor-wide assets grew 4.8%, from $316M to $332M.
Where does Star Tribune 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Star Tribune 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan ranks in the 94th percentile by end-of-year assets among 139,126 plans that reported assets for plan year 2022 (in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets).
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Star Tribune 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is The Waldinger Corporation Profit Sharing and Savings Plan in IA ($146M, 1,720 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Star Tribune 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Taylor Made Employees Savings Retirement Program in CA (743 participants, $150M 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 800481962.

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.