Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022
The E.W. Scripps Company Pension Plan
Data updated 2026-08-11
- $384M
- Total assets
- 498
- Participants
- 97th
- Percentile by assets
- $770,532
- Avg per participant
Official DOL plan name: Scripps/Journal Pension Plan · Sponsored by The E.W. Scripps Company · Ohio · Information & Media
$384M in assets, 498 participants
The E.W. Scripps Company's Scripps/Journal Pension Plan reported $384M in total assets and 498 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 97th 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.
- 97th percentile by assets (of 139,126 plans)
- #2,772 in Information & Media (2,911 peers)
Where Scripps/Journal Pension Plan sits by assets
Scripps/Journal Pension Plan sits in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets, $384M for 498 participants (~$770,532/participant), down 29.2% in 2022.
- $384M
- total plan assets (2022 EOY)
- 498
- covered participants
- 97th
- percentile by assets (of 139,126 plans)
- $770,532
- avg assets per participant
The plan reported a net loss of $158M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.
Where Scripps/Journal Pension Plan sits by total assets
Scripps/Journal Pension Plan vs every filed plan by assets
End-of-year total assets · plan year 2022 · DOL Form 5500
$383,724,784 Top 3% higher than 97% 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
Scripps/Journal Pension Plan vs the 2022 asset distribution
By assets, Scripps/Journal Pension Plan outranks 97% of the 139,126 plans that filed a Form 5500 for the 2022 plan year, and holds roughly 3.9x the national average plan size of $100M (721 average participants).
Scale-class filing particulars (2022)
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $542M |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $383M |
| Net Income | -$158M |
| Employer EIN | 311223339 |
| Plan Effective Date | 1943-12-31 |
| Filing Status | FILING RECEIVED |
Sponsor Plan History (The E.W. Scripps Company)
| Year | Plans | Participants | Total Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | 498 | $384M |
| 2023 | 1 | 448 | $387M |
| 2024 | 1 | 397 | $355M |
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- By total assets, Scripps/Journal Pension Plan ranks in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets. See the largest plans
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- The E.W. Scripps Company's sponsor-wide assets have declined 7.4% since 2022 across 3 plan years on file. More Information & Media plans