Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Journal Publishing Company Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$11M
Total assets Small plan by assets
34
Participants Small participant base
67th
Percentile by assets National rank
$323,225
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Scripps Pension Plan (Journal Publishing Company) · Sponsored by Journal Publishing Company · Ohio · Information & Media

$11M in assets, 34 participants

Journal Publishing Company's Scripps Pension Plan (Journal Publishing Company) reported $11M in total assets and 34 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 67th 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.

  • #1,610 in Information & Media (2,911 peers)

2022 asset change

Scripps Pension Plan (Journal Publishing Company) declined sharply 28.0% in 2022 ($15M → $11M) for 34 participants.

#1,610
in Information & Media (2,911 peers)
-28.0%
assets change YoY

The plan reported a net loss of $4M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Scripps Pension Plan (Journal Publishing Company)'s outsized position by total assets

Scripps Pension Plan (Journal Publishing Company) vs every filed plan by assets

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

$10,989,665 Top 33% higher than 67% 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

Scripps Pension Plan (Journal Publishing Company) among smaller filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2022 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Scripps Pension Plan (Journal Publishing Company) is a small filing (34 participants) on this national headcount ladder.

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 850448553 · Journal Publishing Company PY 2022 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Scripps Pension Plan (Journal Publishing Company) · $11M · 34 · 67th

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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 Ohio →

Scripps Pension Plan (Journal Publishing Company) in the asset neighbourhood

Sensata Technologies Employees Pension PlanSensata Technologies Employe…$11MSbera Pension Plan as Adopted by Washington Savings BankSbera Pension Plan as Adopte…$11MScripps Pension Plan (Journal Publishing Company)Scripps Pension Plan (Journa…$11MThales Pension Plan for Certain U.S. EmployeesThales Pension Plan for Cert…$11MVon Roll USA, Inc. Employees' Pension PlanVon Roll USA, Inc. Employees…$11M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Scripps Pension Plan (Journal Publishing Company) and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

Journal Publishing Company years around the 2022 move

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Journal Publishing Company plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$10M 9.586261273660298% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$9.5M$10M$10.5M$11M$11.5M 202220232024 $11M $9.94M ▼ -9.6%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 34 $11M
2023 1 26 $11M
2024 1 13 $10M

2022 asset-move particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$15M
Net Assets (End of Year)$11M
Net Income-$4M
Employer EIN850448553
Plan Effective Date1965-06-15
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Ohio

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

Scripps Pension Plan (Journal Publishing Company) vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Ohio, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000500010000150002000025000 -202468 Total assets ($B) Participants Scripps Pension Plan (Journal Publishing Company), Total assets ($B): 0.010989665 · Participants: 34Scripps Pension Plan (Journal Publishing Company)Firstenergy Corp. Master Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 7.559275463 · Participants: 12346Firstenergy Corp. Master Pension PlanNationwide Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 5.017579718 · Participants: 22597Nationwide Retirement PlanAmerican Electric Power System Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.498685298 · Participants: 15837American Electric Power System Retirement PlanOhio Operating Engineers Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.394372488 · Participants: 9749Ohio Operating Engineers Pension PlanLaborers District Council & Contractors Pension Fund of Ohio, Total assets ($B): 2.645337912 · Participants: 13583Laborers District Council & Contractors Pension Fund of Ohio
Scripps Pension Plan (Journal Publishing Company) vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Ohio, assets vs. participants
Compare Scripps Pension Plan (Journal Publishing Company) side-by-side with 3 peers →

Scripps Pension Plan (Journal Publishing Company)'s out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Ohio, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Sbera Pension Plan as Adopted by Washington Savings Bank in MA ($11M); by covered participants it is Original Bradford Soap Works, Inc. Retirement Plan in RI (34 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (34 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 Scripps Pension Plan (Journal Publishing Company) assets move in 2022? ▼
Scripps Pension Plan (Journal Publishing Company) declined sharply - down 28.0% during 2022, from $15M to $11M. Reported net income was -$4M.
How have Journal Publishing Company plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Journal Publishing Company's sponsor-wide assets declined 9.6%, from $11M to $10M.
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Scripps Pension Plan (Journal Publishing Company)? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Sbera Pension Plan as Adopted by Washington Savings Bank in MA ($11M, 33 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Scripps Pension Plan (Journal Publishing Company)? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Original Bradford Soap Works, Inc. Retirement Plan in RI (34 participants, N/A 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 850448553.

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.