Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022
Tribune Media Company Pension Plan
Data updated 2026-08-25
- $1.2B
- Total assets Very large vs avg
- 183
- Participants Below avg headcount
- 99th
- Percentile by assets National rank
- $6.6M
- Avg per participant High balance/head
Official DOL plan name: Tribune Media Company Retirement Plan · Sponsored by Tribune Media Company · Illinois · Management of Enterprises
$1.2B in assets, 183 participants
Tribune Media Company's Tribune Media Company Retirement Plan reported $1.2B in total assets and 183 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.
- #1,149 in Management of Enterprises (1,193 peers)
Coverage in Illinois
Tribune Media Company Retirement Plan covers 183 participants in Illinois, about 23% of the average Illinois filer (state average ~779 per filing). Assets: $1.2B.
- #1,149
- in Management of Enterprises (1,193 peers)
- +3417.2%
- assets growth YoY
- 12×
- vs typical plan assets (national mean)
The plan reported a net loss of $11M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.
Tribune Media Company Retirement Plan's outsized position by total assets
Tribune Media Company Retirement Plan vs every filed plan by assets
End-of-year total assets · plan year 2022 · DOL Form 5500
$1,209,828,212 Top 1% higher than 99% 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
Tribune Media Company Retirement 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. Tribune Media Company Retirement Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (183 participants).
Published 5500 schedule card
Filing strip 361880355 · Tribune Media Company PY 2022 · Defined Benefit (Pension)
Tribune Media Company Retirement Plan · $1.2B · 183 · 99th
- ASSETS $1.2B
- PCT 183
- EIN 99th
- RANK Defined Benefit (Pension)
- PHOTO near William Beaumont Hospital Employees' Retirement Plan
- IND ind #1149
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 Management of Enterprises retirement plans → · Plans in Illinois →
Tribune Media Company Retirement Plan in the asset neighbourhood
Illinois filing particulars
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $34M |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $1.2B |
| Net Income | -$11M |
| Employer EIN | 361880355 |
| Plan Effective Date | 1945-12-01 |
| Filing Status | FILING RECEIVED |
Sponsor Plan History (Tribune Media Company)
Sponsor-wide plan assets over time
All Tribune Media Company plans reported in each filing year
- Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
- $1.1B 39.536628500010025% vs 2022
- 2024 filing year
| Year | Plans | Participants | Total Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 8 | 1,821 | $1.9B |
| 2023 | 3 | 453 | $1.2B |
| 2024 | 3 | 430 | $1.1B |
Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Illinois
Peer Defined Benefit (Pension) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.
- Central States, Southeast & Southwest Areas Pension Plan $42.6B · 50,096
- State Farm Insurance Companies Retirement Plan for United States Employees $32.1B · 49,052
- United Food & Commercial Workers Intl Union - Industry Pension Fund $8.0B · 20,170
- John Deere Pension Plan for Salaried Employees $7.3B · N/A
- Abbott Laboratories Annuity Retirement Plan $6.8B · 16,809
Tribune Media Company Retirement Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount
Outside Illinois, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is William Beaumont Hospital Employees' Retirement Plan in MI ($1.2B); by covered participants it is Moore & Van Allen Pension Plan in NC (183 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.
Closest by plan assets
Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($1.2B here).
- William Beaumont Hospital Employees' Retirement Plan (MI) $1.2B · 8,777
- Employees' Retirement Plan of Consolidated Electrical Distributors, Inc. (TX) $1.2B · 2,061
- Teamsters Joint Council No. 83 of Virginia Pension Fund (VA) $1.2B · 2,889
- Eastman Retirement Assistance Plan (TN) $1.2B · 3,484
Similar participant headcount
Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (183 participants); asset peers above are excluded.
- Moore & Van Allen Pension Plan (NC) 183 · 0 off
- National Bankshares, Inc. Retirement Income Plan (VA) 183 · 0 off
- Retirement Plan for Pilots of Hawaiian Airlines, Inc. (HI) 183 · 0 off
- Non-Contributory Retirement Program for Certain Employees of Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Mississippi (MS) 183 · 0 off
DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.