Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Tribune Media Company Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-11

$57M
Total assets
N/A
Participants
89th
Percentile by assets
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Official DOL plan name: The Baltimore Sun Company Employees' Retirement Plan · Sponsored by Tribune Media Company · Illinois · Management of Enterprises

$57M in assets, N/A participants

Tribune Media Company's The Baltimore Sun Company Employees' Retirement Plan reported $57M in total assets and N/A participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 89th 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.

  • 89th percentile by assets (of 139,126 plans)
  • #862 in Management of Enterprises (1,193 peers)

Where The Baltimore Sun Company Employees' Retirement Plan sits by assets

The Baltimore Sun Company Employees' Retirement Plan sits in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets, $57M for N/A participants, down 27.9% in 2022.

$57M
total plan assets (2022 EOY)
N/A
covered participants
89th
percentile by assets (of 139,126 plans)
-27.9%
assets change YoY

The plan reported a net loss of $22M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Where The Baltimore Sun Company Employees' Retirement Plan sits by total assets

The Baltimore Sun Company Employees' Retirement Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$56,588,851 Top 11% higher than 89% of 139,123 filed plans

This plan $0 $2,010,000,000 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

The Baltimore Sun Company Employees' Retirement Plan vs the 2022 asset distribution

By assets, The Baltimore Sun Company Employees' Retirement Plan outranks 89% of the 139,126 plans that filed a Form 5500 for the 2022 plan year, and holds roughly 0.6x the national average plan size of $100M (721 average participants).

Scale-class filing particulars (2022)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$79M
Net Assets (End of Year)$57M
Net Income-$22M
Employer EIN361880355
Plan Effective Date1957-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Tribune Media Company)

$1B$1.5B$2B 202220232024 $1.9B $1.15B ▼ -39.5%
Total plan assets by year, all Tribune Media Company plans on file
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 8 1,821 $1.9B
2023 3 453 $1.2B
2024 3 430 $1.1B

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The Baltimore Sun Company Employees' Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants

The Baltimore Sun Company Employees' Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -200000200004000060000 -1001020304050 Total assets ($B) Participants The Baltimore Sun Co…Central States, Sout…State Farm Insurance…United Food & Commer…John Deere Pension P…Abbott Laboratories …
The Baltimore Sun Company Employees' Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants

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Frequently Asked Questions

How did The Baltimore Sun Company Employees' Retirement Plan assets move in 2022?
The Baltimore Sun Company Employees' Retirement Plan declined sharply - down 27.9% during 2022, from $79M to $57M. Reported net income was -$22M.
How have Tribune Media Company plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Tribune Media Company's sponsor-wide assets declined 39.5%, from $1.9B to $1.1B.
Where does The Baltimore Sun Company Employees' Retirement Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
The Baltimore Sun Company Employees' Retirement Plan ranks in the 89th percentile by end-of-year assets among 139,126 plans that reported assets for plan year 2022 (in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to The Baltimore Sun Company Employees' Retirement Plan?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is The Retirement Plan for Employees of Thomaston Savings Bank in CT ($57M, 186 participants).

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