Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022
Tribune Media Company Pension Plan
Data updated 2026-08-25
- N/A
- Total assets —
- 310
- Participants Below avg headcount
Official DOL plan name: Tribune Company Cash Balance Pension Plan · Sponsored by Tribune Media Company · Illinois · Management of Enterprises
N/A in assets, 310 participants
Tribune Media Company's Tribune Company Cash Balance Pension Plan reported N/A in total assets and 310 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing. Figures are as reported by the plan sponsor to the Department of Labor, not audited or endorsed by PlainRetire.
Coverage in Illinois
Tribune Company Cash Balance Pension Plan covers 310 participants in Illinois, about 40% of the average Illinois filer (state average ~779 per filing). Assets: N/A.
- -$446M
- reported net income
The plan reported a net loss of $446M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.
Tribune Company Cash Balance Pension 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 Company Cash Balance Pension Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (310 participants).
Form 5500 schedule snapshot
Filing strip 361880355 · Tribune Media Company PY 2022 · Defined Benefit (Pension)
Tribune Company Cash Balance Pension Plan · N/A · 310
- BOY N/A
- SCH 310
- EBSA PY 2022
- PART Defined Benefit (Pension)
- TYPE near Ust LLC Retirement Income Plan for Hourly Employees
- NET -$446M
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 →
Illinois filing particulars
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $1.6B |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | N/A |
| Net Income | -$446M |
| Employer EIN | 361880355 |
| Plan Effective Date | 1938-09-01 |
| 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 Company Cash Balance Pension Plan's closest out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by headcount
Outside Illinois, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by covered participants is Ust LLC Retirement Income Plan for Hourly Employees in VA (310 participants; this filing: 310 participants).
Similar participant headcount
Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (310 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.