401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Chicago Sun Times Media, Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$55M
Total assets Below avg plan size
155
Participants Small participant base
89th
Percentile by assets National rank
$351,944
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Chicago Sun-Times Media Inc. 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by Chicago Sun Times Media, Inc. · Illinois · Information & Media

$55M in assets, 155 participants

Chicago Sun Times Media, Inc.'s Chicago Sun-Times Media Inc. 401(k) Plan reported $55M in total assets and 155 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.

  • #2,440 in Information & Media (2,911 peers)

Coverage in Illinois

Chicago Sun-Times Media Inc. 401(k) Plan covers 155 participants in Illinois, about 20% of the average Illinois filer (state average ~779 per filing). Assets: $55M.

#2,440
in Information & Media (2,911 peers)
-19.3%
assets change YoY
0.5×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $13M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Chicago Sun-Times Media Inc. 401(k) Plan's outsized position by total assets

Chicago Sun-Times Media Inc. 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$54,551,310 Top 11% higher than 89% 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

Chicago Sun-Times Media Inc. 401(k) 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. Chicago Sun-Times Media Inc. 401(k) Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (155 participants).

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 874304197 · Chicago Sun Times Media, Inc. PY 2022 · 401(k)

Chicago Sun-Times Media Inc. 401(k) Plan · $55M · 155 · 89th

  • SCH $55M
  • SCH 155
  • SCH 89th
  • SCH 401(k)
  • SCH near Armstrong International, Inc. Employees' 401(k) Plan
  • SCH ind #2440

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 Illinois →

Chicago Sun-Times Media Inc. 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Chicago Sun-Times Media Inc. 401(k) Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

Illinois filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$68M
Net Assets (End of Year)$55M
Net Income-$13M
Employer EIN874304197
Plan Effective Date1982-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Chicago Sun Times Media, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Chicago Sun Times Media, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$51M 6.658316729699067% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$50M$52M$54M$56M 202220232024 $54.6M $50.9M ▼ -6.7%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 155 $55M
2023 1 147 $51M
2024 1 159 $51M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Illinois

Peer 401(k) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

Chicago Sun-Times Media Inc. 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -1000000100000200000300000 -505101520 Total assets ($B) Participants Chicago Sun-Times Media Inc. 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.05455131 · Participants: 155Chicago Sun-Times Media Inc. 401(k) PlanState Farm 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 14.651519685 · Participants: 53616State Farm 401(k) Savings PlanAccenture United States 401(k) Match and Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 14.283954811 · Participants: 66653Accenture United States 401(k) Match and Savings PlanAbbott Laboratories Stock Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 13.333286 · Participants: 36136Abbott Laboratories Stock Retirement PlanUnited Airlines Pilot Retirement Account Plan, Total assets ($B): 11.816542826 · Participants: 13437United Airlines Pilot Retirement Account PlanWalgreens Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 11.682551768 · Participants: 238072Walgreens Retirement Savings Plan
Chicago Sun-Times Media Inc. 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants
Compare Chicago Sun-Times Media Inc. 401(k) Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Chicago Sun-Times Media Inc. 401(k) Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Illinois, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Armstrong International, Inc. Employees' 401(k) Plan in MI ($55M); by covered participants it is Convention and Cultural Services, Inc. 401(k) Plan in TX (155 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($55M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (155 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 Chicago Sun-Times Media Inc. 401(k) Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
Chicago Sun-Times Media Inc. 401(k) Plan declined sharply - down 19.3% during 2022, from $68M to $55M. Reported net income was -$13M.
How have Chicago Sun Times Media, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Chicago Sun Times Media, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets declined 6.7%, from $55M to $51M.
Where does Chicago Sun-Times Media Inc. 401(k) Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Chicago Sun-Times Media Inc. 401(k) 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 401(k) plans are similar in size to Chicago Sun-Times Media Inc. 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Armstrong International, Inc. Employees' 401(k) Plan in MI ($55M, 447 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Chicago Sun-Times Media Inc. 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Convention and Cultural Services, Inc. 401(k) Plan in TX (155 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 874304197.

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.