Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Meredith Operations Corporation Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$78M
Total assets Below avg plan size
966
Participants Near avg headcount
91st
Percentile by assets National rank
$80,952
Avg per participant Below avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Meredith Employees Retirement Income Plan · Sponsored by Meredith Operations Corporation · Iowa · Information & Media

$78M in assets, 966 participants

Meredith Operations Corporation's Meredith Employees Retirement Income Plan reported $78M in total assets and 966 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 91st 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.

  • #2,535 in Information & Media (2,911 peers)

Where Meredith Employees Retirement Income Plan sits by assets

Meredith Employees Retirement Income Plan sits in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets, $78M for 966 participants (~$80,952/participant), down 53.0% in 2022.

#2,535
in Information & Media (2,911 peers)
-53.0%
assets change YoY
0.8×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $74M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Meredith Employees Retirement Income Plan's outsized position by total assets

Meredith Employees Retirement Income Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$78,199,425 Top 9% higher than 91% 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

Meredith Employees Retirement Income 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. Meredith Employees Retirement Income Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (966 participants).

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 871159683 · Meredith Operations Corporation PY 2022 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Meredith Employees Retirement Income Plan · $78M · 966 · 91st

  • PCT $78M
  • PCT 966
  • PCT 91st
  • PCT Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • PCT near Intrust Financial Corporation Employees' Retirement Plan
  • PCT ind #2535

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 Iowa →

Meredith Employees Retirement Income Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Meredith Employees Retirement Income Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

Scale-class filing particulars (2022)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$166M
Net Assets (End of Year)$77M
Net Income-$74M
Employer EIN871159683
Plan Effective Date1971-09-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Meredith Operations Corporation)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Meredith Operations Corporation plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
N/A
2024 filing year
$0M$50M$100M 202220232024 $78.2M $0M ▼ -100.0%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 4,156 $78M
2023 1 631 $62M
2024 1 517 N/A

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Iowa

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

Meredith Employees Retirement Income Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Iowa, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. 050001000015000 -0.500.511.522.5 Total assets ($B) Participants Meredith Employees Retirement Income Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.078199425 · Participants: 966Meredith Employees Retirement Income PlanTransamerica Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 2.230658092 · Participants: 6789Transamerica Pension PlanPrincipal Cash Balance Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.549488797 · Participants: 11788Principal Cash Balance PlanMidamerican Energy Company Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.490129749 · Participants: 3321Midamerican Energy Company Retirement PlanEmployers Mutual Casualty Company Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.320738549 · Participants: 2037Employers Mutual Casualty Company Retirement PlanNon-Contributory Retirement Program for Certain Employees of Wellmark, Inc., Total assets ($B): 0.286934779 · Participants: 1641Non-Contributory Retirement Program for Certain Employees of Wellmark, Inc.
Meredith Employees Retirement Income Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Iowa, assets vs. participants
Compare Meredith Employees Retirement Income Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Meredith Employees Retirement Income Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Iowa, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Intrust Financial Corporation Employees' Retirement Plan in KS ($78M); by covered participants it is Teamsters Local 210 Affiliated Pension Trust Fund in NY (965 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (966 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 Meredith Employees Retirement Income Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
Meredith Employees Retirement Income Plan contracted severely - down 53.0% during 2022, from $166M to $78M. Reported net income was -$74M.
Where does Meredith Employees Retirement Income Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Meredith Employees Retirement Income Plan ranks in the 91st percentile by end-of-year assets among 139,126 plans that reported assets for plan year 2022 (in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Meredith Employees Retirement Income Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Intrust Financial Corporation Employees' Retirement Plan in KS ($78M, 522 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Meredith Employees Retirement Income Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Teamsters Local 210 Affiliated Pension Trust Fund in NY (965 participants, $162M 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 871159683.

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.