Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Star Tribune Media Company LLC Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$45M
Total assets Below avg plan size
79
Participants Small participant base
87th
Percentile by assets National rank
$568,177
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Star Tribune Retirement Plan a · Sponsored by Star Tribune Media Company LLC · Minnesota · Information & Media

$45M in assets, 79 participants

Star Tribune Media Company LLC's Star Tribune Retirement Plan a reported $45M in total assets and 79 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 87th 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.

  • #2,368 in Information & Media (2,911 peers)

Where Star Tribune Retirement Plan a sits by assets

Star Tribune Retirement Plan a sits in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets, $45M for 79 participants (~$568,177/participant), down 33.9% in 2022.

#2,368
in Information & Media (2,911 peers)
-33.9%
assets change YoY
0.5×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $23M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Star Tribune Retirement Plan a's outsized position by total assets

Star Tribune Retirement Plan a vs every filed plan by assets

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

$44,885,956 Top 13% higher than 87% 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

Star Tribune Retirement Plan a among smaller filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2022 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Star Tribune Retirement Plan a is a small filing (79 participants) on this national headcount ladder.

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 800481962 · Star Tribune Media Company LLC PY 2022 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Star Tribune Retirement Plan a · $45M · 79 · 87th

  • SCH $45M
  • SCH 79
  • SCH 87th
  • SCH Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • SCH near Foremost Farms USA Hourly Employees Pension Plan
  • SCH ind #2368

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 Minnesota →

Star Tribune Retirement Plan a in the asset neighbourhood

Preferred Mutual Insurance Company Retirement Benefit Accumulation PlanPreferred Mutual Insurance C…$45MTeamsters Local No. 35 Pension PlanTeamsters Local No. 35 Pensi…$45MStar Tribune Retirement Plan aStar Tribune Retirement Plan…$45MForemost Farms USA Hourly Employees Pension PlanForemost Farms USA Hourly Em…$45MSmart Financial Credit Union Employees Pension PlanSmart Financial Credit Union…$45M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Star Tribune Retirement Plan a and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

Scale-class filing particulars (2022)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$68M
Net Assets (End of Year)$45M
Net Income-$23M
Employer EIN800481962
Plan Effective Date1963-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Star Tribune Media Company LLC)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Star Tribune Media Company LLC plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$332M 4.820655869778144% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$310M$320M$330M$340M 202220232024 $316M $332M ▲ +4.8%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 4 1,034 $316M
2023 4 985 $333M
2024 4 926 $332M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Minnesota

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

Star Tribune Retirement Plan a vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Minnesota, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -20000020000400006000080000 -5051015 Total assets ($B) Participants Star Tribune Retirement Plan a, Total assets ($B): 0.044885956 · Participants: 79Star Tribune Retirement Plan a3M Employee Retirement Income Plan, Total assets ($B): 14.047885796 · Participants: 121603M Employee Retirement Income PlanMayo Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 10.299849315 · Participants: 66434Mayo Pension PlanThe Travelers Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.940696075 · Participants: 25144The Travelers Pension PlanU.S. Bank Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.73901396 · Participants: 55836U.S. Bank Pension PlanTarget Corporation Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.348662968 · Participants: 50515Target Corporation Pension Plan
Star Tribune Retirement Plan a vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Minnesota, assets vs. participants
Compare Star Tribune Retirement Plan a side-by-side with 3 peers →

Star Tribune Retirement Plan a's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Minnesota, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Foremost Farms USA Hourly Employees Pension Plan in WI ($45M); by covered participants it is Personal Finance Company LLC Retirement Plan and Trust Agreement in MD (79 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (79 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 Star Tribune Retirement Plan a assets move in 2022? ▼
Star Tribune Retirement Plan a contracted severely - down 33.9% during 2022, from $68M to $45M. Reported net income was -$23M.
How have Star Tribune Media Company LLC plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Star Tribune Media Company LLC's sponsor-wide assets grew 4.8%, from $316M to $332M.
Where does Star Tribune Retirement Plan a rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Star Tribune Retirement Plan a ranks in the 87th 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 Star Tribune Retirement Plan a? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Foremost Farms USA Hourly Employees Pension Plan in WI ($45M, 112 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Star Tribune Retirement Plan a? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Personal Finance Company LLC Retirement Plan and Trust Agreement in MD (79 participants, $28M 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 800481962.

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.