Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Seattle Times Company Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$117M
Total assets Near avg plan size
125
Participants Small participant base
94th
Percentile by assets National rank
$937,847
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: The Seattle Times Pension Plan · Sponsored by Seattle Times Company · Washington · Information & Media

$117M in assets, 125 participants

Seattle Times Company's The Seattle Times Pension Plan reported $117M in total assets and 125 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 94th 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.

  • #2,627 in Information & Media (2,911 peers)

Coverage in Washington

The Seattle Times Pension Plan covers 125 participants in Washington, about 8% of the average Washington filer (state average ~1,476 per filing). Assets: $117M.

#2,627
in Information & Media (2,911 peers)
+0.1%
assets growth YoY
1.2×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The Seattle Times Pension Plan's outsized position by total assets

The Seattle Times Pension Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$117,230,846 Top 6% higher than 94% 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

The Seattle Times 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. The Seattle Times Pension Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (125 participants).

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 910403890 · Seattle Times Company PY 2022 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

The Seattle Times Pension Plan · $117M · 125 · 94th

  • EIN $117M
  • RANK 125
  • PHOTO 94th
  • IND Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • EOY near The Art Institute of Chicago Pension Plan
  • 5500 ind #2627

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 Washington →

The Seattle Times Pension Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Infineum Pension Plan$117MPension Plan for Employees of Evraz Inc. NAPension Plan for Employees o…$117MKyo-Ya Management Company, Ltd and Participating Companies Pension PlanKyo-Ya Management Company, L…$117MThe Seattle Times Pension PlanThe Seattle Times Pension Pl…$117MThe Art Institute of Chicago Pension PlanThe Art Institute of Chicago…$117M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among The Seattle Times Pension Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

Washington filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$117M
Net Assets (End of Year)$117M
Net Income$418K
Employer EIN910403890
Plan Effective Date1958-10-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Seattle Times Company)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Seattle Times Company plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$337M 12.030407038677508% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$280M$300M$320M$340M$360M 202220232024 $301M $337M ▲ +12.0%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 3 757 $301M
2023 3 737 $325M
2024 3 708 $337M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Washington

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

The Seattle Times Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Washington, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000200000250000 -200204060 Total assets ($B) Participants The Seattle Times Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.117230846 · Participants: 125The Seattle Times Pension PlanWestern Conference of Teamsters Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 53.719854718 · Participants: 226505Western Conference of Teamsters Pension PlanThe Pension Value Plan for Employees of the Boeing Company, Total assets ($B): 25.232670781 · Participants: 34042The Pension Value Plan for Employees of the Boeing CompanyThe Boeing Company Employee Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 17.057699432 · Participants: 34972The Boeing Company Employee Retirement PlanNorthwest Carpenters Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 2.972366874 · Participants: 15284Northwest Carpenters Retirement PlanLocals 302 & 612 of the Iuoe - Employers Construction Industry Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 2.815845616 · Participants: 8083Locals 302 & 612 of the Iuoe - Employers Construction Industry Retirement Plan
The Seattle Times Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Washington, assets vs. participants
Compare The Seattle Times Pension Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

The Seattle Times Pension Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Washington, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is The Art Institute of Chicago Pension Plan in IL ($117M); by covered participants it is Duncan Employees Security Plan in IN (125 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (125 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 The Seattle Times Pension Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
The Seattle Times Pension Plan held essentially flat - up 0.1% during 2022, from $117M to $117M. Reported net income was $418K.
How have Seattle Times Company plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Seattle Times Company's sponsor-wide assets grew 12.0%, from $301M to $337M.
Where does The Seattle Times Pension Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
The Seattle Times Pension Plan ranks in the 94th 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 The Seattle Times Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is The Art Institute of Chicago Pension Plan in IL ($117M, 206 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to The Seattle Times Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Duncan Employees Security Plan in IN (125 participants, $8M 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 910403890.

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.