Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Toledo Blade Company Blade Pension Trust Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$97M
Total assets Below avg plan size
55
Participants Small participant base
91st
Percentile by assets National rank
$1.8M
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: The Toledo Newspaper Unions Blade Pension Plan · Sponsored by Toledo Blade Company Blade Pension Trust · Ohio · Information & Media

$97M in assets, 55 participants

Toledo Blade Company Blade Pension Trust's The Toledo Newspaper Unions Blade Pension Plan reported $97M in total assets and 55 participants in its 2023 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.

  • #2,450 in Information & Media (2,818 peers)

Where The Toledo Newspaper Unions Blade Pension Plan sits by assets

The Toledo Newspaper Unions Blade Pension Plan sits in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets, $97M for 55 participants (~$1.8M/participant), up 0.1% in 2023.

#2,450
in Information & Media (2,818 peers)
+0.1%
assets growth YoY
1.0×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The Toledo Newspaper Unions Blade Pension Plan's outsized position by total assets

The Toledo Newspaper Unions Blade Pension Plan vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2023 · DOL Form 5500

$96,603,502 Top 9% higher than 91% of 127,068 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 2023

The Toledo Newspaper Unions Blade Pension Plan among smaller filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2023 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. The Toledo Newspaper Unions Blade Pension Plan is a small filing (55 participants) on this national headcount ladder.

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • The Toledo Newspaper Unions Blade Pension Plan reported net income rose from -$28M in the plan year 2022 filing to $77K in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • The Toledo Newspaper Unions Blade Pension Plan reported participants fell from 65 in the plan year 2022 filing to 55 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 346074138 · Toledo Blade Company Blade Pension Trust PY 2023 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

The Toledo Newspaper Unions Blade Pension Plan · $97M · 55 · 91st

  • BOOK $97M
  • VS-ST 55
  • BOY 91st
  • SCH Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • EBSA near Asbestos Workers L 24 Pen Fd Def Benefit Plan
  • PART ind #2450

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 Ohio →

The Toledo Newspaper Unions Blade Pension Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Retirement Plan for Employees of Redington Fairview General HospitalRetirement Plan for Employee…$97MLaborers Local 235 Pension FundLaborers Local 235 Pension F…$97MVirtua Pension Equity Plan$97MAsbestos Workers L 24 Pen Fd Def Benefit PlanAsbestos Workers L 24 Pen Fd…$97MThe Toledo Newspaper Unions Blade Pension PlanThe Toledo Newspaper Unions …$97M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among The Toledo Newspaper Unions Blade Pension Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Scale-class filing particulars (2023)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$97M
Net Assets (End of Year)$97M
Net Income$77K
Employer EIN346074138
Plan Effective Date1967-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Toledo Blade Company Blade Pension Trust)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Toledo Blade Company Blade Pension Trust plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$98M 1.6872522408377777% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$96M$96.5M$97M$97.5M$98M$98.5M 202220232024 $96.5M $98.2M ▲ +1.7%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 65 $97M
2023 1 55 $97M
2024 1 46 $98M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Ohio

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

The Toledo Newspaper Unions Blade Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Ohio, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000500010000150002000025000 -202468 Total assets ($B) Participants The Toledo Newspaper Unions Blade Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.096603502 · Participants: 55The Toledo Newspaper Unions Blade Pension PlanFirstenergy Corp. Master Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 7.144086795 · Participants: 12304Firstenergy Corp. Master Pension PlanNationwide Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 5.281060445 · Participants: 22311Nationwide Retirement PlanAmerican Electric Power System Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.475896468 · Participants: 15595American Electric Power System Retirement PlanParker Defined Benefit Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.656915014 · Participants: 191Parker Defined Benefit PlanOhio Operating Engineers Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.592540979 · Participants: 10029Ohio Operating Engineers Pension Plan
The Toledo Newspaper Unions Blade Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Ohio, assets vs. participants
Compare The Toledo Newspaper Unions Blade Pension Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

The Toledo Newspaper Unions Blade Pension Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Ohio, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Asbestos Workers L 24 Pen Fd Def Benefit Plan in MD ($97M); by covered participants it is Credit Union National Association Inc. Retirement Pension Plan in WI (55 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (55 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did The Toledo Newspaper Unions Blade Pension Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
The Toledo Newspaper Unions Blade Pension Plan held essentially flat - up 0.1% during 2023, from $97M to $97M. Reported net income was $77K.
How have Toledo Blade Company Blade Pension Trust plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Toledo Blade Company Blade Pension Trust's sponsor-wide assets grew 1.7%, from $97M to $98M.
Where does The Toledo Newspaper Unions Blade Pension Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
The Toledo Newspaper Unions Blade Pension Plan ranks in the 91st percentile by end-of-year assets among 127,072 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to The Toledo Newspaper Unions Blade Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Asbestos Workers L 24 Pen Fd Def Benefit Plan in MD ($97M, 484 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to The Toledo Newspaper Unions Blade Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Credit Union National Association Inc. Retirement Pension Plan in WI (55 participants, N/A in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2023.

Source: DOL EFAST2 filing system (efast.dol.gov) - original filing retrieval by EIN 346074138.

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.