Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Star Tribune Media Company LLC Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$78M
Total assets Below avg plan size
81
Participants Small participant base
89th
Percentile by assets National rank
$964,299
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Star Tribune Retirement Plan O · Sponsored by Star Tribune Media Company LLC · Minnesota · Information & Media

$78M in assets, 81 participants

Star Tribune Media Company LLC's Star Tribune Retirement Plan O reported $78M in total assets and 81 participants in its 2023 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.

  • #2,396 in Information & Media (2,818 peers)

Where Star Tribune Retirement Plan O sits by assets

Star Tribune Retirement Plan O sits in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets, $78M for 81 participants (~$964,299/participant), down 1.5% in 2023.

#2,396
in Information & Media (2,818 peers)
-1.5%
assets change YoY
0.8×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $1M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

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

Star Tribune Retirement Plan O vs every filed plan by assets

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

$78,108,204 Top 11% higher than 89% 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

Star Tribune Retirement Plan O among smaller filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2023 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Star Tribune Retirement Plan O is a small filing (81 participants) on this national headcount ladder.

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Star Tribune Retirement Plan O reported net income rose from -$40M in the plan year 2022 filing to -$1M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Star Tribune Retirement Plan O reported participants fell from 87 in the plan year 2022 filing to 81 in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Star Tribune Retirement Plan O end-of-year assets fell from $79M in the plan year 2022 filing to $78M in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 800481962 · Star Tribune Media Company LLC PY 2023 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Star Tribune Retirement Plan O · $78M · 81 · 89th

  • PHOTO $78M
  • PHOTO 81
  • PHOTO 89th
  • PHOTO Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • PHOTO near Pension Plan of Berkshire Farm Center and Services for Youth
  • PHOTO ind #2396

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 O in the asset neighbourhood

Employees' Retirement Plan of First Hawaiian, Inc.Employees' Retirement Plan o…$78MStar Tribune Retirement Plan OStar Tribune Retirement Plan…$78MPension Plan of Berkshire Farm Center and Services for YouthPension Plan of Berkshire Fa…$78MDayton Children's Hospital Pension PlanDayton Children's Hospital P…$78MLaborers' District Council Pension Fund for BaltimLaborers' District Council P…$78M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Star Tribune Retirement Plan O and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Scale-class filing particulars (2023)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$79M
Net Assets (End of Year)$78M
Net Income-$1M
Employer EIN800481962
Plan Effective Date2007-01-01
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 O vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Minnesota, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -20000020000400006000080000 -5051015 Total assets ($B) Participants Star Tribune Retirement Plan O, Total assets ($B): 0.078108204 · Participants: 81Star Tribune Retirement Plan O3M Employee Retirement Income Plan, Total assets ($B): 14.281991028 · Participants: 106383M Employee Retirement Income PlanMayo Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 11.032936702 · Participants: 69155Mayo Pension PlanThe Travelers Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.150985971 · Participants: 24884The Travelers Pension PlanGeneral Mills Pension Plan I, Total assets ($B): 3.991064596 · Participants: 383General Mills Pension Plan IU.S. Bank Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.969502742 · Participants: 56287U.S. Bank Pension Plan
Star Tribune Retirement Plan O vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Minnesota, assets vs. participants
Compare Star Tribune Retirement Plan O side-by-side with 3 peers →

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

Outside Minnesota, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Pension Plan of Berkshire Farm Center and Services for Youth in NY ($78M); by covered participants it is First Federal Bank Retirement Plan in MO (81 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (81 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 Star Tribune Retirement Plan O assets move in 2023? ▼
Star Tribune Retirement Plan O edged down modestly - down 1.5% during 2023, from $79M to $78M. Reported net income was -$1M.
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 O rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Star Tribune Retirement Plan O ranks in the 89th percentile by end-of-year assets among 127,072 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Star Tribune Retirement Plan O? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Pension Plan of Berkshire Farm Center and Services for Youth in NY ($78M, 40 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Star Tribune Retirement Plan O? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is First Federal Bank Retirement Plan in MO (81 participants, $45M 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 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.