Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Gannett Media Corp. Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-11

$940M
Total assets
1,593
Participants
99th
Percentile by assets
$589,851
Avg per participant
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Official DOL plan name: Gannett Retirement Plan · Sponsored by Gannett Media Corp. · New York · Information & Media

$940M in assets, 1,593 participants

Gannett Media Corp.'s Gannett Retirement Plan reported $940M in total assets and 1,593 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 99th 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.

  • 99th percentile by assets (of 127,072 plans)
  • #2,740 in Information & Media (2,818 peers)

Where Gannett Retirement Plan sits by assets

Gannett Retirement Plan sits among the largest 1% of all filed plans, $940M for 1,593 participants (~$589,851/participant), up 0.9% in 2023.

$940M
total plan assets (2023 EOY)
1,593
covered participants
99th
percentile by assets (of 127,072 plans)
$589,851
avg assets per participant

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Gannett Retirement Plan reported net income rose from -$926M in the plan year 2022 filing to $9M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Gannett Retirement Plan reported participants fell from 1,922 in the plan year 2022 filing to 1,593 in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Gannett Retirement Plan end-of-year assets rose from $931M in the plan year 2022 filing to $940M in the plan year 2023 filing.

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Gannett Retirement Plan vs the 2023 asset distribution

By assets, Gannett Retirement Plan outranks 99% of the 127,072 plans that filed a Form 5500 for the 2023 plan year, and holds roughly 9.4x the national average plan size of $100M (721 average participants).

Scale-class filing particulars (2023)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$931M
Net Assets (End of Year)$939M
Net Income$9M
Employer EIN472390983
Plan Effective Date1949-12-31
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Gannett Media Corp.)

$2.35B$2.4B$2.45B$2.5B 202220232024 $2.38B $2.45B ▲ +2.9%
Total plan assets by year, all Gannett Media Corp. plans on file
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 15,542 $2.4B
2023 2 12,681 $2.5B
2024 3 11,320 $2.4B

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Gannett Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in New York, assets vs. participants

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Gannett Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in New York, assets vs. participants

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Frequently Asked Questions

How did Gannett Retirement Plan assets move in 2023?
Gannett Retirement Plan held essentially flat - up 0.9% during 2023, from $931M to $940M. Reported net income was $9M.
How have Gannett Media Corp. plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Gannett Media Corp.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 2.8%, from $2.4B to $2.4B.
Where does Gannett Retirement Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
Gannett Retirement Plan ranks in the 99th percentile by end-of-year assets among 127,072 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (among the largest 1% of all filed plans).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Gannett Retirement Plan?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Retirement Plan of Idaho Power Company in ID ($938M, 2,075 participants).

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