Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Plain Dealer Publishing Co.- Local 1 of the Newspaper Guild Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$32M
Total assets Below avg plan size: N/A
Participants Small participant base: 80th
Percentile by assets National rank

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Official DOL plan name: Plain Dealer Publishing Co. Guild Retirement Plan · Sponsored by Plain Dealer Publishing Co.- Local 1 of the Newspaper Guild · Ohio · Information & Media

$32M in assets, N/A participants

Plain Dealer Publishing Co.- Local 1 of the Newspaper Guild's Plain Dealer Publishing Co. Guild Retirement Plan reported $32M in total assets and N/A participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 80th 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.

#2,042 in Information & Media (2,818 peers)

Where Plain Dealer Publishing Co. Guild Retirement Plan sits by assets

Plain Dealer Publishing Co. Guild Retirement Plan sits in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets, $32M for N/A participants, up 3.3% in 2023.

#2,042
in Information & Media (2,818 peers): +3.3%
assets growth YoY: 0.3×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Plain Dealer Publishing Co. Guild Retirement Plan's outsized position by total assets

Plain Dealer Publishing Co. Guild Retirement Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$31,621,010 Top 20% higher than 80% of 127,068 filed plans

Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.

Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2023

Filed plans by participant headcount

Plan-year 2023 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets.

Micro (1-10) 35,718 filings (27%) Small (11-100) 27,089 filings (21%) Medium (101-1,000) 55,445 filings (43%) Large (1,001-10,000) 10,273 filings (8%) Mega (10,000+) 1,374 filings (1%)

Plain Dealer Publishing Co. Guild Retirement Plan reported net income rose from -$11M in the plan year 2022 filing to $996K in the plan year 2023 filing.
Plain Dealer Publishing Co. Guild Retirement Plan end-of-year assets rose from $31M in the plan year 2022 filing to $32M in the plan year 2023 filing.

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DOL schedule card

Filing strip 340228575 · Plain Dealer Publishing Co.- Local 1 of the Newspaper Guild PY 2023 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Plain Dealer Publishing Co. Guild Retirement Plan · $32M · N/A · 80th

BOOK $32M
VS-ST N/A
BOY 80th
SCH Defined Benefit (Pension)
EBSA near Gallo Pension Plan for Non-Union Employees
PART ind #2042

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 →

End-of-year total assets ($M) among Plain Dealer Publishing Co. Guild Retirement 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)	$31M
Net Assets (End of Year)	$32M
Net Income	$996K
Employer EIN	340228575
Plan Effective Date	1981-06-01
Filing Status	FILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Plain Dealer Publishing Co.- Local 1 of the Newspaper Guild)

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets: $29M 4.0860093288534305% vs 2022; 2024 filing year

Year	Plans	Participants	Total Assets
2022	1	N/A	$31M
2023	1	N/A	$32M
2024	1	N/A	$29M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Ohio

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

Plain Dealer Publishing Co. Guild Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Ohio, assets vs. participants

Firstenergy Corp. Master Pension Plan $7.1B · 12,304
Nationwide Retirement Plan $5.3B · 22,311
American Electric Power System Retirement Plan $4.5B · 15,595
Parker Defined Benefit Plan $3.7B · 191
Ohio Operating Engineers Pension Plan $3.6B · 10,029

Compare Plain Dealer Publishing Co. Guild Retirement Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Plain Dealer Publishing Co. Guild Retirement Plan's closest out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets

Outside Ohio, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by end-of-year assets is Gallo Pension Plan for Non-Union Employees in CA at $32M (this filing: $32M).

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($32M here).

Gallo Pension Plan for Non-Union Employees (CA) $32M · 226
Joint Industry Board of the Electrical Industry Employees' Retirement Income Plan (NY) $32M · 262
Robertson-Ceco Corporation Master Pension Plan (NC) $32M · 60
American Nurses Association Retirement Plan (MD) $32M · 32

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 Plain Dealer Publishing Co. Guild Retirement Plan assets move in 2023? ▼

Plain Dealer Publishing Co. Guild Retirement Plan edged up modestly - up 3.3% during 2023, from $31M to $32M. Reported net income was $996K.

How have Plain Dealer Publishing Co.- Local 1 of the Newspaper Guild plan assets changed over time? ▼

Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Plain Dealer Publishing Co.- Local 1 of the Newspaper Guild's sponsor-wide assets declined 4.1%, from $31M to $29M.

Where does Plain Dealer Publishing Co. Guild Retirement Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼

Plain Dealer Publishing Co. Guild Retirement Plan ranks in the 80th 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 Plain Dealer Publishing Co. Guild Retirement Plan? ▼

Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Gallo Pension Plan for Non-Union Employees in CA ($32M, 226 participants).

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 340228575.