Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Tribune Media Company Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$8M
Total assets Small plan by assets
N/A
Participants Small participant base
55th
Percentile by assets National rank
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Official DOL plan name: The Baltimore Sun Company Retirement Plan for Mailers · Sponsored by Tribune Media Company · Illinois · Management of Enterprises

$8M in assets, N/A participants

Tribune Media Company's The Baltimore Sun Company Retirement Plan for Mailers reported $8M in total assets and N/A participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 55th 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.

  • #396 in Management of Enterprises (1,137 peers)

Management of Enterprises sector rank

Within Management of Enterprises, The Baltimore Sun Company Retirement Plan for Mailers ranks #396 of 1,137 2023 filers by assets (4265% of the sector average)-$8M for N/A participants.

#396
in Management of Enterprises (1,137 peers)
+0.6%
assets growth YoY

The Baltimore Sun Company Retirement Plan for Mailers's mid-pack asset rank among Management of Enterprises and all filers

The Baltimore Sun Company Retirement Plan for Mailers vs every filed plan by assets

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

$8,336,861 Top 45% higher than 55% 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

Filed plans by participant headcount

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

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • The Baltimore Sun Company Retirement Plan for Mailers reported net income rose from -$3M in the plan year 2022 filing to $49K in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 361880355 · Tribune Media Company PY 2023 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

The Baltimore Sun Company Retirement Plan for Mailers · $8M · N/A · 55th

  • SCH $8M
  • EBSA N/A
  • PART 55th
  • TYPE Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • NET near American Chrome & Chemicals, Inc. Corpus Christi Plant Pension Plan
  • BOOK ind #396

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 Management of Enterprises retirement plans → · Plans in Illinois →

The Baltimore Sun Company Retirement Plan for Mailers in the asset neighbourhood

Pension Plan for Collectively Bargained Indianapolis Water EmployeesPension Plan for Collectivel…$8MAmerican Chrome & Chemicals, Inc. Corpus Christi Plant Pension PlanAmerican Chrome & Chemicals,…$8MThe Baltimore Sun Company Retirement Plan for MailersThe Baltimore Sun Company Re…$8MRetirement Plan for Salaried Employees of International Mill Service, Inc.Retirement Plan for Salaried…$8MThe Franklin Institute Retirement Income Plan IIThe Franklin Institute Retir…$8M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among The Baltimore Sun Company Retirement Plan for Mailers and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Management of Enterprises filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$8M
Net Assets (End of Year)$8M
Net Income$49K
Employer EIN361880355
Plan Effective Date1969-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Tribune Media Company)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Tribune Media Company plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$1.1B 39.536628500010025% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$1B$1.5B$2B 202220232024 $1.9B $1.15B ▼ -39.5%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 8 1,821 $1.9B
2023 3 453 $1.2B
2024 3 430 $1.1B

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Illinois

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

The Baltimore Sun Company Retirement Plan for Mailers vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -200000200004000060000 -200204060 Total assets ($B) Participants The Baltimore Sun Company Retirement Plan for Mailers, Total assets ($B): 0.008336861 · Participants: 0The Baltimore Sun Company Retirement Plan for MailersCentral States, Southeast & Southwest Areas Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 49.680270595 · Participants: 48538Central States, Southeast & Southwest Areas Pension PlanState Farm Insurance Companies Retirement Plan for United States Employees, Total assets ($B): 35.242945747 · Participants: 45001State Farm Insurance Companies Retirement Plan for United States EmployeesUnited Food & Commercial Workers Intl Union - Industry Pension Fund, Total assets ($B): 7.965094339 · Participants: 20680United Food & Commercial Workers Intl Union - Industry Pension FundJohn Deere Pension Plan for Salaried Employees, Total assets ($B): 7.960744597 · Participants: 16346John Deere Pension Plan for Salaried EmployeesAbbott Laboratories Annuity Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 7.819798504 · Participants: 17382Abbott Laboratories Annuity Retirement Plan
The Baltimore Sun Company Retirement Plan for Mailers vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants
Compare The Baltimore Sun Company Retirement Plan for Mailers side-by-side with 3 peers →

The Baltimore Sun Company Retirement Plan for Mailers's closest out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets

Outside Illinois, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by end-of-year assets is American Chrome & Chemicals, Inc. Corpus Christi Plant Pension Plan in PA at $8M (this filing: $8M).

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 Baltimore Sun Company Retirement Plan for Mailers assets move in 2023? ▼
The Baltimore Sun Company Retirement Plan for Mailers held essentially flat - up 0.6% during 2023, from $8M to $8M. Reported net income was $49K.
How have Tribune Media Company plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Tribune Media Company's sponsor-wide assets declined 39.5%, from $1.9B to $1.1B.
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to The Baltimore Sun Company Retirement Plan for Mailers? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is American Chrome & Chemicals, Inc. Corpus Christi Plant Pension Plan in PA ($8M, 20 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 361880355.

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.