Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Tribune Media Company Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$1.1B
Total assets Very large vs avg
453
Participants Below avg headcount
99th
Percentile by assets National rank
$2.5M
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Tribune Media Company Retirement Plan · Sponsored by Tribune Media Company · Illinois · Management of Enterprises

$1.1B in assets, 453 participants

Tribune Media Company's Tribune Media Company Retirement Plan reported $1.1B in total assets and 453 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.

  • #1,088 in Management of Enterprises (1,137 peers)

Where Tribune Media Company Retirement Plan sits by assets

Tribune Media Company Retirement Plan sits among the largest 1% of all filed plans, $1.1B for 453 participants (~$2.5M/participant), down 5.3% in 2023.

#1,088
in Management of Enterprises (1,137 peers)
-5.3%
assets change YoY
11×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $68M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Tribune Media Company Retirement Plan's outsized position by total assets

Tribune Media Company Retirement Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$1,145,950,355 Top 1% higher than 99% 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

Tribune Media Company Retirement Plan among mid-size filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2023 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Tribune Media Company Retirement Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (453 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Tribune Media Company Retirement Plan reported net income fell from -$11M in the plan year 2022 filing to -$68M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Tribune Media Company Retirement Plan reported participants rose from 183 in the plan year 2022 filing to 453 in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Tribune Media Company Retirement Plan end-of-year assets fell from $1.2B in the plan year 2022 filing to $1.1B in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

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

Tribune Media Company Retirement Plan · $1.1B · 453 · 99th

  • RANK $1.1B
  • RANK 453
  • RANK 99th
  • RANK Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • RANK near Cfg Pension Plan
  • RANK ind #1088

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 →

Tribune Media Company Retirement Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($B) among Tribune Media Company 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)$1.2B
Net Assets (End of Year)$1.1B
Net Income-$68M
Employer EIN361880355
Plan Effective Date1945-12-01
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.

Tribune Media Company Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -200000200004000060000 -200204060 Total assets ($B) Participants Tribune Media Company Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.145950355 · Participants: 453Tribune Media Company Retirement PlanCentral 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
Tribune Media Company Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants
Compare Tribune Media Company Retirement Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

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

Outside Illinois, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Cfg Pension Plan in RI ($1.1B); by covered participants it is Wec Energy Group Retirement Plan for Pgl and Nsg in WI (453 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($1.1B here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (453 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 Tribune Media Company Retirement Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Tribune Media Company Retirement Plan pulled back noticeably - down 5.3% during 2023, from $1.2B to $1.1B. Reported net income was -$68M.
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.
Where does Tribune Media Company Retirement Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Tribune Media Company 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 Tribune Media Company Retirement Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Cfg Pension Plan in RI ($1.1B, 3,296 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Tribune Media Company Retirement Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Wec Energy Group Retirement Plan for Pgl and Nsg in WI (453 participants, $327M 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 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.