Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023
Tribune Media Company Pension Plan
Data updated 2026-08-11
- $1.1B
- Total assets
- 453
- Participants
- 99th
- Percentile by assets
- $2.5M
- Avg per participant
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.
- 99th percentile by assets (of 127,072 plans)
- #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.
- $1.1B
- total plan assets (2023 EOY)
- 453
- covered participants
- 99th
- percentile by assets (of 127,072 plans)
- $2.5M
- avg assets per participant
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.
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.
Tribune Media Company Retirement Plan vs the 2023 asset distribution
By assets, Tribune Media Company Retirement Plan outranks 99% of the 127,072 plans that filed a Form 5500 for the 2023 plan year, and holds roughly 11x the national average plan size of $100M (721 average participants).
Scale-class filing particulars (2023)
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $1.2B |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $1.1B |
| Net Income | -$68M |
| Employer EIN | 361880355 |
| Plan Effective Date | 1945-12-01 |
| Filing Status | FILING RECEIVED |
Sponsor Plan History (Tribune Media Company)
| 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
- Central States, Southeast & Southwest Areas Pension Plan $49.7B · 48,538
- State Farm Insurance Companies Retirement Plan for United States Employees $35.2B · 45,001
- United Food & Commercial Workers Intl Union - Industry Pension Fund $8.0B · 20,680
- John Deere Pension Plan for Salaried Employees $8.0B · 16,346
- Abbott Laboratories Annuity Retirement Plan $7.8B · 17,382
Similar-Sized Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans Nationally
Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states closest to Tribune Media Company Retirement Plan by total assets, not by location.
- Cfg Pension Plan (RI) $1.1B · 3,296
- Molson Coors Pension Plan (WI) $1.1B · 1,511
- Niagara Mohawk Pension Plan (NY) $1.1B · 3,577
- Ufcw Intl Union Pension Plan for Employees (DC) $1.1B · 2,212
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- By total assets, Tribune Media Company Retirement Plan ranks among the largest 1% of all filed plans. See the largest plans
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- Tribune Media Company's sponsor-wide assets have declined 39.5% since 2022 across 3 plan years on file. More Management of Enterprises plans