Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

The New York Times Company Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$1.1B
Total assets Very large vs avg
1,219
Participants Near avg headcount
99th
Percentile by assets National rank
$865,843
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: The New York Times Companies Pension Plan · Sponsored by The New York Times Company · New York · Information & Media

$1.1B in assets, 1,219 participants

The New York Times Company's The New York Times Companies Pension Plan reported $1.1B in total assets and 1,219 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.

  • #2,746 in Information & Media (2,818 peers)

Where The New York Times Companies Pension Plan sits by assets

The New York Times Companies Pension Plan sits among the largest 1% of all filed plans, $1.1B for 1,219 participants (~$865,843/participant), down 1.4% in 2023.

#2,746
in Information & Media (2,818 peers)
-1.4%
assets change YoY
11×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $15M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

The New York Times Companies Pension Plan's outsized position by total assets

The New York Times Companies Pension Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$1,055,462,202 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

The New York Times Companies Pension Plan's large-plan peer group by participant headcount

Plan-year 2023 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. The New York Times Companies Pension Plan lands in the large band (1,219 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • The New York Times Companies Pension Plan reported net income rose from -$390M in the plan year 2022 filing to -$15M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • The New York Times Companies Pension Plan reported participants fell from 1,304 in the plan year 2022 filing to 1,219 in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • The New York Times Companies Pension Plan end-of-year assets fell from $1.1B in the plan year 2022 filing to $1.1B in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

DOL schedule card

Filing strip 131102020 · The New York Times Company PY 2023 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

The New York Times Companies Pension Plan · $1.1B · 1,219 · 99th

  • NET $1.1B
  • NET 1,219
  • NET 99th
  • NET Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • NET near Salaried Employee Pension Plan for Kapl Employees and Retirees
  • NET ind #2746

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 New York →

The New York Times Companies Pension Plan in the asset neighbourhood

The New York Times Companies Pension PlanThe New York Times Companies…$1.1BSalaried Employee Pension Plan for Kapl Employees and RetireesSalaried Employee Pension Pl…$1.1BWillis-Knighton Medical Center Employees Retirement PlanWillis-Knighton Medical Cent…$1.1BWisconsin Laborers' Pension FundWisconsin Laborers' Pension …$1.1BThe Dun & Bradstreet Corporation Retirement AccountThe Dun & Bradstreet Corpora…$1.1B
End-of-year total assets ($B) among The New York Times Companies Pension 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)$1.1B
Net Assets (End of Year)$1.1B
Net Income-$15M
Employer EIN131102020
Plan Effective Date1968-10-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (The New York Times Company)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All The New York Times Company plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$3.0B 17.637223314296122% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$2.4B$2.6B$2.8B$3B$3.2B 202220232024 $2.57B $3.02B ▲ +17.5%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 4 6,293 $2.6B
2023 4 6,462 $2.8B
2024 4 6,964 $3.0B

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in New York

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

The New York Times Companies Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in New York, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000 -100102030 Total assets ($B) Participants The New York Times Companies Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.055462202 · Participants: 1219The New York Times Companies Pension PlanIBM Personal Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 24.955758896 · Participants: 14881IBM Personal Pension PlanConsolidated Edison Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 16.184377155 · Participants: 10779Consolidated Edison Retirement Plan1199seiu Health Care Employees Pension Fund, Total assets ($B): 16.16620463 · Participants: 1075821199seiu Health Care Employees Pension FundPfizer Consolidated Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 10.955262618 · Participants: 9616Pfizer Consolidated Pension PlanPepsico Employees Retirement Plan I, Total assets ($B): 7.599669 · Participants: 12289Pepsico Employees Retirement Plan I
The New York Times Companies Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in New York, assets vs. participants
Compare The New York Times Companies Pension Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

The New York Times Companies Pension Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside New York, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Salaried Employee Pension Plan for Kapl Employees and Retirees in PA ($1.1B); by covered participants it is The Atlanticare Health System, Inc. Pension Plan in NJ (1,222 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (1,219 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 The New York Times Companies Pension Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
The New York Times Companies Pension Plan edged down modestly - down 1.4% during 2023, from $1.1B to $1.1B. Reported net income was -$15M.
How have The New York Times Company plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), The New York Times Company's sponsor-wide assets grew 17.6%, from $2.6B to $3.0B.
Where does The New York Times Companies Pension Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
The New York Times Companies Pension 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 The New York Times Companies Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Salaried Employee Pension Plan for Kapl Employees and Retirees in PA ($1.1B, 909 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to The New York Times Companies Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is The Atlanticare Health System, Inc. Pension Plan in NJ (1,222 participants, $265M 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 131102020.

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.