Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

The E.W. Scripps Company Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$387M
Total assets Above avg plan size
448
Participants Below avg headcount
97th
Percentile by assets National rank
$864,796
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Scripps/Journal Pension Plan · Sponsored by The E.W. Scripps Company · Ohio · Information & Media

$387M in assets, 448 participants

The E.W. Scripps Company's Scripps/Journal Pension Plan reported $387M in total assets and 448 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 97th 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.

  • #2,661 in Information & Media (2,818 peers)

Where Scripps/Journal Pension Plan sits by assets

Scripps/Journal Pension Plan sits in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets, $387M for 448 participants (~$864,796/participant), up 1.0% in 2023.

#2,661
in Information & Media (2,818 peers)
+1.0%
assets growth YoY
3.9×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Scripps/Journal Pension Plan's outsized position by total assets

Scripps/Journal Pension Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$387,428,390 Top 3% higher than 97% 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

Scripps/Journal Pension 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. Scripps/Journal Pension Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (448 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Scripps/Journal Pension Plan reported net income rose from -$158M in the plan year 2022 filing to $4M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Scripps/Journal Pension Plan reported participants fell from 498 in the plan year 2022 filing to 448 in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Scripps/Journal Pension Plan end-of-year assets rose from $384M in the plan year 2022 filing to $387M in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 311223339 · The E.W. Scripps Company PY 2023 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Scripps/Journal Pension Plan · $387M · 448 · 97th

  • PART $387M
  • PART 448
  • PART 97th
  • PART Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • PART near Sturdy Memorial Hospital Inc Retirement Plan
  • PART ind #2661

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 →

Scripps/Journal Pension Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Blue Bell Creameries, Inc. Pension PlanBlue Bell Creameries, Inc. P…$388MKeystone Employees' Retirement PlanKeystone Employees' Retireme…$388MScripps/Journal Pension Plan$387MSturdy Memorial Hospital Inc Retirement PlanSturdy Memorial Hospital Inc…$387MIBEW Local No. 236 Pension PlanIBEW Local No. 236 Pension P…$387M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Scripps/Journal 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)$384M
Net Assets (End of Year)$387M
Net Income$4M
Employer EIN311223339
Plan Effective Date1943-12-31
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (The E.W. Scripps Company)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All The E.W. Scripps Company plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$355M 7.438933368452948% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$350M$360M$370M$380M$390M$400M 202220232024 $384M $355M ▼ -7.4%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 498 $384M
2023 1 448 $387M
2024 1 397 $355M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Ohio

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

Scripps/Journal Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Ohio, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000500010000150002000025000 02468 Total assets ($B) Participants Scripps/Journal Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.38742839 · Participants: 448Scripps/Journal Pension PlanFirstenergy Corp. Master Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 7.144086795 · Participants: 12304Firstenergy Corp. Master Pension PlanNationwide Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 5.281060445 · Participants: 22311Nationwide Retirement PlanAmerican Electric Power System Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.475896468 · Participants: 15595American Electric Power System Retirement PlanParker Defined Benefit Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.656915014 · Participants: 191Parker Defined Benefit PlanOhio Operating Engineers Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.592540979 · Participants: 10029Ohio Operating Engineers Pension Plan
Scripps/Journal Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Ohio, assets vs. participants
Compare Scripps/Journal Pension Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Scripps/Journal Pension Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Ohio, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Sturdy Memorial Hospital Inc Retirement Plan in MA ($387M); by covered participants it is Retirement Plan for Employees of Cass Information Systems, Inc. in MO (448 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($387M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (448 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 Scripps/Journal Pension Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Scripps/Journal Pension Plan held essentially flat - up 1.0% during 2023, from $384M to $387M. Reported net income was $4M.
How have The E.W. Scripps Company plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), The E.W. Scripps Company's sponsor-wide assets declined 7.4%, from $384M to $355M.
Where does Scripps/Journal Pension Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Scripps/Journal Pension Plan ranks in the 97th percentile by end-of-year assets among 127,072 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Scripps/Journal Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Sturdy Memorial Hospital Inc Retirement Plan in MA ($387M, 1,418 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Scripps/Journal Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Retirement Plan for Employees of Cass Information Systems, Inc. in MO (448 participants, $87M 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 311223339.

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.