Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Toledo Blade Company Blade Pension Trust Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-11

$98M
Total assets: 46
Participants: 90th
Percentile by assets: $2.1M
Avg per participant

Official DOL plan name: The Toledo Newspaper Unions Blade Pension Plan · Sponsored by Toledo Blade Company Blade Pension Trust · Ohio · Information & Media

$98M in assets, 46 participants

Toledo Blade Company Blade Pension Trust's The Toledo Newspaper Unions Blade Pension Plan reported $98M in total assets and 46 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 90th 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.

90th percentile by assets (of 123,622 plans)
#2,433 in Information & Media (2,822 peers)

Where The Toledo Newspaper Unions Blade Pension Plan sits by assets

The Toledo Newspaper Unions Blade Pension Plan sits in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets, $98M for 46 participants (~$2.1M/participant), up 1.6% in 2024.

$98M
total plan assets (2024 EOY): 46
covered participants: 90th
percentile by assets (of 123,622 plans): $2.1M
avg assets per participant

The Toledo Newspaper Unions Blade Pension Plan reported net income rose from $77K in the plan year 2023 filing to $2M in the plan year 2024 filing.
The Toledo Newspaper Unions Blade Pension Plan reported participants fell from 55 in the plan year 2023 filing to 46 in the plan year 2024 filing.
The Toledo Newspaper Unions Blade Pension Plan end-of-year assets rose from $97M in the plan year 2023 filing to $98M in the plan year 2024 filing.

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Ohio

Industry

Information & Media

The Toledo Newspaper Unions Blade Pension Plan vs the 2024 asset distribution

By assets, The Toledo Newspaper Unions Blade Pension Plan outranks 90% of the 123,622 plans that filed a Form 5500 for the 2024 plan year, and holds roughly 1.0x the national average plan size of $100M (721 average participants).

Scale-class filing particulars (2024)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)	$97M
Net Assets (End of Year)	$98M
Net Income	$2M
Employer EIN	346074138
Plan Effective Date	1967-01-01
Filing Status	FILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Toledo Blade Company Blade Pension Trust)

Total plan assets by year, all Toledo Blade Company Blade Pension Trust plans on file

Year	Plans	Participants	Total Assets
2022	1	65	$97M
2023	1	55	$97M
2024	1	46	$98M

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Similar-Sized Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans Nationally

Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states closest to The Toledo Newspaper Unions Blade Pension Plan by total assets, not by location.

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP Cash Balance Pension Plan (WA) $98M · 167
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Frequently Asked Questions

How did The Toledo Newspaper Unions Blade Pension Plan assets move in 2024? ▼

The Toledo Newspaper Unions Blade Pension Plan edged up modestly - up 1.6% during 2024, from $97M to $98M. Reported net income was $2M.

How have Toledo Blade Company Blade Pension Trust plan assets changed over time? ▼

Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Toledo Blade Company Blade Pension Trust's sponsor-wide assets grew 1.7%, from $97M to $98M.

Where does The Toledo Newspaper Unions Blade Pension Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼

The Toledo Newspaper Unions Blade Pension Plan ranks in the 90th percentile by end-of-year assets among 123,622 plans that reported assets for plan year 2024 (in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets).

Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to The Toledo Newspaper Unions Blade Pension Plan? ▼

Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Davis Wright Tremaine LLP Cash Balance Pension Plan in WA ($98M, 167 participants).

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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2024.

Source: DOL EFAST2 filing system (efast.dol.gov) - original filing retrieval by EIN 346074138.