Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Medianews Group, Inc. Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$434M
Total assets Above avg plan size
213
Participants Below avg headcount
97th
Percentile by assets National rank
$2.0M
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Medianews Group Pension Plan · Sponsored by Medianews Group, Inc. · Colorado · Information & Media

$434M in assets, 213 participants

Medianews Group, Inc.'s Medianews Group Pension Plan reported $434M in total assets and 213 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.

  • #2,675 in Information & Media (2,818 peers)

Where Medianews Group Pension Plan sits by assets

Medianews Group Pension Plan sits in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets, $434M for 213 participants (~$2.0M/participant), up 27.6% in 2023.

#2,675
in Information & Media (2,818 peers)
+27.6%
assets growth YoY
4.4×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Medianews Group Pension Plan's outsized position by total assets

Medianews Group Pension Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$434,038,888 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

Medianews Group 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. Medianews Group Pension Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (213 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Medianews Group Pension Plan reported net income rose from $9M in the plan year 2022 filing to $44M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Medianews Group Pension Plan end-of-year assets rose from $340M in the plan year 2022 filing to $434M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Medianews Group Pension Plan reported participants fell from 234 in the plan year 2022 filing to 213 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 760425553 · Medianews Group, Inc. PY 2023 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Medianews Group Pension Plan · $434M · 213 · 97th

  • EBSA $434M
  • PART 213
  • TYPE 97th
  • NET Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • BOOK near Laborers Local 1298 of Nassau & Suffolk Counties Pension Fund
  • VS-ST ind #2675

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 Colorado →

Medianews Group Pension Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Retirement Plan for Employees of Ben E. Keith Company and Its AffiliatesRetirement Plan for Employee…$435MLaborers Local 1298 of Nassau & Suffolk Counties Pension FundLaborers Local 1298 of Nassa…$434MMedianews Group Pension Plan$434MCement Masons and Plasterers Retirement PlanCement Masons and Plasterers…$433MYale New Haven Health System Pension PlanYale New Haven Health System…$432M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Medianews Group 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)$340M
Net Assets (End of Year)$434M
Net Income$44M
Employer EIN760425553
Plan Effective Date1959-09-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Medianews Group, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Medianews Group, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$778M 14.965663136378337% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$650M$700M$750M$800M 202220232024 $677M $778M ▲ +15.0%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 3 2,903 $677M
2023 3 2,760 $762M
2024 2 2,897 $778M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Colorado

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

Medianews Group Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Colorado, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -1000001000020000300004000050000 0.20.40.60.811.21.4 Total assets ($B) Participants Medianews Group Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.434038888 · Participants: 213Medianews Group Pension PlanRocky Mountain Ufcw Unions and Employers Retail and Meat Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.28371737 · Participants: 39434Rocky Mountain Ufcw Unions and Employers Retail and Meat Pension PlanBall Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.95106192 · Participants: 1506Ball Pension PlanPcs U.S. Employees' Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.853837683 · Participants: 1340Pcs U.S. Employees' Pension PlanNational Renewable Energy Laboratory Shared Security Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.406218917 · Participants: 2822National Renewable Energy Laboratory Shared Security Pension PlanEmployees' and Agents' Pension Benefits Plan Empower Holdings, Inc., Total assets ($B): 0.405979348 · Participants: 241Employees' and Agents' Pension Benefits Plan Empower Holdings, Inc.
Medianews Group Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Colorado, assets vs. participants
Compare Medianews Group Pension Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Medianews Group Pension Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Colorado, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Laborers Local 1298 of Nassau & Suffolk Counties Pension Fund in NY ($434M); by covered participants it is King & Spalding LLP Cash Balance Pension Plan in GA (213 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (213 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 Medianews Group Pension Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Medianews Group Pension Plan grew sharply - up 27.6% during 2023, from $340M to $434M. Reported net income was $44M.
How have Medianews Group, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Medianews Group, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 15.0%, from $677M to $778M.
Where does Medianews Group Pension Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Medianews Group 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 Medianews Group Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Laborers Local 1298 of Nassau & Suffolk Counties Pension Fund in NY ($434M, 1,184 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Medianews Group Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is King & Spalding LLP Cash Balance Pension Plan in GA (213 participants, $259M 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 760425553.

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.