Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Dallasnews Corporation Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$70M
Total assets Below avg plan size
13
Participants Small participant base
88th
Percentile by assets National rank
$5.4M
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Dallasnews Corporation Pension Plan I · Sponsored by Dallasnews Corporation · Texas · Information & Media

$70M in assets, 13 participants

Dallasnews Corporation's Dallasnews Corporation Pension Plan I reported $70M in total assets and 13 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 88th 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.

  • #2,335 in Information & Media (2,822 peers)

Where Dallasnews Corporation Pension Plan I sits by assets

Dallasnews Corporation Pension Plan I sits in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets, $70M for 13 participants (~$5.4M/participant), down 6.6% in 2024.

#2,335
in Information & Media (2,822 peers)
-6.6%
assets change YoY
0.7×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $5M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Dallasnews Corporation Pension Plan I's outsized position by total assets

Dallasnews Corporation Pension Plan I vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2024 · DOL Form 5500

$69,867,737 Top 12% higher than 88% of 123,620 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 2024

Dallasnews Corporation Pension Plan I among smaller filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2024 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Dallasnews Corporation Pension Plan I is a small filing (13 participants) on this national headcount ladder.

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Dallasnews Corporation Pension Plan I reported net income fell from $67K in the plan year 2023 filing to -$5M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Dallasnews Corporation Pension Plan I reported participants fell from 15 in the plan year 2023 filing to 13 in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Dallasnews Corporation Pension Plan I end-of-year assets fell from $75M in the plan year 2023 filing to $70M in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 383765318 · Dallasnews Corporation PY 2024 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Dallasnews Corporation Pension Plan I · $70M · 13 · 88th

  • SCH $70M
  • EBSA 13
  • PART 88th
  • TYPE Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • NET near Hawaiian Telcom Hourly Employees Pension Plan
  • BOOK ind #2335

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 Texas →

Dallasnews Corporation Pension Plan I in the asset neighbourhood

I.B.E.W. Local 490 Pension FundI.B.E.W. Local 490 Pension F…$70MGrand View Hospital Retirement Income PlanGrand View Hospital Retireme…$70MDallasnews Corporation Pension Plan IDallasnews Corporation Pensi…$70MHawaiian Telcom Hourly Employees Pension PlanHawaiian Telcom Hourly Emplo…$70MAccuride Consolidated Employee Pension PlanAccuride Consolidated Employ…$70M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Dallasnews Corporation Pension Plan I and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Scale-class filing particulars (2024)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$75M
Net Assets (End of Year)$70M
Net Income-$5M
Employer EIN383765318
Plan Effective Date2011-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Dallasnews Corporation)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Dallasnews Corporation plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$348M 5.123373510035627% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$320M$330M$340M$350M$360M 202220232024 $331M $348M ▲ +5.1%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 3 742 $331M
2023 3 741 $352M
2024 3 604 $348M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Texas

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

Dallasnews Corporation Pension Plan I vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Texas, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000 -100102030 Total assets ($B) Participants Dallasnews Corporation Pension Plan I, Total assets ($B): 0.069867737 · Participants: 13Dallasnews Corporation Pension Plan IAT&T Pension Benefit Plan, Total assets ($B): 28.265893 · Participants: 100400AT&T Pension Benefit PlanExxonmobil Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 12.095 · Participants: 22000Exxonmobil Pension PlanChevron Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 9.731784707 · Participants: 21297Chevron Retirement PlanShell Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 9.694184685 · Participants: 12688Shell Pension PlanCaterpillar Inc. Retirement Income Plan, Total assets ($B): 9.1940497 · Participants: 11498Caterpillar Inc. Retirement Income Plan
Dallasnews Corporation Pension Plan I vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Texas, assets vs. participants
Compare Dallasnews Corporation Pension Plan I side-by-side with 3 peers →

Dallasnews Corporation Pension Plan I's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Texas, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Hawaiian Telcom Hourly Employees Pension Plan in HI ($70M); by covered participants it is National Federation of Independent Business Retirement Plan in TN (13 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($70M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (13 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Dallasnews Corporation Pension Plan I assets move in 2024? ▼
Dallasnews Corporation Pension Plan I pulled back noticeably - down 6.6% during 2024, from $75M to $70M. Reported net income was -$5M.
How have Dallasnews Corporation plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Dallasnews Corporation's sponsor-wide assets grew 5.1%, from $331M to $348M.
Where does Dallasnews Corporation Pension Plan I rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Dallasnews Corporation Pension Plan I ranks in the 88th percentile by end-of-year assets among 123,622 plans that reported assets for plan year 2024 (in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Dallasnews Corporation Pension Plan I? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Hawaiian Telcom Hourly Employees Pension Plan in HI ($70M, 328 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Dallasnews Corporation Pension Plan I? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is National Federation of Independent Business Retirement Plan in TN (13 participants, N/A in assets).

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 383765318.

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.