Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Joint Board of Administration C/O Benesys Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-06

$97M
Total assets: 81
Participants: 90th
Percentile by assets: $1.2M
Avg per participant

Official DOL plan name: Detroit Free Press, Inc. Newspaper Guild of Detroit Pension Plan · Sponsored by Joint Board of Administration C/O Benesys · Michigan · Manufacturing

$97M in assets, 81 participants

Joint Board of Administration C/O Benesys's Detroit Free Press, Inc. Newspaper Guild of Detroit Pension Plan reported $97M in total assets and 81 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 116,472 plans)
#14,411 in Manufacturing (16,886 peers)

Where Detroit Free Press, Inc. Newspaper Guild of Detroit Pension Plan sits by assets

Detroit Free Press, Inc. Newspaper Guild of Detroit Pension Plan sits in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets, $97M for 81 participants (~$1.2M/participant), up 0.4% in 2024.

$97M
total plan assets (2024 EOY): 81
covered participants: 90th
percentile by assets (of 116,472 plans): $1.2M
avg assets per participant

Detroit Free Press, Inc. Newspaper Guild of Detroit Pension Plan reported net income fell from $4M in the plan year 2023 filing to $373K in the plan year 2024 filing.
Detroit Free Press, Inc. Newspaper Guild of Detroit Pension Plan reported participants fell from 91 in the plan year 2023 filing to 81 in the plan year 2024 filing.
Detroit Free Press, Inc. Newspaper Guild of Detroit Pension Plan end-of-year assets rose from $97M in the plan year 2023 filing to $97M in the plan year 2024 filing.

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State

Michigan

Industry

Manufacturing

Detroit Free Press, Inc. Newspaper Guild of Detroit Pension Plan vs the 2024 asset distribution

By assets, Detroit Free Press, Inc. Newspaper Guild of Detroit Pension Plan outranks 90% of the 116,472 plans that filed a Form 5500 for the 2024 plan year, and holds roughly 1.0x the national average plan size of $100M (730 average participants).

Scale-class filing particulars (2024)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)	$97M
Net Assets (End of Year)	$97M
Net Income	$373K
Employer EIN	454395876
Plan Effective Date	1966-12-29
Filing Status	FILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Joint Board of Administration C/O Benesys)

Total plan assets by year, all Joint Board of Administration C/O Benesys plans on file

Year	Plans	Participants	Total Assets
2022	1	81	$93M
2023	1	91	$97M
2024	1	81	$97M

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Detroit Free Press, Inc. Newspaper Guild of Detroit Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Michigan, assets vs. participants

Ford Motor Company UAW Retirement Plan $17.8B · 25,742
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Similar-Sized Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans Nationally

Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states closest to Detroit Free Press, Inc. Newspaper Guild of Detroit Pension Plan by total assets, not by location.

Major League Baseball Pension Plan for Non-Uniformed Personnel (CO) $97M · 285
Constellation Cash Balance Pension Plan for Bargaining Unit Employees (PA) $97M · 1,144
Retiree Pension Plan (OH) $97M · N/A
Pressmens Publishers Pension Fund (NY) $97M · N/A

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Detroit Free Press, Inc. Newspaper Guild of Detroit Pension Plan assets move in 2024? ▼

Detroit Free Press, Inc. Newspaper Guild of Detroit Pension Plan held essentially flat - up 0.4% during 2024, from $97M to $97M. Reported net income was $373K.

How have Joint Board of Administration C/O Benesys plan assets changed over time? ▼

Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Joint Board of Administration C/O Benesys's sponsor-wide assets grew 4.4%, from $93M to $97M.

Where does Detroit Free Press, Inc. Newspaper Guild of Detroit Pension Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼

Detroit Free Press, Inc. Newspaper Guild of Detroit Pension Plan ranks in the 90th percentile by end-of-year assets among 116,472 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 Detroit Free Press, Inc. Newspaper Guild of Detroit Pension Plan? ▼

Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Major League Baseball Pension Plan for Non-Uniformed Personnel in CO ($97M, 285 participants).

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By total assets, Detroit Free Press, Inc. Newspaper Guild of Detroit Pension Plan ranks in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets. See the largest plans
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Joint Board of Administration C/O Benesys's sponsor-wide assets have grown 4.4% since 2022 across 3 plan years on file. More Manufacturing plans

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 454395876.