Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

The New York Times Company Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-11

$985M
Total assets
1,137
Participants
98th
Percentile by assets
$866,585
Avg per participant
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Official DOL plan name: The New York Times Companies Pension Plan · Sponsored by The New York Times Company · New York · Information & Media

$985M in assets, 1,137 participants

The New York Times Company's The New York Times Companies Pension Plan reported $985M in total assets and 1,137 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 98th 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.

  • 98th percentile by assets (of 123,622 plans)
  • #2,742 in Information & Media (2,822 peers)

Where The New York Times Companies Pension Plan sits by assets

The New York Times Companies Pension Plan sits in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets, $985M for 1,137 participants (~$866,585/participant), down 6.6% in 2024.

$985M
total plan assets (2024 EOY)
1,137
covered participants
98th
percentile by assets (of 123,622 plans)
$866,585
avg assets per participant

The plan reported a net loss of $70M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Where The New York Times Companies Pension Plan sits by total assets

The New York Times Companies Pension Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$985,306,855 Top 2% higher than 98% of 123,620 filed plans

This plan $0 $2,010,000,000 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

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • The New York Times Companies Pension Plan reported net income fell from -$15M in the plan year 2023 filing to -$70M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • The New York Times Companies Pension Plan reported participants fell from 1,219 in the plan year 2023 filing to 1,137 in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • The New York Times Companies Pension Plan end-of-year assets fell from $1.1B in the plan year 2023 filing to $985M in the plan year 2024 filing.

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The New York Times Companies Pension Plan vs the 2024 asset distribution

By assets, The New York Times Companies Pension Plan outranks 98% of the 123,622 plans that filed a Form 5500 for the 2024 plan year, and holds roughly 9.9x the national average plan size of $100M (721 average participants).

Scale-class filing particulars (2024)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$1.1B
Net Assets (End of Year)$985M
Net Income-$70M
Employer EIN131102020
Plan Effective Date1968-10-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (The New York Times Company)

$2.4B$2.6B$2.8B$3B$3.2B 202220232024 $2.57B $3.02B ▲ +17.5%
Total plan assets by year, all The New York Times Company plans on file
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 4 6,293 $2.6B
2023 4 6,462 $2.8B
2024 4 6,964 $3.0B

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The New York Times Companies Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in New York, assets vs. participants

The New York Times Companies Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in New York, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000 05101520 Total assets ($B) Participants The New York Times C…IBM Personal Pension…1199seiu Health Care…Consolidated Edison …Pfizer Consolidated …GE Energy Pension Plan
The New York Times Companies Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in New York, assets vs. participants

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Frequently Asked Questions

How did The New York Times Companies Pension Plan assets move in 2024?
The New York Times Companies Pension Plan pulled back noticeably - down 6.6% during 2024, from $1.1B to $985M. Reported net income was -$70M.
How have The New York Times Company plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), The New York Times Company's sponsor-wide assets grew 17.6%, from $2.6B to $3.0B.
Where does The New York Times Companies Pension Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
The New York Times Companies Pension Plan ranks in the 98th percentile by end-of-year assets among 123,622 plans that reported assets for plan year 2024 (in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to The New York Times Companies Pension Plan?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is The Wellspan Health System Merged Pension Plan in PA ($984M, 3,265 participants).

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