Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024
Graham Holdings Company Pension Plan
Data updated 2026-08-11
- $3.0B
- Total assets
- 6,257
- Participants
- 99th
- Percentile by assets
- $475,369
- Avg per participant
Official DOL plan name: The Retirement Plan for Graham Holdings Company · Sponsored by Graham Holdings Company · Virginia · Educational Services
$3.0B in assets, 6,257 participants
Graham Holdings Company's The Retirement Plan for Graham Holdings Company reported $3.0B in total assets and 6,257 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 99th 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.
- 99th percentile by assets (of 123,622 plans)
- #3,615 in Educational Services (3,638 peers)
Coverage in Virginia
The Retirement Plan for Graham Holdings Company covers 6,257 participants in Virginia, 8.0x the typical Virginia plan (state average ~782 per filing). Assets: $3.0B.
- $3.0B
- total plan assets (2024 EOY)
- 6,257
- covered participants
- 99th
- percentile by assets (of 123,622 plans)
- $475,369
- avg assets per participant
The plan reported a net loss of $38M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.
What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings
plan year 2023 → plan year 2024
- The Retirement Plan for Graham Holdings Company reported net income fell from $477M in the plan year 2023 filing to -$38M in the plan year 2024 filing.
- The Retirement Plan for Graham Holdings Company reported participants rose from 5,213 in the plan year 2023 filing to 6,257 in the plan year 2024 filing.
- The Retirement Plan for Graham Holdings Company end-of-year assets fell from $3.0B in the plan year 2023 filing to $3.0B in the plan year 2024 filing.
Participants vs Virginia filers
In Virginia, the average filing covers about 782 participants across 3,655 plans. The Retirement Plan for Graham Holdings Company reports 6,257 participants - 8.0x that state average ($3.0B EOY assets).
Virginia filing particulars
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $3.0B |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $3.0B |
| Net Income | -$38M |
| Employer EIN | 530182885 |
| Plan Effective Date | 1974-01-01 |
| Filing Status | FILING RECEIVED |
Sponsor Plan History (Graham Holdings Company)
| Year | Plans | Participants | Total Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 4 | 13,077 | $3.3B |
| 2023 | 4 | 15,936 | $3.9B |
| 2024 | 4 | 16,338 | $4.0B |
Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Virginia
Peer Defined Benefit (Pension) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.
The Retirement Plan for Graham Holdings Company vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Virginia, assets vs. participants
- Northrop Grumman Pension Plan $18.8B · 12,678
- Retirement Security Plan $11.5B · 56,633
- Sheet Metal Workers' National Pension Fund $8.9B · 63,530
- Ng Space&mission Systems Corp Salaried Pension Pla $8.4B · 6,737
- Dominion Energy Pension Plan $8.3B · 11,758
Scale composition for The Retirement Plan for Graham Holdings Company
The Retirement Plan for Graham Holdings Company reports $3.0B in end-of-year assets across 6,257 participants (0.024% of the $12.3T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.007% of 93,925,755 covered participants) - about $475,369 per participant (3.4x the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2024 was -$38M.
This plan identity (EIN 530182885, plan #009) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $2.5B to $3.0B (+17.7%) while covered participants moved from 4,874 to 6,257 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.
| Plan year | Participants | EOY assets | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 4,874 | $2.5B | Open filing |
| 2023 | 5,213 | $3.0B | Open filing |
| 2024 · index core | 6,257 | $3.0B | This page |
The same sponsor also keeps 3 other index-core plans on PlainRetire:
- The Savings Plan for Graham Holdings Company (401(k), $537M, 3,141 participants)
- The Kaplan, Inc. Tax Deferred Savings Plan for Salaried Employees (401(k), $366M, 1,706 participants)
- The 401(k) Savings Plan for Ghc Affiliates (401(k), $77M, 5,234 participants)
Similar-Sized Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans Nationally
Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states closest to The Retirement Plan for Graham Holdings Company by total assets, not by location.
- Kraft Heinz Retirement Plan (PA) $3.0B · 3,742
- Pipe Fitters Retirement Fund, Local 597 (IL) $3.0B · 6,435
- Consolidated Roche Retirement Plan (NJ) $2.9B · 1,965
- Upmc Basic Retirement Plan (PA) $3.0B · 74,793
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Filing takeaways
Ways to act on The Retirement Plan for Graham Holdings Company's numbers.
- By total assets, The Retirement Plan for Graham Holdings Company ranks among the largest 1% of all filed plans. See the largest plans
- Compare it side-by-side against 3 similar Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Virginia. Compare plans
- Graham Holdings Company's sponsor-wide assets have grown 21.0% since 2022 across 3 plan years on file. More Educational Services plans