Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Gannett Media Corp. Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-11

$864M
Total assets
1,128
Participants
98th
Percentile by assets
$766,345
Avg per participant
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Official DOL plan name: Gannett Retirement Plan · Sponsored by Gannett Media Corp. · New York · Information & Media

$864M in assets, 1,128 participants

Gannett Media Corp.'s Gannett Retirement Plan reported $864M in total assets and 1,128 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)
  • #2,734 in Information & Media (2,822 peers)

Where Gannett Retirement Plan sits by assets

Gannett Retirement Plan sits in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets, $864M for 1,128 participants (~$766,345/participant), down 8.0% in 2024.

$864M
total plan assets (2024 EOY)
1,128
covered participants
98th
percentile by assets (of 123,622 plans)
$766,345
avg assets per participant

The plan reported a net loss of $64M 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

  • Gannett Retirement Plan reported net income fell from $9M in the plan year 2023 filing to -$64M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Gannett Retirement Plan reported participants fell from 1,593 in the plan year 2023 filing to 1,128 in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Gannett Retirement Plan end-of-year assets fell from $940M in the plan year 2023 filing to $864M in the plan year 2024 filing.

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Gannett Retirement Plan vs the 2024 asset distribution

By assets, Gannett Retirement Plan outranks 98% of the 123,622 plans that filed a Form 5500 for the 2024 plan year, and holds roughly 8.7x the national average plan size of $100M (721 average participants).

Scale-class filing particulars (2024)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$940M
Net Assets (End of Year)$864M
Net Income-$64M
Employer EIN472390983
Plan Effective Date1949-12-31
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Gannett Media Corp.)

$2.35B$2.4B$2.45B$2.5B 202220232024 $2.38B $2.45B ▲ +2.9%
Total plan assets by year, all Gannett Media Corp. plans on file
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 15,542 $2.4B
2023 2 12,681 $2.5B
2024 3 11,320 $2.4B

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Gannett Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in New York, assets vs. participants

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Gannett Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in New York, assets vs. participants

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Frequently Asked Questions

How did Gannett Retirement Plan assets move in 2024?
Gannett Retirement Plan pulled back noticeably - down 8.0% during 2024, from $940M to $864M. Reported net income was -$64M.
How have Gannett Media Corp. plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Gannett Media Corp.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 2.8%, from $2.4B to $2.4B.
Where does Gannett Retirement Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
Gannett Retirement 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 Gannett Retirement Plan?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Modern Woodmen of America Employees' Retirement Plan in IL ($865M, 1,030 participants).

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