Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Star Tribune Media Company LLC Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$73M
Total assets Below avg plan size
74
Participants Small participant base
88th
Percentile by assets National rank
$991,954
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Star Tribune Retirement Plan O · Sponsored by Star Tribune Media Company LLC · Minnesota · Information & Media

$73M in assets, 74 participants

Star Tribune Media Company LLC's Star Tribune Retirement Plan O reported $73M in total assets and 74 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.

  • #2,351 in Information & Media (2,822 peers)

Where Star Tribune Retirement Plan O sits by assets

Star Tribune Retirement Plan O sits in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets, $73M for 74 participants (~$991,954/participant), down 6.0% in 2024.

#2,351
in Information & Media (2,822 peers)
-6.0%
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.

Star Tribune Retirement Plan O's outsized position by total assets

Star Tribune Retirement Plan O vs every filed plan by assets

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

$73,404,581 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

Star Tribune Retirement Plan O among smaller filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2024 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Star Tribune Retirement Plan O is a small filing (74 participants) on this national headcount ladder.

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Star Tribune Retirement Plan O reported net income fell from -$1M in the plan year 2023 filing to -$5M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Star Tribune Retirement Plan O reported participants fell from 81 in the plan year 2023 filing to 74 in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Star Tribune Retirement Plan O end-of-year assets fell from $78M in the plan year 2023 filing to $73M in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

DOL schedule card

Filing strip 800481962 · Star Tribune Media Company LLC PY 2024 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Star Tribune Retirement Plan O · $73M · 74 · 88th

  • SCH $73M
  • EBSA 74
  • PART 88th
  • TYPE Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • NET near Employees' Retirement Plan of First Hawaiian, Inc.
  • BOOK ind #2351

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 Minnesota →

Star Tribune Retirement Plan O in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Star Tribune Retirement Plan O and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Scale-class filing particulars (2024)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$78M
Net Assets (End of Year)$73M
Net Income-$5M
Employer EIN800481962
Plan Effective Date2007-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Star Tribune Media Company LLC)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Star Tribune Media Company LLC plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$332M 4.820655869778144% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$310M$320M$330M$340M 202220232024 $316M $332M ▲ +4.8%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 4 1,034 $316M
2023 4 985 $333M
2024 4 926 $332M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Minnesota

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

Star Tribune Retirement Plan O vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Minnesota, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -20000020000400006000080000 -5051015 Total assets ($B) Participants Star Tribune Retirement Plan O, Total assets ($B): 0.073404581 · Participants: 74Star Tribune Retirement Plan OMayo Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 11.816211651 · Participants: 71743Mayo Pension Plan3M Employee Retirement Income Plan, Total assets ($B): 8.87866493 · Participants: 91323M Employee Retirement Income PlanWells Fargo & Company Cash Balance Plan, Total assets ($B): 8.278776602 · Participants: 46875Wells Fargo & Company Cash Balance PlanU.S. Bank Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.38225088 · Participants: 62822U.S. Bank Pension PlanThe Travelers Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.23694343 · Participants: 27237The Travelers Pension Plan
Star Tribune Retirement Plan O vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Minnesota, assets vs. participants
Compare Star Tribune Retirement Plan O side-by-side with 3 peers →

Star Tribune Retirement Plan O's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Minnesota, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Employees' Retirement Plan of First Hawaiian, Inc. in HI ($73M); by covered participants it is The Gonnella Pension Plan in IL (74 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (74 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 Star Tribune Retirement Plan O assets move in 2024? ▼
Star Tribune Retirement Plan O pulled back noticeably - down 6.0% during 2024, from $78M to $73M. Reported net income was -$5M.
How have Star Tribune Media Company LLC plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Star Tribune Media Company LLC's sponsor-wide assets grew 4.8%, from $316M to $332M.
Where does Star Tribune Retirement Plan O rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Star Tribune Retirement Plan O 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 Star Tribune Retirement Plan O? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Employees' Retirement Plan of First Hawaiian, Inc. in HI ($73M, 232 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Star Tribune Retirement Plan O? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is The Gonnella Pension Plan in IL (74 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 800481962.

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.