Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Tribune Media Company Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$8M
Total assets Small plan by assets
N/A
Participants Small participant base
51st
Percentile by assets National rank
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Official DOL plan name: The Baltimore Sun Company Retirement Plan for Mailers · Sponsored by Tribune Media Company · Illinois · Management of Enterprises

$8M in assets, N/A participants

Tribune Media Company's The Baltimore Sun Company Retirement Plan for Mailers reported $8M in total assets and N/A participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 51st 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.

  • #402 in Management of Enterprises (1,133 peers)

Tribune Media Company multi-year trail

Tribune Media Company's plans moved -39.5% in assets from 2022 to 2024; this filing shows The Baltimore Sun Company Retirement Plan for Mailers at $8M / N/A participants.

#402
in Management of Enterprises (1,133 peers)
-5.1%
assets change YoY

The plan reported a net loss of $422K for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

The Baltimore Sun Company Retirement Plan for Mailers's mid-pack asset rank among Management of Enterprises and all filers

The Baltimore Sun Company Retirement Plan for Mailers vs every filed plan by assets

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

$7,915,134 Top 49% higher than 51% 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

Filed plans by participant headcount

Plan-year 2024 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets.

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • The Baltimore Sun Company Retirement Plan for Mailers reported net income fell from $49K in the plan year 2023 filing to -$422K in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • The Baltimore Sun Company Retirement Plan for Mailers end-of-year assets fell from $8M in the plan year 2023 filing to $8M in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 361880355 · Tribune Media Company PY 2024 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

The Baltimore Sun Company Retirement Plan for Mailers · $8M · N/A · 51st

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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 Management of Enterprises retirement plans → · Plans in Illinois →

The Baltimore Sun Company Retirement Plan for Mailers in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among The Baltimore Sun Company Retirement Plan for Mailers and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Tribune Media Company multi-year asset trail

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Tribune Media Company plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$1.1B 39.536628500010025% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$1B$1.5B$2B 202220232024 $1.9B $1.15B ▼ -39.5%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 8 1,821 $1.9B
2023 3 453 $1.2B
2024 3 430 $1.1B

Tribune Media Company filing trail (2024)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$8M
Net Assets (End of Year)$8M
Net Income-$422K
Employer EIN361880355
Plan Effective Date1969-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Illinois

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

The Baltimore Sun Company Retirement Plan for Mailers vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -1000001000020000300004000050000 -200204060 Total assets ($B) Participants The Baltimore Sun Company Retirement Plan for Mailers, Total assets ($B): 0.007915134 · Participants: 0The Baltimore Sun Company Retirement Plan for MailersCentral States, Southeast & Southwest Areas Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 48.22071058 · Participants: 36799Central States, Southeast & Southwest Areas Pension PlanState Farm Insurance Companies Retirement Plan for United States Employees, Total assets ($B): 37.736369487 · Participants: 41619State Farm Insurance Companies Retirement Plan for United States EmployeesGE Healthcare Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 13.74052931 · Participants: 5554GE Healthcare Pension PlanAbbott Laboratories Annuity Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 8.591907247 · Participants: 17875Abbott Laboratories Annuity Retirement PlanUnited Food & Commercial Workers Intl Union - Industry Pension Fund, Total assets ($B): 8.17675965 · Participants: 20984United Food & Commercial Workers Intl Union - Industry Pension Fund
The Baltimore Sun Company Retirement Plan for Mailers vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants

The Baltimore Sun Company Retirement Plan for Mailers's closest out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets

Outside Illinois, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by end-of-year assets is Walsh College Pension Plan in MI at $8M (this filing: $8M).

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 The Baltimore Sun Company Retirement Plan for Mailers assets move in 2024?
The Baltimore Sun Company Retirement Plan for Mailers pulled back noticeably - down 5.1% during 2024, from $8M to $8M. Reported net income was -$422K.
How have Tribune Media Company plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Tribune Media Company's sponsor-wide assets declined 39.5%, from $1.9B to $1.1B.
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to The Baltimore Sun Company Retirement Plan for Mailers?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Walsh College Pension Plan in MI ($8M, 30 participants).