Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Tribune Media Company Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-07-24

$1.1B
Total assets: 430
Participants: 99th
Percentile by assets: $2.5M
Avg per participant

Official DOL plan name: Tribune Media Company Retirement Plan · Sponsored by Tribune Media Company · Illinois · Management of Enterprises

$1.1B in assets, 430 participants

Tribune Media Company's Tribune Media Company Retirement Plan reported $1.1B in total assets and 430 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 116,472 plans)

Where Tribune Media Company Retirement Plan sits by assets

Tribune Media Company Retirement Plan sits among the largest 1% of all filed plans, $1.1B for 430 participants (~$2.5M/participant), down 5.0% in 2024.

$1.1B
total plan assets (2024 EOY): 430
covered participants: 99th
percentile by assets (of 116,472 plans): $2.5M
avg assets per participant

The plan reported a net loss of $61M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Tribune Media Company Retirement Plan reported net income rose from -$68M in the plan year 2023 filing to -$61M in the plan year 2024 filing.
Tribune Media Company Retirement Plan reported participants fell from 453 in the plan year 2023 filing to 430 in the plan year 2024 filing.
Tribune Media Company Retirement Plan end-of-year assets fell from $1.1B in the plan year 2023 filing to $1.1B in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

State

Illinois

Industry

Management of Enterprises

Tribune Media Company Retirement Plan vs the 2024 asset distribution

By assets, Tribune Media Company Retirement Plan outranks 99% of the 116,472 plans that filed a Form 5500 for the 2024 plan year, and holds roughly 11x the national average plan size of $100M (730 average participants).

Scale-class filing particulars (2024)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)	$1.1B
Net Assets (End of Year)	$1.1B
Net Income	-$61M
Employer EIN	361880355
Plan Effective Date	1945-12-01
Filing Status	FILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Tribune Media Company)

Total plan assets by year, all Tribune Media Company plans on file

Year	Plans	Participants	Total Assets
2022	8	1,821	$1.9B
2023	3	453	$1.2B
2024	3	430	$1.1B

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Illinois

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

Tribune Media Company Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants

Central States, Southeast & Southwest Areas Pension Plan $48.2B · 36,799
State Farm Insurance Companies Retirement Plan for United States Employees $37.7B · 41,619
GE Healthcare Pension Plan $13.7B · 5,554
Abbott Laboratories Annuity Retirement Plan $8.6B · 17,875
Exelon Corporation Retirement Program $6.1B · 8,898

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Similar-Sized Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans Nationally

Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states closest to Tribune Media Company Retirement Plan by total assets, not by location.

Fmc Corporation Employees' Retirement Program (PA) $1.1B · 124
Molson Coors Pension Plan (WI) $1.1B · 1,596
First-Citizens Bank & Trust Company and Adopting Related Employers Pension Plan (NC) $1.1B · 950
Centerpoint Energy Retirement Plan (TX) $1.1B · 4,963

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Tribune Media Company Retirement Plan assets move in 2024? ▼

Tribune Media Company Retirement Plan pulled back noticeably - down 5.0% during 2024, from $1.1B to $1.1B. Reported net income was -$61M.

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.

Where does Tribune Media Company Retirement Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼

Tribune Media Company Retirement Plan ranks in the 99th percentile by end-of-year assets among 116,472 plans that reported assets for plan year 2024 (among the largest 1% of all filed plans).

Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Tribune Media Company Retirement Plan? ▼

Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Fmc Corporation Employees' Retirement Program in PA ($1.1B, 124 participants).

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Tribune Media Company's sponsor-wide assets have declined 39.5% since 2022 across 3 plan years on file. More Management of Enterprises plans

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 361880355.

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.