Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024
Tribune Media Company Pension Plan
Data updated 2026-08-25
- $1.1B
- Total assets Very large vs avg
- 430
- Participants Below avg headcount
- 99th
- Percentile by assets National rank
- $2.5M
- Avg per participant High balance/head
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.
- #1,079 in Management of Enterprises (1,133 peers)
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.
- #1,079
- in Management of Enterprises (1,133 peers)
- -5.0%
- assets change YoY
- 11×
- vs typical plan assets (national mean)
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's outsized position by total assets
Tribune Media Company Retirement Plan vs every filed plan by assets
End-of-year total assets · plan year 2024 · DOL Form 5500
$1,088,105,068 Top 1% higher than 99% of 123,620 filed plans
Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.
Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2024
Tribune Media Company Retirement Plan among mid-size filed plans by headcount
Plan-year 2024 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Tribune Media Company Retirement Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (430 participants).
What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings
plan year 2023 → plan year 2024
- 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.
Published 5500 schedule card
Filing strip 361880355 · Tribune Media Company PY 2024 · Defined Benefit (Pension)
Tribune Media Company Retirement Plan · $1.1B · 430 · 99th
- EIN $1.1B
- RANK 430
- PHOTO 99th
- IND Defined Benefit (Pension)
- EOY near Fmc Corporation Employees' Retirement Program
- 5500 ind #1079
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 →
Tribune Media Company Retirement Plan in the asset neighbourhood
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)
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
| 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.
- 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
- United Food & Commercial Workers Intl Union - Industry Pension Fund $8.2B · 20,984
Tribune Media Company Retirement Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount
Outside Illinois, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Fmc Corporation Employees' Retirement Program in PA ($1.1B); by covered participants it is Woods Services, Inc. Pension Plan in PA (430 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.
Closest by plan assets
Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($1.1B here).
- 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
Similar participant headcount
Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (430 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.