Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024
The E.W. Scripps Company Pension Plan
Data updated 2026-08-11
- $355M
- Total assets
- 397
- Participants
- 96th
- Percentile by assets
- $894,659
- Avg per participant
Official DOL plan name: Scripps/Journal Pension Plan · Sponsored by The E.W. Scripps Company · Ohio · Information & Media
$355M in assets, 397 participants
The E.W. Scripps Company's Scripps/Journal Pension Plan reported $355M in total assets and 397 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 96th 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.
- 96th percentile by assets (of 123,622 plans)
- #2,653 in Information & Media (2,822 peers)
Where Scripps/Journal Pension Plan sits by assets
Scripps/Journal Pension Plan sits in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets, $355M for 397 participants (~$894,659/participant), down 8.3% in 2024.
- $355M
- total plan assets (2024 EOY)
- 397
- covered participants
- 96th
- percentile by assets (of 123,622 plans)
- $894,659
- avg assets per participant
The plan reported a net loss of $32M 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
- Scripps/Journal Pension Plan reported net income fell from $4M in the plan year 2023 filing to -$32M in the plan year 2024 filing.
- Scripps/Journal Pension Plan reported participants fell from 448 in the plan year 2023 filing to 397 in the plan year 2024 filing.
- Scripps/Journal Pension Plan end-of-year assets fell from $387M in the plan year 2023 filing to $355M in the plan year 2024 filing.
Scripps/Journal Pension Plan vs the 2024 asset distribution
By assets, Scripps/Journal Pension Plan outranks 96% of the 123,622 plans that filed a Form 5500 for the 2024 plan year, and holds roughly 3.6x the national average plan size of $100M (721 average participants).
Scale-class filing particulars (2024)
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $387M |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $355M |
| Net Income | -$32M |
| Employer EIN | 311223339 |
| Plan Effective Date | 1943-12-31 |
| Filing Status | FILING RECEIVED |
Sponsor Plan History (The E.W. Scripps Company)
| Year | Plans | Participants | Total Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | 498 | $384M |
| 2023 | 1 | 448 | $387M |
| 2024 | 1 | 397 | $355M |
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- Parker Defined Benefit Pension Plan $3.5B · 8,120
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Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states closest to Scripps/Journal Pension Plan by total assets, not by location.
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- International Union of Operating Engineers Local 14-14b Pension Fd (NY) $356M · 826
- Baker Hughes Company Pension Plan (TX) $356M · 4,861
- Omaha Construction Industry Pension Plan (NE) $356M · 1,402
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- By total assets, Scripps/Journal Pension Plan ranks in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets. See the largest plans
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- The E.W. Scripps Company's sponsor-wide assets have declined 7.4% since 2022 across 3 plan years on file. More Information & Media plans