Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

The E.W. Scripps Company Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$355M
Total assets Above avg plan size
397
Participants Below avg headcount
96th
Percentile by assets National rank
$894,659
Avg per participant High balance/head
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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.

  • #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.

#2,653
in Information & Media (2,822 peers)
-8.3%
assets change YoY
3.6×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

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.

Scripps/Journal Pension Plan's outsized position by total assets

Scripps/Journal Pension Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$355,179,753 Top 4% higher than 96% 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

Scripps/Journal Pension 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. Scripps/Journal Pension Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (397 participants).

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.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 311223339 · The E.W. Scripps Company PY 2024 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Scripps/Journal Pension Plan · $355M · 397 · 96th

  • VS-ST $355M
  • VS-ST 397
  • VS-ST 96th
  • VS-ST Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • VS-ST near Aera Energy Services Company Cash Balance Plan
  • VS-ST ind #2653

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 Ohio →

Scripps/Journal Pension Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Omaha Construction Industry Pension PlanOmaha Construction Industry …$356MBaker Hughes Company Pension PlanBaker Hughes Company Pension…$356MInternational Union of Operating Engineers Local 14-14b Pension FdInternational Union of Opera…$356MAera Energy Services Company Cash Balance PlanAera Energy Services Company…$355MScripps/Journal Pension Plan$355M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Scripps/Journal Pension Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Scale-class filing particulars (2024)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$387M
Net Assets (End of Year)$355M
Net Income-$32M
Employer EIN311223339
Plan Effective Date1943-12-31
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (The E.W. Scripps Company)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All The E.W. Scripps Company plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$355M 7.438933368452948% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$350M$360M$370M$380M$390M$400M 202220232024 $384M $355M ▼ -7.4%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 498 $384M
2023 1 448 $387M
2024 1 397 $355M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Ohio

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

Scripps/Journal Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Ohio, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -500005000100001500020000 -505101520 Total assets ($B) Participants Scripps/Journal Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.355179753 · Participants: 397Scripps/Journal Pension PlanGE Aerospace Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 19.026079363 · Participants: 9637GE Aerospace Pension PlanFirstenergy Corp. Master Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 6.474467697 · Participants: 12187Firstenergy Corp. Master Pension PlanAmerican Electric Power System Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.085797504 · Participants: 16073American Electric Power System Retirement PlanOhio Operating Engineers Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.912834719 · Participants: 10387Ohio Operating Engineers Pension PlanParker Defined Benefit Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.496388263 · Participants: 8120Parker Defined Benefit Pension Plan
Scripps/Journal Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Ohio, assets vs. participants
Compare Scripps/Journal Pension Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Scripps/Journal Pension Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Ohio, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Aera Energy Services Company Cash Balance Plan in CA ($355M); by covered participants it is Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe, LLP Partners' Pension Plan in CA (397 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (397 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 Scripps/Journal Pension Plan assets move in 2024? ▼
Scripps/Journal Pension Plan pulled back noticeably - down 8.3% during 2024, from $387M to $355M. Reported net income was -$32M.
How have The E.W. Scripps Company plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), The E.W. Scripps Company's sponsor-wide assets declined 7.4%, from $384M to $355M.
Where does Scripps/Journal Pension Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Scripps/Journal Pension Plan ranks in the 96th percentile by end-of-year assets among 123,622 plans that reported assets for plan year 2024 (in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Scripps/Journal Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Aera Energy Services Company Cash Balance Plan in CA ($355M, 790 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Scripps/Journal Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe, LLP Partners' Pension Plan in CA (397 participants, $287M 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 311223339.

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.