Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Journal Publishing Company Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$10M
Total assets Small plan by assets
13
Participants Small participant base
56th
Percentile by assets National rank
$764,321
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Scripps Pension Plan (Journal Publishing Company) · Sponsored by Journal Publishing Company · Ohio · Information & Media

$10M in assets, 13 participants

Journal Publishing Company's Scripps Pension Plan (Journal Publishing Company) reported $10M in total assets and 13 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 56th 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.

  • #1,180 in Information & Media (2,822 peers)

2024 asset change

Scripps Pension Plan (Journal Publishing Company) pulled back noticeably 8.6% in 2024 ($11M → $10M) for 13 participants.

#1,180
in Information & Media (2,822 peers)
-8.6%
assets change YoY

The plan reported a net loss of $940K for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Scripps Pension Plan (Journal Publishing Company)'s mid-pack asset rank among Information & Media and all filers

Scripps Pension Plan (Journal Publishing Company) vs every filed plan by assets

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

$9,936,167 Top 44% higher than 56% 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 Pension Plan (Journal Publishing Company) among smaller filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2024 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Scripps Pension Plan (Journal Publishing Company) is a small filing (13 participants) on this national headcount ladder.

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Scripps Pension Plan (Journal Publishing Company) reported net income fell from -$114K in the plan year 2023 filing to -$940K in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Scripps Pension Plan (Journal Publishing Company) reported participants fell from 26 in the plan year 2023 filing to 13 in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Scripps Pension Plan (Journal Publishing Company) end-of-year assets fell from $11M in the plan year 2023 filing to $10M in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

DOL schedule card

Filing strip 850448553 · Journal Publishing Company PY 2024 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Scripps Pension Plan (Journal Publishing Company) · $10M · 13 · 56th

  • IND $10M
  • EOY 13
  • 5500 56th
  • ASSETS Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • PCT near GE Appliances Pension Plan
  • EIN ind #1180

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 Pension Plan (Journal Publishing Company) in the asset neighbourhood

Southern Oregon Orthopedics, Inc. Cash Balance PlanSouthern Oregon Orthopedics,…$10MScripps Pension Plan (Journal Publishing Company)Scripps Pension Plan (Journa…$10MGE Appliances Pension Plan$10MNational Railway Labor Conference Supplemental Pension PlanNational Railway Labor Confe…$10MRetirement Plan for Hourly Employees of Love's Bakery, Inc.Retirement Plan for Hourly E…$10M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Scripps Pension Plan (Journal Publishing Company) and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Journal Publishing Company years around the 2024 move

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Journal Publishing Company plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$10M 9.586261273660298% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$9.5M$10M$10.5M$11M$11.5M 202220232024 $11M $9.94M ▼ -9.6%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 34 $11M
2023 1 26 $11M
2024 1 13 $10M

2024 asset-move particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$11M
Net Assets (End of Year)$10M
Net Income-$940K
Employer EIN850448553
Plan Effective Date1965-06-15
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Ohio

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

Scripps Pension Plan (Journal Publishing Company) vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Ohio, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -500005000100001500020000 -505101520 Total assets ($B) Participants Scripps Pension Plan (Journal Publishing Company), Total assets ($B): 0.009936167 · Participants: 13Scripps Pension Plan (Journal Publishing Company)GE 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 Pension Plan (Journal Publishing Company) vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Ohio, assets vs. participants
Compare Scripps Pension Plan (Journal Publishing Company) side-by-side with 3 peers →

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

Outside Ohio, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is GE Appliances Pension Plan in KY ($10M); by covered participants it is National Federation of Independent Business Retirement Plan in TN (13 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (13 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 Pension Plan (Journal Publishing Company) assets move in 2024? ▼
Scripps Pension Plan (Journal Publishing Company) pulled back noticeably - down 8.6% during 2024, from $11M to $10M. Reported net income was -$940K.
How have Journal Publishing Company plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Journal Publishing Company's sponsor-wide assets declined 9.6%, from $11M to $10M.
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Scripps Pension Plan (Journal Publishing Company)? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is GE Appliances Pension Plan in KY ($10M, N/A participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Scripps Pension Plan (Journal Publishing Company)? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is National Federation of Independent Business Retirement Plan in TN (13 participants, N/A 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 850448553.

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.