Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Seattle Times Company Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$129M
Total assets Near avg plan size
108
Participants Small participant base
92nd
Percentile by assets National rank
$1.2M
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: The Seattle Times Pension Plan · Sponsored by Seattle Times Company · Washington · Information & Media

$129M in assets, 108 participants

Seattle Times Company's The Seattle Times Pension Plan reported $129M in total assets and 108 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 92nd 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.

  • #2,501 in Information & Media (2,822 peers)

Coverage in Washington

The Seattle Times Pension Plan covers 108 participants in Washington, about 7% of the average Washington filer (state average ~1,476 per filing). Assets: $129M.

#2,501
in Information & Media (2,822 peers)
+0.8%
assets growth YoY
1.3×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The Seattle Times Pension Plan's outsized position by total assets

The Seattle Times Pension Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$128,828,233 Top 8% higher than 92% 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

The Seattle Times 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. The Seattle Times Pension Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (108 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • The Seattle Times Pension Plan reported net income fell from $11M in the plan year 2023 filing to $976K in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • The Seattle Times Pension Plan reported participants fell from 117 in the plan year 2023 filing to 108 in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • The Seattle Times Pension Plan end-of-year assets rose from $128M in the plan year 2023 filing to $129M in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 910403890 · Seattle Times Company PY 2024 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

The Seattle Times Pension Plan · $129M · 108 · 92nd

  • EOY $129M
  • EOY 108
  • EOY 92nd
  • EOY Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • EOY near Infineum Pension Plan
  • EOY ind #2501

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 Washington →

The Seattle Times Pension Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among The Seattle Times Pension Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Washington filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$128M
Net Assets (End of Year)$129M
Net Income$976K
Employer EIN910403890
Plan Effective Date1958-10-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Seattle Times Company)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Seattle Times Company plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$337M 12.030407038677508% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$280M$300M$320M$340M$360M 202220232024 $301M $337M ▲ +12.0%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 3 757 $301M
2023 3 737 $325M
2024 3 708 $337M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Washington

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

The Seattle Times Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Washington, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -1000000100000200000300000 -200204060 Total assets ($B) Participants The Seattle Times Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.128828233 · Participants: 108The Seattle Times Pension PlanWestern Conference of Teamsters Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 56.4105157 · Participants: 231156Western Conference of Teamsters Pension PlanThe Pension Value Plan for Employees of the Boeing Company, Total assets ($B): 23.342502332 · Participants: 29538The Pension Value Plan for Employees of the Boeing CompanyThe Boeing Company Employee Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 15.379508818 · Participants: 31398The Boeing Company Employee Retirement PlanLocals 302 & 612 of the Iuoe - Employers Construction Industry Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.327244882 · Participants: 8695Locals 302 & 612 of the Iuoe - Employers Construction Industry Retirement PlanPaccar Inc Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 2.704439451 · Participants: 10345Paccar Inc Retirement Plan
The Seattle Times Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Washington, assets vs. participants
Compare The Seattle Times Pension Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

The Seattle Times Pension Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Washington, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Infineum Pension Plan in NJ ($129M); by covered participants it is Nortek Retirement Plan in WI (108 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($129M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (108 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 The Seattle Times Pension Plan assets move in 2024? ▼
The Seattle Times Pension Plan held essentially flat - up 0.8% during 2024, from $128M to $129M. Reported net income was $976K.
How have Seattle Times Company plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Seattle Times Company's sponsor-wide assets grew 12.0%, from $301M to $337M.
Where does The Seattle Times Pension Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
The Seattle Times Pension Plan ranks in the 92nd percentile by end-of-year assets among 123,622 plans that reported assets for plan year 2024 (in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to The Seattle Times Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Infineum Pension Plan in NJ ($129M, 235 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to The Seattle Times Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Nortek Retirement Plan in WI (108 participants, $43M 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 910403890.

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.