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Tribune Publishing Company401(k)

TRIBUNE PUBLISHING COMPANY 401(K) PLAN · DENVER, CO · plan year 2023

Reported admin expense ratio · 2023
0.17%

Peer grade: C · admin costs + employer contributions vs same-size plans · how grading works

Tribune Publishing Company reported $321,614 in plan administrative expenses for 2023: 0.17% of average plan assets, above the peer median. Employer contributions averaged $1,725 per active participant. This ratio covers administrative expenses reported on the plan's Schedule H only; fund-level expense ratios are not included in public structured data — see methodology.

Across the 2 years on file its reported administrative ratio fell from 0.16% to 0.09%. The plan sits in the $50M–$250M size bracket, benchmarked here against 9,317 comparable plans and shown alongside other information & media employers. By assets it is the 84th-largest of 1,461 plans among Colorado employers on file, and the 189th of 2,199 in information & media. In 2023, employees put in $3.14 for every $1.00 the employer contributed; active participation has grown from 1,322 to 1,478 since 2022.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$198,787,549
Participants with balances3,190
Active participants1,478
Employer contributions$2,549,645
Employee contributions$8,005,390
Employer contribution per active participant$1,725
Average account balance$62,316
Benefits paid to participants$25,966,560
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$196.3M · 2,590 accts · $625K emplr
2023$198.8M · 3,190 accts · $2.5M emplr
2022$186.9M · 3,399 accts · $3.3M emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2023
Recordkeeping & contract admin$151,709
Investment management$47,607
Audit (IQPA)$72,540
Total administrative$321,614
The Tribune Publishing Company 401(k) match · 2023
Employer contribution per active participant$1,725
Median for plans this size$3,659
2024$599 per active participant
2023$1,725 per active participant
2022$2,493 per active participant

Tribune Publishing Company's 2023 employer contribution ran below the $3,659 median for plans its size, in the bottom quarter of its peers. Filings report dollars actually contributed, not the match formula; the formula itself (for example, 50% of the first 6% of pay) lives in the plan's summary plan description from HR.

What these fees cost you

Annual cost at the plan's reported 2023 administrative ratio, against the median plan its size; fund expense ratios are extra. Compare any plan.

Service providers · 20234
EMPOWER ANNUITY INSURANCE COMPANY O · Contract administrator · Recordkeeping$150,593
MAZARS USA LLP · Accounting / audit$72,540
INNOVEST PORTFOLIO SOLUTIONS LLC · Investment advisory (plan) · Investment management$57,758
BRYAN CAVE LLP · Legal$45,316

Compensation shown is direct payments from plan assets reported on Schedule C. Providers paid through fund revenue-sharing appear as indirect.

Administrative cost history3
2024$176,039 · 0.09%
2023$321,614 · 0.17%
2022$332,327 · 0.16%
All plans at this employer2
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 383919441 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.