Other · DOL Form 5500 · 2022
Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences Retirement Plan
Data updated 2026-08-25
- $23M
- Total assets Small plan by assets
- 90
- Participants Small participant base
- 80th
- Percentile by assets National rank
- $260,344
- Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
Official DOL plan name: Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences Retirement Plan · Sponsored by Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences · Maine · Professional & Technical Services
$23M in assets, 90 participants
Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences's Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences Retirement Plan reported $23M in total assets and 90 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 80th 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.
- #17,224 in Professional & Technical Services (21,562 peers)
Where Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences Retirement Plan sits by assets
Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences Retirement Plan sits in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets, $23M for 90 participants (~$260,344/participant), down 11.2% in 2022.
- #17,224
- in Professional & Technical Services (21,562 peers)
- -11.2%
- assets change YoY
- 0.2×
- vs typical plan assets (national mean)
The plan reported a net loss of $3M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.
Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences Retirement Plan's outsized position by total assets
Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences Retirement Plan vs every filed plan by assets
End-of-year total assets · plan year 2022 · DOL Form 5500
$23,430,918 Top 20% higher than 80% of 139,123 filed plans
Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.
Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2022
Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences Retirement Plan among smaller filed plans by headcount
Plan-year 2022 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences Retirement Plan is a small filing (90 participants) on this national headcount ladder.
Form 5500 schedule snapshot
Filing strip 016006001 · Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences PY 2022 · Other
Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences Retirement Plan · $23M · 90 · 80th
- ASSETS $23M
- PCT 90
- EIN 80th
- RANK Other
- PHOTO near 403(b) Thrift Plan of the Children's Institute of Pittsburgh
- IND ind #17224
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 Professional & Technical Services retirement plans → · Plans in Maine →
Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences Retirement Plan in the asset neighbourhood
Scale-class filing particulars (2022)
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $26M |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $23M |
| Net Income | -$3M |
| Employer EIN | 016006001 |
| Plan Effective Date | 1975-01-01 |
| Filing Status | FILING RECEIVED |
Sponsor Plan History (Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences)
Sponsor-wide plan assets over time
All Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences plans reported in each filing year
- Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
- $31M 31.71433146580087% vs 2022
- 2024 filing year
| Year | Plans | Participants | Total Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | 90 | $23M |
| 2023 | 1 | 95 | $27M |
| 2024 | 1 | 104 | $31M |
Nearby Other Plans in Maine
Peer Other plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.
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Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences Retirement Plan's out-of-state Other peers by assets and headcount
Outside Maine, the nearest Other by assets is 403(b) Thrift Plan of the Children's Institute of Pittsburgh in PA ($23M); by covered participants it is The College Preparatory School 403(b) Defined Contribution Plan in CA (90 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.
Closest by plan assets
Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($23M here).
Similar participant headcount
Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (90 participants); asset peers above are excluded.
DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.