401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022
Bright Horizons Children's Centers LLC 401(k) Plan
Data updated 2026-08-06
- $339M
- Total assets
- 15,039
- Participants
- 97th
- Percentile by assets
- $22,508
- Avg per participant
Official DOL plan name: Bright Horizons 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by Bright Horizons Children's Centers LLC · Massachusetts · Healthcare & Social Assistance
$339M in assets, 15,039 participants
Bright Horizons Children's Centers LLC's Bright Horizons 401(k) Plan reported $339M in total assets and 15,039 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 97th 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.
- 97th percentile by assets (of 139,258 plans)
- #19,567 in Healthcare & Social Assistance (20,087 peers)
Coverage in Massachusetts
Bright Horizons 401(k) Plan covers 15,039 participants in Massachusetts, 23x the typical Massachusetts plan (state average ~641 per filing). Assets: $339M.
- $339M
- total plan assets (2022 EOY)
- 15,039
- covered participants
- 97th
- percentile by assets (of 139,258 plans)
- $22,508
- avg assets per participant
The plan reported a net loss of $54M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.
Participants vs Massachusetts filers
In Massachusetts, the average filing covers about 641 participants across 3,941 plans. Bright Horizons 401(k) Plan reports 15,039 participants - 23x that state average ($339M EOY assets).
Massachusetts filing particulars
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $392M |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $339M |
| Net Income | -$54M |
| Employer EIN | 042949680 |
| Plan Effective Date | 1989-07-01 |
| Filing Status | FILING RECEIVED |
Sponsor Plan History (Bright Horizons Children's Centers LLC)
| Year | Plans | Participants | Total Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | 15,039 | $339M |
| 2023 | 1 | 15,998 | $410M |
| 2024 | 1 | 17,032 | $466M |
Nearby 401(k) Plans in Massachusetts
Peer 401(k) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.
Bright Horizons 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Massachusetts, assets vs. participants
- Fidelity Retirement Savings Plan $23.0B · 52,036
- Liberty Mutual 401(k) Plan $8.8B · 32,843
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology Supplemental 401(k) Plan $5.8B · 13,690
- Philips North America 401(k) Plan $5.2B · 19,750
- Boston Scientific Corporation 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan $4.9B · 18,359
Scale composition for Bright Horizons 401(k) Plan
Bright Horizons 401(k) Plan reports $339M in end-of-year assets across 15,039 participants (0.003% of the $11.6T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.017% of 89,805,449 covered participants) - about $22,508 per participant (16% of the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2022 was -$54M.
This plan identity (EIN 042949680, plan #001) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $339M to $466M (+37.6%) while covered participants moved from 15,039 to 17,032 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.
| Plan year | Participants | EOY assets | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 15,039 | $339M | This page |
| 2023 | 15,998 | $410M | Open filing |
| 2024 · index core | 17,032 | $466M | Open filing |
The same sponsor also keeps 1 other index-core plan on PlainRetire:
- Bright Horizons 401(k) Plan (401(k), $466M, 17,032 participants)
Similar-Sized 401(k) Plans Nationally
401(k) plans in other states closest to Bright Horizons 401(k) Plan by total assets, not by location.
- Shannon Medical Center 401(k) Savings and Retirement Plan (TX) $338M · 3,944
- Nexteer Automotive Salaried 401(k) Retirement Plan (MI) $338M · 1,686
- Kelley Drye & Warren LLP Retirement Savings Plan (NY) $338M · 543
- Venable LLP 401(k) Plan a (MD) $339M · 851
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Filing takeaways
Ways to act on Bright Horizons 401(k) Plan's numbers.
- By total assets, Bright Horizons 401(k) Plan ranks in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets. See the largest plans
- Compare it side-by-side against 3 similar 401(k) plans in Massachusetts. Compare plans
- Bright Horizons Children's Centers LLC's sponsor-wide assets have grown 37.6% since 2022 across 3 plan years on file. More Healthcare & Social Assistance plans