401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Creative Management Services, LLC 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$34M
Total assets Below avg plan size
237
Participants Below avg headcount
84th
Percentile by assets National rank
$141,446
Avg per participant Near avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Creative Management Services, LLC 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by Creative Management Services, LLC · New Jersey · Professional & Technical Services

$34M in assets, 237 participants

Creative Management Services, LLC's Creative Management Services, LLC 401(k) Plan reported $34M in total assets and 237 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 84th 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.

  • #18,281 in Professional & Technical Services (21,562 peers)

Coverage in New Jersey

Creative Management Services, LLC 401(k) Plan covers 237 participants in New Jersey, about 28% of the average New Jersey filer (state average ~844 per filing). Assets: $34M.

#18,281
in Professional & Technical Services (21,562 peers)
-17.4%
assets change YoY
0.3×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $7M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Creative Management Services, LLC 401(k) Plan's outsized position by total assets

Creative Management Services, LLC 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2022 · DOL Form 5500

$33,522,724 Top 16% higher than 84% of 139,123 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 2022

Creative Management Services, LLC 401(k) Plan among mid-size filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2022 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Creative Management Services, LLC 401(k) Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (237 participants).

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 431854837 · Creative Management Services, LLC PY 2022 · 401(k)

Creative Management Services, LLC 401(k) Plan · $34M · 237 · 84th

  • BOY $34M
  • BOY 237
  • BOY 84th
  • BOY 401(k)
  • BOY near Clipper Magazine, LLC 401(k) Plan
  • BOY ind #18281

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 New Jersey →

Creative Management Services, LLC 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Endura Products, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan and TrustEndura Products, Inc. 401(k)…$34MAscot 401(k) Retirement Plan$34MCreative Management Services, LLC 401(k) PlanCreative Management Services…$34MClipper Magazine, LLC 401(k) PlanClipper Magazine, LLC 401(k)…$34M401(k) Simplified Flexible$34M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Creative Management Services, LLC 401(k) Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

New Jersey filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$41M
Net Assets (End of Year)$34M
Net Income-$7M
Employer EIN431854837
Plan Effective Date1984-07-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Creative Management Services, LLC)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Creative Management Services, LLC plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$44M 32.552172669500244% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$30M$35M$40M$45M$50M 202220232024 $33.5M $44.4M ▲ +32.6%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 237 $34M
2023 1 273 $38M
2024 1 308 $44M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in New Jersey

Peer 401(k) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

Creative Management Services, LLC 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in New Jersey, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000200000 -10010203040 Total assets ($B) Participants Creative Management Services, LLC 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.033522724 · Participants: 237Creative Management Services, LLC 401(k) PlanJPMorgan Chase 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 36.787229834 · Participants: 168280JPMorgan Chase 401(k) Savings PlanVerizon Savings Plan for Management Employees, Total assets ($B): 25.16607858 · Participants: 76788Verizon Savings Plan for Management EmployeesJohnson and Johnson Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 21.189900271 · Participants: 43271Johnson and Johnson Savings PlanPfizer Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 17.828820505 · Participants: 27796Pfizer Savings PlanErnst & Young Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 12.40459021 · Participants: 52975Ernst & Young Retirement Savings Plan
Creative Management Services, LLC 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in New Jersey, assets vs. participants
Compare Creative Management Services, LLC 401(k) Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Creative Management Services, LLC 401(k) Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside New Jersey, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Clipper Magazine, LLC 401(k) Plan in PA ($34M); by covered participants it is Vibrantcare Rehabilitation Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan and Trust in CA (237 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($34M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (237 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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Creative Management Services, LLC 401(k) Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
Creative Management Services, LLC 401(k) Plan declined sharply - down 17.4% during 2022, from $41M to $34M. Reported net income was -$7M.
How have Creative Management Services, LLC plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Creative Management Services, LLC's sponsor-wide assets grew 32.6%, from $34M to $44M.
Where does Creative Management Services, LLC 401(k) Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Creative Management Services, LLC 401(k) Plan ranks in the 84th percentile by end-of-year assets among 139,126 plans that reported assets for plan year 2022 (in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets).
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Creative Management Services, LLC 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Clipper Magazine, LLC 401(k) Plan in PA ($34M, 617 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Creative Management Services, LLC 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Vibrantcare Rehabilitation Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan and Trust in CA (237 participants, $5M in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2022.

Source: DOL EFAST2 filing system (efast.dol.gov) - original filing retrieval by EIN 431854837.

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.