401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Fund for the Public Interest, Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$28M
Total assets Below avg plan size
421
Participants Below avg headcount
82nd
Percentile by assets National rank
$66,005
Avg per participant Below avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Public Interest Research Group 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by Fund for the Public Interest, Inc. · Massachusetts · Professional & Technical Services

$28M in assets, 421 participants

Fund for the Public Interest, Inc.'s Public Interest Research Group 401(k) Plan reported $28M in total assets and 421 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 82nd 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.

  • #17,765 in Professional & Technical Services (21,562 peers)

Where Public Interest Research Group 401(k) Plan sits by assets

Public Interest Research Group 401(k) Plan sits in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets, $28M for 421 participants (~$66,005/participant), down 16.3% in 2022.

#17,765
in Professional & Technical Services (21,562 peers)
-16.3%
assets change YoY
0.3×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $5M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Public Interest Research Group 401(k) Plan's outsized position by total assets

Public Interest Research Group 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$27,788,102 Top 18% higher than 82% 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

Public Interest Research Group 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. Public Interest Research Group 401(k) Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (421 participants).

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 042762647 · Fund for the Public Interest, Inc. PY 2022 · 401(k)

Public Interest Research Group 401(k) Plan · $28M · 421 · 82nd

  • RANK $28M
  • PHOTO 421
  • IND 82nd
  • EOY 401(k)
  • 5500 near Kriete Group Retirement Savings Plan
  • ASSETS ind #17765

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 Massachusetts →

Public Interest Research Group 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Public Interest Research Group 401(k) Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

Scale-class filing particulars (2022)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$33M
Net Assets (End of Year)$28M
Net Income-$5M
Employer EIN042762647
Plan Effective Date2000-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Fund for the Public Interest, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Fund for the Public Interest, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$38M 36.20138575855235% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$25M$30M$35M$40M 202220232024 $27.8M $37.9M ▲ +36.2%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 421 $28M
2023 1 231 $33M
2024 1 246 $38M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Massachusetts

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

Public Interest Research Group 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Massachusetts, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -200000200004000060000 -100102030 Total assets ($B) Participants Public Interest Research Group 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.027788102 · Participants: 421Public Interest Research Group 401(k) PlanFidelity Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 22.953563448 · Participants: 52036Fidelity Retirement Savings PlanLiberty Mutual 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 8.79802945 · Participants: 32843Liberty Mutual 401(k) PlanMassachusetts Institute of Technology Supplemental 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 5.810585521 · Participants: 13690Massachusetts Institute of Technology Supplemental 401(k) PlanPhilips North America 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 5.180251859 · Participants: 19750Philips North America 401(k) PlanBoston Scientific Corporation 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.853752256 · Participants: 18359Boston Scientific Corporation 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan
Public Interest Research Group 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Massachusetts, assets vs. participants
Compare Public Interest Research Group 401(k) Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Public Interest Research Group 401(k) Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Massachusetts, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Kriete Group Retirement Savings Plan in WI ($28M); by covered participants it is All Metals Processing Holdings, LLC 401(k) Plan in CA (421 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($28M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (421 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 Public Interest Research Group 401(k) Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
Public Interest Research Group 401(k) Plan declined sharply - down 16.3% during 2022, from $33M to $28M. Reported net income was -$5M.
How have Fund for the Public Interest, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Fund for the Public Interest, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 36.2%, from $28M to $38M.
Where does Public Interest Research Group 401(k) Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Public Interest Research Group 401(k) Plan ranks in the 82nd 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 Public Interest Research Group 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Kriete Group Retirement Savings Plan in WI ($28M, 480 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Public Interest Research Group 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is All Metals Processing Holdings, LLC 401(k) Plan in CA (421 participants, $12M 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 042762647.

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.