401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023
Bright Horizons Children's Centers LLC 401(k) Plan
Data updated 2026-08-11
- $410M
- Total assets
- 15,998
- Participants
- 97th
- Percentile by assets
- $25,640
- Avg per participant
Official DOL plan name: Bright Horizons 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by Bright Horizons Children's Centers LLC · Massachusetts · Healthcare & Social Assistance
$410M in assets, 15,998 participants
Bright Horizons Children's Centers LLC's Bright Horizons 401(k) Plan reported $410M in total assets and 15,998 participants in its 2023 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 127,072 plans)
- #17,189 in Healthcare & Social Assistance (17,684 peers)
Coverage in Massachusetts
Bright Horizons 401(k) Plan covers 15,998 participants in Massachusetts, 24x the typical Massachusetts plan (state average ~659 per filing). Assets: $410M.
- $410M
- total plan assets (2023 EOY)
- 15,998
- covered participants
- 97th
- percentile by assets (of 127,072 plans)
- $25,640
- avg assets per participant
What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings
plan year 2022 → plan year 2023
- Bright Horizons 401(k) Plan reported net income rose from -$54M in the plan year 2022 filing to $72M in the plan year 2023 filing.
- Bright Horizons 401(k) Plan end-of-year assets rose from $339M in the plan year 2022 filing to $410M in the plan year 2023 filing.
- Bright Horizons 401(k) Plan reported participants rose from 15,039 in the plan year 2022 filing to 15,998 in the plan year 2023 filing.
Participants vs Massachusetts filers
In Massachusetts, the average filing covers about 659 participants across 4,265 plans. Bright Horizons 401(k) Plan reports 15,998 participants - 24x that state average ($410M EOY assets).
Massachusetts filing particulars
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $339M |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $410M |
| Net Income | $72M |
| 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 $28.6B · 62,289
- Liberty Mutual 401(k) Plan $10.6B · 37,052
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology Supplemental 401(k) Plan $6.8B · 14,094
- Boston Scientific Corporation 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan $5.8B · 19,881
- Philips North America 401(k) Plan $5.8B · 19,120
Scale composition for Bright Horizons 401(k) Plan
Bright Horizons 401(k) Plan reports $410M in end-of-year assets across 15,998 participants (0.003% of the $12.3T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.017% of 93,925,755 covered participants) - about $25,640 per participant (19% of the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2023 was $72M.
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 | Open filing |
| 2023 | 15,998 | $410M | This page |
| 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.
- Wellmark, Inc. Savings and Investment Plan (IA) $410M · 1,868
- Gbt 401(k) Plan (NY) $410M · 4,959
- Great River Energy 401(k) Retirement Plan (MN) $410M · 596
- Boardwalk Pipeline Partners, LP Savings Plan (KY) $410M · 1,219
Frequently Asked Questions
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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