401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Start Early 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$26M
Total assets Below avg plan size
345
Participants Below avg headcount
81st
Percentile by assets National rank
$75,611
Avg per participant Below avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Start Early · Sponsored by Start Early · Illinois · Healthcare & Social Assistance

$26M in assets, 345 participants

Start Early's Start Early reported $26M in total assets and 345 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 81st 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.

  • #16,831 in Healthcare & Social Assistance (20,060 peers)

Coverage in Illinois

Start Early covers 345 participants in Illinois, about 44% of the average Illinois filer (state average ~779 per filing). Assets: $26M.

#16,831
in Healthcare & Social Assistance (20,060 peers)
-16.4%
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.

Start Early's outsized position by total assets

Start Early vs every filed plan by assets

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

$26,085,753 Top 19% higher than 81% 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

Start Early 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. Start Early sits mid-pack in the medium band (345 participants).

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 363186328 · Start Early PY 2022 · 401(k)

Start Early · $26M · 345 · 81st

  • SCH $26M
  • EBSA 345
  • PART 81st
  • TYPE 401(k)
  • NET near Keeco, LLC Profit Sharing Plan & Trust
  • BOOK ind #16831

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 Healthcare & Social Assistance retirement plans → · Plans in Illinois →

Start Early in the asset neighbourhood

Start Early$26MKeeco, LLC Profit Sharing Plan & TrustKeeco, LLC Profit Sharing Pl…$26MDelap LLP Retirement Plan$26MGillman Services, Inc. 401(k) PlanGillman Services, Inc. 401(k…$26MElgin Fastener Group, LLC Master Savings and Profit Sharing PlanElgin Fastener Group, LLC Ma…$26M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Start Early and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

Illinois filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$31M
Net Assets (End of Year)$26M
Net Income-$5M
Employer EIN363186328
Plan Effective Date2000-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Start Early)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Start Early plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$42M 59.49612802053289% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$20M$25M$30M$35M$40M$45M 202220232024 $26.1M $41.6M ▲ +59.5%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 345 $26M
2023 1 375 $33M
2024 1 403 $42M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Illinois

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

Start Early vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -1000000100000200000300000 -505101520 Total assets ($B) Participants Start Early, Total assets ($B): 0.026085753 · Participants: 345Start EarlyState Farm 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 14.651519685 · Participants: 53616State Farm 401(k) Savings PlanAccenture United States 401(k) Match and Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 14.283954811 · Participants: 66653Accenture United States 401(k) Match and Savings PlanAbbott Laboratories Stock Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 13.333286 · Participants: 36136Abbott Laboratories Stock Retirement PlanUnited Airlines Pilot Retirement Account Plan, Total assets ($B): 11.816542826 · Participants: 13437United Airlines Pilot Retirement Account PlanWalgreens Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 11.682551768 · Participants: 238072Walgreens Retirement Savings Plan
Start Early vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants
Compare Start Early side-by-side with 3 peers →

Start Early's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Illinois, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Keeco, LLC Profit Sharing Plan & Trust in CA ($26M); by covered participants it is Sentry Data Systems, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan in FL (345 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($26M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (345 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 Start Early assets move in 2022? ▼
Start Early declined sharply - down 16.4% during 2022, from $31M to $26M. Reported net income was -$5M.
How have Start Early plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Start Early's sponsor-wide assets grew 59.5%, from $26M to $42M.
Where does Start Early rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Start Early ranks in the 81st 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 Start Early? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Keeco, LLC Profit Sharing Plan & Trust in CA ($26M, 1,128 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Start Early? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Sentry Data Systems, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan in FL (345 participants, N/A 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 363186328.

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.