401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Connections Education, LLC. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$97M
Total assets Below avg plan size
4,205
Participants Above avg headcount
91st
Percentile by assets National rank
$23,131
Avg per participant Low balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Connections Education 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan · Sponsored by Connections Education, LLC. · Maryland · Educational Services

$97M in assets, 4,205 participants

Connections Education, LLC.'s Connections Education 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan reported $97M in total assets and 4,205 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 91st 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.

  • #3,155 in Educational Services (3,735 peers)

Coverage in Maryland

Connections Education 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan covers 4,205 participants in Maryland, 4.5x the typical Maryland plan (state average ~929 per filing). Assets: $97M.

#3,155
in Educational Services (3,735 peers)
+34.9%
assets growth YoY
1.0×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Connections Education 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan's outsized position by total assets

Connections Education 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2023 · DOL Form 5500

$97,267,820 Top 9% higher than 91% of 127,068 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 2023

Connections Education 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan's large-plan peer group by participant headcount

Plan-year 2023 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Connections Education 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan lands in the large band (4,205 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Connections Education 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan reported net income rose from -$6M in the plan year 2022 filing to $25M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Connections Education 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan end-of-year assets rose from $72M in the plan year 2022 filing to $97M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Connections Education 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan reported participants rose from 4,145 in the plan year 2022 filing to 4,205 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 680519943 · Connections Education, LLC. PY 2023 · 401(k)

Connections Education 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan · $97M · 4,205 · 91st

  • EBSA $97M
  • PART 4,205
  • TYPE 91st
  • NET 401(k)
  • BOOK near Kik Custom Products 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan
  • VS-ST ind #3155

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 Educational Services retirement plans → · Plans in Maryland →

Connections Education 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Connections Education 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Maryland filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$72M
Net Assets (End of Year)$97M
Net Income$25M
Employer EIN680519943
Plan Effective Date2004-08-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Connections Education, LLC.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Connections Education, LLC. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$106M 47.64597134562305% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$60M$80M$100M$120M 202220232024 $72.1M $106M ▲ +47.7%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 4,145 $72M
2023 1 4,205 $97M
2024 1 4,236 $106M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Maryland

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

Connections Education 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Maryland, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000 -200204060 Total assets ($B) Participants Connections Education 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.09726782 · Participants: 4205Connections Education 401(k) Retirement Savings PlanLockheed Martin Corporation Salaried Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 47.273019756 · Participants: 91511Lockheed Martin Corporation Salaried Savings PlanMarriott Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 10.20606962 · Participants: 96415Marriott Retirement Savings PlanT. Rowe Price U.S. Retirement Program, Total assets ($B): 4.357344903 · Participants: 6292T. Rowe Price U.S. Retirement ProgramNfl Player Second Career Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.951576315 · Participants: 2767Nfl Player Second Career Savings PlanSodexo 401 (K) Employees' Retirement Savings Plan and Trust, Total assets ($B): 2.217483854 · Participants: 80121Sodexo 401 (K) Employees' Retirement Savings Plan and Trust
Connections Education 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Maryland, assets vs. participants
Compare Connections Education 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Connections Education 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Maryland, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Kik Custom Products 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan in GA ($97M); by covered participants it is Matthews International Corporation 401(k) Plan in PA (4,206 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (4,205 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Connections Education 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Connections Education 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan surged - up 34.9% during 2023, from $72M to $97M. Reported net income was $25M.
How have Connections Education, LLC. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Connections Education, LLC.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 47.6%, from $72M to $106M.
Where does Connections Education 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Connections Education 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan ranks in the 91st percentile by end-of-year assets among 127,072 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets).
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Connections Education 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Kik Custom Products 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan in GA ($97M, 1,505 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Connections Education 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Matthews International Corporation 401(k) Plan in PA (4,206 participants, $458M in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2023.

Source: DOL EFAST2 filing system (efast.dol.gov) - original filing retrieval by EIN 680519943.

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.