401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Direct Color, Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$3M
Total assets Small plan by assets: 33
Participants Small participant base: 36th
Percentile by assets National rank: $93,734
Avg per participant Below avg balance/head

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Official DOL plan name: Direct Color, Inc. 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by Direct Color, Inc. · Connecticut · Manufacturing

$3M in assets, 33 participants

Direct Color, Inc.'s Direct Color, Inc. 401(k) Plan reported $3M in total assets and 33 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 36th 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.

#3,661 in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)

Direct Color, Inc. multi-year trail

Direct Color, Inc.'s plans moved +46.3% in assets from 2022 to 2024; this filing shows Direct Color, Inc. 401(k) Plan at $3M / 33 participants.

#3,661
in Manufacturing (18,722 peers): +26.7%
assets growth YoY

Direct Color, Inc. 401(k) Plan's mid-pack asset rank among Manufacturing and all filers

Direct Color, Inc. 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$3,093,232 36th percentile higher than 36% of 127,068 filed plans

Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.

Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2023

Direct Color, Inc. 401(k) Plan among smaller filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2023 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Direct Color, Inc. 401(k) Plan is a small filing (33 participants) on this national headcount ladder.

Micro (1-10) 35,718 filings (27%) Small (11-100) 27,089 filings (21%) Medium (101-1,000) 55,445 filings (43%) Large (1,001-10,000) 10,273 filings (8%) Mega (10,000+) 1,374 filings (1%)

Direct Color, Inc. 401(k) Plan reported net income rose from -$106K in the plan year 2022 filing to $652K in the plan year 2023 filing.
Direct Color, Inc. 401(k) Plan reported participants fell from 49 in the plan year 2022 filing to 33 in the plan year 2023 filing.
Direct Color, Inc. 401(k) Plan end-of-year assets rose from $2M in the plan year 2022 filing to $3M in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 061517591 · Direct Color, Inc. PY 2023 · 401(k)

Direct Color, Inc. 401(k) Plan · $3M · 33 · 36th

EOY $3M
5500 33
ASSETS 36th
PCT 401(k)
EIN near Spark Community Investment Company 401(k) Plan
RANK ind #3661

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 Manufacturing retirement plans → · Plans in Connecticut →

End-of-year total assets ($M) among Direct Color, Inc. 401(k) Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Direct Color, Inc. multi-year asset trail

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets: $4M 46.32878098542935% vs 2022; 2024 filing year

Year	Plans	Participants	Total Assets
2022	1	49	$2M
2023	1	33	$3M
2024	1	35	$4M

Direct Color, Inc. filing trail (2023)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)	$2M
Net Assets (End of Year)	$3M
Net Income	$652K
Employer EIN	061517591
Plan Effective Date	2006-01-01
Filing Status	FILING RECEIVED

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Connecticut

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

Direct Color, Inc. 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Connecticut, assets vs. participants

Rtx Savings Plan $52.8B · 123,037
Citi Retirement Savings Plan $20.7B · 77,865
The Hartford Investment and Savings Plan $6.5B · 18,377
Xerox Corporation Savings Plan $3.9B · 10,291
Eversource 401(k) Plan $3.8B · 9,504

Compare Direct Color, Inc. 401(k) Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Direct Color, Inc. 401(k) Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Connecticut, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Spark Community Investment Company 401(k) Plan in DC ($3M); by covered participants it is Taylor Automotive Group 401(k) Plan in TN (33 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($3M here).

Spark Community Investment Company 401(k) Plan (DC) $3M · 138
Flynn Packaging Profit Sharing Plan (WA) $3M · 3
Continental Home Care Retirement Plan (NY) $3M · 2,920
Comcare, Inc. 401(k) Plan (TN) $3M · 131

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (33 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

Taylor Automotive Group 401(k) Plan (TN) 33 · 0 off
Rmsource, Inc. 401(k) Plan (NC) 33 · 0 off
Cascades Technologies 401(k) Plan and Trust (VA) 33 · 0 off
Baldwin Metals Company, Inc. 401(k) Plan (TX) 33 · 0 off

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 Direct Color, Inc. 401(k) Plan assets move in 2023? ▼

Direct Color, Inc. 401(k) Plan grew sharply - up 26.7% during 2023, from $2M to $3M. Reported net income was $652K.

How have Direct Color, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼

Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Direct Color, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 46.3%, from $2M to $4M.

Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Direct Color, Inc. 401(k) Plan? ▼

Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Spark Community Investment Company 401(k) Plan in DC ($3M, 138 participants).

Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Direct Color, Inc. 401(k) Plan? ▼

Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Taylor Automotive Group 401(k) Plan in TN (33 participants, $4M 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 061517591.