401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

New England Aquarium 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$17M
Total assets Small plan by assets
257
Participants Below avg headcount
69th
Percentile by assets National rank
$65,188
Avg per participant Low balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: New England Aquarium Employee Retirement Savings Plan · Sponsored by New England Aquarium · Massachusetts · Arts, Entertainment & Recreation

$17M in assets, 257 participants

New England Aquarium's New England Aquarium Employee Retirement Savings Plan reported $17M in total assets and 257 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 69th 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.

  • #2,396 in Arts, Entertainment & Recreation (2,945 peers)

Coverage in Massachusetts

New England Aquarium Employee Retirement Savings Plan covers 257 participants in Massachusetts, about 39% of the average Massachusetts filer (state average ~659 per filing). Assets: $17M.

#2,396
in Arts, Entertainment & Recreation (2,945 peers)
+18.4%
assets growth YoY

New England Aquarium Employee Retirement Savings Plan's outsized position by total assets

New England Aquarium Employee Retirement Savings Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$16,753,376 Top 31% higher than 69% 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

New England Aquarium Employee Retirement Savings Plan among mid-size filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2023 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. New England Aquarium Employee Retirement Savings Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (257 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • New England Aquarium Employee Retirement Savings Plan reported net income rose from -$2M in the plan year 2022 filing to $3M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • New England Aquarium Employee Retirement Savings Plan reported participants rose from 190 in the plan year 2022 filing to 257 in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • New England Aquarium Employee Retirement Savings Plan end-of-year assets rose from $14M in the plan year 2022 filing to $17M in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 042297514 · New England Aquarium PY 2023 · 401(k)

New England Aquarium Employee Retirement Savings Plan · $17M · 257 · 69th

  • BOY $17M
  • SCH 257
  • EBSA 69th
  • PART 401(k)
  • TYPE near Pittsford Federal Credit Union 401(k) Plan
  • NET ind #2396

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 Arts, Entertainment & Recreation retirement plans → · Plans in Massachusetts →

New England Aquarium Employee Retirement Savings Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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

Massachusetts filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$14M
Net Assets (End of Year)$17M
Net Income$3M
Employer EIN042297514
Plan Effective Date2000-12-25
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (New England Aquarium)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All New England Aquarium plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$37M 160.68527308806065% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$10M$20M$30M$40M$50M 202220232024 $14.2M $36.9M ▲ +160.7%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 190 $14M
2023 2 548 $38M
2024 3 344 $37M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Massachusetts

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

New England Aquarium Employee Retirement Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Massachusetts, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -20000020000400006000080000 -10010203040 Total assets ($B) Participants New England Aquarium Employee Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.016753376 · Participants: 257New England Aquarium Employee Retirement Savings PlanFidelity Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 28.649852331 · Participants: 62289Fidelity Retirement Savings PlanLiberty Mutual 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 10.556596852 · Participants: 37052Liberty Mutual 401(k) PlanMassachusetts Institute of Technology Supplemental 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 6.829912863 · Participants: 14094Massachusetts Institute of Technology Supplemental 401(k) PlanBoston Scientific Corporation 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 5.786107181 · Participants: 19881Boston Scientific Corporation 401(k) Retirement Savings PlanPhilips North America 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 5.779286156 · Participants: 19120Philips North America 401(k) Plan
New England Aquarium Employee Retirement Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Massachusetts, assets vs. participants
Compare New England Aquarium Employee Retirement Savings Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

New England Aquarium Employee Retirement Savings Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Massachusetts, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Pittsford Federal Credit Union 401(k) Plan in NY ($17M); by covered participants it is Pace Resources, Inc. Retirement Savings Plan in PA (257 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (257 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 New England Aquarium Employee Retirement Savings Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
New England Aquarium Employee Retirement Savings Plan grew sharply - up 18.4% during 2023, from $14M to $17M. Reported net income was $3M.
How have New England Aquarium plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), New England Aquarium's sponsor-wide assets grew 160.7%, from $14M to $37M.
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to New England Aquarium Employee Retirement Savings Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Pittsford Federal Credit Union 401(k) Plan in NY ($17M, 57 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to New England Aquarium Employee Retirement Savings Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Pace Resources, Inc. Retirement Savings Plan in PA (257 participants, $48M 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 042297514.

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.