401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Fund for the Public Interest, Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$33M
Total assets Below avg plan size
231
Participants Below avg headcount
81st
Percentile by assets National rank
$144,002
Avg per participant Near avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Public Interest Research Group 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by Fund for the Public Interest, Inc. · Massachusetts · Professional & Technical Services

$33M in assets, 231 participants

Fund for the Public Interest, Inc.'s Public Interest Research Group 401(k) Plan reported $33M in total assets and 231 participants in its 2023 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.

  • #16,500 in Professional & Technical Services (20,321 peers)

Coverage in Massachusetts

Public Interest Research Group 401(k) Plan covers 231 participants in Massachusetts, about 35% of the average Massachusetts filer (state average ~659 per filing). Assets: $33M.

#16,500
in Professional & Technical Services (20,321 peers)
+19.7%
assets growth YoY
0.3×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Public Interest Research Group 401(k) Plan's outsized position by total assets

Public Interest Research Group 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$33,264,412 Top 19% higher than 81% 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

Public Interest Research Group 401(k) 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. Public Interest Research Group 401(k) Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (231 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Public Interest Research Group 401(k) Plan reported net income rose from -$5M in the plan year 2022 filing to $5M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Public Interest Research Group 401(k) Plan reported participants fell from 421 in the plan year 2022 filing to 231 in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Public Interest Research Group 401(k) Plan end-of-year assets rose from $28M in the plan year 2022 filing to $33M in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

DOL schedule card

Filing strip 042762647 · Fund for the Public Interest, Inc. PY 2023 · 401(k)

Public Interest Research Group 401(k) Plan · $33M · 231 · 81st

  • PCT $33M
  • EIN 231
  • RANK 81st
  • PHOTO 401(k)
  • IND near Export Packaging Co., Inc. Retirement Savings Plan
  • EOY ind #16500

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 Professional & Technical Services retirement plans → · Plans in Massachusetts →

Public Interest Research Group 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Public Interest Research Group 401(k) Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Massachusetts filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$28M
Net Assets (End of Year)$33M
Net Income$5M
Employer EIN042762647
Plan Effective Date2000-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Fund for the Public Interest, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Fund for the Public Interest, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$38M 36.20138575855235% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$25M$30M$35M$40M 202220232024 $27.8M $37.9M ▲ +36.2%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 421 $28M
2023 1 231 $33M
2024 1 246 $38M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Massachusetts

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

Public Interest Research Group 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Massachusetts, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -20000020000400006000080000 -10010203040 Total assets ($B) Participants Public Interest Research Group 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.033264412 · Participants: 231Public Interest Research Group 401(k) 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
Public Interest Research Group 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Massachusetts, assets vs. participants
Compare Public Interest Research Group 401(k) Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Public Interest Research Group 401(k) Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Massachusetts, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Export Packaging Co., Inc. Retirement Savings Plan in IL ($33M); by covered participants it is Teacher Synergy LLC 401(k) Plan in NY (231 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (231 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 Public Interest Research Group 401(k) Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Public Interest Research Group 401(k) Plan grew sharply - up 19.7% during 2023, from $28M to $33M. Reported net income was $5M.
How have Fund for the Public Interest, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Fund for the Public Interest, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 36.2%, from $28M to $38M.
Where does Public Interest Research Group 401(k) Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Public Interest Research Group 401(k) Plan ranks in the 81st percentile by end-of-year assets among 127,072 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets).
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Public Interest Research Group 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Export Packaging Co., Inc. Retirement Savings Plan in IL ($33M, 1,355 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Public Interest Research Group 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Teacher Synergy LLC 401(k) Plan in NY (231 participants, N/A 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 042762647.

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.