401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Bay State Milling Company 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$80M
Total assets Below avg plan size
604
Participants Below avg headcount
90th
Percentile by assets National rank
$132,799
Avg per participant Near avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: The Bay State Milling Company Retirement Plan · Sponsored by Bay State Milling Company · Massachusetts · Manufacturing

$80M in assets, 604 participants

Bay State Milling Company's The Bay State Milling Company Retirement Plan reported $80M in total assets and 604 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 90th 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.

  • #15,853 in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)

Where The Bay State Milling Company Retirement Plan sits by assets

The Bay State Milling Company Retirement Plan sits in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets, $80M for 604 participants (~$132,799/participant), up 17.5% in 2023.

#15,853
in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)
+17.5%
assets growth YoY
0.8×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The Bay State Milling Company Retirement Plan's outsized position by total assets

The Bay State Milling Company Retirement Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$80,210,530 Top 10% higher than 90% 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

The Bay State Milling Company Retirement 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. The Bay State Milling Company Retirement Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (604 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • The Bay State Milling Company Retirement Plan reported net income rose from -$20M in the plan year 2022 filing to $12M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • The Bay State Milling Company Retirement Plan end-of-year assets rose from $68M in the plan year 2022 filing to $80M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • The Bay State Milling Company Retirement Plan reported participants rose from 565 in the plan year 2022 filing to 604 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 410141850 · Bay State Milling Company PY 2023 · 401(k)

The Bay State Milling Company Retirement Plan · $80M · 604 · 90th

  • EIN $80M
  • RANK 604
  • PHOTO 90th
  • IND 401(k)
  • EOY near Columbia Forest Products, Inc. Employee 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan and Trust
  • 5500 ind #15853

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 Massachusetts →

The Bay State Milling Company Retirement Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among The Bay State Milling Company Retirement Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Scale-class filing particulars (2023)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$68M
Net Assets (End of Year)$80M
Net Income$12M
Employer EIN410141850
Plan Effective Date1984-07-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Bay State Milling Company)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Bay State Milling Company plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$92M 34.75079305387816% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$60M$70M$80M$90M$100M 202220232024 $68.3M $92M ▲ +34.8%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 565 $68M
2023 1 604 $80M
2024 1 603 $92M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Massachusetts

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

The Bay State Milling Company Retirement Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Massachusetts, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -20000020000400006000080000 -10010203040 Total assets ($B) Participants The Bay State Milling Company Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.08021053 · Participants: 604The Bay State Milling Company Retirement 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
The Bay State Milling Company Retirement Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Massachusetts, assets vs. participants

The Bay State Milling Company Retirement Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Massachusetts, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Columbia Forest Products, Inc. Employee 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan and Trust in NC ($80M); by covered participants it is J.D. Heiskell Holdings, LLC 401(k) Plan in CA (604 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (604 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 The Bay State Milling Company Retirement Plan assets move in 2023?
The Bay State Milling Company Retirement Plan grew sharply - up 17.5% during 2023, from $68M to $80M. Reported net income was $12M.
How have Bay State Milling Company plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Bay State Milling Company's sponsor-wide assets grew 34.8%, from $68M to $92M.
Where does The Bay State Milling Company Retirement Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
The Bay State Milling Company Retirement Plan ranks in the 90th 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 The Bay State Milling Company Retirement Plan?
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Columbia Forest Products, Inc. Employee 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan and Trust in NC ($80M, 1,652 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to The Bay State Milling Company Retirement Plan?
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is J.D. Heiskell Holdings, LLC 401(k) Plan in CA (604 participants, $64M in assets).