401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Start Early 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$33M
Total assets Below avg plan size
375
Participants Below avg headcount
80th
Percentile by assets National rank
$87,041
Avg per participant Below avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Start Early · Sponsored by Start Early · Illinois · Healthcare & Social Assistance

$33M in assets, 375 participants

Start Early's Start Early reported $33M in total assets and 375 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 80th 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.

  • #14,728 in Healthcare & Social Assistance (17,684 peers)

Coverage in Illinois

Start Early covers 375 participants in Illinois, about 48% of the average Illinois filer (state average ~779 per filing). Assets: $33M.

#14,728
in Healthcare & Social Assistance (17,684 peers)
+25.1%
assets growth YoY
0.3×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Start Early's outsized position by total assets

Start Early vs every filed plan by assets

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

$32,640,224 Top 20% higher than 80% 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

Start Early 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. Start Early sits mid-pack in the medium band (375 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Start Early reported net income rose from -$5M in the plan year 2022 filing to $7M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Start Early end-of-year assets rose from $26M in the plan year 2022 filing to $33M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Start Early reported participants rose from 345 in the plan year 2022 filing to 375 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 363186328 · Start Early PY 2023 · 401(k)

Start Early · $33M · 375 · 80th

  • BOOK $33M
  • BOOK 375
  • BOOK 80th
  • BOOK 401(k)
  • BOOK near Employee Stock Ownership 401(k) Plan and Trust for Employees of Jaynes Corporation (Ksop)
  • BOOK ind #14728

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 Healthcare & Social Assistance retirement plans → · Plans in Illinois →

Start Early in the asset neighbourhood

Hennion & Walsh Inc 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan & TrustHennion & Walsh Inc 401(k) P…$33MStart Early$33MEmployee Stock Ownership 401(k) Plan and Trust for Employees of Jaynes Corporation (Ksop)Employee Stock Ownership 401…$33MVeregy 401(k) Plan$33MGentle Giant Employment Company, LLC 401(k) Profit Sharing PlanGentle Giant Employment Comp…$33M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Start Early and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Illinois filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$26M
Net Assets (End of Year)$33M
Net Income$7M
Employer EIN363186328
Plan Effective Date2000-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Start Early)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Start Early plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$42M 59.49612802053289% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$20M$25M$30M$35M$40M$45M 202220232024 $26.1M $41.6M ▲ +59.5%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 345 $26M
2023 1 375 $33M
2024 1 403 $42M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Illinois

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

Start Early vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -1000000100000200000300000 -505101520 Total assets ($B) Participants Start Early, Total assets ($B): 0.032640224 · Participants: 375Start EarlyAccenture United States 401(k) Match Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 17.594548115 · Participants: 69974Accenture United States 401(k) Match Savings PlanState Farm 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 16.935002041 · Participants: 60246State Farm 401(k) Savings PlanAbbott Laboratories Stock Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 14.496191 · Participants: 38012Abbott Laboratories Stock Retirement PlanUnited Airlines Pilot Retirement Account Plan, Total assets ($B): 14.367975914 · Participants: 14959United Airlines Pilot Retirement Account PlanWalgreens Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 13.444551767 · Participants: 235331Walgreens Retirement Savings Plan
Start Early vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants
Compare Start Early side-by-side with 3 peers →

Start Early's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Illinois, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Employee Stock Ownership 401(k) Plan and Trust for Employees of Jaynes Corporation (Ksop) in NM ($33M); by covered participants it is Schneider Mills Employees' Trust in NC (375 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (375 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 Start Early assets move in 2023? ▼
Start Early grew sharply - up 25.1% during 2023, from $26M to $33M. Reported net income was $7M.
How have Start Early plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Start Early's sponsor-wide assets grew 59.5%, from $26M to $42M.
Where does Start Early rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Start Early ranks in the 80th 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 Start Early? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Employee Stock Ownership 401(k) Plan and Trust for Employees of Jaynes Corporation (Ksop) in NM ($33M, 126 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Start Early? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Schneider Mills Employees' Trust in NC (375 participants, $15M 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 363186328.

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.