401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Ecological Fibers, Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$20M
Total assets Small plan by assets
75
Participants Small participant base
70th
Percentile by assets National rank
$262,132
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Ecological Fibers, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan · Sponsored by Ecological Fibers, Inc. · Massachusetts · Manufacturing

$20M in assets, 75 participants

Ecological Fibers, Inc.'s Ecological Fibers, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan reported $20M in total assets and 75 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 70th 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.

  • #10,555 in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)

Ecological Fibers, Inc. multi-year trail

Ecological Fibers, Inc.'s plans moved +11.5% in assets from 2022 to 2024; this filing shows Ecological Fibers, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan at $20M / 75 participants.

#10,555
in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)
-10.7%
assets change YoY

The plan reported a net loss of $2M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Ecological Fibers, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan's outsized position by total assets

Ecological Fibers, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2024 · DOL Form 5500

$19,659,931 Top 30% higher than 70% of 123,620 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 2024

Ecological Fibers, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan among smaller filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2024 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Ecological Fibers, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan is a small filing (75 participants) on this national headcount ladder.

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Ecological Fibers, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan reported net income fell from $4M in the plan year 2023 filing to -$2M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Ecological Fibers, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan end-of-year assets fell from $22M in the plan year 2023 filing to $20M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Ecological Fibers, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan reported participants fell from 78 in the plan year 2023 filing to 75 in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 042534139 · Ecological Fibers, Inc. PY 2024 · 401(k)

Ecological Fibers, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan · $20M · 75 · 70th

  • SCH $20M
  • EBSA 75
  • PART 70th
  • TYPE 401(k)
  • NET near Insurance Organizations' Savings Trust 401(k) Plan
  • BOOK ind #10555

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 →

Ecological Fibers, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Ecological Fibers, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Ecological Fibers, Inc. multi-year asset trail

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Ecological Fibers, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$29M 11.505707373417795% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$24M$26M$28M$30M$32M 202220232024 $26M $29M ▲ +11.5%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 122 $26M
2023 2 159 $31M
2024 2 150 $29M

Ecological Fibers, Inc. filing trail (2024)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$22M
Net Assets (End of Year)$20M
Net Income-$2M
Employer EIN042534139
Plan Effective Date1993-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Massachusetts

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

Ecological Fibers, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Massachusetts, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -20000020000400006000080000 -10010203040 Total assets ($B) Participants Ecological Fibers, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.019659931 · Participants: 75Ecological Fibers, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing PlanFidelity Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 34.201609937 · Participants: 66907Fidelity Retirement Savings PlanLiberty Mutual 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 11.352606499 · Participants: 34618Liberty Mutual 401(k) PlanMassachusetts Institute of Technology Supplemental 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 7.720373045 · Participants: 14762Massachusetts Institute of Technology Supplemental 401(k) PlanBoston Scientific Corporation 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 6.775289067 · Participants: 20639Boston Scientific Corporation 401(k) Retirement Savings PlanState Street Salary Savings Program, Total assets ($B): 6.532301643 · Participants: 12777State Street Salary Savings Program
Ecological Fibers, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Massachusetts, assets vs. participants
Compare Ecological Fibers, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Ecological Fibers, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Massachusetts, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Insurance Organizations' Savings Trust 401(k) Plan in NC ($20M); by covered participants it is Peppers Automotive Group 401(k) Plan in TN (75 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($20M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (75 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Ecological Fibers, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan assets move in 2024? ▼
Ecological Fibers, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan pulled back noticeably - down 10.7% during 2024, from $22M to $20M. Reported net income was -$2M.
How have Ecological Fibers, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Ecological Fibers, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 11.5%, from $26M to $29M.
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Ecological Fibers, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Insurance Organizations' Savings Trust 401(k) Plan in NC ($20M, 183 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Ecological Fibers, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Peppers Automotive Group 401(k) Plan in TN (75 participants, $2M in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2024.

Source: DOL EFAST2 filing system (efast.dol.gov) - original filing retrieval by EIN 042534139.

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.