401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

C. Cowles & Company 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$10M
Total assets Small plan by assets: 111
Participants Small participant base: 55th
Percentile by assets National rank: $86,595
Avg per participant Below avg balance/head

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Official DOL plan name: C. Cowles & Company 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by C. Cowles & Company · Connecticut · Manufacturing

$10M in assets, 111 participants

C. Cowles & Company's C. Cowles & Company 401(k) Plan reported $10M in total assets and 111 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 55th 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.

#7,188 in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)

Coverage in Connecticut

C. Cowles & Company 401(k) Plan covers 111 participants in Connecticut, about 15% of the average Connecticut filer (state average ~718 per filing). Assets: $10M.

#7,188
in Manufacturing (17,777 peers): +14.5%
assets growth YoY

C. Cowles & Company 401(k) Plan's mid-pack asset rank among Manufacturing and all filers

C. Cowles & Company 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$9,612,063 Top 45% higher than 55% of 123,620 filed plans

Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.

Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2024

C. Cowles & Company 401(k) Plan among mid-size filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2024 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. C. Cowles & Company 401(k) Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (111 participants).

Micro (1-10) 33,766 filings (27%) Small (11-100) 26,107 filings (21%) Medium (101-1,000) 54,251 filings (43%) Large (1,001-10,000) 10,349 filings (8%) Mega (10,000+) 1,399 filings (1%)

C. Cowles & Company 401(k) Plan reported net income rose from $481K in the plan year 2023 filing to $1M in the plan year 2024 filing.
C. Cowles & Company 401(k) Plan end-of-year assets rose from $8M in the plan year 2023 filing to $10M in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 060309660 · C. Cowles & Company PY 2024 · 401(k)

C. Cowles & Company 401(k) Plan · $10M · 111 · 55th

VS-ST $10M
BOY 111
SCH 55th
EBSA 401(k)
PART near Buchanan Partner Corporation 401(k) Plan
TYPE ind #7188

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 Connecticut →

End-of-year total assets ($M) among C. Cowles & Company 401(k) Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Connecticut filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)	$8M
Net Assets (End of Year)	$10M
Net Income	$1M
Employer EIN	060309660
Plan Effective Date	1996-07-01
Filing Status	FILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (C. Cowles & Company)

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets: $17M 22.090920716894743% vs 2022; 2024 filing year

Year	Plans	Participants	Total Assets
2022	2	129	$14M
2023	2	115	$15M
2024	2	114	$17M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Connecticut

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

C. Cowles & Company 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Connecticut, assets vs. participants

Rtx Savings Plan $58.6B · 124,876
Citi Retirement Savings Plan $23.2B · 78,741
The Hartford Investment and Savings Plan $7.2B · 18,614
Eversource 401(k) Plan $4.0B · 10,041
Xerox Corporation Savings Plan $4.0B · 9,876

Compare C. Cowles & Company 401(k) Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

C. Cowles & Company 401(k) Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Connecticut, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Buchanan Partner Corporation 401(k) Plan in MD ($10M); by covered participants it is R.N. Industries Trucking, Inc. Profit Sharing Plan in UT (111 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($10M here).

Buchanan Partner Corporation 401(k) Plan (MD) $10M · 24
Longwall Associates Incorporated 401(k) Plan (VA) $10M · 75
Mcgee Toyota/Dodge Employee Retirement Plan (MA) $10M · 472
Nbm 401(k) Profit Sharing Trust (MA) $10M · 64

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (111 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

R.N. Industries Trucking, Inc. Profit Sharing Plan (UT) 111 · 0 off
Freedom Homecare Inc 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan & Trust (IL) 111 · 0 off
Boettcher-Hlavinka 401(k) Plan (TX) 111 · 0 off
Architectural Glass & Metal 401(k) Plan (IN) 111 · 0 off

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 C. Cowles & Company 401(k) Plan assets move in 2024? ▼

C. Cowles & Company 401(k) Plan grew at a solid clip - up 14.5% during 2024, from $8M to $10M. Reported net income was $1M.

How have C. Cowles & Company plan assets changed over time? ▼

Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), C. Cowles & Company's sponsor-wide assets grew 22.1%, from $14M to $17M.

Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to C. Cowles & Company 401(k) Plan? ▼

Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Buchanan Partner Corporation 401(k) Plan in MD ($10M, 24 participants).

Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to C. Cowles & Company 401(k) Plan? ▼

Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is R.N. Industries Trucking, Inc. Profit Sharing Plan in UT (111 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 060309660.