401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

F.M. Howell & Company 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$25M
Total assets Small plan by assets
209
Participants Below avg headcount
74th
Percentile by assets National rank
$118,739
Avg per participant Near avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: F.M. Howell & Company Part III Retirement Savings Plan 401(k) · Sponsored by F.M. Howell & Company · New York · Manufacturing

$25M in assets, 209 participants

F.M. Howell & Company's F.M. Howell & Company Part III Retirement Savings Plan 401(k) reported $25M in total assets and 209 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 74th 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.

  • #11,479 in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)

Coverage in New York

F.M. Howell & Company Part III Retirement Savings Plan 401(k) covers 209 participants in New York, about 26% of the average New York filer (state average ~798 per filing). Assets: $25M.

#11,479
in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)
+6.3%
assets growth YoY

F.M. Howell & Company Part III Retirement Savings Plan 401(k)'s outsized position by total assets

F.M. Howell & Company Part III Retirement Savings Plan 401(k) vs every filed plan by assets

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

$24,816,348 Top 26% higher than 74% 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

F.M. Howell & Company Part III Retirement Savings Plan 401(k) 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. F.M. Howell & Company Part III Retirement Savings Plan 401(k) sits mid-pack in the medium band (209 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • F.M. Howell & Company Part III Retirement Savings Plan 401(k) reported net income fell from $3M in the plan year 2023 filing to $1M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • F.M. Howell & Company Part III Retirement Savings Plan 401(k) reported participants fell from 239 in the plan year 2023 filing to 209 in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • F.M. Howell & Company Part III Retirement Savings Plan 401(k) end-of-year assets rose from $23M in the plan year 2023 filing to $25M in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

DOL schedule card

Filing strip 160488020 · F.M. Howell & Company PY 2024 · 401(k)

F.M. Howell & Company Part III Retirement Savings Plan 401(k) · $25M · 209 · 74th

  • 5500 $25M
  • 5500 209
  • 5500 74th
  • 5500 401(k)
  • 5500 near Sycr 401(k) Associates Plan
  • 5500 ind #11479

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 New York →

F.M. Howell & Company Part III Retirement Savings Plan 401(k) in the asset neighbourhood

F.M. Howell & Company Part III Retirement Savings Plan 401(k)F.M. Howell & Company Part I…$25MBurgess Information Systems Inc. Employees Savings TrustBurgess Information Systems …$25MFieldwork, Inc. 401(k) and Profit Sharing PlanFieldwork, Inc. 401(k) and P…$25MReh Holdings, Inc. Profit Sharing PlanReh Holdings, Inc. Profit Sh…$25MSycr 401(k) Associates Plan$25M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among F.M. Howell & Company Part III Retirement Savings Plan 401(k) and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

New York filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$23M
Net Assets (End of Year)$25M
Net Income$1M
Employer EIN160488020
Plan Effective Date1992-12-09
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (F.M. Howell & Company)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All F.M. Howell & Company plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$45M 20.639685514315662% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$35M$40M$45M$50M 202220232024 $37.6M $45.4M ▲ +20.6%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 396 $38M
2023 2 397 $43M
2024 2 363 $45M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in New York

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

F.M. Howell & Company Part III Retirement Savings Plan 401(k) vs. nearby 401(k) plans in New York, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000 -20020406080 Total assets ($B) Participants F.M. Howell & Company Part III Retirement Savings Plan 401(k), Total assets ($B): 0.024816348 · Participants: 209F.M. Howell & Company Part III Retirement Savings Plan 401(k)IBM 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 60.39355615 · Participants: 52674IBM 401(k) PlanMorgan Stanley 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 22.180692974 · Participants: 53860Morgan Stanley 401(k) PlanPfizer Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 21.9871528 · Participants: 33309Pfizer Savings PlanThe Pepsico Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 14.9369507 · Participants: 137398The Pepsico Savings PlanThe Goldman Sachs 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 12.807939404 · Participants: 23227The Goldman Sachs 401(k) Plan
F.M. Howell & Company Part III Retirement Savings Plan 401(k) vs. nearby 401(k) plans in New York, assets vs. participants
Compare F.M. Howell & Company Part III Retirement Savings Plan 401(k) side-by-side with 3 peers →

F.M. Howell & Company Part III Retirement Savings Plan 401(k)'s out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside New York, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Sycr 401(k) Associates Plan in CA ($25M); by covered participants it is Del Amo Motorsports 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan in CA (209 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (209 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 F.M. Howell & Company Part III Retirement Savings Plan 401(k) assets move in 2024? ▼
F.M. Howell & Company Part III Retirement Savings Plan 401(k) grew at a solid clip - up 6.3% during 2024, from $23M to $25M. Reported net income was $1M.
How have F.M. Howell & Company plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), F.M. Howell & Company's sponsor-wide assets grew 20.6%, from $38M to $45M.
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to F.M. Howell & Company Part III Retirement Savings Plan 401(k)? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Sycr 401(k) Associates Plan in CA ($25M, 41 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to F.M. Howell & Company Part III Retirement Savings Plan 401(k)? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Del Amo Motorsports 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan in CA (209 participants, $291K 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 160488020.

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.