401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

R.C. Bigelow, Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$75M
Total assets Below avg plan size
434
Participants Below avg headcount
88th
Percentile by assets National rank
$171,824
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Bigelow Tea Employees 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by R.C. Bigelow, Inc. · Connecticut · Manufacturing

$75M in assets, 434 participants

R.C. Bigelow, Inc.'s Bigelow Tea Employees 401(k) Plan reported $75M in total assets and 434 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 88th 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.

  • #14,702 in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)

Where Bigelow Tea Employees 401(k) Plan sits by assets

Bigelow Tea Employees 401(k) Plan sits in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets, $75M for 434 participants (~$171,824/participant), up 8.5% in 2024.

#14,702
in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)
+8.5%
assets growth YoY
0.7×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Bigelow Tea Employees 401(k) Plan's outsized position by total assets

Bigelow Tea Employees 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$74,571,651 Top 12% higher than 88% 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

Bigelow Tea Employees 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. Bigelow Tea Employees 401(k) Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (434 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Bigelow Tea Employees 401(k) Plan reported net income fell from $9M in the plan year 2023 filing to $6M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Bigelow Tea Employees 401(k) Plan reported participants fell from 476 in the plan year 2023 filing to 434 in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Bigelow Tea Employees 401(k) Plan end-of-year assets rose from $69M in the plan year 2023 filing to $75M in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 060646518 · R.C. Bigelow, Inc. PY 2024 · 401(k)

Bigelow Tea Employees 401(k) Plan · $75M · 434 · 88th

  • BOY $75M
  • SCH 434
  • EBSA 88th
  • PART 401(k)
  • TYPE near Alloya Corporate Federal Credit Union Savings Retirement Plan
  • NET ind #14702

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 →

Bigelow Tea Employees 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Bigelow Tea Employees 401(k) Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Scale-class filing particulars (2024)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$69M
Net Assets (End of Year)$75M
Net Income$6M
Employer EIN060646518
Plan Effective Date1998-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (R.C. Bigelow, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All R.C. Bigelow, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$75M 23.941826249107585% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$55M$60M$65M$70M$75M$80M 202220232024 $60.2M $74.6M ▲ +23.9%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 392 $60M
2023 1 476 $69M
2024 1 434 $75M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Connecticut

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

Bigelow Tea Employees 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Connecticut, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000 -20020406080 Total assets ($B) Participants Bigelow Tea Employees 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.074571651 · Participants: 434Bigelow Tea Employees 401(k) PlanRtx Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 58.647425 · Participants: 124876Rtx Savings PlanCiti Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 23.241033081 · Participants: 78741Citi Retirement Savings PlanThe Hartford Investment and Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 7.183243 · Participants: 18614The Hartford Investment and Savings PlanEversource 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.046347175 · Participants: 10041Eversource 401(k) PlanXerox Corporation Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.976943 · Participants: 9876Xerox Corporation Savings Plan
Bigelow Tea Employees 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Connecticut, assets vs. participants
Compare Bigelow Tea Employees 401(k) Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Bigelow Tea Employees 401(k) Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Connecticut, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Alloya Corporate Federal Credit Union Savings Retirement Plan in IL ($75M); by covered participants it is Calendar Holdings LLC 401(k) & Profit Sharing Plan in TX (434 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($75M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (434 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 Bigelow Tea Employees 401(k) Plan assets move in 2024? ▼
Bigelow Tea Employees 401(k) Plan grew at a solid clip - up 8.5% during 2024, from $69M to $75M. Reported net income was $6M.
How have R.C. Bigelow, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), R.C. Bigelow, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 23.9%, from $60M to $75M.
Where does Bigelow Tea Employees 401(k) Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Bigelow Tea Employees 401(k) Plan ranks in the 88th percentile by end-of-year assets among 123,622 plans that reported assets for plan year 2024 (in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets).
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Bigelow Tea Employees 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Alloya Corporate Federal Credit Union Savings Retirement Plan in IL ($75M, 190 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Bigelow Tea Employees 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Calendar Holdings LLC 401(k) & Profit Sharing Plan in TX (434 participants, $20M 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 060646518.

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.