401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Cognitive Niche, Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$893K
Total assets Small plan by assets
39
Participants Small participant base
23rd
Percentile by assets National rank
$22,908
Avg per participant Low balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Cognitive Niche, Inc. 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by Cognitive Niche, Inc. · North Carolina · Educational Services

$893K in assets, 39 participants

Cognitive Niche, Inc.'s Cognitive Niche, Inc. 401(k) Plan reported $893K in total assets and 39 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 23rd 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.

  • #553 in Educational Services (3,735 peers)

Cognitive Niche, Inc. multi-year trail

Cognitive Niche, Inc.'s plans moved +72.8% in assets from 2022 to 2024; this filing shows Cognitive Niche, Inc. 401(k) Plan at $893K / 39 participants.

#553
in Educational Services (3,735 peers)
+41.3%
assets growth YoY

Cognitive Niche, Inc. 401(k) Plan among the smaller filed plans by assets

Cognitive Niche, Inc. 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$893,393 23rd percentile higher than 23% 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

Cognitive Niche, Inc. 401(k) Plan among smaller filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2023 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Cognitive Niche, Inc. 401(k) Plan is a small filing (39 participants) on this national headcount ladder.

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Cognitive Niche, Inc. 401(k) Plan reported participants rose from 14 in the plan year 2022 filing to 39 in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Cognitive Niche, Inc. 401(k) Plan end-of-year assets rose from $632K in the plan year 2022 filing to $893K in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Cognitive Niche, Inc. 401(k) Plan reported net income fell from $386K in the plan year 2022 filing to $261K in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 825108738 · Cognitive Niche, Inc. PY 2023 · 401(k)

Cognitive Niche, Inc. 401(k) Plan · $893K · 39 · 23rd

  • SCH $893K
  • SCH 39
  • SCH 23rd
  • SCH 401(k)
  • SCH near Bic Graphic 401(k) Savings & Investment Plan
  • SCH ind #553

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 Educational Services retirement plans → · Plans in North Carolina →

Cognitive Niche, Inc. 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Cognitive Niche, Inc. 401(k) Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Cognitive Niche, Inc. multi-year asset trail

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Cognitive Niche, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$1M 72.8146141082645% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$0.4M$0.6M$0.8M$1M$1.2M 202220232024 $0.63M $1.09M ▲ +73.0%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 14 $632K
2023 1 39 $893K
2024 1 36 $1M

Cognitive Niche, Inc. filing trail (2023)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$632K
Net Assets (End of Year)$893K
Net Income$261K
Employer EIN825108738
Plan Effective Date2018-04-10
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Nearby 401(k) Plans in North Carolina

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

Cognitive Niche, Inc. 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in North Carolina, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000200000 -200204060 Total assets ($B) Participants Cognitive Niche, Inc. 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.000893393 · Participants: 39Cognitive Niche, Inc. 401(k) PlanThe Bank of America 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 54.848846192 · Participants: 173899The Bank of America 401(k) PlanHoneywell 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 15.388124058 · Participants: 40004Honeywell 401(k) PlanDuke Energy Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 10.354065 · Participants: 28121Duke Energy Retirement Savings PlanTruist Financial Corporation 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 10.120701726 · Participants: 55480Truist Financial Corporation 401(k) Savings PlanNucor Corporation Profit Sharing and Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 8.510660989 · Participants: 24174Nucor Corporation Profit Sharing and Retirement Savings Plan
Cognitive Niche, Inc. 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in North Carolina, assets vs. participants
Compare Cognitive Niche, Inc. 401(k) Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Cognitive Niche, Inc. 401(k) Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside North Carolina, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Bic Graphic 401(k) Savings & Investment Plan in FL ($893K); by covered participants it is John S. Lane & Son, Inc. 401(k) Union Plan in NY (39 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($893K here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (39 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 Cognitive Niche, Inc. 401(k) Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Cognitive Niche, Inc. 401(k) Plan surged - up 41.3% during 2023, from $632K to $893K. Reported net income was $261K.
How have Cognitive Niche, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Cognitive Niche, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 72.8%, from $632K to $1M.
Where does Cognitive Niche, Inc. 401(k) Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Cognitive Niche, Inc. 401(k) Plan ranks in the 23rd percentile by end-of-year assets among 127,072 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (among the smaller plans by assets on file).
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Cognitive Niche, Inc. 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Bic Graphic 401(k) Savings & Investment Plan in FL ($893K, 1,376 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Cognitive Niche, Inc. 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is John S. Lane & Son, Inc. 401(k) Union Plan in NY (39 participants, N/A 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 825108738.

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.