401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

CARNOW 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$4M
Total assets Small plan by assets: 210
Participants Below avg headcount: 39th
Percentile by assets National rank: $20,496
Avg per participant Low balance/head

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Official DOL plan name: Carnow, Inc. 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by CARNOW · Massachusetts · Information & Media

$4M in assets, 210 participants

CARNOW's Carnow, Inc. 401(k) Plan reported $4M in total assets and 210 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 39th 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.

#656 in Information & Media (2,822 peers)

Coverage in Massachusetts

Carnow, Inc. 401(k) Plan covers 210 participants in Massachusetts, about 32% of the average Massachusetts filer (state average ~659 per filing). Assets: $4M.

#656
in Information & Media (2,822 peers): +47.1%
assets growth YoY

Carnow, Inc. 401(k) Plan's mid-pack asset rank among Information & Media and all filers

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

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

$4,304,200 39th percentile higher than 39% 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

Carnow, Inc. 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. Carnow, Inc. 401(k) Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (210 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%)

Carnow, Inc. 401(k) Plan end-of-year assets rose from $3M in the plan year 2023 filing to $4M in the plan year 2024 filing.
Carnow, Inc. 401(k) Plan reported net income fell from $2M in the plan year 2023 filing to $1M in the plan year 2024 filing.
Carnow, Inc. 401(k) Plan reported participants fell from 216 in the plan year 2023 filing to 210 in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 263273826 · CARNOW PY 2024 · 401(k)

Carnow, Inc. 401(k) Plan · $4M · 210 · 39th

ASSETS $4M
PCT 210
EIN 39th
RANK 401(k)
PHOTO near Catawba Indian Nation Gaming Authority 401(k) Plan
IND ind #656

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 Information & Media retirement plans → · Plans in Massachusetts →

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

Massachusetts filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)	$3M
Net Assets (End of Year)	$4M
Net Income	$1M
Employer EIN	263273826
Plan Effective Date	2022-01-01
Filing Status	FILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (CARNOW)

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets: $4M 47.14987290793817% vs 2023; 2024 filing year

Year	Plans	Participants	Total Assets
2023	1	216	$3M
2024	1	210	$4M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Massachusetts

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

Carnow, Inc. 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Massachusetts, assets vs. participants

Fidelity Retirement Savings Plan $34.2B · 66,907
Liberty Mutual 401(k) Plan $11.4B · 34,618
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Supplemental 401(k) Plan $7.7B · 14,762
Boston Scientific Corporation 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan $6.8B · 20,639
State Street Salary Savings Program $6.5B · 12,777

Compare Carnow, Inc. 401(k) Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

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

Outside Massachusetts, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Catawba Indian Nation Gaming Authority 401(k) Plan in NC ($4M); by covered participants it is Impressions Incorporated Profit Sharing and Savings Plan in MN (210 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($4M here).

Catawba Indian Nation Gaming Authority 401(k) Plan (NC) $4M · 280
Delta Groups Engineering, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan (CA) $4M · 16
Lovelytics Retirement Plan (VA) $4M · 50
Community, Work, and Independence, Inc. 401(k) Plan (NY) $4M · 138

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (210 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

Impressions Incorporated Profit Sharing and Savings Plan (MN) 210 · 0 off
Orca Bay Foods, LLC 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan (WA) 210 · 0 off
Connoisseur Media, LLC 401(k) Plan (CT) 210 · 0 off
Denham-Blythe Co., Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan (KY) 210 · 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 Carnow, Inc. 401(k) Plan assets move in 2024? ▼

Carnow, Inc. 401(k) Plan surged - up 47.1% during 2024, from $3M to $4M. Reported net income was $1M.

How have CARNOW plan assets changed over time? ▼

Across 2 plan years on file (2023-2024), CARNOW's sponsor-wide assets grew 47.1%, from $3M to $4M.

Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Carnow, Inc. 401(k) Plan? ▼

Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Catawba Indian Nation Gaming Authority 401(k) Plan in NC ($4M, 280 participants).

Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Carnow, Inc. 401(k) Plan? ▼

Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Impressions Incorporated Profit Sharing and Savings Plan in MN (210 participants, N/A 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 263273826.