Other · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences Retirement Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$31M
Total assets Below avg plan size
104
Participants Small participant base
78th
Percentile by assets National rank
$296,749
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences Retirement Plan · Sponsored by Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences · Maine · Professional & Technical Services

$31M in assets, 104 participants

Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences's Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences Retirement Plan reported $31M in total assets and 104 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 78th 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.

  • #15,706 in Professional & Technical Services (20,173 peers)

Coverage in Maine

Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences Retirement Plan covers 104 participants in Maine, about 22% of the average Maine filer (state average ~472 per filing). Assets: $31M.

#15,706
in Professional & Technical Services (20,173 peers)
+14.2%
assets growth YoY
0.3×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences Retirement Plan's outsized position by total assets

Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences Retirement Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$30,861,877 Top 22% higher than 78% 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 Laboratory for Ocean Sciences Retirement 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 Laboratory for Ocean Sciences Retirement Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (104 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences Retirement Plan end-of-year assets rose from $27M in the plan year 2023 filing to $31M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences Retirement Plan reported participants rose from 95 in the plan year 2023 filing to 104 in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences Retirement Plan reported net income rose from $4M in the plan year 2023 filing to $4M in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 016006001 · Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences PY 2024 · Other

Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences Retirement Plan · $31M · 104 · 78th

  • 5500 $31M
  • ASSETS 104
  • PCT 78th
  • EIN Other
  • RANK near Pro Publica, Inc. 403(b) Plan
  • PHOTO ind #15706

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 Professional & Technical Services retirement plans → · Plans in Maine →

Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences Retirement Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences Retirement Plan and nearest nationwide Other peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Maine filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$27M
Net Assets (End of Year)$31M
Net Income$4M
Employer EIN016006001
Plan Effective Date1975-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$31M 31.71433146580087% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$20M$25M$30M$35M 202220232024 $23.4M $30.9M ▲ +31.7%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 90 $23M
2023 1 95 $27M
2024 1 104 $31M

Nearby Other Plans in Maine

Peer Other plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences Retirement Plan vs. nearby Other plans in Maine, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -100000100002000030000 -10123 Total assets ($B) Participants Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.030861877 · Participants: 104Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences Retirement PlanMainehealth 403(b) Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 2.460227578 · Participants: 22911Mainehealth 403(b) Retirement PlanNorthern Light Health Retirement Partnership 403(b) Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.178309065 · Participants: 10712Northern Light Health Retirement Partnership 403(b) PlanJax 403(b) Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.602801239 · Participants: 2735Jax 403(b) Retirement PlanMainegeneral Health 403(b) Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.414388161 · Participants: 4718Mainegeneral Health 403(b) Retirement PlanColby College Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.297027676 · Participants: 978Colby College Retirement Plan
Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences Retirement Plan vs. nearby Other plans in Maine, assets vs. participants
Compare Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences Retirement Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences Retirement Plan's out-of-state Other peers by assets and headcount

Outside Maine, the nearest Other by assets is Pro Publica, Inc. 403(b) Plan in NY ($31M); by covered participants it is Northeastern Rural Health Clinics 403(b) Plan in CA (104 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (104 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 Laboratory for Ocean Sciences Retirement Plan assets move in 2024? ▼
Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences Retirement Plan grew at a solid clip - up 14.2% during 2024, from $27M to $31M. Reported net income was $4M.
How have Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences's sponsor-wide assets grew 31.7%, from $23M to $31M.
Where does Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences Retirement Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences Retirement Plan ranks in the 78th 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 Other plans are similar in size to Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences Retirement Plan? ▼
Among Other plans in other states, the closest by assets is Pro Publica, Inc. 403(b) Plan in NY ($31M, 197 participants).
Which Other plans cover a similar participant headcount to Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences Retirement Plan? ▼
Among Other plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Northeastern Rural Health Clinics 403(b) Plan in CA (104 participants, $3M 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 016006001.

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.