401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Start Early 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$42M
Total assets Below avg plan size
403
Participants Below avg headcount
82nd
Percentile by assets National rank
$103,240
Avg per participant Below avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Start Early 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by Start Early · Illinois · Healthcare & Social Assistance

$42M in assets, 403 participants

Start Early's Start Early 401(k) Plan reported $42M in total assets and 403 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 82nd 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.

  • #14,292 in Healthcare & Social Assistance (16,916 peers)

Where Start Early 401(k) Plan sits by assets

Start Early 401(k) Plan sits in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets, $42M for 403 participants (~$103,240/participant), up 27.5% in 2024.

#14,292
in Healthcare & Social Assistance (16,916 peers)
+27.5%
assets growth YoY
0.4×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Start Early 401(k) Plan's outsized position by total assets

Start Early 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$41,605,766 Top 18% higher than 82% 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

Start Early 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. Start Early 401(k) Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (403 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Start Early 401(k) Plan reported net income rose from $7M in the plan year 2023 filing to $9M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Start Early 401(k) Plan end-of-year assets rose from $33M in the plan year 2023 filing to $42M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Start Early 401(k) Plan reported participants rose from 375 in the plan year 2023 filing to 403 in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 363186328 · Start Early PY 2024 · 401(k)

Start Early 401(k) Plan · $42M · 403 · 82nd

  • EOY $42M
  • EOY 403
  • EOY 82nd
  • EOY 401(k)
  • EOY near Jcj Architecture 401(k) Plan
  • EOY ind #14292

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 Healthcare & Social Assistance retirement plans → · Plans in Illinois →

Start Early 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Start Early 401(k) Plan$42MJcj Architecture 401(k) Plan$42MLife Extension Foundation Buyers Club Inc. 401(k)Life Extension Foundation Bu…$42MPollard (U.S.) Ltd 401(k) PlanPollard (U.S.) Ltd 401(k) Pl…$42MAmerican State Bank & Trust Company of Williston Employee Savings and Stock Ownership PlanAmerican State Bank & Trust …$42M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Start Early 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)$33M
Net Assets (End of Year)$42M
Net Income$9M
Employer EIN363186328
Plan Effective Date2000-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Start Early)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Start Early plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$42M 59.49612802053289% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$20M$25M$30M$35M$40M$45M 202220232024 $26.1M $41.6M ▲ +59.5%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 345 $26M
2023 1 375 $33M
2024 1 403 $42M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Illinois

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

Start Early 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -1000000100000200000300000 -50510152025 Total assets ($B) Participants Start Early 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.041605766 · Participants: 403Start Early 401(k) PlanAccenture United States 401(k) Match and Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 21.302643276 · Participants: 66965Accenture United States 401(k) Match and Savings PlanState Farm 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 19.010099056 · Participants: 63297State Farm 401(k) Savings PlanUnited Airlines Pilot Retirement Account Plan, Total assets ($B): 16.835964452 · Participants: 16659United Airlines Pilot Retirement Account PlanAbbott Laboratories Stock Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 15.755668 · Participants: 38229Abbott Laboratories Stock Retirement PlanWalgreens Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 14.535873337 · Participants: 233635Walgreens Retirement Savings Plan
Start Early 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants
Compare Start Early 401(k) Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Start Early 401(k) Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Illinois, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Jcj Architecture 401(k) Plan in CT ($42M); by covered participants it is Envirovac Holdings, LLC 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan in GA (403 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (403 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 Start Early 401(k) Plan assets move in 2024? ▼
Start Early 401(k) Plan grew sharply - up 27.5% during 2024, from $33M to $42M. Reported net income was $9M.
How have Start Early plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Start Early's sponsor-wide assets grew 59.5%, from $26M to $42M.
Where does Start Early 401(k) Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Start Early 401(k) Plan ranks in the 82nd 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 Start Early 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Jcj Architecture 401(k) Plan in CT ($42M, 160 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Start Early 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Envirovac Holdings, LLC 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan in GA (403 participants, $6M 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 363186328.

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.