Applied Research Associates, Inc.401(k) + ESOP (KSOP)
APPLIED RESEARCH ASSOCIATES, INC. 401(K) PROFIT SHARING PLAN & TRUST · ALBUQUERQUE, NM · plan year 2024
Peer grade: B+ · admin costs + employer contributions vs same-size plans · how grading works
Applied Research Associates, Inc. reported $327,326 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 0.05% of average plan assets, below the peer median. Employer contributions averaged $6,195 per active participant. This ratio covers administrative expenses reported on the plan's Schedule H only; fund-level expense ratios are not included in public structured data — see methodology.
Across the 2 years on file its reported administrative ratio fell from 0.09% to 0.05%. The plan sits in the $250M–$1B size bracket, benchmarked here against 2,883 comparable plans and shown alongside other professional & technical services employers. By assets it is the 5th-largest of 290 plans among New Mexico employers on file, and the 274th of 11,654 in professional & technical services. In 2024, employees put in $1.56 for every $1.00 the employer contributed; active participation has grown from 1,962 to 2,296 since 2022.
Applied Research Associates, Inc.'s 2024 employer contribution ran above the $4,294 median for plans its size. Filings report dollars actually contributed, not the match formula; the formula itself (for example, 50% of the first 6% of pay) lives in the plan's summary plan description from HR.
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Compensation shown is direct payments from plan assets reported on Schedule C. Providers paid through fund revenue-sharing appear as indirect.
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 850276434 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.