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Area 15 Global LLC401(k)

AREA 15 GLOBAL LLC 401(K) PROFIT SHARING PLAN & TRUST · NEW YORK, NY · plan year 2024

Reported admin expense ratio · 2024
1.03%

Peer grade: C · admin costs + employer contributions vs same-size plans · how grading works

Area 15 Global LLC reported $30,816 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 1.03% of average plan assets, higher than ~75% of peers. Employer contributions averaged $755 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.

The plan sits in the $1M–$10M size bracket, benchmarked here against 18,840 comparable plans and shown alongside other arts, entertainment & recreation employers. By assets it is among the smaller plans on file in New York (4,713th of 5,648), and 1,016th of 1,311 in arts, entertainment & recreation. In 2024, employees put in $3.13 for every $1.00 the employer contributed.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$3,796,558
Participants with balances533
Active participants419
Employer contributions$316,180
Employee contributions$988,318
Employer contribution per active participant$755
Average account balance$7,123
Benefits paid to participants$188,379
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
AuditorMIKE AVERSANO CPA, PC
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2024
Recordkeeping & contract admin$15,567
Investment management$14,389
Trustee / custodial$860
Total administrative$30,816
The Area 15 Global LLC 401(k) match · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$755
Median for plans this size$1,313

Area 15 Global LLC's 2024 employer contribution ran below the $1,313 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.

What these fees cost you

Annual cost at the plan's reported 2024 administrative ratio, against the median plan its size; fund expense ratios are extra. Compare any plan.

Service providers · 20242
PAYCHEX, INC. · Recordkeeping$14,087
MMA SECURITIES LLC · Investment advisory (participants)$14,389

Compensation shown is direct payments from plan assets reported on Schedule C. Providers paid through fund revenue-sharing appear as indirect.

Administrative cost history1
2024$30,816 · 1.03%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 301154993 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.