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Backyard Farms, LLC401(k)

BACKYARD FARMS, LLC 401(K) PLAN · MADISON, ME · plan year 2024

Reported admin expense ratio · 2024
0.63%

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

Backyard Farms, LLC reported $26,621 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 0.63% of average plan assets, above the peer median. Employer contributions averaged $983 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 0.69% to 0.63%. The plan sits in the $1M–$10M size bracket, benchmarked here against 18,840 comparable plans and shown alongside other agriculture, forestry & fishing employers. By assets it is among the smaller plans on file in Maine (291st of 354), and 668th of 945 in agriculture, forestry & fishing. In 2024, employees put in $1.99 for every $1.00 the employer contributed.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$4,427,320
Participants with balances187
Active participants86
Employer contributions$84,520
Employee contributions$167,956
Employer contribution per active participant$983
Average account balance$23,676
Benefits paid to participants$357,113
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$4.4M · 187 accts · $85K emplr
2023$4.1M · 165 accts · $106K emplr
2022$3.7M · 177 accts · $156K emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2024
Recordkeeping & contract admin$16,169
Investment management$10,452
Total administrative$26,621
The Backyard Farms, LLC 401(k) match · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$983
Median for plans this size$1,313
2024$983 per active participant
2023$1,772 per active participant
2022$1,905 per active participant

Backyard Farms, 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
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS INSTITUTIONAL · Loan processing$16,169
VENTURE VISIONARY PARTNERS LLC · Investment advisory (plan)$10,112

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

Administrative cost history3
2024$26,621 · 0.63%
2023$25,053 · 0.65%
2022$30,713 · 0.69%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 202956034 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.