Plan Ledger DOL Form 5500 · updated monthly

Bank Administration Institute401(k)

BAI SMART PLAN · CHICAGO, IL · plan year 2024

Reported admin expense ratio · 2024
0.18%

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

Bank Administration Institute reported $70,084 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 0.18% of average plan assets, below the peer median. Employer contributions averaged $13,246 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 rose from 0.07% to 0.18%. The plan sits in the $10M–$50M size bracket, benchmarked here against 27,838 comparable plans and shown alongside other other services employers. By assets it is the 1,043rd-largest of 3,702 plans among Illinois employers on file, and the 518th of 3,341 in other services. In 2024, the employer put in $1.05 for every $1.00 employees contributed themselves.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$42,172,311
Participants with balances160
Active participants122
Employer contributions$1,616,025
Employee contributions$1,536,150
Employer contribution per active participant$13,246
Average account balance$263,577
Benefits paid to participants$2,294,137
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$42.2M · 160 accts · $1.6M emplr
2023$36.1M · 162 accts · $1.5M emplr
2022$29.3M · 151 accts · $1.3M emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2024
Recordkeeping & contract admin$70,084
Total administrative$70,084
The Bank Administration Institute 401(k) match · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$13,246
Median for plans this size$2,416
2024$13,246 per active participant
2023$12,143 per active participant
2022$11,719 per active participant

Bank Administration Institute's 2024 employer contribution ran above the $2,416 median for plans its size, placing it in the top quarter of its peers. 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 · 20243
PRINCIPAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY · Contract administrator · Loan processing$70,084
GRANT THORNTON LLP · Accounting / auditindirect comp
WILSHIRE ADVISORS LLC · Investment advisory (plan)indirect comp

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$70,084 · 0.18%
2023$55,929 · 0.17%
2022$22,755 · 0.07%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 363330171 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.