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Black Forest Ventures, LLC401(k)

BLACK FOREST 401(K) PLAN · THE WOODLANDS, TX · plan year 2024

Reported admin expense ratio · 2024
0.21%

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

Black Forest Ventures, LLC reported $41,250 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 0.21% of average plan assets, below the peer median. Employer contributions averaged $1,499 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 0.18% to 0.21%. The plan sits in the $10M–$50M size bracket, benchmarked here against 27,838 comparable plans and shown alongside other management of companies employers. By assets it is the 1,912th-largest of 5,688 plans among Texas employers on file, and 424th of 786 in management of companies. In 2024, employees put in $2.20 for every $1.00 the employer contributed.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$21,783,611
Participants with balances280
Active participants666
Employer contributions$998,332
Employee contributions$2,198,699
Employer contribution per active participant$1,499
Average account balance$77,799
Benefits paid to participants$2,891,969
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
AuditorSEITZ,DEMARCO,&MCGOVERN, PLLC
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$21.8M · 280 accts · $998K emplr
2023$18.4M · 253 accts · $933K emplr
2022$14.3M · 256 accts · $772K emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2024
Recordkeeping & contract admin$27,091
Investment management$10,159
Total administrative$41,250
The Black Forest Ventures, LLC 401(k) match · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$1,499
Median for plans this size$2,416
2024$1,499 per active participant
2023$1,651 per active participant
2022$1,213 per active participant

Black Forest Ventures, LLC's 2024 employer contribution ran below the $2,416 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$27,102
STRATEGIC ADVISORS, INC. · Investment advisory (plan)$10,159

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$41,250 · 0.21%
2023$29,622 · 0.18%
2022$27,657 · 0.18%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 264068540 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.