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Blackhawk Bank & Trust401(k)

BLACKHAWK BANK & TRUST EMPLOYEES' PROFIT SHARING & 401(K) PLAN · MILAN, IL · plan year 2024

Reported admin expense ratio · 2024
0.25%

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

Blackhawk Bank & Trust reported $86,264 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 0.25% of average plan assets, below the peer median. Employer contributions averaged $4,072 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 0.21% to 0.25%. The plan sits in the $10M–$50M size bracket, benchmarked here against 27,838 comparable plans and shown alongside other finance & insurance employers. By assets it is the 1,179th-largest of 3,702 plans among Illinois employers on file, and the 2,157th of 4,798 in finance & insurance. In 2024, the employer put in $4.90 for every $1.00 employees contributed themselves.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$35,432,933
Participants with balances226
Active participants250
Employer contributions$1,018,000
Employee contributions$207,598
Employer contribution per active participant$4,072
Average account balance$156,783
Benefits paid to participants$3,725,992
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
AuditorANDERSON, LOWER, WHITLOW, P.C.
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$35.4M · 226 accts · $1.0M emplr
2023$34.0M · 224 accts · $877K emplr
2022$30.5M · 228 accts · $1.4M emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2024
Recordkeeping & contract admin$86,264
Total administrative$86,264
The Blackhawk Bank & Trust 401(k) match · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$4,072
Median for plans this size$2,416
2024$4,072 per active participant
2023$3,594 per active participant
2022$5,994 per active participant

Blackhawk Bank & Trust's 2024 employer contribution ran above 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 · 20243
PRINCIPAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY · Contract administrator$86,263
COMMONWEALTH FINANCIAL NETWORK · Investment advisory (plan)indirect 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$86,264 · 0.25%
2023$74,056 · 0.23%
2022$72,659 · 0.21%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 362463577 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.