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Board of Trustees Bricklayers & Allied Craftsmen Local Union No. 7Money purchase plan

BRICKLAYERS & ALLIED CRAFTSMEN LOCAL UNION NO. 7 RETIREMENT PLAN · LEXINGTON, KY · plan year 2024

Reported admin expense ratio · 2024
1.41%

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

Board of Trustees Bricklayers & Allied Craftsmen Local Union No. 7 reported $118,091 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 1.41% of average plan assets, higher than ~90% of peers. Employer contributions averaged $5,288 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 1.22% to 1.41%. The plan sits in the $1M–$10M size bracket, benchmarked here against 18,840 comparable plans and shown alongside other construction employers. By assets it is among the smaller plans on file in Kentucky (519th of 871), and 3,326th of 5,337 in construction. active participation has grown from 65 to 81 since 2022.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$8,467,050
Participants with balances318
Active participants81
Employer contributions$428,339
Employee contributions—
Employer contribution per active participant$5,288
Average account balance$26,626
Benefits paid to participants$1,029,645
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
AuditorFRANK N HESTAND CPA PSC
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$8.5M · 318 accts · $428K emplr
2023$8.2M · 317 accts · $430K emplr
2022$7.5M · 311 accts · $443K emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2024
Recordkeeping & contract admin$12,000
Investment management$70,619
Audit (IQPA)$6,000
Total administrative$118,091
Employer contributions to the Board of Trustees Bricklayers & Allied Craftsmen Local Union No. 7 plan · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$5,288
Median for plans this size$1,313
2024$5,288 per active participant
2023$5,734 per active participant
2022$6,816 per active participant

Board of Trustees Bricklayers & Allied Craftsmen Local Union No. 7's 2024 employer contribution ran above the $1,313 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 · 20244
MERRILL LYNCH · Investment advisory (plan)$70,619
UMR · Contract administrator$12,000
LEDBETTER PARTNERS LLC · Legal$10,900
FRANK N HESTAND CPA PSC · Accounting / audit$6,000

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$118,091 · 1.41%
2023$106,812 · 1.36%
2022$88,627 · 1.22%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 611009082 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.