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Board of Trustees of Plumbers Local 55 Defined Contribution RetirementProfit-sharing plan

PLUMBERS LOCAL 55 DEFINED CONTRIBUTION RETIREMENT PLAN · BROOKLYN HEIGHTS, OH · plan year 2024

Reported admin expense ratio · 2024
0.78%

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

Board of Trustees of Plumbers Local 55 Defined Contribution Retirement reported $288,947 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 0.78% of average plan assets, higher than ~90% of peers. Employer contributions averaged $5,838 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 1.00% to 0.78%. 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 758th-largest of 3,295 plans among Ohio employers on file, and the 536th of 3,341 in other services. In 2024, the employer put in $16.44 for every $1.00 employees contributed themselves; active participation has grown from 704 to 914 since 2022.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$41,019,691
Participants with balances865
Active participants914
Employer contributions$5,335,875
Employee contributions$324,523
Employer contribution per active participant$5,838
Average account balance$47,422
Benefits paid to participants$1,361,344
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
AuditorCIUNI & PANICHI, INC.
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$41.0M · 865 accts · $5.3M emplr
2023$32.8M · 839 accts · $4.7M emplr
2022$24.6M · 822 accts · $4.7M emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2024
Recordkeeping & contract admin$5,440
Investment management$73,496
Audit (IQPA)$17,941
Trustee / custodial$1,469
Total administrative$288,947
Employer contributions to the Board of Trustees of Plumbers Local 55 Defined Contribution Retirement plan · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$5,838
Median for plans this size$2,416
2024$5,838 per active participant
2023$5,638 per active participant
2022$6,721 per active participant

Board of Trustees of Plumbers Local 55 Defined Contribution Retirement'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 · 20244
UBS FINANCIAL SERVICES INC. · Investment advisory (plan)$73,496
CDS ADMINISTRATORS, INC. · Plan administrator$37,298
FAULKNER, HOFFMAN & PHILLIPS, LLC · Legal$18,605
CIUNI AND PANICHI · Accounting / audit$17,941

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$288,947 · 0.78%
2023$249,653 · 0.87%
2022$245,374 · 1.00%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 204805291 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.