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Boone Newsmedia, Inc.401(k)

BOONE NEWSPAPER GROUP RETIREMENT PLAN · TUSCALOOSA, AL · plan year 2023

Reported admin expense ratio · 2023
0.55%

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

Boone Newsmedia, Inc. reported $65,467 in plan administrative expenses for 2023: 0.55% of average plan assets, higher than ~75% of peers. Employer contributions averaged $185 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 3 years on file its reported administrative ratio has held roughly steady near 0.63%. The plan sits in the $10M–$50M size bracket, benchmarked here against 26,779 comparable plans and shown alongside other information & media employers. By assets it is the 405th-largest of 902 plans among Alabama employers on file, and 1,354th of 2,199 in information & media. In 2023, employees put in $8.98 for every $1.00 the employer contributed.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$12,348,779
Participants with balances360
Active participants363
Employer contributions$67,168
Employee contributions$603,473
Employer contribution per active participant$185
Average account balance$34,302
Benefits paid to participants$1,305,207
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
AuditorWAY, RAY, SHELTON & CO., P.C.
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$9.0M · 276 accts · $66K emplr
2023$12.3M · 360 accts · $67K emplr
2022$11.3M · 389 accts · $65K emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2023
Recordkeeping & contract admin$49,467
Investment management$16,000
Total administrative$65,467
The Boone Newsmedia, Inc. 401(k) match · 2023
Employer contribution per active participant$185
Median for plans this size$2,440
2024$240 per active participant
2023$185 per active participant
2022$166 per active participant

Boone Newsmedia, Inc.'s 2023 employer contribution ran below the $2,440 median for plans its size, in the bottom 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 2023 administrative ratio, against the median plan its size; fund expense ratios are extra. Compare any plan.

Service providers · 20232
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS INSTITUTIONAL · Loan processing$49,467
GALLAGHER FIDUCIARY ADVISORS LLC · Investment advisory (plan)$16,000

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$67,089 · 0.63%
2023$65,467 · 0.55%
2022$81,609 · 0.64%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 630330777 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.