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Cascade Public Media401(k)

CASCADE PUBLIC MEDIA 401(K) PLAN · SEATTLE, WA · plan year 2024

Reported admin expense ratio · 2024
0.36%

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

Cascade Public Media reported $55,388 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 0.36% of average plan assets, above the peer median. Employer contributions averaged $4,707 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 0.30% to 0.36%. The plan sits in the $10M–$50M size bracket, benchmarked here against 27,838 comparable plans and shown alongside other information & media employers. By assets it is the 817th-largest of 1,714 plans among Washington employers on file, and 1,183rd of 2,199 in information & media. In 2024, employees put in $1.50 for every $1.00 the employer contributed.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$15,755,435
Participants with balances230
Active participants138
Employer contributions$649,593
Employee contributions$972,074
Employer contribution per active participant$4,707
Average account balance$68,502
Benefits paid to participants$2,792,873
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$15.8M · 230 accts · $650K emplr
2023$14.9M · 221 accts · $589K emplr
2022$11.9M · 214 accts · $495K emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2024
Recordkeeping & contract admin$17,891
Investment management$30,447
Trustee / custodial$7,050
Total administrative$55,388
The Cascade Public Media 401(k) match · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$4,707
Median for plans this size$2,416
2024$4,707 per active participant
2023$4,121 per active participant
2022$3,483 per active participant

Cascade Public Media'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 · 20243
RBC WEALTH MANAGEMENT · Recordkeeping · Trustee$30,447
RANDALL & HURLEY, INC. · Recordkeeping · Loan processing$17,938
CHARLES SCHWAB · Custodial$7,050

Compensation shown is direct payments from plan assets reported on Schedule C. Providers paid through fund revenue-sharing appear as indirect.

Recordkeeper by year2
2024RANDALL & HURLEY, INC., RBC WEALTH MANAGEMENT
2023RANDALL & HURLEY, INC., RBC WEALTH MANAGEMENT

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Administrative cost history3
2024$55,388 · 0.36%
2023$56,506 · 0.42%
2022$38,695 · 0.30%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 911221895 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.