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Charter Next Generation, Inc.401(k)

CHARTER NEXT GENERATION, INC. 401(K) PLAN · CHICAGO, IL · plan year 2024

Reported admin expense ratio · 2024
0.20%

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

Charter Next Generation, Inc. reported $255,378 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 0.20% of average plan assets, above the peer median. Employer contributions averaged $2,661 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 0.23% to 0.20%. The plan sits in the $50M–$250M size bracket, benchmarked here against 10,352 comparable plans and shown alongside other manufacturing employers. By assets it is the 440th-largest of 3,702 plans among Illinois employers on file, and the 1,508th of 13,661 in manufacturing. In 2024, employees put in $1.62 for every $1.00 the employer contributed; active participation has grown from 2,014 to 2,385 since 2022.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$137,692,974
Participants with balances2,790
Active participants2,385
Employer contributions$6,346,029
Employee contributions$10,308,392
Employer contribution per active participant$2,661
Average account balance$49,352
Benefits paid to participants$9,694,744
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$137.7M · 2,790 accts · $6.3M emplr
2023$115.1M · 2,394 accts · $5.1M emplr
2022$89.0M · 2,129 accts · $4.6M emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2024
Recordkeeping & contract admin$197,368
Investment management$41,000
Audit (IQPA)$17,010
Total administrative$255,378
The Charter Next Generation, Inc. 401(k) match · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$2,661
Median for plans this size$3,635
2024$2,661 per active participant
2023$2,518 per active participant
2022$2,262 per active participant

Charter Next Generation, Inc.'s 2024 employer contribution ran below the $3,635 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
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS INSTITUTIONAL · Loan processing$197,368
GLOBAL RETIREMENT PARTNERS, LLC · Investment advisory (plan)$39,000
CLIFTONLARSENALLEN LLP · Accounting / audit$17,010

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$255,378 · 0.20%
2023$257,355 · 0.25%
2022$217,142 · 0.23%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 473019794 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.