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Groundswell401(k)

GROUNDSWELL 401(K) PLAN · MCLEAN, VA · plan year 2024

Reported admin expense ratio · 2024
0.13%

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

Groundswell reported $42,018 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 0.13% of average plan assets, below the peer median. Employer contributions averaged $4,368 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 0.42% to 0.13%. The plan sits in the $10M–$50M size bracket, benchmarked here against 27,838 comparable plans and shown alongside other professional & technical services employers. By assets it is the 640th-largest of 2,266 plans among Virginia employers on file, and the 3,614th of 11,654 in professional & technical services. In 2024, employees put in $2.25 for every $1.00 the employer contributed; active participation has grown from 316 to 421 since 2022.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$35,774,986
Participants with balances502
Active participants421
Employer contributions$1,839,108
Employee contributions$4,139,814
Employer contribution per active participant$4,368
Average account balance$71,265
Benefits paid to participants$4,552,071
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$35.8M · 502 accts · $1.8M emplr
2023$28.2M · 487 accts · $1.5M emplr
2022$18.9M · 332 accts · $958K emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2024
Recordkeeping & contract admin$41,466
Investment management$552
Total administrative$42,018
The Groundswell 401(k) match · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$4,368
Median for plans this size$2,416
2024$4,368 per active participant
2023$3,661 per active participant
2022$3,030 per active participant

Groundswell'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 · 20242
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS INSTITUTIONAL · Loan processing$41,466
STRATEGIC ADVISORS, INC. · Investment advisory (plan)$552

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$42,018 · 0.13%
2023$52,731 · 0.22%
2022$80,389 · 0.42%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 200318030 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.