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Country Landscapes, Inc.401(k)

THE ARCHITECT 401(K) PLAN - COUNTRY LANDSCAPES, INC. · AMES, IA · plan year 2024

Reported admin expense ratio · 2024
0.55%

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

Country Landscapes, Inc. reported $47,803 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 0.55% of average plan assets, above the peer median. Employer contributions averaged $2,121 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 0.55%. The plan sits in the $1M–$10M size bracket, benchmarked here against 18,840 comparable plans and shown alongside other agriculture, forestry & fishing employers. By assets it is among the smaller plans on file in Iowa (591st of 878), and the 461st of 945 in agriculture, forestry & fishing. In 2024, employees put in $1.92 for every $1.00 the employer contributed.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$9,429,780
Participants with balances114
Active participants121
Employer contributions$256,606
Employee contributions$493,212
Employer contribution per active participant$2,121
Average account balance$82,717
Benefits paid to participants$253,533
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
AuditorSKIBBIE CPA INC.
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$9.4M · 114 accts · $257K emplr
2023$7.9M · 105 accts · $252K emplr
2022$7.2M · 101 accts · $219K emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2024
Recordkeeping & contract admin$47,803
Total administrative$47,803
The Country Landscapes, Inc. 401(k) match · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$2,121
Median for plans this size$1,313
2024$2,121 per active participant
2023$2,103 per active participant
2022$1,798 per active participant

Country Landscapes, Inc.'s 2024 employer contribution ran above the $1,313 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 · 20242
CAMBRIDGE INVESTMENT RESEARCH INC · Investment advisory (plan)$34,101

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$47,803 · 0.55%
2023$39,848 · 0.53%
2022$40,252 · 0.53%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 421344778 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.