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Environmental Science U.S. LLC401(k)

ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE U.S. INC. 401(K) PLAN · CARY, NC · plan year 2024

Reported admin expense ratio · 2024
0.16%

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

Environmental Science U.S. LLC reported $38,396 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 0.16% of average plan assets, below the peer median. Employer contributions averaged $17,103 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 0.00% to 0.16%. The plan sits in the $10M–$50M size bracket, benchmarked here against 27,838 comparable plans and shown alongside other agriculture, forestry & fishing employers. By assets it is the 552nd-largest of 2,005 plans among North Carolina employers on file, and the 160th of 945 in agriculture, forestry & fishing. In 2024, the employer put in $1.13 for every $1.00 employees contributed themselves; active participation has grown from 253 to 327 since 2022.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$30,937,625
Participants with balances358
Active participants327
Employer contributions$5,592,625
Employee contributions$4,936,195
Employer contribution per active participant$17,103
Average account balance$86,418
Benefits paid to participants$2,006,497
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
AuditorKELLY PARTNERS FRS ATTEST SERVICE
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$30.9M · 358 accts · $5.6M emplr
2023$17.2M · 276 accts · $4.1M emplr
2022$5.3M · 259 accts · $697K emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2024
Recordkeeping & contract admin$38,379
Investment management$17
Total administrative$38,396
The Environmental Science U.S. LLC 401(k) match · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$17,103
Median for plans this size$2,416
2024$17,103 per active participant
2023$13,864 per active participant
2022$2,755 per active participant

Environmental Science U.S. LLC'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.

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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 · 20241
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS INSTITUTIONAL · Loan processing$38,379

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$38,396 · 0.16%
2023$33,055 · 0.29%
2022$123 · 0.00%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 680348328 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.