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F.G. Downing Development, Inc.401(k)

F.G. DOWNING DEVELOPMENT, INC. 401(K) PLAN · ORCHARD PARK, NY · plan year 2024

Reported admin expense ratio · 2024
0.36%

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

F.G. Downing Development, Inc. reported $109,873 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 0.36% of average plan assets, above the peer median. Employer contributions averaged $442 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 0.33% to 0.36%. The plan sits in the $10M–$50M size bracket, benchmarked here against 27,838 comparable plans and shown alongside other retail trade employers. By assets it is the 1,892nd-largest of 5,648 plans among New York employers on file, and the 995th of 5,215 in retail trade. In 2024, employees put in $10.18 for every $1.00 the employer contributed; active participation has shrunk from 465 to 288 since 2022.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$31,307,198
Participants with balances268
Active participants288
Employer contributions$127,196
Employee contributions$1,294,765
Employer contribution per active participant$442
Average account balance$116,818
Benefits paid to participants$3,576,344
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$31.3M · 268 accts · $127K emplr
2023$29.5M · 281 accts · $140K emplr
2022$31.1M · 347 accts · $224K emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2024
Recordkeeping & contract admin$109,873
Total administrative$109,873
The F.G. Downing Development, Inc. 401(k) match · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$442
Median for plans this size$2,416
2024$442 per active participant
2023$495 per active participant
2022$481 per active participant

F.G. Downing Development, Inc.'s 2024 employer contribution ran below the $2,416 median for plans its size, in the bottom 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 · 20245
PRINCIPAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY · Contract administrator · Loan processing$88,010
BONADIO & CO., LLP · Accounting / audit$14,000
ACTUARIAL CONSULTING SERVICES INC. · Other services$8,215
LAWLEY-COURIER ADVISORS, LLC · Investment advisory (plan)indirect comp
MORNINGSTAR INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT L · Investment advisory (participants)indirect comp

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$109,873 · 0.36%
2023$119,916 · 0.40%
2022$110,535 · 0.33%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 161250648 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.