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Gaia International, Inc.401(k)

GAIA, INC. 401(K) PLAN · LOUISVILLE, CO · plan year 2024

Reported admin expense ratio · 2024
0.53%

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

Gaia International, Inc. reported $65,840 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 0.53% of average plan assets, higher than ~75% of peers. Employer contributions averaged $2,433 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 0.533%. The plan sits in the $10M–$50M size bracket, benchmarked here against 27,838 comparable plans and shown alongside other information & media employers. By assets it is the 695th-largest of 1,461 plans among Colorado employers on file, and 1,315th of 2,199 in information & media. In 2024, employees put in $3.62 for every $1.00 the employer contributed; active participation has shrunk from 138 to 105 since 2022.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$12,972,731
Participants with balances151
Active participants105
Employer contributions$255,492
Employee contributions$924,392
Employer contribution per active participant$2,433
Average account balance$85,912
Benefits paid to participants$2,097,137
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$13.0M · 151 accts · $255K emplr
2023$11.7M · 156 accts · $249K emplr
2022$10.2M · 166 accts · $280K emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2024
Recordkeeping & contract admin$65,840
Total administrative$65,840
The Gaia International, Inc. 401(k) match · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$2,433
Median for plans this size$2,416
2024$2,433 per active participant
2023$2,330 per active participant
2022$2,029 per active participant

Gaia International, Inc.'s 2024 employer contribution ran above the $2,416 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
PRINCIPAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY · Contract administrator · Loan processing$65,839
CREATIVE PLANNING, INC. · Investment advisory (plan)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$65,840 · 0.53%
2023$58,807 · 0.53%
2022$58,191 · 0.53%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 208246004 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.