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Grindmaster Corporation401(k)

GRINDMASTER CORPORATION 401(K) PLAN · LOUISVILLE, KY · plan year 2023

Reported admin expense ratio · 2023
0.19%

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

Grindmaster Corporation reported $16,250 in plan administrative expenses for 2023: 0.19% of average plan assets, below the peer median. Employer contributions averaged $4,020 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 1 year on file its reported administrative ratio rose from 0.12% to 0.19%. The plan sits in the $1M–$10M size bracket, benchmarked here against 22,307 comparable plans and shown alongside other manufacturing employers. By assets it is among the smaller plans on file in Kentucky (502nd of 871), and 9,161st of 13,661 in manufacturing. In 2023, employees put in $2.20 for every $1.00 the employer contributed.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$9,165,800
Participants with balances137
Active participants98
Employer contributions$394,005
Employee contributions$867,396
Employer contribution per active participant$4,020
Average account balance$66,904
Benefits paid to participants$1,615,982
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
AuditorLBMC PC
Plan history2
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2023$9.2M · 137 accts · $394K emplr
2022$7.9M · 135 accts · $394K emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2023
Recordkeeping & contract admin$194
Investment management$16,056
Total administrative$16,250
The Grindmaster Corporation 401(k) match · 2023
Employer contribution per active participant$4,020
Median for plans this size$1,308
2023$4,020 per active participant
2022$3,983 per active participant

Grindmaster Corporation's 2023 employer contribution ran above the $1,308 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 2023 administrative ratio, against the median plan its size; fund expense ratios are extra. Compare any plan.

Service providers · 20232
NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL WEALTH MGMT CO · Investment advisory (plan)$16,056
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS INSTITUTIONAL · Loan processing$194

Compensation shown is direct payments from plan assets reported on Schedule C. Providers paid through fund revenue-sharing appear as indirect.

Administrative cost history2
2023$16,250 · 0.19%
2022$10,871 · 0.12%
Similar plansManufacturing · Kentucky
Hillerich & Bradsby Co. KY$9.6M · 0.40%
Qualex Manufacturing KY$9.5M · 0.17%
Decoart, LLC KY$9.4M · 0.02%
C & B Marine, LLC KY$8.5M · 0.88%
Tente Casters, Inc. KY$8.4M · 0.01%

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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 611098200 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.