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Ibew Local Union No 226401(k)

IBEW LOCAL UNION NO 226 OPEN END DEFINED CONTRIBUTION PLAN · TOPEKA, KS · plan year 2024

Reported admin expense ratio · 2024
1.21%

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

Ibew Local Union No 226 reported $122,744 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 1.21% of average plan assets, higher than ~90% of peers. Employer contributions averaged $2,736 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 1.21%. The plan sits in the $10M–$50M size bracket, benchmarked here against 27,838 comparable plans and shown alongside other other services employers. By assets it is among the smaller plans on file in Kansas (438th of 828), and the 1,481st of 3,341 in other services. In 2024, the employer put in $4.47 for every $1.00 employees contributed themselves; active participation has grown from 643 to 843 since 2022.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$11,978,056
Participants with balances777
Active participants843
Employer contributions$2,306,120
Employee contributions$515,665
Employer contribution per active participant$2,736
Average account balance$15,416
Benefits paid to participants$258,743
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$12.0M · 777 accts · $2.3M emplr
2023$8.3M · 623 accts · $2.0M emplr
2022$5.1M · 595 accts · $1.6M emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2024
Recordkeeping & contract admin$106,333
Investment management$16,411
Total administrative$122,744
The Ibew Local Union No 226 401(k) match · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$2,736
Median for plans this size$2,416
2024$2,736 per active participant
2023$2,950 per active participant
2022$2,536 per active participant

Ibew Local Union No 226'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$86,389
IBEW LOCAL UNION 226 · Contract administrator · Legal$36,363

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$122,744 · 1.21%
2023$85,268 · 1.27%
2022$55,732 · 1.22%
Similar plansOther Services · Kansas
Unbound KS$22.3M · 0.21%
Pk Companies Group, LLC KS$15.3M · 0.75%
Kids Tlc, Inc. KS$6.1M · 0.73%

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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 486171386 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.