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In S.T.E.P.P.S., Inc.401(k)

IN STEPPS 401(K) PLAN · IRVINE, CA · plan year 2024

Reported admin expense ratio · 2024
1.19%

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

In S.T.E.P.P.S., Inc. reported $31,561 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 1.19% of average plan assets, higher than ~75% of peers. Employer contributions averaged $1,359 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 1.11% to 1.19%. The plan sits in the $1M–$10M size bracket, benchmarked here against 18,840 comparable plans and shown alongside other educational services employers. By assets it is among the smaller plans on file in California (7,919th of 9,483), and 2,749th of 3,091 in educational services. In 2024, employees put in $1.97 for every $1.00 the employer contributed.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$2,857,010
Participants with balances133
Active participants66
Employer contributions$89,677
Employee contributions$177,026
Employer contribution per active participant$1,359
Average account balance$21,481
Benefits paid to participants$199,525
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
Plan history2
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$2.9M · 133 accts · $90K emplr
2023$2.5M · 141 accts · $95K emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2024
Recordkeeping & contract admin$31,561
Total administrative$31,561
The In S.T.E.P.P.S., Inc. 401(k) match · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$1,359
Median for plans this size$1,313
2024$1,359 per active participant
2023$1,229 per active participant

In S.T.E.P.P.S., Inc.'s 2024 employer contribution ran above the $1,313 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
ASCENSUS HOLDINGS INC DBA FUTUREPLA · Contract administrator$1,443

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

Administrative cost history2
2024$31,561 · 1.19%
2023$24,160 · 1.11%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 800582908 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.