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Industries of the Blind, Inc.401(k)

EMPLOYEES' PROFIT SHARING PLAN AND TRUST AGREEMENT OF INDUSTRIES OF THE BLIND, INC. · GREENSBORO, NC · plan year 2024

Reported admin expense ratio · 2024
0.56%

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

Industries of the Blind, Inc. reported $33,311 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 0.56% of average plan assets, above the peer median. Employer contributions averaged $1,434 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 fell from 0.88% to 0.56%. The plan sits in the $1M–$10M size bracket, benchmarked here against 18,840 comparable plans and shown alongside other administrative & support services employers. By assets it is among the smaller plans on file in North Carolina (1,348th of 2,005), and 1,285th of 2,534 in administrative & support services. In 2024, employees put in $1.63 for every $1.00 the employer contributed; active participation has grown from 218 to 271 since 2022.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$6,393,802
Participants with balances294
Active participants271
Employer contributions$388,679
Employee contributions$635,138
Employer contribution per active participant$1,434
Average account balance$21,748
Benefits paid to participants$621,010
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
AuditorDODSON, SHELTON & NELSON, P.A.
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$6.4M · 294 accts · $389K emplr
2023$5.4M · 270 accts · $304K emplr
2022$4.3M · 229 accts · $242K emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2024
Recordkeeping & contract admin$21,546
Audit (IQPA)$11,765
Total administrative$33,311
The Industries of the Blind, Inc. 401(k) match · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$1,434
Median for plans this size$1,313
2024$1,434 per active participant
2023$1,173 per active participant
2022$1,110 per active participant

Industries of the Blind, 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
EPIC RETIREMENT PLAN SERVICES · Recordkeeping · Loan processing$18,454
SMITH AND HOWARD · Accounting / audit$11,766

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

Recordkeeper by year2
2024EPIC RPS
2023Ascensus

This plan has changed recordkeepers within these filings. If you left Industries of the Blind, Inc. before a switch, your account may sit at the earlier firm or in a rollover IRA. Looking for an account from a past job here? How to find an old 401(k).

Administrative cost history3
2024$33,311 · 0.56%
2023$32,659 · 0.67%
2022$37,436 · 0.88%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 560532308 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.