Plan Ledger DOL Form 5500 · updated monthly

Inter-State Studio & Publishing Co.401(k)

INTER-STATE STUDIO & PUBLISHING CO. 401(K) RETIREMENT PLAN · SEDALIA, MO · plan year 2024

Reported admin expense ratio · 2024
0.45%

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

Inter-State Studio & Publishing Co. reported $101,993 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 0.45% of average plan assets, above the peer median. Employer contributions averaged $1,098 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 0.48% to 0.45%. The plan sits in the $10M–$50M size bracket, benchmarked here against 27,838 comparable plans and shown alongside other professional & technical services employers. By assets it is the 532nd-largest of 1,393 plans among Missouri employers on file, and the 4,907th of 11,654 in professional & technical services. In 2024, employees put in $2.70 for every $1.00 the employer contributed.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$23,956,511
Participants with balances622
Active participants481
Employer contributions$528,298
Employee contributions$1,427,784
Employer contribution per active participant$1,098
Average account balance$38,515
Benefits paid to participants$2,652,499
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
AuditorHOOD AND ASSOCIATES CPAS, P.C.
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$24.0M · 622 accts · $528K emplr
2023$21.8M · 596 accts · $466K emplr
2022$20.5M · 610 accts · $429K emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2024
Recordkeeping & contract admin$49,848
Investment management$42,895
Audit (IQPA)$9,250
Total administrative$101,993
The Inter-State Studio & Publishing Co. 401(k) match · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$1,098
Median for plans this size$2,416
2024$1,098 per active participant
2023$986 per active participant
2022$836 per active participant

Inter-State Studio & Publishing Co.'s 2024 employer contribution ran below the $2,416 median for plans its size, in the bottom 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 2024 administrative ratio, against the median plan its size; fund expense ratios are extra. Compare any plan.

Service providers · 20243
CORRELL CO · Recordkeeping · Consulting$49,848
PENSION CONSULTANTS · Investment advisory (plan) · Investment management$42,895
HOOD AND ASSOCIATES CPAS, PC · Accounting / audit$9,250

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

Recordkeeper by year2
2024CORRELL CO
2023CORRELL CO

Looking for an account from a past job here? How to find an old 401(k).

Administrative cost history3
2024$101,993 · 0.45%
2023$99,885 · 0.47%
2022$110,348 · 0.48%
Same employer
Similar plansProfessional & Technical Services · Missouri
R.L. Young, LLC MO$26.2M · 0.27%
Carevet Missouri, LLC MO$24.2M · 0.48%
Own, Inc. MO$23.9M · 0.17%
Brown & Crouppen, P.C. MO$23.0M · 0.27%
Technology Partners, Inc. MO$22.8M · 0.51%
Lawrence Group People, LLC MO$22.5M · 0.32%

Why are you looking at this plan?

Compare

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 440563337 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.