Plan Ledger DOL Form 5500 · updated monthly

Jacob Stern & Sons, Inc.401(k)

JACOB STERN & SONS, INC. 401(K) PROFIT SHARING PLAN · SANTA BARBARA, CA · plan year 2024

Employer contribution per participant · 2024
$2,921

Jacob Stern & Sons, Inc.'s 2024 Form 5500 did not separately report plan administrative expenses, which is common where recordkeeping is paid through investment revenue-sharing or a master trust. The plan held $27,486,689 across 139 participant accounts, with employer contributions averaging $2,921 per active participant. See methodology for what Form 5500 does and doesn't capture.

Across the 1 year on file its reported administrative ratio rose from 0.003% to 0.004%. The plan sits in the $10M–$50M size bracket, benchmarked here against 27,838 comparable plans and shown alongside other wholesale trade employers. By assets it is the 2,869th-largest of 9,483 plans among California employers on file, and the 1,459th of 4,246 in wholesale trade. In 2024, employees put in $4.88 for every $1.00 the employer contributed.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$27,486,689
Participants with balances139
Active participants96
Employer contributions$280,387
Employee contributions$1,367,745
Employer contribution per active participant$2,921
Average account balance$197,746
Benefits paid to participants$4,465,721
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$27.5M · 139 accts · $280K emplr
2023$25.9M · 142 accts · $475K emplr
2022$21.3M · 126 accts · $291K emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2024
Investment management$4,032
Total administrative-$2,549
The Jacob Stern & Sons, Inc. 401(k) match · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$2,921
Median for plans this size$2,416
2024$2,921 per active participant
2023$4,523 per active participant
2022$2,914 per active participant

Jacob Stern & Sons, Inc.'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.

Service providers · 20241
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS INSTITUTIONAL · Loan processingindirect comp

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

Administrative cost history3
2024Not separately reported
2023$952 · 0.00%
2022$750 · 0.00%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 232150415 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.