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Kessler Foundation401(k)

KESSLER FOUNDATION 401(K) SAVINGS PLAN · EAST HANOVER, NJ · plan year 2024

Reported admin expense ratio · 2024
0.12%

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

Kessler Foundation reported $39,168 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 0.12% of average plan assets, lower than ~75% of peers. Employer contributions averaged $6,376 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 0.14% to 0.12%. 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 740th-largest of 2,419 plans among New Jersey employers on file, and the 3,681st of 11,654 in professional & technical services. In 2024, employees put in $1.16 for every $1.00 the employer contributed; active participation has grown from 144 to 171 since 2022.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$35,024,927
Participants with balances252
Active participants171
Employer contributions$1,090,331
Employee contributions$1,269,054
Employer contribution per active participant$6,376
Average account balance$138,988
Benefits paid to participants$1,697,222
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$35.0M · 252 accts · $1.1M emplr
2023$30.7M · 243 accts · $1.0M emplr
2022$25.4M · 242 accts · $903K emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2024
Recordkeeping & contract admin$39,168
Total administrative$39,168
The Kessler Foundation 401(k) match · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$6,376
Median for plans this size$2,416
2024$6,376 per active participant
2023$6,846 per active participant
2022$6,272 per active participant

Kessler Foundation's 2024 employer contribution ran above the $2,416 median for plans its size, placing it in the top 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 · 20242
PRINCIPAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY · Contract administrator · Loan processing$39,141
INTAC ACTUARIAL SERVICES INC · Other servicesindirect 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
2024$39,168 · 0.12%
2023$46,018 · 0.16%
2022$39,447 · 0.14%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 311562134 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.