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Laboratory Institute of Merchandising, Inc.401(k)

LIM COLLEGE 401(K) PLAN · NEW YORK, NY · plan year 2024

Reported admin expense ratio · 2024
0.14%

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

Laboratory Institute of Merchandising, Inc. reported $18,376 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 0.14% of average plan assets, below the peer median. Employer contributions averaged $685 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 rose from 0.10% to 0.14%. The plan sits in the $10M–$50M size bracket, benchmarked here against 27,838 comparable plans and shown alongside other educational services employers. By assets it is among the smaller plans on file in New York (3,153rd of 5,648), and 1,898th of 3,091 in educational services. In 2024, employees put in $2.73 for every $1.00 the employer contributed; active participation has grown from 98 to 292 since 2022.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$13,384,751
Participants with balances209
Active participants292
Employer contributions$200,000
Employee contributions$545,608
Employer contribution per active participant$685
Average account balance$64,042
Benefits paid to participants$1,986,755
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
AuditorADEPTUS PARTNERS LLC
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$13.4M · 209 accts · $200K emplr
2023$13.1M · 214 accts
2022$11.0M · 218 accts
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2024
Recordkeeping & contract admin$6,523
Investment management$8,568
Total administrative$18,376
The Laboratory Institute of Merchandising, Inc. 401(k) match · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$685
Median for plans this size$2,416

Laboratory Institute of Merchandising, Inc.'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 · 20244
EMPOWER ADVISORY GROUP, LLC · Investment management$8,568
ENVESTNET RETIREMENT SOLUTIONS, LLC$3,285
CETERA ADVISOR NETWORKS LLCindirect 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$18,376 · 0.14%
2023$14,150 · 0.12%
2022$12,668 · 0.10%
All plans at this employer2
LIM COLLEGE 401(K) PLAN401(k)
LIM COLLEGE ADJUNCT PROFESSORS 401(K) PLAN401(k)
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 135579528 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.