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Massachusetts Restaurant Association401(k)

MRA MEMBER 401(K) PLAN · WESTHBOROUGH, MA · plan year 2023

Reported admin expense ratio · 2023
1.04%

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

Massachusetts Restaurant Association reported $96,105 in plan administrative expenses for 2023: 1.04% of average plan assets, higher than ~75% of peers. Employer contributions averaged $81 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 0.99% to 2.09%. The plan sits in the $1M–$10M size bracket, benchmarked here against 22,307 comparable plans and shown alongside other administrative & support services employers. By assets it is among the smaller plans on file in Massachusetts (1,811th of 2,726), and the 947th of 2,534 in administrative & support services. In 2023, employees put in $4.29 for every $1.00 the employer contributed; active participation has grown from 2,521 to 3,368 since 2022.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$11,062,962
Participants with balances294
Active participants3,368
Employer contributions$274,053
Employee contributions$1,175,061
Employer contribution per active participant$81
Average account balance$37,629
Benefits paid to participants$151,719
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
AuditorBERMAN HOPKINS WRIGHT & LAHMAN CPAS
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$10.7M · 303 accts · $314K emplr
2023$11.1M · 294 accts · $274K emplr
2022$7.5M · 188 accts · $164K emplr
The Massachusetts Restaurant Association 401(k) match · 2023
Employer contribution per active participant$81
Median for plans this size$1,308
2024$128 per active participant
2023$81 per active participant
2022$65 per active participant

Massachusetts Restaurant Association's 2023 employer contribution ran below the $1,308 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.

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Annual cost at the plan's reported 2023 administrative ratio, against the median plan its size; fund expense ratios are extra. Compare any plan.

Service providers · 20231
EQUITABLE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY · Recordkeeping · Trustee (directed)$96,105

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

Recordkeeper by year2
2024EQUITABLE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
2023EQUITABLE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY

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Administrative cost history3
2024$226,836 · 2.09%
2023$96,105 · 1.04%
2022$42,081 · 0.99%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 041591041 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.