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Mele Associates, Inc.401(k)

MELE ASSOCIATES, INC. 401(K) PROFIT SHARING PLAN · ROCKVILLE, MD · plan year 2024

Reported admin expense ratio · 2024
0.24%

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

Mele Associates, Inc. reported $56,995 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 0.24% of average plan assets, below the peer median. Employer contributions averaged $3,534 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 0.26% to 0.24%. 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 528th-largest of 1,671 plans among Maryland employers on file, and the 4,587th of 11,654 in professional & technical services. In 2024, employees put in $2.43 for every $1.00 the employer contributed; active participation has grown from 171 to 249 since 2022.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$26,248,799
Participants with balances243
Active participants249
Employer contributions$879,921
Employee contributions$2,139,882
Employer contribution per active participant$3,534
Average account balance$108,020
Benefits paid to participants$1,086,118
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
AuditorAPRIO, LLP
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$26.2M · 243 accts · $880K emplr
2023$20.7M · 206 accts · $687K emplr
2022$17.3M · 182 accts · $621K emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2024
Recordkeeping & contract admin$4,090
Investment management$52,265
Total administrative$56,995
The Mele Associates, Inc. 401(k) match · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$3,534
Median for plans this size$2,416
2024$3,534 per active participant
2023$3,258 per active participant
2022$3,633 per active participant

Mele Associates, 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.

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
CBIZ BENEFITS & INSURANCE SERVICES · Accounting / audit · Plan administrator$640
ALERUS FINANCIAL, N.A. · Investment advisory (plan)$52,265

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

Recordkeeper by year2
2024CBIZ BENEFITS & INSURANCE SERVICES
2023CBIZ BENEFITS & INSURANCE SERVICES

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Administrative cost history3
2024$56,995 · 0.24%
2023$53,396 · 0.28%
2022$50,035 · 0.26%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 521819489 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.