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Meow Wolf, Inc.401(k)

MEOW WOLF 401(K) PLAN · SANTA FE, NM · plan year 2024

Reported admin expense ratio · 2024
1.23%

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

Meow Wolf, Inc. reported $170,054 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 1.23% of average plan assets, higher than ~90% of peers. Employer contributions averaged $2,260 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 0.74% to 1.23%. The plan sits in the $10M–$50M size bracket, benchmarked here against 27,838 comparable plans and shown alongside other arts, entertainment & recreation employers. By assets it is the 101st-largest of 290 plans among New Mexico employers on file, and the 482nd of 1,311 in arts, entertainment & recreation. In 2024, employees put in $1.99 for every $1.00 the employer contributed.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$16,570,493
Participants with balances957
Active participants801
Employer contributions$1,810,401
Employee contributions$3,607,301
Employer contribution per active participant$2,260
Average account balance$17,315
Benefits paid to participants$1,997,336
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$16.6M · 957 accts · $1.8M emplr
2023$11.1M · 1,021 accts · $1.6M emplr
2022$4.8M · 809 accts · $1.1M emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2024
Recordkeeping & contract admin$113,491
Investment management$42,913
Total administrative$170,054
The Meow Wolf, Inc. 401(k) match · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$2,260
Median for plans this size$2,416
2024$2,260 per active participant
2023$1,674 per active participant
2022$1,305 per active participant

Meow Wolf, Inc.'s 2024 employer contribution ran below 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 · 20244
GLOBAL RETIREMENT PARTNERS LLC · Investment advisory (plan)$37,220
FRANK RIMERMAN & CO LLP$13,650
EMPOWER ADVISORY GROUP, LLC · Investment management$5,693

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$170,054 · 1.23%
2023$83,171 · 1.04%
2022$26,766 · 0.74%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 472268037 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.