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Michael Sullivan & Associates401(k)

MICHAEL SULLIVAN & ASSOCIATES 401(K) PROFIT SHARING PLAN · FULLERTON, CA · plan year 2024

Reported admin expense ratio · 2024
0.62%

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

Michael Sullivan & Associates reported $94,512 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 0.62% of average plan assets, higher than ~75% of peers. Employer contributions averaged $1,508 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 0.65% to 0.62%. 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 4,104th-largest of 9,483 plans among California employers on file, and 6,191st of 11,654 in professional & technical services. In 2024, employees put in $5.54 for every $1.00 the employer contributed; active participation has grown from 210 to 244 since 2022.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$16,732,808
Participants with balances301
Active participants244
Employer contributions$367,977
Employee contributions$2,038,012
Employer contribution per active participant$1,508
Average account balance$55,591
Benefits paid to participants$1,853,955
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$16.7M · 301 accts · $368K emplr
2023$13.7M · 278 accts · $470K emplr
2022$9.8M · 272 accts · $354K emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2024
Recordkeeping & contract admin$50,480
Investment management$44,032
Total administrative$94,512
The Michael Sullivan & Associates 401(k) match · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$1,508
Median for plans this size$2,416
2024$1,508 per active participant
2023$2,185 per active participant
2022$1,687 per active participant

Michael Sullivan & Associates'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
LION STREET ADVISORS · Investment advisory (plan)$44,032
PRINCIPAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY · Contract administrator · Loan processing$43,855
CETERA RETIREMENT PLAN SPECIALISTS · Contract administrator · Other services$6,625
MORNINGSTAR INVESTMENT MGMT, LLC · Investment advisory (participants)indirect 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$94,512 · 0.62%
2023$79,778 · 0.68%
2022$66,165 · 0.65%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 460904871 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.