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Phila Media Network Newspapers LLCProfit-sharing plan

PHILA MEDIA NETWORK (NEWSPAPERS) LLC GCC/IBT LOCAL 16N SEVERANCE FUND · SOUTHEASTERN, PA · plan year 2022

Reported admin expense ratio · 2022
2.59%

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

Phila Media Network Newspapers LLC reported $34,429 in plan administrative expenses for 2022: 2.59% of average plan assets, higher than ~90% of peers. Employer contributions averaged $424 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 1 year on file its reported administrative ratio rose from 2.59% to 3.08%. The plan sits in the $1M–$10M size bracket, benchmarked here against 30,021 comparable plans and shown alongside other information & media employers. By assets it is among the smaller plans on file in Pennsylvania (3,502nd of 3,651), and 2,145th of 2,199 in information & media.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$1,101,256
Participants with balances49
Active participants6
Employer contributions$2,541
Employee contributions—
Employer contribution per active participant$424
Average account balance$22,475
Benefits paid to participants$282,238
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
AuditorBACHELER & COMPANY, P.C.
Plan history2
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2023$1.1M · 41 accts · $2K emplr
2022$1.1M · 49 accts · $3K emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2022
Recordkeeping & contract admin$4,800
Investment management$6,895
Professional / advisory$14,000
Total administrative$34,429
Employer contributions to the Phila Media Network Newspapers LLC plan · 2022
Employer contribution per active participant$424
Median for plans this size$1,114
2023$439 per active participant
2022$424 per active participant

Phila Media Network Newspapers LLC's 2022 employer contribution ran below the $1,114 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 2022 administrative ratio, against the median plan its size; fund expense ratios are extra. Compare any plan.

Administrative cost history2
2023$33,606 · 3.08%
2022$34,429 · 2.59%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 232486653 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.