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Philz Coffee, Inc.401(k)

PHILZ COFFEE 401(K) PLAN · OAKLAND, CA · plan year 2024

Reported admin expense ratio · 2024
0.41%

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

Philz Coffee, Inc. reported $24,179 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 0.41% of average plan assets, below the peer median. Employer contributions averaged $131 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 2.15% to 0.41%. The plan sits in the $1M–$10M size bracket, benchmarked here against 18,840 comparable plans and shown alongside other retail trade employers. By assets it is among the smaller plans on file in California (6,469th of 9,483), and 3,355th of 5,215 in retail trade. In 2024, employees put in $6.36 for every $1.00 the employer contributed; active participation has grown from 1,202 to 1,411 since 2022.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$6,577,059
Participants with balances637
Active participants1,411
Employer contributions$184,927
Employee contributions$1,175,521
Employer contribution per active participant$131
Average account balance$10,325
Benefits paid to participants$964,037
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$6.6M · 637 accts · $185K emplr
2023$5.1M · 808 accts · $109K emplr
2022$3.8M · 1,700 accts
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2024
Recordkeeping & contract admin$22,664
Investment management$1,515
Total administrative$24,179
The Philz Coffee, Inc. 401(k) match · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$131
Median for plans this size$1,313
2024$131 per active participant
2023$96 per active participant

Philz Coffee, Inc.'s 2024 employer contribution ran below the $1,313 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 2024 administrative ratio, against the median plan its size; fund expense ratios are extra. Compare any plan.

Service providers · 20241

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$24,179 · 0.41%
2023$36,611 · 0.82%
2022$86,365 · 2.15%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 208459997 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.