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Plumbers and Pipefitters Local 551401(k)

PLUMBERS AND PIPEFITTERS LOCAL 551 PENSION PLAN · WEST FRANKFORT, IL · plan year 2024

Reported admin expense ratio · 2024
0.34%

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

Plumbers and Pipefitters Local 551 reported $148,211 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 0.34% of average plan assets, above the peer median. Employer contributions averaged $12,703 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 0.52% to 0.34%. The plan sits in the $10M–$50M size bracket, benchmarked here against 27,838 comparable plans and shown alongside other construction employers. By assets it is the 964th-largest of 3,702 plans among Illinois employers on file, and the 1,089th of 5,337 in construction. In 2024, the employer put in $22.91 for every $1.00 employees contributed themselves.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$47,381,540
Participants with balances212
Active participants136
Employer contributions$1,727,667
Employee contributions$75,419
Employer contribution per active participant$12,703
Average account balance$223,498
Benefits paid to participants$1,208,427
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
AuditorGRABEL, SCHNIEDERS, HOLLMAN & CO PC
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$47.4M · 212 accts · $1.7M emplr
2023$41.0M · 206 accts · $1.8M emplr
2022$34.6M · 192 accts · $1.7M emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2024
Recordkeeping & contract admin$80,360
Investment management$59,527
Audit (IQPA)$2,065
Total administrative$148,211
The Plumbers and Pipefitters Local 551 401(k) match · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$12,703
Median for plans this size$2,416
2024$12,703 per active participant
2023$12,864 per active participant
2022$13,323 per active participant

Plumbers and Pipefitters Local 551's 2024 employer contribution ran above the $2,416 median for plans its size, placing it in the top 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 2024 administrative ratio, against the median plan its size; fund expense ratios are extra. Compare any plan.

Service providers · 20245
PLUMBERS & PIPEFITTERS LOCAL 551 · Trustee (discretionary)$72,000
EKON ADVISORS · Investment advisory (plan)$59,527
EKON BENEFITS · Claims processing$8,360
MERTZ INSURANCE · Insurance services$5,750
GRABEL SCHNIEDERS HOLLMAN & CO · Accounting / audit$2,065

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$148,211 · 0.34%
2023$151,656 · 0.40%
2022$169,325 · 0.52%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 371136405 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.