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Plumbers & Pipefitters Local NO.45 Union No. 45 Retirement PlanProfit-sharing plan

PLUMBERS & PIPEFITTERS LOCAL NO. 45 RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN · ST. JOSEPH, MO · plan year 2024

Reported admin expense ratio · 2024
1.00%

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

Plumbers & Pipefitters Local NO.45 Union No. 45 Retirement Plan reported $112,851 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 1.00% of average plan assets, higher than ~90% of peers. Employer contributions averaged $8,042 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 3 years on file its reported administrative ratio has held roughly steady near 1.00%. 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 among the smaller plans on file in Missouri (774th of 1,393), and 2,783rd of 5,337 in construction. active participation has grown from 159 to 195 since 2022.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$12,155,222
Participants with balances195
Active participants195
Employer contributions$1,568,135
Employee contributions—
Employer contribution per active participant$8,042
Average account balance$62,334
Benefits paid to participants$319,245
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
AuditorDEBOER & ASSOCIATES, PC
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$12.2M · 195 accts · $1.6M emplr
2023$10.5M · 178 accts · $1.2M emplr
2022$8.2M · 166 accts · $918K emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2024
Recordkeeping & contract admin$9,658
Investment management$34,082
Audit (IQPA)$10,500
Trustee / custodial$48,461
Total administrative$112,851
Employer contributions to the Plumbers & Pipefitters Local NO.45 Union No. 45 Retirement Plan plan · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$8,042
Median for plans this size$2,416
2024$8,042 per active participant
2023$6,973 per active participant
2022$5,773 per active participant

Plumbers & Pipefitters Local NO.45 Union No. 45 Retirement Plan'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
COMMERCE BANK · Investment advisory (participants)$34,082
DEBOER & ASSOCIATES, PC · Accounting / audit$12,060
BLAKE & UHLIG · Legal$7,667
COTTONWOOD ADVISORS, LLC · Investment advisory (plan)$5,848

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$112,851 · 1.00%
2023$88,148 · 0.94%
2022$80,580 · 0.97%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 510165113 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.