Powell's Books, Inc.401(k)
POWELL'S BOOKS RETIREMENT 401(K) AND SAVINGS PLAN · PORTLAND, OR · plan year 2024
Peer grade: C · admin costs + employer contributions vs same-size plans · how grading works
Powell's Books, Inc. reported $135,210 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 0.46% of average plan assets, above the peer median. Employer contributions averaged $956 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 0.49% to 0.46%. The plan sits in the $10M–$50M size bracket, benchmarked here against 27,838 comparable plans and shown alongside other retail trade employers. By assets it is the 272nd-largest of 1,021 plans among Oregon employers on file, and the 1,012th of 5,215 in retail trade. In 2024, employees put in $3.04 for every $1.00 the employer contributed; active participation has grown from 273 to 312 since 2022.
Powell's Books, Inc.'s 2024 employer contribution ran below the $2,416 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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Compensation shown is direct payments from plan assets reported on Schedule C. Providers paid through fund revenue-sharing appear as indirect.
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 930794762 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.