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Smith Gardens, Inc.401(k)

SMITH GARDENS 401(K) PLAN · BELLINGHAM, WA · plan year 2024

Reported admin expense ratio · 2024
0.61%

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

Smith Gardens, Inc. reported $73,854 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 0.61% of average plan assets, higher than ~75% of peers. Employer contributions averaged $596 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 0.61%. The plan sits in the $10M–$50M size bracket, benchmarked here against 27,838 comparable plans and shown alongside other agriculture, forestry & fishing employers. By assets it is among the smaller plans on file in Washington (911th of 1,714), and the 377th of 945 in agriculture, forestry & fishing. In 2024, employees put in $3.63 for every $1.00 the employer contributed; active participation has grown from 382 to 445 since 2022.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$13,138,312
Participants with balances305
Active participants445
Employer contributions$265,405
Employee contributions$964,275
Employer contribution per active participant$596
Average account balance$43,076
Benefits paid to participants$716,223
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$13.1M · 305 accts · $265K emplr
2023$11.1M · 294 accts · $234K emplr
2022$8.8M · 291 accts · $237K emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2024
Recordkeeping & contract admin$37,431
Investment management$36,423
Total administrative$73,854
The Smith Gardens, Inc. 401(k) match · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$596
Median for plans this size$2,416
2024$596 per active participant
2023$593 per active participant
2022$619 per active participant

Smith Gardens, 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.

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 · 20243
PRINCIPAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY · Contract administrator$37,424
RPA FINANCIAL, LLC · Investment advisory (plan)$36,423
PENSION PLAN SPECIALISTS, PC · Other servicesindirect comp

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$73,854 · 0.61%
2023$58,337 · 0.59%
2022$56,029 · 0.59%
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US Marine Corporation WA$13.7M · 0.41%
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Enfield Farms, Inc. WA$10.1M · 0.15%

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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 911056759 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.