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Lessen LLC401(k)

SMS ASSIST, L.L.C. 401(K) PLAN · CHICAGO, IL · plan year 2024

Reported admin expense ratio · 2024
0.62%

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

Lessen LLC reported $208,312 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 0.62% of average plan assets, higher than ~75% of peers. Employer contributions averaged $1,942 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 0.74% to 0.62%. The plan sits in the $10M–$50M size bracket, benchmarked here against 27,838 comparable plans and shown alongside other administrative & support services employers. By assets it is the 1,096th-largest of 3,702 plans among Illinois employers on file, and the 366th of 2,534 in administrative & support services. In 2024, employees put in $3.12 for every $1.00 the employer contributed.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$40,081,510
Participants with balances1,388
Active participants872
Employer contributions$1,693,402
Employee contributions$5,282,642
Employer contribution per active participant$1,942
Average account balance$28,877
Benefits paid to participants$5,667,044
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
AuditorFGMK, LLC
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$40.1M · 1,388 accts · $1.7M emplr
2023$26.7M · 1,280 accts · $1.6M emplr
2022$20.2M · 1,371 accts · $1.6M emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2024
Recordkeeping & contract admin$161,311
Investment management$47,001
Total administrative$208,312
The Lessen LLC 401(k) match · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$1,942
Median for plans this size$2,416
2024$1,942 per active participant
2023$1,484 per active participant
2022$1,744 per active participant

Lessen LLC's 2024 employer contribution ran below the $2,416 median for plans its size. 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 · 20242
PRINCIPAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY · Contract administrator · Loan processing$161,311
CREATIVE PLANNING, LLC · Investment advisory (plan)$47,001

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$208,312 · 0.62%
2023$159,593 · 0.68%
2022$143,962 · 0.74%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 364296411 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.