Sparks Energy, Inc.401(k)
SPARKS 401(K) · DANVILLE, AL · plan year 2023
Peer grade: B · admin costs + employer contributions vs same-size plans · how grading works
Sparks Energy, Inc. reported $32,295 in plan administrative expenses for 2023: 2.22% of average plan assets, higher than ~90% of peers. Employer contributions averaged $6,382 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.
The plan sits in the $1M–$10M size bracket, benchmarked here against 22,307 comparable plans and shown alongside other construction employers. By assets it is among the smaller plans on file in Alabama (825th of 902), and 4,961st of 5,337 in construction. In 2023, the employer put in $1.29 for every $1.00 employees contributed themselves.
Sparks Energy, Inc.'s 2023 employer contribution ran above the $1,308 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.
Annual cost at the plan's reported 2023 administrative ratio, against the median plan its size; fund expense ratios are extra. Compare any plan.
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 462541802 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.