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Special Tree, LTD.401(k)

SPECIAL TREE, LTD. EMPLOYEES' SALARY SAVINGS & RETIREMENT PLAN · ROMULUS, MI · plan year 2024

Reported admin expense ratio · 2024
0.64%

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

Special Tree, LTD. reported $120,012 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 0.64% of average plan assets, higher than ~90% of peers. Employer contributions averaged $759 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 rose from 0.55% to 0.64%. The plan sits in the $10M–$50M size bracket, benchmarked here against 27,838 comparable plans and shown alongside other health care & social assistance employers. By assets it is the 1,025th-largest of 2,619 plans among Michigan employers on file, and the 3,652nd of 11,911 in health care & social assistance. In 2024, employees put in $2.88 for every $1.00 the employer contributed; active participation has grown from 516 to 774 since 2022.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$20,340,500
Participants with balances610
Active participants774
Employer contributions$587,236
Employee contributions$1,689,209
Employer contribution per active participant$759
Average account balance$33,345
Benefits paid to participants$1,556,254
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$20.3M · 610 accts · $587K emplr
2023$17.0M · 581 accts · $516K emplr
2022$15.5M · 576 accts · $510K emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2024
Recordkeeping & contract admin$56,473
Investment management$42,039
Audit (IQPA)$21,500
Total administrative$120,012
The Special Tree, LTD. 401(k) match · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$759
Median for plans this size$2,416
2024$759 per active participant
2023$955 per active participant
2022$988 per active participant

Special Tree, LTD.'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
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS INSTITUTIONAL · Loan processing$56,473
CAPFINANCIAL PARTNERS LLC · Investment advisory (plan)$41,615
PLANTE MORAN · Accounting / audit$21,500

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$120,012 · 0.64%
2023$75,049 · 0.46%
2022$99,753 · 0.55%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 382702063 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.