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STEP2 Discovery LLC401(k)

STEP2 DISCOVERY LLC 401K PLAN · PITTSBURG, KS · plan year 2024

Reported admin expense ratio · 2024
0.06%

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

STEP2 Discovery LLC reported $6,081 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 0.06% of average plan assets, lower than ~75% of peers. Employer contributions averaged $2,149 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 0.43% to 0.06%. The plan sits in the $10M–$50M size bracket, benchmarked here against 27,838 comparable plans and shown alongside other manufacturing employers. By assets it is among the smaller plans on file in Kansas (448th of 828), and 8,151st of 13,661 in manufacturing. In 2024, employees put in $1.84 for every $1.00 the employer contributed; active participation has grown from 171 to 220 since 2022.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$11,624,145
Participants with balances221
Active participants220
Employer contributions$472,870
Employee contributions$870,598
Employer contribution per active participant$2,149
Average account balance$52,598
Benefits paid to participants$1,172,340
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$11.6M · 221 accts · $473K emplr
2023$10.0M · 207 accts · $375K emplr
2022$8.9M · 206 accts · $395K emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2024
Recordkeeping & contract admin$4,713
Investment management$1,368
Total administrative$6,081
The STEP2 Discovery LLC 401(k) match · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$2,149
Median for plans this size$2,416
2024$2,149 per active participant
2023$2,040 per active participant
2022$2,311 per active participant

STEP2 Discovery 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.

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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 · 20241
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS INSTITUTIONAL · Loan processing$4,713

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$6,081 · 0.06%
2023$9,835 · 0.10%
2022$41,287 · 0.43%
Same employer
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Knit-Rite, LLC KS$12.1M · 0.22%
Harper Industries, Inc. KS$11.8M · 0.17%
Yingling Aircraft, LLC KS$11.6M · 0.22%
Polo Custom Products KS$11.5M · 0.40%
Systemair Mfg. Inc. KS$11.4M · 0.73%

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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 208347868 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.