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Studio Gang Architects, LTD.401(k)

STUDIO GANG ARCHITECTS, LTD. EMPLOYEES' SAVINGS PLAN · CHICAGO, IL · plan year 2024

Reported admin expense ratio · 2024
0.16%

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

Studio Gang Architects, LTD. reported $32,394 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 0.16% of average plan assets, below the peer median. Employer contributions averaged $3,104 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 0.17% to 0.16%. The plan sits in the $10M–$50M size bracket, benchmarked here against 27,838 comparable plans and shown alongside other professional & technical services employers. By assets it is the 1,568th-largest of 3,702 plans among Illinois employers on file, and the 5,059th of 11,654 in professional & technical services. In 2024, employees put in $3.40 for every $1.00 the employer contributed.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$23,007,378
Participants with balances173
Active participants124
Employer contributions$384,947
Employee contributions$1,308,023
Employer contribution per active participant$3,104
Average account balance$132,991
Benefits paid to participants$899,255
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$23.0M · 173 accts · $385K emplr
2023$18.1M · 175 accts · $357K emplr
2022$14.0M · 171 accts · $354K emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2024
Recordkeeping & contract admin$19,194
Investment management$13,200
Total administrative$32,394
The Studio Gang Architects, LTD. 401(k) match · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$3,104
Median for plans this size$2,416
2024$3,104 per active participant
2023$2,832 per active participant
2022$2,789 per active participant

Studio Gang Architects, LTD.'s 2024 employer contribution ran above 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
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS INSTITUTIONAL · Loan processing$19,194
GLOBAL RETIREMENT PARTNERS LLC · Investment advisory (plan)$13,200

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$32,394 · 0.16%
2023$29,081 · 0.18%
2022$25,889 · 0.17%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 364246252 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.