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Susan Gage Caterer, Inc.401(k)

SUSAN GAGE CATERER, INC. 401(K) PROFIT SHARING PLAN · LANDOVER, MD · plan year 2023

Reported admin expense ratio · 2023
0.50%

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

Susan Gage Caterer, Inc. reported $43,450 in plan administrative expenses for 2023: 0.50% of average plan assets, below the peer median. Employer contributions averaged $3,681 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 0.62% to 0.54%. The plan sits in the $1M–$10M size bracket, benchmarked here against 22,307 comparable plans and shown alongside other accommodation & food services employers. By assets it is among the smaller plans on file in Maryland (1,022nd of 1,671), and the 591st of 2,240 in accommodation & food services. In 2023, the employer put in $1.24 for every $1.00 employees contributed themselves; active participation has grown from 104 to 116 since 2022.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$9,414,717
Participants with balances162
Active participants116
Employer contributions$426,945
Employee contributions$344,032
Employer contribution per active participant$3,681
Average account balance$58,116
Benefits paid to participants$855,314
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
AuditorSNYDER COHN, PC
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$9.2M · 170 accts · $519K emplr
2023$9.4M · 162 accts · $427K emplr
2022$8.1M · 172 accts · $361K emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2023
Recordkeeping & contract admin$19,403
Total administrative$43,450
The Susan Gage Caterer, Inc. 401(k) match · 2023
Employer contribution per active participant$3,681
Median for plans this size$1,308
2024$4,187 per active participant
2023$3,681 per active participant
2022$3,475 per active participant

Susan Gage Caterer, 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.

What these fees cost you

Annual cost at the plan's reported 2023 administrative ratio, against the median plan its size; fund expense ratios are extra. Compare any plan.

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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$49,981 · 0.54%
2023$43,450 · 0.50%
2022$56,379 · 0.62%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 521662870 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.