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Synchronous LLC dba First Mode401(k)

FIRST MODE 401(K) PLAN · SEATTLE, WA · plan year 2024

Reported admin expense ratio · 2024
0.26%

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

Synchronous LLC dba First Mode reported $32,651 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 0.26% of average plan assets, below the peer median. Employer contributions averaged $13,003 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 0.29% to 0.26%. 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 among the smaller plans on file in Washington (899th of 1,714), and 6,880th of 11,654 in professional & technical services. In 2024, employees put in $3.12 for every $1.00 the employer contributed; active participation has shrunk from 180 to 65 since 2022.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$13,795,286
Participants with balances253
Active participants65
Employer contributions$845,193
Employee contributions$2,634,859
Employer contribution per active participant$13,003
Average account balance$54,527
Benefits paid to participants$2,650,335
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$13.8M · 253 accts · $845K emplr
2023$10.9M · 270 accts · $945K emplr
2022$5.1M · 189 accts · $346K emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2024
Recordkeeping & contract admin$4,380
Investment management$28,271
Total administrative$32,651
The Synchronous LLC dba First Mode 401(k) match · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$13,003
Median for plans this size$2,416
2024$13,003 per active participant
2023$4,180 per active participant
2022$1,921 per active participant

Synchronous LLC dba First Mode's 2024 employer contribution ran above the $2,416 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.

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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
PENSIONMARK FINANCIAL GROUP LLC · Investment advisory (plan)indirect comp

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$32,651 · 0.26%
2023$18,060 · 0.23%
2022$11,645 · 0.29%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 824351829 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.