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The Building Center, Inc.401(k)

THE BUILDING CENTER, INC. 401(K) PROFIT SHARING PLAN · PINEVILLE, NC · plan year 2024

Reported admin expense ratio · 2024
0.35%

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

The Building Center, Inc. reported $57,103 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 0.35% of average plan assets, above the peer median. Employer contributions averaged $892 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 0.30% to 0.35%. The plan sits in the $10M–$50M size bracket, benchmarked here against 27,838 comparable plans and shown alongside other retail trade employers. By assets it is the 785th-largest of 2,005 plans among North Carolina employers on file, and the 1,650th of 5,215 in retail trade. In 2024, employees put in $2.34 for every $1.00 the employer contributed; active participation has grown from 339 to 563 since 2022.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$17,692,676
Participants with balances373
Active participants563
Employer contributions$502,091
Employee contributions$1,172,525
Employer contribution per active participant$892
Average account balance$47,433
Benefits paid to participants$1,598,161
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
AuditorMELISSA CRITCHER CPA
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$17.7M · 373 accts · $502K emplr
2023$15.2M · 323 accts · $500K emplr
2022$12.4M · 293 accts · $1.0M emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2024
Recordkeeping & contract admin$52,428
Investment management$4,675
Total administrative$57,103
The The Building Center, Inc. 401(k) match · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$892
Median for plans this size$2,416
2024$892 per active participant
2023$1,374 per active participant
2022$2,950 per active participant

The Building Center, Inc.'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 · 20241
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS INSTITUTIONAL · Loan processing$52,428

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$57,103 · 0.35%
2023$46,585 · 0.34%
2022$39,882 · 0.30%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 561165773 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.