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The Carpenter GroupProfit-sharing plan

THE CARPENTER GROUP PROFIT SHARING PLAN · SAN FRANCISCO, CA · plan year 2023

Reported admin expense ratio · 2023
1.01%

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

The Carpenter Group reported $105,182 in plan administrative expenses for 2023: 1.01% of average plan assets, higher than ~90% of peers. Employer contributions averaged $1,154 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 1.16% to 1.06%. The plan sits in the $10M–$50M size bracket, benchmarked here against 26,779 comparable plans and shown alongside other manufacturing employers. By assets it is among the smaller plans on file in California (5,157th of 9,483), and 8,313th of 13,661 in manufacturing.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$11,153,115
Participants with balances142
Active participants104
Employer contributions$120,000
Employee contributions$0
Employer contribution per active participant$1,154
Average account balance$78,543
Benefits paid to participants$500,999
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
AuditorREDWITZ, INC.
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$5.0M · 137 accts · $13K emplr
2023$11.2M · 142 accts · $120K emplr
2022$9.7M · 122 accts · $150K emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2023
Recordkeeping & contract admin$14,350
Investment management$49,534
Audit (IQPA)$15,000
Trustee / custodial$21,855
Total administrative$105,182
Employer contributions to the The Carpenter Group plan · 2023
Employer contribution per active participant$1,154
Median for plans this size$2,440
2024$113 per active participant
2023$1,154 per active participant
2022$1,563 per active participant

The Carpenter Group's 2023 employer contribution ran below the $2,440 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 2023 administrative ratio, against the median plan its size; fund expense ratios are extra. Compare any plan.

Service providers · 20234
FAIRVIEW CAPITAL · Investment management$49,534
CITY NATIONAL BANK · Custodial (securities) · Trustee$23,575
REDWITZ, INC. · Accounting / audit$15,000
PENSIONALYSIS, INC. · Plan administrator$14,350

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$85,763 · 1.06%
2023$105,182 · 1.01%
2022$122,845 · 1.16%
Same employer
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Solid State Devices, Inc. CA$11.2M · 0.00%
Turntide Technologies, Inc. CA$11.2M · 0.02%
Image Options CA$11.2M · 0.29%
Morton Grinding, Inc. CA$11.2M · 0.22%
Heinzen, LLC CA$11.1M · 0.45%
Spates Fabricators, Inc. CA$11.1M · 0.50%
Cal-Comp USA CA$11.1M · 0.03%
Plastikon Industries, Inc. CA$11.1M · 0.82%

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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 941167896 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.