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The Convention Store, Inc.401(k)

THE CONVENTION STORE, INC. RETIREMENT PLAN · MILLERSVILLE, MD · plan year 2023

Reported admin expense ratio · 2023
0.84%

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

The Convention Store, Inc. reported $33,369 in plan administrative expenses for 2023: 0.84% of average plan assets, higher than ~75% of peers. Employer contributions averaged $1,125 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 has held roughly steady near 0.84%. The plan sits in the $1M–$10M size bracket, benchmarked here against 22,307 comparable plans and shown alongside other administrative & support services employers. By assets it is among the smaller plans on file in Maryland (1,324th of 1,671), and 1,519th of 2,534 in administrative & support services. In 2023, employees put in $1.93 for every $1.00 the employer contributed.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$4,403,267
Participants with balances81
Active participants131
Employer contributions$147,359
Employee contributions$285,135
Employer contribution per active participant$1,125
Average account balance$54,361
Benefits paid to participants$104,096
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
AuditorMCCLINTOCK & ASSOCIATES, P.C.
Plan history2
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2023$4.4M · 81 accts · $147K emplr
2022$3.5M · 93 accts · $274K emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2023
Recordkeeping & contract admin$33,369
Total administrative$33,369
The The Convention Store, Inc. 401(k) match · 2023
Employer contribution per active participant$1,125
Median for plans this size$1,308
2023$1,125 per active participant
2022$2,157 per active participant

The Convention Store, Inc.'s 2023 employer contribution ran below the $1,308 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 2023 administrative ratio, against the median plan its size; fund expense ratios are extra. Compare any plan.

Service providers · 20231
ALERUS FINANCIAL, N.A. · Recordkeeping · Custodial (securities)$34,969

Compensation shown is direct payments from plan assets reported on Schedule C. Providers paid through fund revenue-sharing appear as indirect.

Administrative cost history2
2023$33,369 · 0.84%
2022$33,099 · 0.86%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 521481168 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.