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The Don Chapin Co., Inc.401(k)

THE DON CHAPIN CO., INC. 401(K) PLAN · SALINAS, CA · plan year 2024

Reported admin expense ratio · 2024
0.28%

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

The Don Chapin Co., Inc. reported $98,828 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 0.28% of average plan assets, below the peer median. Employer contributions averaged $8,732 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 0.25% to 0.28%. The plan sits in the $10M–$50M size bracket, benchmarked here against 27,838 comparable plans and shown alongside other construction employers. By assets it is the 2,208th-largest of 9,483 plans among California employers on file, and the 1,277th of 5,337 in construction. In 2024, the employer put in $2.61 for every $1.00 employees contributed themselves; active participation has grown from 222 to 271 since 2022.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$38,562,394
Participants with balances388
Active participants271
Employer contributions$2,366,392
Employee contributions$905,894
Employer contribution per active participant$8,732
Average account balance$99,388
Benefits paid to participants$1,643,181
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
AuditorBIANCHI KASAVAN & POPE. LLP
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$38.6M · 388 accts · $2.4M emplr
2023$33.1M · 346 accts · $2.1M emplr
2022$29.0M · 272 accts · $1.6M emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2024
Recordkeeping & contract admin$98,828
Total administrative$98,828
The The Don Chapin Co., Inc. 401(k) match · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$8,732
Median for plans this size$2,416
2024$8,732 per active participant
2023$5,927 per active participant
2022$7,040 per active participant

The Don Chapin Co., Inc.'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 · 20243
MORGAN STANLEY SMITH BARNEY LLCindirect comp
MORGAN STANLEY SMITH BARNEY LLCindirect comp
ECONOMIC GROUP PENSION SERVICES · Other servicesindirect 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$98,828 · 0.28%
2023$73,700 · 0.24%
2022$76,586 · 0.25%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 942587223 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.