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The Independent Order of Foresters401(k)

THE INDEPENDENT ORDER OF FORESTERS 401(K) SAVINGS & RETIREMENT PLAN · · plan year 2024

Reported admin expense ratio · 2024
0.33%

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

The Independent Order of Foresters reported $54,336 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 0.33% of average plan assets, above the peer median. Employer contributions averaged $5,937 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 0.33%. The plan sits in the $10M–$50M size bracket, benchmarked here against 27,838 comparable plans and shown alongside other finance & insurance employers. By assets it is 3,267th of 4,798 in finance & insurance. In 2024, employees put in $1.40 for every $1.00 the employer contributed.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$17,501,458
Participants with balances116
Active participants70
Employer contributions$415,568
Employee contributions$582,295
Employer contribution per active participant$5,937
Average account balance$150,875
Benefits paid to participants$610,846
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
AuditorTAIT WELLER
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$17.5M · 116 accts · $416K emplr
2023$15.1M · 119 accts · $387K emplr
2022$12.3M · 109 accts · $401K emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2024
Recordkeeping & contract admin$42,337
Audit (IQPA)$11,999
Total administrative$54,336
The The Independent Order of Foresters 401(k) match · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$5,937
Median for plans this size$2,416
2024$5,937 per active participant
2023$5,445 per active participant
2022$5,904 per active participant

The Independent Order of Foresters'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.

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 · 20242
PRINCIPAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY · Contract administrator · Loan processing$42,336
TAIT WELLER & BAKER, LLP · Accounting / audit$12,000

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$54,336 · 0.33%
2023$33,580 · 0.24%
2022$40,113 · 0.30%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 980000680 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.