The Living Desert401(k)
THE LIVING DESERT 401K PROFIT SHARING PLAN · PALM DESERT, CA · plan year 2022
Peer grade: C+ · admin costs + employer contributions vs same-size plans · how grading works
The Living Desert reported $17,789 in plan administrative expenses for 2022: 0.60% of average plan assets, above the peer median. Employer contributions averaged $827 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.
The plan sits in the $1M–$10M size bracket, benchmarked here against 30,021 comparable plans and shown alongside other arts, entertainment & recreation employers. By assets it is among the smaller plans on file in California (7,715th of 9,483), and 1,048th of 1,311 in arts, entertainment & recreation. In 2022, employees put in $3.56 for every $1.00 the employer contributed.
The Living Desert's 2022 employer contribution ran below the $1,114 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.
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 953385354 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.