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The Witham Family, LLC401(k)

THE WITHAM FAMILY, LLC 401(K) PLAN · ELLSWORTH, ME · plan year 2024

Reported admin expense ratio · 2024
1.22%

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

The Witham Family, LLC reported $56,478 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 1.22% of average plan assets, higher than ~90% of peers. Employer contributions averaged $2,298 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 0.95% to 1.22%. The plan sits in the $1M–$10M size bracket, benchmarked here against 18,840 comparable plans and shown alongside other accommodation & food services employers. By assets it is among the smaller plans on file in Maine (284th of 354), and the 884th of 2,240 in accommodation & food services. In 2024, employees put in $1.47 for every $1.00 the employer contributed; active participation has grown from 121 to 148 since 2022.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$5,005,529
Participants with balances239
Active participants148
Employer contributions$340,110
Employee contributions$499,584
Employer contribution per active participant$2,298
Average account balance$20,944
Benefits paid to participants$673,324
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
AuditorHAVERLOCK, ESTEY & CURRAN, LLC
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$5.0M · 239 accts · $340K emplr
2023$4.2M · 302 accts · $294K emplr
2022$3.3M · 304 accts · $296K emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2024
Recordkeeping & contract admin$56,478
Total administrative$56,478
The The Witham Family, LLC 401(k) match · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$2,298
Median for plans this size$1,313
2024$2,298 per active participant
2023$2,453 per active participant
2022$2,449 per active participant

The Witham Family, LLC's 2024 employer contribution ran above the $1,313 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 2024 administrative ratio, against the median plan its size; fund expense ratios are extra. Compare any plan.

Service providers · 20244
MML INVESTORS SERVICES LLC · Investment advisory (plan)$22,731
DOWNEAST PENSION SERVICES INC · Contract administrator$7,495
HAVERLOCK, ESTEY & CURRAN LLC · Accounting / audit$6,147

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$56,478 · 1.22%
2023$38,738 · 1.02%
2022$32,506 · 0.95%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 833254849 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.