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Thermos L.L.C.401(k)

THERMOS L.L.C. TAX REDUCTION INVESTMENT PLAN · SCHAUMBURG, IL · plan year 2024

Reported admin expense ratio · 2024
0.08%

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

Thermos L.L.C. reported $18,103 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 0.08% of average plan assets, lower than ~75% of peers. Employer contributions averaged $5,119 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 0.01% to 0.08%. The plan sits in the $10M–$50M size bracket, benchmarked here against 27,838 comparable plans and shown alongside other manufacturing employers. By assets it is the 1,504th-largest of 3,702 plans among Illinois employers on file, and the 5,205th of 13,661 in manufacturing. In 2024, employees put in $1.76 for every $1.00 the employer contributed.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$24,415,388
Participants with balances144
Active participants99
Employer contributions$506,747
Employee contributions$889,611
Employer contribution per active participant$5,119
Average account balance$169,551
Benefits paid to participants$2,224,574
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
AuditorDUFEK & COMPANY LLC
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$24.4M · 144 accts · $507K emplr
2023$22.7M · 156 accts · $537K emplr
2022$20.4M · 159 accts · $500K emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2024
Recordkeeping & contract admin$3,853
Investment management$14,250
Total administrative$18,103
The Thermos L.L.C. 401(k) match · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$5,119
Median for plans this size$2,416
2024$5,119 per active participant
2023$5,265 per active participant
2022$4,850 per active participant

Thermos L.L.C.'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 · 20244
DUFEK & COMPANY LLC · Recordkeeping · Pension consulting$14,250
ADP, INC. · Loan processing · Recordkeeping$3,853
ADP BROKER-DEALERindirect comp
MORGAN STANLEY · Other servicesindirect comp

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

Recordkeeper by year2
2024ADP, DUFEK & COMPANY LLC
2023ADP, PRICE WATER HOUSE COOPERS LLP

This plan has changed recordkeepers within these filings. If you left Thermos L.L.C. before a switch, your account may sit at the earlier firm or in a rollover IRA. Looking for an account from a past job here? How to find an old 401(k).

Administrative cost history3
2024$18,103 · 0.08%
2023$48,707 · 0.23%
2022$3,077 · 0.01%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 364425839 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.