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United Association of Journeyman & Apprentice Pipefitters Local 524Money purchase plan

PIPEFITTERS AND PLUMBERS LOCAL NO. 524 PENSION AND ANNUITY PLAN · SCRANTON, PA · plan year 2024

Reported admin expense ratio · 2024
0.32%

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

United Association of Journeyman & Apprentice Pipefitters Local 524 reported $163,853 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 0.32% of average plan assets, higher than ~75% of peers. Employer contributions averaged $6,867 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 0.32%. The plan sits in the $50M–$250M size bracket, benchmarked here against 10,352 comparable plans and shown alongside other construction employers. By assets it is the 739th-largest of 3,651 plans among Pennsylvania employers on file, and the 1,001st of 5,337 in construction. active participation has grown from 384 to 581 since 2022.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$53,677,243
Participants with balances644
Active participants581
Employer contributions$3,989,520
Employee contributions—
Employer contribution per active participant$6,867
Average account balance$83,350
Benefits paid to participants$3,822,886
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
AuditorALAN ROSS & COMPANY PC
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$53.7M · 644 accts · $4.0M emplr
2023$48.4M · 644 accts · $2.5M emplr
2022$43.6M · 681 accts · $2.8M emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2024
Recordkeeping & contract admin$55,482
Investment management$76,668
Audit (IQPA)$13,000
Total administrative$163,853
Employer contributions to the United Association of Journeyman & Apprentice Pipefitters Local 524 plan · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$6,867
Median for plans this size$3,635
2024$6,867 per active participant
2023$8,276 per active participant
2022$7,240 per active participant

United Association of Journeyman & Apprentice Pipefitters Local 524's 2024 employer contribution ran above the $3,635 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
EMPOWER ANNUITY INSURANCE COMPANY · Contract administrator · Recordkeeping$55,482
INVESTMENT PERFORMANCE SERVICES LLC · Investment advisory (plan)$76,668
ALAN ROSS AND COMPANY, PC · Accounting / audit$13,000
ODONOGHUE & ODONOGHUE · Legal$7,745

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

Recordkeeper by year2
2024Empower
2023Empower

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Administrative cost history3
2024$163,853 · 0.32%
2023$78,172 · 0.17%
2022$104,823 · 0.25%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 231992413 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.