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Upward Projects401(k)

UPWARD PROJECTS 401(K) PLAN · PHOENIX, AZ · plan year 2024

Reported admin expense ratio · 2024
1.60%

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

Upward Projects reported $56,787 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 1.60% of average plan assets, higher than ~90% of peers. Employer contributions averaged $249 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 1.20% to 1.60%. 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 Arizona (860th of 1,285), and the 922nd of 2,240 in accommodation & food services. In 2024, employees put in $4.93 for every $1.00 the employer contributed; active participation has grown from 928 to 1,298 since 2022.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$4,704,110
Participants with balances1,206
Active participants1,298
Employer contributions$322,830
Employee contributions$1,591,360
Employer contribution per active participant$249
Average account balance$3,901
Benefits paid to participants$715,436
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$4.7M · 1,206 accts · $323K emplr
2023$2.4M · 1,041 accts · $321K emplr
2022$746K · 791 accts · $134K emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2024
Recordkeeping & contract admin$56,787
Total administrative$56,787
The Upward Projects 401(k) match · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$249
Median for plans this size$1,313
2024$249 per active participant
2023$293 per active participant
2022$144 per active participant

Upward Projects's 2024 employer contribution ran below the $1,313 median for plans its size, in the bottom 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 · 20243
PRINCIPAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY · Contract administrator · Loan processing$56,787
PRINCIPAL SECURITIES INC · Other servicesindirect comp
WILSHIRE ADVISORS LLC · Investment advisory (plan)indirect comp

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$56,787 · 1.60%
2023$36,878 · 2.36%
2022$8,938 · 1.20%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 823127811 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.