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Volunteer Materials401(k)

VOLUNTEER MATERIALS AND RELATED 401(K) PLAN · FRANKLIN, TN · plan year 2024

Reported admin expense ratio · 2024
0.76%

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

Volunteer Materials reported $31,587 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 0.76% of average plan assets, above the peer median. Employer contributions averaged $1,334 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 0.07% to 0.76%. The plan sits in the $1M–$10M size bracket, benchmarked here against 18,840 comparable plans and shown alongside other mining, oil & gas extraction employers. By assets it is among the smaller plans on file in Tennessee (1,098th of 1,496), and 513th of 612 in mining, oil & gas extraction. In 2024, employees put in $2.34 for every $1.00 the employer contributed; active participation has grown from 142 to 213 since 2022.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$4,675,549
Participants with balances170
Active participants213
Employer contributions$284,042
Employee contributions$664,746
Employer contribution per active participant$1,334
Average account balance$27,503
Benefits paid to participants$372,555
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
AuditorDEMPSEY, VANTREASE & FOLLIS PLLC
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$4.7M · 170 accts · $284K emplr
2023$3.6M · 129 accts · $231K emplr
2022$2.7M · 152 accts · $212K emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2024
Recordkeeping & contract admin$31,587
Total administrative$31,587
The Volunteer Materials 401(k) match · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$1,334
Median for plans this size$1,313
2024$1,334 per active participant
2023$1,312 per active participant
2022$1,490 per active participant

Volunteer Materials'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 · 20243
CAPITAL GROUP RETIREMENT PLAN SERVI$16,660
FIRST HORIZON ADVISORS INC · Investment advisory (plan)$15,619
FUTUREPLAN BY ASCENSUS · Contract administrator$2,825

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$31,587 · 0.76%
2023$16,396 · 0.52%
2022$1,850 · 0.07%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 364608954 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.