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Walters Gardens, Inc.401(k)

WALTERS GARDENS, INC. 401(K) PROFIT SHARING PLAN · ZEELAND, MI · plan year 2024

Reported admin expense ratio · 2024
0.36%

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

Walters Gardens, Inc. reported $71,724 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 0.36% of average plan assets, above the peer median. Employer contributions averaged $1,956 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 3 years on file its reported administrative ratio has held roughly steady near 0.36%. The plan sits in the $10M–$50M size bracket, benchmarked here against 27,838 comparable plans and shown alongside other agriculture, forestry & fishing employers. By assets it is the 1,017th-largest of 2,619 plans among Michigan employers on file, and the 236th of 945 in agriculture, forestry & fishing. In 2024, employees put in $2.63 for every $1.00 the employer contributed.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$20,631,552
Participants with balances226
Active participants196
Employer contributions$383,461
Employee contributions$1,007,534
Employer contribution per active participant$1,956
Average account balance$91,290
Benefits paid to participants$2,332,043
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
AuditorKIEKOVER, SCHOLMA AND SHUMAKER, PC
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$20.6M · 226 accts · $383K emplr
2023$19.3M · 214 accts · $331K emplr
2022$15.9M · 204 accts · $319K emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2024
Recordkeeping & contract admin$71,724
Total administrative$71,724
The Walters Gardens, Inc. 401(k) match · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$1,956
Median for plans this size$2,416
2024$1,956 per active participant
2023$1,837 per active participant
2022$1,715 per active participant

Walters Gardens, Inc.'s 2024 employer contribution ran below the $2,416 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 · 20245
PRINCIPAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY · Contract administrator$71,724
MORNINGSTAR INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT L · Investment advisory (participants)indirect comp
PRINCIPAL SECURITIES INC. · Pension consultingindirect comp
GLOBAL RETIREMENT PARTNERS LLC · Pension consulting · Investment advisory (plan)indirect comp
NEXT FINANCIAL GROUP INC · 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$71,724 · 0.36%
2023$66,969 · 0.38%
2022$66,806 · 0.37%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 381903867 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.