Recordkeeping fees per participant
not reported
Not reported on this filing.
Employers › Equal Exchange
Equal Exchange 401(k)
- Manufacturing
- West Bridgewater, MA
- EIN 04-2904454
- 1 plan with Schedule H financials
- Plan year 2024
- Equal Exchange, Inc.
- SEC registrant Equal Exchange Inc
Total assets, end of year · Equal Exchange, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan and Trust · plan year 2024
$12,560,945
152 participants with a balance. This filing reports no recordkeeping fee and no administrative expenses excluding investment management, so there is no headline cost figure.
Source
Schedule H, Part I line 1f col (b); TOT_ASSETS_EOY_AMT pos 61; filing 20251010140249NAL0008272369001, received 2025-10-10
participants_with_balance: Form 5500, line 6g(2); PARTCP_ACCOUNT_BAL_CNT pos 78; filing 20251010140249NAL0008272369001, received 2025-10-10
Percentiles compare this plan with the Schedule H plans $10 to 50M in assets of the same plan year, excluding final filings; shown only where at least 50 comparable plans report the figure. Plan year 2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31, filing received 2025-10-10.
Cost and contributions
Administrative expenses excluding investment management, per participant
$0.00
Fewer than 50 comparable plans report this figure; no percentile.
Source
= $0 / 152
derived, admin_expenses (2i(12)) minus invst_mgmt_fees (2i(5)), floored at 0; filing 20251010140249NAL0008272369001, received 2025-10-10
participants_with_balance: Form 5500, line 6g(2); PARTCP_ACCOUNT_BAL_CNT pos 78; filing 20251010140249NAL0008272369001, received 2025-10-10
Administrative expenses per participant
$25.36
Higher than 10% of the 25,098 plans $10 to 50M that report it.
Source
= $3,855 / 152
Schedule H, line 2i(12) total administrative expenses; TOT_ADMIN_EXPENSES_AMT pos 109; filing 20251010140249NAL0008272369001, received 2025-10-10
participants_with_balance: Form 5500, line 6g(2); PARTCP_ACCOUNT_BAL_CNT pos 78; filing 20251010140249NAL0008272369001, received 2025-10-10
Administrative expenses as a share of assets
0.031%
Higher than 9% of the 25,132 plans $10 to 50M that report it.
Source
= $3,855 / $12,560,945
Schedule H, line 2i(12) total administrative expenses; TOT_ADMIN_EXPENSES_AMT pos 109; filing 20251010140249NAL0008272369001, received 2025-10-10
assets_eoy: Schedule H, Part I line 1f col (b); TOT_ASSETS_EOY_AMT pos 61; filing 20251010140249NAL0008272369001, received 2025-10-10
Employer contributions per participant
$1,422
Higher than 30% of the 24,050 plans $10 to 50M that report it.
Source
= $216,092 / 152
Schedule H, Part II line 2a(1)(A); EMPLR_CONTRIB_INCOME_AMT pos 68; filing 20251010140249NAL0008272369001, received 2025-10-10
participants_with_balance: Form 5500, line 6g(2); PARTCP_ACCOUNT_BAL_CNT pos 78; filing 20251010140249NAL0008272369001, received 2025-10-10
Employer share of total contributions
35.8%
Higher than 76% of the 24,084 plans $10 to 50M that report it.
Source
= $216,092 / $604,067
Schedule H, Part II line 2a(1)(A); EMPLR_CONTRIB_INCOME_AMT pos 68; filing 20251010140249NAL0008272369001, received 2025-10-10
total_contrib: Schedule H, line 2a(3); TOT_CONTRIB_AMT pos 72; filing 20251010140249NAL0008272369001, received 2025-10-10
Plan terms, as stated in Equal Exchange, Inc.'s SEC filings
Plan terms are not published in public filings.
Plan features
2E profit-sharing · 2F ERISA 404(c) plan · 2G fully participant-directed · 2J 401(k) feature · 2K 401(m) arrangement · 2T default investment (QDIA) · 3D IRS pre-approved plan · Form 5500, line 8a; TYPE_PENSION_BNFT_CODE pos 81; filing 20251010140249NAL0008272369001, received 2025-10-10
Full record, Equal Exchange, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan and Trust
| Field | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Plan sponsor | EQUAL EXCHANGE, INC. | Form 5500, Part II line 2a; SPONSOR_DFE_NAME pos 19; filing 20251010140249NAL0008272369001, received 2025-10-10 |
| Plan name | EQUAL EXCHANGE, INC. 401(K) PROFIT SHARING PLAN AND TRUST | Form 5500, line 1a; PLAN_NAME pos 16; filing 20251010140249NAL0008272369001, received 2025-10-10 |
| Sponsor EIN / plan number | 04-2904454 / 001 | Form 5500, line 2b; SPONS_DFE_EIN pos 44; filing 20251010140249NAL0008272369001, received 2025-10-10 |
| Plan type | single-employer | Form 5500, Part I line A; TYPE_PLAN_ENTITY_CD pos 4; filing 20251010140249NAL0008272369001, received 2025-10-10 |
| Sponsor location | WEST BRIDGEWATER, MA | Form 5500, line 2a; SPONS_DFE_MAIL_US_STATE pos 25; filing 20251010140249NAL0008272369001, received 2025-10-10 |
| Industry (business code) | 311900, Manufacturing | Form 5500, line 2d; BUSINESS_CODE pos 46; filing 20251010140249NAL0008272369001, received 2025-10-10 |
| Plan year | 2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 | Form 5500, Part I plan year; FORM_PLAN_YEAR_BEGIN_DATE pos 2; filing 20251010140249NAL0008272369001, received 2025-10-10 |
| Filing received | 2025-10-10 | Form 5500, EFAST2 receipt date; DATE_RECEIVED pos 102; filing 20251010140249NAL0008272369001, received 2025-10-10 |
| Final filing | no | Form 5500, Part I line B; FINAL_FILING_IND pos 8; filing 20251010140249NAL0008272369001, received 2025-10-10 |
| Amended filing | yes | Form 5500, Part I line B; AMENDED_IND pos 7; filing 20251010140249NAL0008272369001, received 2025-10-10 |
| Participants, beginning of year | 163 | Form 5500, line 5; TOT_PARTCP_BOY_CNT pos 71; filing 20251010140249NAL0008272369001, received 2025-10-10 |
| Active participants | 97 | Form 5500, line 6a(2); TOT_ACTIVE_PARTCP_CNT pos 72; filing 20251010140249NAL0008272369001, received 2025-10-10 |
| Participants, end of year | 152 | Form 5500, line 6f; TOT_ACT_RTD_SEP_BENEF_CNT pos 77; filing 20251010140249NAL0008272369001, received 2025-10-10 |
| Participants with an account balance | 152 | Form 5500, line 6g(2); PARTCP_ACCOUNT_BAL_CNT pos 78; filing 20251010140249NAL0008272369001, received 2025-10-10 |
| Total assets, beginning of year | $10,675,016 | Schedule H, Part I line 1f col (a); TOT_ASSETS_BOY_AMT pos 30; filing 20251010140249NAL0008272369001, received 2025-10-10 |
| Total assets, end of year | $12,560,945 | Schedule H, Part I line 1f col (b); TOT_ASSETS_EOY_AMT pos 61; filing 20251010140249NAL0008272369001, received 2025-10-10 |
| Net assets, end of year | $12,400,741 | Schedule H, line 1l col (b); NET_ASSETS_EOY_AMT pos 67; filing 20251010140249NAL0008272369001, received 2025-10-10 |
| Total income | $2,341,841 | Schedule H, Part II line 2d; TOT_INCOME_AMT pos 97; filing 20251010140249NAL0008272369001, received 2025-10-10 |
| Net income | $1,792,244 | Schedule H, line 2k; NET_INCOME_AMT pos 111; filing 20251010140249NAL0008272369001, received 2025-10-10 |
| Employer contributions | $216,092 | Schedule H, Part II line 2a(1)(A); EMPLR_CONTRIB_INCOME_AMT pos 68; filing 20251010140249NAL0008272369001, received 2025-10-10 |
| Participant contributions | $385,154 | Schedule H, line 2a(1)(B); PARTICIPANT_CONTRIB_AMT pos 69; filing 20251010140249NAL0008272369001, received 2025-10-10 |
| Other contributions (incl. rollovers) | $2,821 | Schedule H, line 2a(1)(C); OTH_CONTRIB_RCVD_AMT pos 70; filing 20251010140249NAL0008272369001, received 2025-10-10 |
| Total contributions | $604,067 | Schedule H, line 2a(3); TOT_CONTRIB_AMT pos 72; filing 20251010140249NAL0008272369001, received 2025-10-10 |
| Benefit payments | $545,742 | Schedule H, line 2e(4); TOT_DISTRIB_BNFT_AMT pos 101; filing 20251010140249NAL0008272369001, received 2025-10-10 |
| Total expenses (incl. benefit payments) | $549,597 | Schedule H, line 2j; TOT_EXPENSES_AMT pos 110; filing 20251010140249NAL0008272369001, received 2025-10-10 |
| Total administrative expenses | $3,855 | Schedule H, line 2i(12) total administrative expenses; TOT_ADMIN_EXPENSES_AMT pos 109; filing 20251010140249NAL0008272369001, received 2025-10-10 |
| Investment advisory and management fees | $3,855 | Schedule H, line 2i(5); INVST_MGMT_FEES_AMT pos 107; filing 20251010140249NAL0008272369001, received 2025-10-10 |
| Administrative expenses excluding investment management | $0 | derived, admin_expenses (2i(12)) minus invst_mgmt_fees (2i(5)), floored at 0; filing 20251010140249NAL0008272369001, received 2025-10-10 |
| Held in mutual funds | $11,283,130 | Schedule H, line 1c(13) col (b); INT_REG_INVST_CO_EOY_AMT pos 55; filing 20251010140249NAL0008272369001, received 2025-10-10 |
| Independent auditor | LMHS, P.C. | Schedule H, Part III line 3a; ACCOUNTANT_FIRM_NAME pos 116; filing 20251010140249NAL0008272369001, received 2025-10-10 |
Position = column in the DOL layout for form year 2024. Filing 20251010140249NAL0008272369001, received 2025-10-10.
Service providers paid directly by the plan
| Provider | Relationship | Service codes | Direct compensation | Indirect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALERUS FINANCIAL, N.A.recordkeeper | NONE | 15 Recordkeeping and information management; 24 Trustee (discretionary); 37 Participant loan processing; 50 Direct payment from the plan; 60 Sub-transfer agency fees; 63 Distribution (12b-1) fees; 64 Recordkeeping fees | $3,855 | yes |
Schedule C Part I line 2: name (a), service codes (b), relationship (c), direct compensation paid by the plan (d), indirect compensation received (e). Filing 20251010140249NAL0008272369001, received 2025-10-10.
What changed since the 2023 plan year
| Figure | 2023 | 2024 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total assets | $10,675,016 | $12,560,945 | 17.7% |
| Participants with a balance | 162 | 152 | -6.2% |
| Administrative expenses | $3,927 | $3,855 | -1.8% |
| Recordkeeping fees per participant | not reported | not reported | |
| Employer contributions | $216,595 | $216,092 | -0.2% |
Prior filing 20241011084703NAL0022434865001, received 2024-10-11; the plan years are contiguous.
Alerts, claims and corrections
Sponsor name as filed: EQUAL EXCHANGE, INC.; SEC registrant: EQUAL EXCHANGE INC (CIK 797046, matched by EIN).