Retirement plan

POPULATION MEDIA CENTER 401(K) PLAN

Name: POPULATION MEDIA CENTER, INC. - POPULATION MEDIA CENTER 401(K) PLAN (2025) Form 5500
Creator: POPULATION MEDIA CENTER, INC.
License: https://www.dol.gov/general/disclaim
Keywords: Form 5500, ERISA, retirement plan, POPULATION MEDIA CENTER 401(K) PLAN, POPULATION MEDIA CENTER, INC.

POPULATION MEDIA CENTER, INC.EIN 03-0358029Plan #001PY 2025

30 KIMBALL AVENUE, SUITE 206 - SOUTH BURLINGTON, VT 05403802-985-8156populationmedia.orgLinkedIn11-50 employeesmedia production

Prospect flagsLow returnsHigh feesLow fidelity bond

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Total assets (EOY)

$4.2M

+6.1% from 2024

Total participants

-25.0% from 2024

Average account balance

$117,282

+41.4% from 2024

Annual return

-0.27%

-13.63 pp from 2024

Benchmarks

See 54,432 peers

Peer group

Industry81 - Other Services (except Public Administration)

Plan typeDefined contribution

Participants<25

Cohort54,432 peers

Snapshot2025

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Analytics

Total assets (EOY)

Plan-year ending balance

$4.22M

Not enough data

1 years with asset history on file

Average account balance

Total assets / participants with a balance (line 6g)

$117K

Not enough data

1 years with per-participant data

Participants with account balance

Stacked by status: active / separated vested / retired or beneficiary. Total = line 6g.

Not enough data

1 years with headcount on file

Eligible Participants and Participation

Bars: eligible actives (line 6a). Line: derived rate = active employees with a balance / 6a.

171.4%

Not enough data

1 years with eligibility data

Contributions (total)

Employer and participant dollars contributed each year

$433K

Not enough data

1 years with contributions on file

Contributions per participant

Average employer and participant contribution per enrolled participant

$21K

Not enough data

1 years with per-participant contribution data

Asset flow

BOY + contributions + return - distributions = EOY

Year

Annual return

Diverging bars; negative years highlighted

-0.27%

Not enough data

1 years with return on file

Admin fee / account holder

Total admin expenses / participants with a balance (line 6g)

$5029

Not enough data

1 years with admin cost on file

Asset composition

Cash / stocks / bonds / mutual funds / real estate / loans over time

Not enough data

0 years with F_SCH_H allocation on file

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Service providers

Providers data not reported

Schedule C was not filed on this plan's most recent Form 5500, so no compensated service providers are available to display.

Plan features & details

Pension benefit codes2E3D2G2J2F2T

Plan features

2E
Profit-sharing
Profit-sharing plan.
2F
ERISA section 404(c) plan
This plan or any part of it is intended to meet the conditions of 29 CFR 2550.404c-1 (shifting investment responsibility to participants).
2G
Total participant-directed account plan
Participants have the opportunity to direct the investment of all of the assets allocated to their individual accounts regardless of whether 29 CFR 2550.404c-1 is intended to be met.
2J
Code section 401(k) feature
Cash or deferred arrangement described in Code section 401(k) that is part of a qualified defined contribution plan under which employees may elect to defer part of their compensation or receive these amounts in cash.
2T
Default investment account
Total or partial participant-directed account plan where plan uses a default investment account for participants who fail to direct assets in their account.
3D
Pre-approved pension plan
A master prototype or volume submitter plan that is the subject of a favorable opinion or advisory letter from the IRS.

Opportunity flags

3 tripped

OpportunityHigh fees
Administrative expenses exceed $300 per participant per year - possible fee-review opportunity. (Recordkeeping / audit / legal; excludes investment management.)
OpportunityLow returns
Annual investment return is in the bottom quintile of the peer cohort.
ComplianceLow fidelity bond
Fidelity bond coverage is below the ERISA section 412 10%-of-assets minimum (capped at $500,000).

Expense breakdown

Schedule H Part II

Admin total

$181K

$8621 / participant

Other / not subdivided$181K100.0%

% of EOY assets

4.288%

all-in expense ratio

Categories reported

0 / 9

subdivided buckets used

Audit opinion

Schedule H Part III

No opinion code on file for this filing.

Auditor firm: (not reported)
Auditor EIN: -
Audit fees: (not subdivided)
Opinion code: -

Metric

This plan

Peer set

Industry

Size

Avg account balance

$117,282

$72,071+62.7%

$68,368+71.5%

$137,256-14.6%

Participation rate

100.0%

76.2%+23.8pp

73.8%+26.2pp

80.0%+20.0pp

Annual return

-0.27%

353.14%-353.4pp

292.57%-292.8pp

220.34%-220.6pp

Employer contribution / active EE

$7,012

$2,788+151.5%

$2,649+164.7%

$4,156+68.7%

Participant deferral / active EE

$13,615

$4,410+208.7%

$4,123+230.2%

$6,407+112.5%

Admin fee / account holder

$5,029

$5,336-5.7%

$5,150-2.3%

$12,270-59.0%

POPULATION MEDIA CENTER 401(K) PLAN

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POPULATION MEDIA CENTER 401(K) PLAN

Summary metrics

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Analytics

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Expense breakdowni

Audit opinioni

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Service providers

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Expense breakdown

Audit opinion

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Service providers

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Expense breakdown

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