Retirement plan

ECONOMIC POLICY INSTITUTE 401(K) PLAN

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

ECONOMIC POLICY INSTITUTE, INC.EIN 52-1368964Plan #002PY 2025

1225 I STREET NW, #600 - WASHINGTON, DC 20005202-775-8810epi.orgLinkedIn11-50 employeesthink tanks

Prospect flagsHigh feesLow fidelity bond

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Total assets (EOY)

$17M

+19.3% from 2024

Total participants

106

+1.0% from 2024

Average account balance

$160,666

+18.2% from 2024

Annual return

16.45%

-1.43 pp from 2024

Benchmarks

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Peer group

Industry81 - Other Services (except Public Administration)

Plan typeDefined contribution

Participants25-99

Cohort4,530 peers

Snapshot2025

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Analytics

Total assets (EOY)

Plan-year ending balance

$17.03M

Not enough data

1 years with asset history on file

Average account balance

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

$161K

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.

106

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.

252.4%

Not enough data

1 years with eligibility data

Contributions (total)

Employer and participant dollars contributed each year

$974K

Not enough data

1 years with contributions on file

Contributions per participant

Average employer and participant contribution per enrolled participant

$23K

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

+16.45%

Not enough data

1 years with return on file

Admin fee / account holder

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

$5440

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

2 tripped

OpportunityHigh fees
Administrative expenses exceed $300 per participant per year - possible fee-review opportunity. (Recordkeeping / audit / legal; excludes investment management.)
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

$577K

$13730 / participant

Other / not subdivided$577K100.0%

% of EOY assets

3.386%

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

$160,666

$61,125+162.8%

$94,057+70.8%

$87,485+83.7%

Participation rate

100.0%

64.1%+35.9pp

73.3%+26.7pp

68.9%+31.1pp

Annual return

16.45%

35.20%-18.7pp

480.62%-464.2pp

26.06%-9.6pp

Employer contribution / active EE

$12,380

$2,136+479.5%

$2,933+322.1%

$2,596+376.9%

Participant deferral / active EE

$10,806

$3,260+231.5%

$4,709+129.5%

$4,274+152.9%

Admin fee / account holder

$5,440

$5,629-3.3%

$7,244-24.9%

$7,775-30.0%

ECONOMIC POLICY INSTITUTE 401(K) PLAN

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ECONOMIC POLICY INSTITUTE 401(K) PLAN

Summary metrics

Benchmarksi

Analytics

Service providersi

Plan features & details

Opportunity flagsi

Expense breakdowni

Audit opinioni

Benchmarks

Service providers

Opportunity flags

Expense breakdown

Audit opinion

Benchmarks

Service providers

Opportunity flags

Expense breakdown

Audit opinion