Retirement plan

ECONOMIC POLICY INSTITUTE 401(K) PLAN

Name: ECONOMIC POLICY INSTITUTE, INC. - ECONOMIC POLICY INSTITUTE 401(K) PLAN (2017) 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 2017

1225 I ST NW, SUITE 600 - WASHINGTON, DC 20005202-331-5517epi.orgLinkedIn11-50 employeesthink tanks

Prospect flagsLow returnsHigh fees

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Total assets (EOY)

$9.9M

+15.7% from 2016

Total participants

-8.0% from 2016

Average account balance

$143,677

+25.7% from 2016

Annual return

11.06%

+4.27 pp from 2016

Benchmarks

See 7,912 peers

Peer group

Industry81 - Other Services (except Public Administration)

Plan typeDefined contribution

Participants25-99

Cohort7,912 peers

Snapshot2017

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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

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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%

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1 years with eligibility data

Contributions (total)

Employer and participant dollars contributed each year

$974K

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1 years with contributions on file

Contributions per participant

Average employer and participant contribution per enrolled participant

$23K

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1 years with per-participant contribution data

Asset flow

BOY + contributions + return - distributions = EOY

Year

Annual return

Diverging bars; negative years highlighted

+16.45%

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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.)
OpportunityLow returns
Annual investment return is in the bottom quintile of the peer cohort.

Expense breakdown

Schedule H Part II

Admin total

$543K

$17507 / participant

Other / not subdivided$543K100.0%

% of EOY assets

5.474%

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

$143,677

$53,128+170.4%

$86,582+65.9%

$70,126+104.9%

Participation rate

100.0%

65.3%+34.7pp

73.5%+26.5pp

69.5%+30.5pp

Annual return

11.06%

27.66%-16.6pp

965.08%-954.0pp

73.15%-62.1pp

Employer contribution / active EE

$16,330

$2,068+689.6%

$2,839+475.1%

$2,343+597.1%

Participant deferral / active EE

$14,003

$2,695+419.6%

$3,609+288.0%

$3,332+320.3%

Admin fee / account holder

$7,865

$3,584+119.5%

$4,904+60.4%

$4,645+69.3%

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