Retirement plan

MAKING CENTS 401(K) PLAN

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

MAKING CENTS INTERNATIONAL, INC.EIN 84-1672193Plan #001PY 2025

1050 CONNECTICUT AVE NW #65470 - WASHINGTON, DC 200357524301-332-0880makingcents.comLinkedIn11-50 employeesinternational trade and development

Prospect flagsHigh feesLow fidelity bondWind-down / frozen

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Total assets (EOY)

$2.5M

-22.3% from 2024

Total participants

-46.9% from 2024

Average account balance

$96,234

+46.4% from 2024

Annual return

12.68%

-2.45 pp from 2024

Benchmarks

See 115,703 peers

Peer group

Industry54 - Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

Plan typeDefined contribution

Participants<25

Cohort115,703 peers

Snapshot2025

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Analytics

Total assets (EOY)

Plan-year ending balance

$2.50M

Not enough data

1 years with asset history on file

Average account balance

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

$96K

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.

866.7%

Not enough data

1 years with eligibility data

Contributions (total)

Employer and participant dollars contributed each year

$194K

Not enough data

1 years with contributions on file

Contributions per participant

Average employer and participant contribution per enrolled participant

$65K

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

+12.68%

Not enough data

1 years with return on file

Admin fee / account holder

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

$51974

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 codes2E2F2G2J2S2T3D

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.
2S
Automatic enrollment
Plan provides for automatic enrollment in plan that has elective contributions deducted from payroll.
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.)
ComplianceLow fidelity bond
Fidelity bond coverage is below the ERISA section 412 10%-of-assets minimum (capped at $500,000).
InformationalWind-down / frozen
Plan appears closed to new enrollment or frozen - balance-holders far exceed active participants, or the plan reports active distributions with no inflows. Exclude from peer benchmarks.

Expense breakdown

Schedule H Part II

Admin total

$1.4M

$450440 / participant

Other / not subdivided$1M100.0%

% of EOY assets

54.008%

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

$96,234

$154,228-37.6%

$145,433-33.8%

$137,256-29.9%

Participation rate

100.0%

83.8%+16.2pp

82.1%+17.9pp

80.0%+20.0pp

Annual return

12.68%

74.59%-61.9pp

66.58%-53.9pp

220.34%-207.7pp

Employer contribution / active EE

$13,239

$4,804+175.6%

$4,554+190.7%

$4,156+218.6%

Participant deferral / active EE

$51,444

$8,216+526.1%

$7,897+551.4%

$6,407+703.0%

Admin fee / account holder

$51,974

$14,344+262.3%

$13,129+295.9%

$12,270+323.6%

MAKING CENTS 401(K) PLAN

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MAKING CENTS 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

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