Retirement plan

DOWNTOWN SEATTLE ASSOCIATION 401(K) RETIREMENT PLAN

Name: DOWNTOWN SEATTLE ASSOCIATION - DOWNTOWN SEATTLE ASSOCIATION 401(K) RETIREMENT PLAN (2025) Form 5500
Creator: DOWNTOWN SEATTLE ASSOCIATION
License: https://www.dol.gov/general/disclaim
Keywords: Form 5500, ERISA, retirement plan, DOWNTOWN SEATTLE ASSOCIATION 401(K) RETIREMENT PLAN, DOWNTOWN SEATTLE ASSOCIATION

DOWNTOWN SEATTLE ASSOCIATIONEIN 91-0681761Plan #001PY 2025

1809 7TH AVENUE, SUITE 900 - SEATTLE, WA 98101206-613-3211downtownseattle.orgLinkedIn51-200 employeesnon-profit organization management

Prospect flagsLow participation

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Total assets (EOY)

$5.6M

-4.8% from 2024

Total participants

191

-2.1% from 2024

Average account balance

$58,773

+26.3% from 2024

Annual return

13.47%

-2.62 pp from 2024

Benchmarks

See 1,026 peers

Peer group

Industry81 - Other Services (except Public Administration)

Plan typeDefined contribution

Participants100-249

Cohort1,026 peers

Snapshot2025

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Analytics

Total assets (EOY)

Plan-year ending balance

$5.58M

Not enough data

1 years with asset history on file

Average account balance

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

$59K

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.

38.9%

Not enough data

1 years with eligibility data

Contributions (total)

Employer and participant dollars contributed each year

$736K

Not enough data

1 years with contributions on file

Contributions per participant

Average employer and participant contribution per enrolled participant

$5K

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

+13.47%

Not enough data

1 years with return on file

Admin fee / account holder

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

$210

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

1 years with F_SCH_H allocation on file

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Service providers

Top 3 by compensation

Provider	Service type	Compensation
MERRILL LYNCH PIERCE FENNER & SMITH2 years Filed as: MERRILL LYNCH Service code 27 · EIN 13-5674085	Advisory (Plan)	$19,474
HUNNEX AND SHOEMAKER, INC.3 years Filed as: HUNNEX & SHOEMAKER Service code 50	Direct Payment	$6,350
ASCENSUS LLC2 years Service code 50 · EIN 46-1803145	Direct Payment	$5,200

Plan features & details

Pension benefit codes2E2F2G2J2K2T3D

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.
2K
Code section 401(m) arrangement
Employee contributions are allocated to separate accounts under the plan or employer contributions are based in whole or in part on employee deferrals or contributions to the plan. Not applicable to 401(k) plans with only QNECs and/or QMACs or to 403(b)(1) 403(b)(7) or 408 arrangements.
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

1 tripped

OpportunityLow participation
Participation rate is below 70% (account-balance holders / active employees) - enrollment or auto-enroll opportunity.

Expense breakdown

Schedule H Part II

Admin total

$20K

$127 / participant

Investment mgmt$20K100.0%

% of EOY assets

0.357%

all-in expense ratio

Categories reported

1 / 9

subdivided buckets used

Audit opinion

Schedule H Part III

Unqualified opinion

Auditor signed off without reservation - the cleanest possible opinion.

Auditor firm: PENSION ASSURANCE LLP
Auditor EIN: 300840934
Audit fees: (not subdivided)
Opinion code: Unqualified

Metric

This plan

Peer set

Industry

Size

Avg account balance

$58,773

$47,105+24.8%

$68,368-14.0%

$67,986-13.6%

Participation rate

38.9%

51.8%-12.9pp

73.8%-34.9pp

57.2%-18.4pp

Annual return

13.47%

48.37%-34.9pp

292.57%-279.1pp

31.67%-18.2pp

Employer contribution / active EE

$1,585

$1,859-14.7%

$2,649-40.1%

$2,019-21.5%

Participant deferral / active EE

$3,100

$2,374+30.6%

$4,123-24.8%

$3,358-7.7%

Admin fee / account holder

$210

$2,435-91.4%

$5,150-95.9%

$3,203-93.4%

Provider

Service type

Compensation

MERRILL LYNCH PIERCE FENNER & SMITH2 years

Filed as: MERRILL LYNCH

Service code 27 · EIN 13-5674085

Advisory (Plan)

$19,474

HUNNEX AND SHOEMAKER, INC.3 years

Filed as: HUNNEX & SHOEMAKER

Service code 50

Direct Payment

$6,350

ASCENSUS LLC2 years

Service code 50 · EIN 46-1803145

Direct Payment

$5,200

DOWNTOWN SEATTLE ASSOCIATION 401(K) RETIREMENT PLAN

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