Bunn-O-Matic Corporation 401(k) Review & Grade
Bunn-O-Matic Corporation 401(k) Savings Plan and Trust
Springfield, ILManufacturing1,600 active participantsPlan year 2024✓ Auto-enroll
Estimate from the plan's Form 5500 filing · How we grade
$1,292Employer $ per active participant
$3,288Employee $ saved per active participant
0.13%Direct admin cost, % of plan assets
$151.2MNet plan assets, end of year
$76,077Average balance per account
Score breakdown
- Employer generosity12.6 / 5025th percentile for employer $ per participant
- Low cost16.8 / 2567th percentile for low admin cost vs. same-size plans
- Employee saving4.0 / 1527th percentile for employee $ per participant
- Plan features10 / 10Auto-enrollment, Default investment
Total score43 / 100 · Grade D
This plan vs. peers
Peers: Manufacturing plans with 500–2,499 active participants (2,376 plans).
| Measure | Percentile |
|---|---|
| Employer $ per participant | 25th |
| Lower admin cost | 67th |
| Employee saving | 27th |
| Peers that auto-enroll | 59% |
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Red flags from the filing
No red flags were reported on this filing's compliance questions.
What to do if you're in this plan
- Bunn-O-Matic put in about $1,292 per active participant, below the typical peer ($2,320). Any match is still an instant return, so contribute enough to get all of it.
- The filing shows total dollars, not the match formula. Ask HR for the Summary Plan Description so you know the exact match and vesting schedule.
- Fund expense ratios aren't in the filing. Look them up in your 404(a)(5) fee disclosure and favor low-cost index or target-date funds.
- The plan auto-enrolls employees. Check your default contribution rate. Defaults are often lower than what it takes to get the full match.
- Changing jobs? You can usually leave the money in the plan, move it to your new employer's plan, or roll it into an IRA. Don't cash out: you'd owe taxes and possibly a 10% penalty.
The raw numbers from the filing
| Employer contributions | $2,067,953 |
| Participant (employee) contributions | $5,261,460 |
| Other contributions (incl. rollovers in) | $818,883 |
| Administrative expenses paid from the plan | $194,025 |
| Investment advisory & management fees | $102,828 |
| Benefits paid out | $25,633,908 |
| Net assets, start / end of year | $149.4M / $151.2M |
| Active participants, start / end of year | 1,613 / 1,587 |
| Participants with account balances | 1,988 |
| Auto-enrollment (feature code 2S) | Yes |
| Auditor | Forvis Mazars LLP |
Largest service providers (Schedule C)
| William Blair & Company LLC | $108,437 reported compensation |
| JP Morgan Invest Holdings LLC | $39,228 reported compensation |
| BKD LLP | $30,391 reported compensation |
Source: DOL EFAST2 Form 5500 filing, acknowledgment ID 20251002085117NAL0000165907001, received 2025-10-02, EIN 37-0840805, plan #002, plan year 2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31. Verify at efast.dol.gov.