Culligan International Company 401(k) Review & Grade
Culligan Safe Harbor Retirement Savings Plan
Rosemont, ILManufacturing922 active participantsPlan year 2024✓ Auto-enroll
Estimate from the plan's Form 5500 filing · How we grade
$1,350Employer $ per active participant
$3,209Employee $ saved per active participant
0.29%Direct admin cost, % of plan assets
$34.0MNet plan assets, end of year
$32,803Average balance per account
Score breakdown
- Employer generosity13.3 / 5027th percentile for employer $ per participant
- Low cost10.6 / 2542th percentile for low admin cost vs. same-size plans
- Employee saving3.8 / 1525th percentile for employee $ per participant
- Plan features10 / 10Auto-enrollment, Default investment
Total score38 / 100 · Grade D
This plan vs. peers
Peers: Manufacturing plans with 500–2,499 active participants (2,376 plans).
| Measure | Percentile |
|---|---|
| Employer $ per participant | 27th |
| Lower admin cost | 42th |
| Employee saving | 25th |
| 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
- Culligan International put in about $1,350 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 | $1,244,313 |
| Participant (employee) contributions | $2,956,859 |
| Other contributions (incl. rollovers in) | $1,291,257 |
| Administrative expenses paid from the plan | $72,264 |
| Investment advisory & management fees | $23,714 |
| Benefits paid out | $3,568,672 |
| Net assets, start / end of year | $16.5M / $34.0M |
| Active participants, start / end of year | 869 / 974 |
| Participants with account balances | 1,036 |
| Auto-enrollment (feature code 2S) | Yes |
| Auditor | Forvis Mazars LLP |
Largest service providers (Schedule C)
| Empower Annuity Insurance Company O | $48,550 reported compensation |
| Mercer (US) Inc | $23,714 reported compensation |
Source: DOL EFAST2 Form 5500 filing, acknowledgment ID 20251014194709NAL0001783443001, received 2025-10-14, EIN 13-3346689, plan #002, plan year 2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31. Verify at efast.dol.gov.