Harvest Landscape Enterprises, Inc. 401(k) Review & Grade
Harvest Landscape Enterprises, Inc. 401(k) Plan
Orange, CAAdministrative, Support & Staffing Services708 active participantsPlan year 2024✓ Auto-enroll
Estimate from the plan's Form 5500-SF filing · How we grade
$4Employer $ per active participant
$184Employee $ saved per active participant
1.44%Direct admin cost, % of plan assets
$486,179Net plan assets, end of year
–Average balance per account (account count looks misreported)
Score breakdown
- Employer generosity4.5 / 509th percentile for employer $ per participant
- Low cost0.7 / 253th percentile for low admin cost vs. same-size plans
- Employee saving1.3 / 158th percentile for employee $ per participant
- Plan features7 / 10Auto-enrollment
Total score14 / 100 · Grade F
This plan vs. peers
Peers: Administrative, Support & Staffing Services plans with 500–2,499 active participants (401 plans).
| Measure | Percentile |
|---|---|
| Employer $ per participant | 9th |
| Lower admin cost | 3th |
| Employee saving | 8th |
| Peers that auto-enroll | 27% |
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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
- Harvest Landscape Enterprises put in about $4 per active participant, below the typical peer ($712). 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.
- Direct plan expenses (1.44% of assets) are well above similar-size plans (0.23%). Check your annual fee disclosure, choose low-cost index funds if you can, and think about whether savings beyond the match belong in an IRA.
- 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 | $2,552 |
| Participant (employee) contributions | $129,958 |
| Other contributions (incl. rollovers in) | – |
| Administrative expenses paid from the plan | $6,702 |
| Benefits paid out | $139,116 |
| Net assets, start / end of year | $444,102 / $486,179 |
| Active participants, start / end of year | 708 / 708 |
| Participants with account balances | 68 |
| Auto-enrollment (feature code 2S) | Yes |
Source: DOL EFAST2 Form 5500-SF filing, acknowledgment ID 20250731123455NAL0006055729001, received 2025-07-31, EIN 33-1044266, plan #001, plan year 2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31. Verify at efast.dol.gov.