Heartland Human Care Services, Inc. 401(k) Review & Grade
Heartland Human Care Services 401(k) Savings Plan
Chicago, ILHealth Care & Social Assistance623 active participantsPlan year 2024✓ Auto-enroll
Estimate from the plan's Form 5500 filing · How we grade
$972Employer $ per active participant
$906Employee $ saved per active participant
0.05%Direct admin cost, % of plan assets
$4.6MNet plan assets, end of year
$6,757Average balance per account
Score breakdown
- Employer generosity24.9 / 5050th percentile for employer $ per participant
- Low cost21.8 / 2587th percentile for low admin cost vs. same-size plans
- Employee saving3.0 / 1520th percentile for employee $ per participant
- Plan features10 / 10Auto-enrollment, Default investment
Total score60 / 100 · Grade B
This plan vs. peers
Peers: Health Care & Social Assistance plans with 500–2,499 active participants (1,427 plans).
| Measure | Percentile |
|---|---|
| Employer $ per participant | 50th |
| Lower admin cost | 87th |
| Employee saving | 20th |
| Peers that auto-enroll | 36% |
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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
- Heartland Human Care Services put in about $972 per active participant, below the typical peer ($976). 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 | $605,388 |
| Participant (employee) contributions | $564,690 |
| Other contributions (incl. rollovers in) | $3,359,875 |
| Administrative expenses paid from the plan | $2,307 |
| Contract administrator fees | $2,194 |
| Investment advisory & management fees | $113 |
| Benefits paid out | $35,843 |
| Net assets, start / end of year | $0 / $4.6M |
| Active participants, start / end of year | 0 / 623 |
| Participants with account balances | 674 |
| Auto-enrollment (feature code 2S) | Yes |
Largest service providers (Schedule C)
| John Hancock | $2,194 reported compensation |
Source: DOL EFAST2 Form 5500 filing, acknowledgment ID 20251001115503NAL0017764259001, received 2025-10-01, EIN 36-4053244, plan #001, plan year 2024-05-02 to 2024-12-31. Verify at efast.dol.gov.