Mars, Incorporated 401(k) Review & Grade
Kind, Inc. Retirement Savings Plan
New York, NYManufacturing1,200 active participantsPlan year 2024✓ Auto-enroll
Estimate from the plan's Form 5500 filing · How we grade
$3,261Employer $ per active participant
$5,760Employee $ saved per active participant
0.20%Direct admin cost, % of plan assets
$63.5MNet plan assets, end of year
$44,848Average balance per account
Score breakdown
- Employer generosity33.3 / 5067th percentile for employer $ per participant
- Low cost13.4 / 2554th percentile for low admin cost vs. same-size plans
- Employee saving9.2 / 1562th percentile for employee $ per participant
- Plan features10 / 10Auto-enrollment, Default investment
Total score66 / 100 · Grade B
This plan vs. peers
Peers: Manufacturing plans with 500–2,499 active participants (2,376 plans).
| Measure | Percentile |
|---|---|
| Employer $ per participant | 67th |
| Lower admin cost | 54th |
| Employee saving | 62th |
| 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
- Mars, Incorporated put in about $3,261 per active participant, more than the typical peer ($2,320). Contribute at least enough to collect the full match. Skipping it leaves part of your pay on the table.
- 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 | $3,911,480 |
| Participant (employee) contributions | $6,908,812 |
| Other contributions (incl. rollovers in) | $1,149,479 |
| Administrative expenses paid from the plan | $116,603 |
| Investment advisory & management fees | $40,110 |
| Benefits paid out | $6,400,986 |
| Net assets, start / end of year | $50.7M / $63.5M |
| Active participants, start / end of year | 1,059 / 1,340 |
| Participants with account balances | 1,416 |
| Auto-enrollment (feature code 2S) | Yes |
| Auditor | Fiondella, Milone & Lasaracina LLP |
Largest service providers (Schedule C)
| Fidelity Investments Institutional | $76,561 reported compensation |
| 5th Street Advisors LLC | $40,000 reported compensation |
Source: DOL EFAST2 Form 5500 filing, acknowledgment ID 20251014140510NAL0004172832001, received 2025-10-14, EIN 13-3766029, plan #001, plan year 2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31. Verify at efast.dol.gov.