Scholle Corporation 401(k) Review & Grade
Scholle Corporation Employees' 401(k) Savings Plan
Northlake, ILManufacturing1,024 active participantsPlan year 2024✓ Auto-enroll
Estimate from the plan's Form 5500 filing · How we grade
$2,594Employer $ per active participant
$5,087Employee $ saved per active participant
0.44%Direct admin cost, % of plan assets
$87.2MNet plan assets, end of year
$67,254Average balance per account
Score breakdown
- Employer generosity27.8 / 5056th percentile for employer $ per participant
- Low cost6.7 / 2527th percentile for low admin cost vs. same-size plans
- Employee saving7.9 / 1553th percentile for employee $ per participant
- Plan features10 / 10Auto-enrollment, Default investment
Total score52 / 100 · Grade C
This plan vs. peers
Peers: Manufacturing plans with 500–2,499 active participants (2,376 plans).
| Measure | Percentile |
|---|---|
| Employer $ per participant | 56th |
| Lower admin cost | 27th |
| Employee saving | 53th |
| 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
- Scholle put in about $2,594 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.
- Direct plan expenses (0.44% 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 | $2,655,777 |
| Participant (employee) contributions | $5,208,821 |
| Other contributions (incl. rollovers in) | $173,366 |
| Administrative expenses paid from the plan | $371,563 |
| Contract administrator fees | $306,646 |
| Investment advisory & management fees | $45,667 |
| Benefits paid out | $10,089,340 |
| Net assets, start / end of year | $79.9M / $87.2M |
| Active participants, start / end of year | 964 / 1,084 |
| Participants with account balances | 1,296 |
| Auto-enrollment (feature code 2S) | Yes |
| Auditor | Forvis Mazars, LLP |
Largest service providers (Schedule C)
| Principal Life Insurance Company | $341,895 reported compensation |
| Fiducient Advisors LLC | $45,664 reported compensation |
| Forvis Mazars | $19,250 reported compensation |
Source: DOL EFAST2 Form 5500 filing, acknowledgment ID 20251014162007NAL0006777938001, received 2025-10-14, EIN 36-2748792, plan #002, plan year 2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31. Verify at efast.dol.gov.