The Blood Connection, Incorporated 401(k) Review & Grade
The Blood Connection 401(k) Plan
Piedmont, SCHealth Care & Social Assistance734 active participantsPlan year 2024✓ Auto-enroll
Estimate from the plan's Form 5500 filing · How we grade
$3,072Employer $ per active participant
$2,090Employee $ saved per active participant
0.75%Direct admin cost, % of plan assets
$23.3MNet plan assets, end of year
$26,380Average balance per account
Score breakdown
- Employer generosity41.7 / 5083th percentile for employer $ per participant
- Low cost2.8 / 2511th percentile for low admin cost vs. same-size plans
- Employee saving6.4 / 1543th percentile for employee $ per participant
- Plan features10 / 10Auto-enrollment, Default investment
Total score61 / 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 | 83th |
| Lower admin cost | 11th |
| Employee saving | 43th |
| 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
- Blood Connection, Incorporated put in about $3,072 per active participant, more than the typical peer ($976). 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 (0.75% 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 | $2,256,568 |
| Participant (employee) contributions | $1,535,007 |
| Other contributions (incl. rollovers in) | $63,540 |
| Administrative expenses paid from the plan | $160,836 |
| Contract administrator fees | $160,836 |
| Benefits paid out | $2,084,757 |
| Net assets, start / end of year | $19.3M / $23.3M |
| Active participants, start / end of year | 695 / 774 |
| Participants with account balances | 885 |
| Auto-enrollment (feature code 2S) | Yes |
| Auditor | Forvis Mazars, LLP |
Largest service providers (Schedule C)
| Principal Life Insurance Company | $160,837 reported compensation |
| Osaic Fa, Inc. | $49,082 reported compensation |
| Wilshire Advisors LLC | $0 reported compensation |
Source: DOL EFAST2 Form 5500 filing, acknowledgment ID 20250905111530NAL0017065201001, received 2025-09-05, EIN 57-0660489, plan #001, plan year 2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31. Verify at efast.dol.gov.