Creative Foam Corporation 401(k) Review & Grade
Creative Foam 401(k) Plan
Fenton, MIManufacturing1,237 active participantsPlan year 2024✓ Auto-enroll
Estimate from the plan's Form 5500 filing · How we grade
$944Employer $ per active participant
$3,022Employee $ saved per active participant
0.06%Direct admin cost, % of plan assets
$50.9MNet plan assets, end of year
$31,541Average balance per account
Score breakdown
- Employer generosity7.7 / 5015th percentile for employer $ per participant
- Low cost20.9 / 2584th percentile for low admin cost vs. same-size plans
- Employee saving3.5 / 1523th percentile for employee $ per participant
- Plan features10 / 10Auto-enrollment, Default investment
Total score42 / 100 · Grade D
This plan vs. peers
Peers: Manufacturing plans with 500–2,499 active participants (2,376 plans).
| Measure | Percentile |
|---|---|
| Employer $ per participant | 15th |
| Lower admin cost | 84th |
| Employee saving | 23th |
| 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
- Creative Foam put in about $944 per active participant, below the typical peer ($2,320). 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 | $1,168,238 |
| Participant (employee) contributions | $3,737,806 |
| Other contributions (incl. rollovers in) | $122,288 |
| Administrative expenses paid from the plan | $30,329 |
| Benefits paid out | $5,643,299 |
| Net assets, start / end of year | $46.8M / $50.9M |
| Active participants, start / end of year | 1,298 / 1,176 |
| Participants with account balances | 1,614 |
| Auto-enrollment (feature code 2S) | Yes |
| Auditor | Plante Moran |
Largest service providers (Schedule C)
| Empower Annuity Insurance Company | $54,663 reported compensation |
| Advised Assets Group, LLC | $1,682 reported compensation |
Source: DOL EFAST2 Form 5500 filing, acknowledgment ID 20251013141003NAL0001474305001, received 2025-10-13, EIN 38-1905349, plan #001, plan year 2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31. Verify at efast.dol.gov.