Hungry Cats, Inc. 401(k) Review & Grade
Hungry Cats, Inc. Profit Sharing 401(k) Plan and Trust
Manhattan, KSRetail Trade764 active participantsPlan year 2024
Estimate from the plan's Form 5500 filing · How we grade
$389Employer $ per active participant
$553Employee $ saved per active participant
0.56%Direct admin cost, % of plan assets
$3.6MNet plan assets, end of year
–Average balance per account (account count looks misreported)
Score breakdown
- Employer generosity14.8 / 5030th percentile for employer $ per participant
- Low cost4.9 / 2520th percentile for low admin cost vs. same-size plans
- Employee saving0.9 / 156th percentile for employee $ per participant
- Plan features3 / 10Default investment
Total score24 / 100 · Grade F
This plan vs. peers
Peers: Retail Trade plans with 500–2,499 active participants (719 plans).
| Measure | Percentile |
|---|---|
| Employer $ per participant | 30th |
| Lower admin cost | 20th |
| Employee saving | 6th |
| Peers that auto-enroll | 48% |
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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
- Hungry Cats put in about $389 per active participant, below the typical peer ($743). 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.
- Direct plan expenses (0.56% 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.
- 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 | $296,722 |
| Participant (employee) contributions | $421,983 |
| Other contributions (incl. rollovers in) | $38,600 |
| Administrative expenses paid from the plan | $18,409 |
| Benefits paid out | $356,297 |
| Net assets, start / end of year | $2.9M / $3.6M |
| Active participants, start / end of year | 853 / 674 |
| Participants with account balances | 170 |
| Auto-enrollment (feature code 2S) | Not reported |
| Auditor | Varney & Associates, Cpas, LLC |
Largest service providers (Schedule C)
| Empower Annuity Insurance Company | $18,409 reported compensation |
Source: DOL EFAST2 Form 5500 filing, acknowledgment ID 20251009092951NAL0003789779001, received 2025-10-09, EIN 81-0560643, plan #001, plan year 2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31. Verify at efast.dol.gov.