# Seattle Times Company 401(k) Plan
Source: https://planprovider.pro/companies/seattle-times-company-401k-plan

> Seattle Times Company's 401(k) plan: 581 participants, plan year 2024 financials, providers, and benchmarks from Form 5500.

Form 5500 filing data for plan year 2024.

## Plan Snapshot

- **Plan Sponsor:** Seattle Times Company

- **Sponsor EIN:** 910403890

- **Sponsor Address:** P O BOX 70, SEATTLE, WA, 98111

- **Plan Type:** 401(k)

- **Total Participants:** 581

- **Total Assets:** $155.1M

## Key Plan Design Features

- **Auto-Enrollment:** Yes

- **Auto-Escalation:** No

- **Allows Roth Contributions:** Yes

- **Participant Loans:** Yes

- **Participant-Directed Investments:** Yes

- **ERISA Section 404(c) Fiduciary Safe Harbor:** Yes

## Plan Financials by Year

| Year|Participants|Total Assets|Employer Contrib.|Employee Contrib.|

| 2024|581|$155.1M|$619,297|$3.7M|

| 2023|583|$142.8M|$632,633|$3.5M|

| 2022|600|$129.9M|$582,117|$3.5M|

## Service Providers (Schedule C)

Vendors paid $5,000 or more for services to the plan, ranked by total compensation (direct + indirect fees).

| Provider Name|
Role|
Direct Compensation|
Indirect Compensation|
Total Fees|

| VERUS ADVISORY, INC.|INVESTMENT ADVISOR|$45,750|—|$45,750|

| FIDELITY INVESTMENTS INSTITUTIONAL|RECORDKEEPER|$31,190|—|$31,190|

| STRATEGIC ADVISORS, INC.|ADVISOR|$25,871|—|$25,871|

| CLARK NUBER PS|ACCOUNTANT/AUDITOR|$21,900|—|$21,900|

### Verified Provider Profiles

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- [FIDELITY INVESTMENTS INSTITUTIONAL](https://planprovider.pro/provider/fidelity-investments) — RECORDKEEPER

- [STRATEGIC ADVISORS, INC.](https://planprovider.pro/provider/creative-planning) — ADVISOR

## Plan Fees & Expenses

Annual service provider fees and administrative expenses sourced from DOL Form 5500 filings.

- **Total Service Provider Fees:** $124,711

- **Estimated Expense Ratio:** 0.080% of plan assets

### Historical Administrative Expenses

Breakdown of administrative expense categories reported on Form 5500 filings.

| Year|
Total Admin Expenses|
Investment Mgmt Fees|
Contract Admin Fees|
IQPA Audit Fees|
Professional Fees|

| 2024|$124,536|$71,621|—|$21,900|—|

| 2023|$149,963|$86,749|—|$20,999|—|

| 2022|$151,329|$24,218|—|—|—|

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