Lincoln Industries, Inc. 401(k) Review & Grade
Lincoln Industries 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan
Lincoln, NEManufacturing661 active participantsPlan year 2024✓ Auto-enroll
Estimate from the plan's Form 5500 filing · How we grade
$1,548Employer $ per active participant
$5,843Employee $ saved per active participant
0.44%Direct admin cost, % of plan assets
$72.1MNet plan assets, end of year
$88,088Average balance per account
Score breakdown
- Employer generosity15.9 / 5032th percentile for employer $ per participant
- Low cost6.9 / 2527th percentile for low admin cost vs. same-size plans
- Employee saving9.3 / 1562th 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 | 32th |
| Lower admin cost | 27th |
| Employee saving | 62th |
| 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
- Lincoln Industries put in about $1,548 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.
- 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 | $1,023,002 |
| Participant (employee) contributions | $3,862,539 |
| Other contributions (incl. rollovers in) | $513,673 |
| Administrative expenses paid from the plan | $297,176 |
| Investment advisory & management fees | $12,344 |
| Other admin expenses | $188,628 |
| Benefits paid out | $6,618,144 |
| Net assets, start / end of year | $64.0M / $72.1M |
| Active participants, start / end of year | 670 / 652 |
| Participants with account balances | 819 |
| Auto-enrollment (feature code 2S) | Yes |
| Auditor | Forvis,llp |
Largest service providers (Schedule C)
| Capfinancial Partners, LLC | $188,629 reported compensation |
| Fidelity Investments Institutional | $78,013 reported compensation |
| Forvis | $18,191 reported compensation |
Source: DOL EFAST2 Form 5500 filing, acknowledgment ID 20250801131155NAL0007200721001, received 2025-08-01, EIN 47-0689900, plan #001, plan year 2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31. Verify at efast.dol.gov.