Design Collective 401(k) match, vesting and fees
What Design Collective's 401(k) plan says about matching contributions
Plan features
Match, vesting and enrollment details have not been published from this plan's audit report yet. The figures below come from the structured filing.
| Plan type and status | 401(k) · Active | Form 5500 ↗ |
How the plan compares
Plan year 2025 medians for 146,150 defined-contribution plans in professional, scientific, and technical services with fewer than 100 participants.
| Design Collective: employer contribution per participant | — | |
| Peer median | $2,267 |
| Design Collective: average balance | $245,598 | |
| Peer median | $64,582 |
| Design Collective: admin expenses ÷ assets | 0.22% | |
| Peer median | 0.39% |
Admin expenses are the plan's reported administrative expenses divided by its assets; they do not include fund expense ratios.
Plan history
Plan assets went from $14.7M at the end of plan year 2021 to $20.9M at the end of plan year 2025.
| Plan year | Participants | Assets | Employer contributions | Per participant | Admin expense ratio | Match formula | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 87 | $20.9M | — | — | 0.22% | Not published | 5500-SF ↗ |
| 2024 | 85 | $17.5M | — | — | 0.25% | Not published | 5500-SF ↗ |
| 2023 | 101 | $15.4M | — | — | 0.24% | Not published | 5500-SF ↗ |
| 2022 | 91 | $12.4M | — | — | 0.24% | Not published | 5500-SF ↗ |
| 2021 | 87 | $14.7M | — | — | 0.24% | Not published | 5500-SF ↗ |
Other Design Collective plans (1)
Each plan files its own Form 5500. Figures are from each plan's latest filing.
Design Collective, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan
Plan features
Match, vesting and enrollment details have not been published from this plan's audit report yet. The figures below come from the structured filing.
| Recordkeeper | Transitions Finance Stragegies | Schedule C ↗ |
| Independent auditor | Sc&H Attest Services, P.C. (unmodified opinion) | Schedule H ↗ |
| Plan type and status | Retirement · Active | Form 5500 ↗ |
Common questions
Does Design Collective match 401(k) contributions?
The match terms for the Design Collective, Inc Profit Sharing Plan and Trust have not been published from its filing yet.
When is the Design Collective 401(k) match vested?
The vesting schedule for the Design Collective, Inc Profit Sharing Plan and Trust is not in the data published so far. Your Summary Plan Description states it.
Who manages the Design Collective 401(k)?
The filing names Design Collective, Inc. as plan administrator; it does not list a recordkeeper.
I left Design Collective. How do I find my old 401(k)?
Your account stays in the plan until you move it. Contact the plan administrator (Design Collective, Inc., (410) 685-6655). The Design Collective old 401(k) page lists the contacts from every plan filing. Find an old Design Collective 401(k)
Data from the public Form 5500 annual reports Design Collective filed with the U.S. Department of Labor (plan years 2021 and 2022 and 2023 and 2024 and 2025) and, where noted, the attached independent auditor's report. Plan terms may have changed since the filing; check your current Summary Plan Description. PlanFacts is not affiliated with Design Collective. Not financial advice. Report a correction · Methodology