Southern States Packaging 401(k) match, vesting and fees

Plan year 2024 filingSouthern States Packaging 401(k) Plan · Plan 001 · EIN 57-0401494Updated Oct 2026

What Southern States Packaging's 401(k) plan says about matching contributions

The match terms have not been published from this plan's filing yet.
The plan year 2024 filing reports $115K in employer contributions, about $712 per participant. That total includes any match and profit-sharing; it is not a match formula. Plan year 2024 Form 5500 ↗
$73,707
Average account balance
180
Participants (end of year)
$11.9M
Plan assets (end of year)
0.24%
Admin expenses ÷ assets

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.

RecordkeeperAlerus Financial, N.A.Schedule C ↗
Independent auditorElliott Davis LLC (unmodified opinion, limited scope)Schedule H ↗
Plan type and status401(k) · ActiveForm 5500 ↗

How the plan compares

Plan year 2024 medians for 8,908 defined-contribution plans in manufacturing with 100 to 499 participants.

Southern States Packaging: employer contribution per participant$712
Peer median$1,847
Southern States Packaging: average balance$73,707
Peer median$65,512
Southern States Packaging: admin expenses ÷ assets0.24%
Peer median0.32%

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 $9.9M at the end of plan year 2021 to $11.9M at the end of plan year 2024.

$9.9M2021$7.9M2022$10.1M2023$11.9M2024
End-of-year figures from each plan year's Form 5500 filing for the Southern States Packaging plan.
Plan yearParticipantsAssetsEmployer contributionsPer participantAdmin expense ratioMatch formulaFiling
2024180$11.9M$115K$7120.24%Not publishedForm 5500 ↗
2023170$10.1M$106K$6650.25%Not publishedForm 5500 ↗
2022184$7.9M$103K$6240.25%Not publishedForm 5500 ↗
2021166$9.9M$96K$6170.21%Not publishedForm 5500 ↗

Common questions

Does Southern States Packaging match 401(k) contributions?

The match terms for the Southern States Packaging 401(k) Plan have not been published from its filing yet. The plan year 2024 filing reports $115K in employer contributions, about $712 per participant. That total includes any match and profit-sharing; it is not a match formula.

When is the Southern States Packaging 401(k) match vested?

The vesting schedule for the Southern States Packaging 401(k) Plan is not in the data published so far. Your Summary Plan Description states it.

Who manages the Southern States Packaging 401(k)?

The recordkeeper listed on Schedule C of the plan year 2024 filing is Alerus Financial, N.A.. The plan administrator is Southern States Packaging, Inc..

I left Southern States Packaging. How do I find my old 401(k)?

Your account stays in the plan until you move it. Contact the plan administrator (Southern States Packaging, Inc., (864) 699-1611) or the recordkeeper, Alerus Financial, N.A.. The Southern States Packaging old 401(k) page lists the contacts from every plan filing. Find an old Southern States Packaging 401(k)

Data from the public Form 5500 annual reports Southern States Packaging filed with the U.S. Department of Labor (plan years 2021 and 2022 and 2023 and 2024) 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 Southern States Packaging. Not financial advice. Report a correction · Methodology