Plan Ledger DOL Form 5500 · updated monthly

A.W.A.R.E. Inc.401(k)

A. W. A. R. E. , INC. RETIREMENT PLAN AND TRUST · BOZEMAN, MT · plan year 2024

Reported admin expense ratio · 2024
0.83%

Peer grade: B · admin costs + employer contributions vs same-size plans · how grading works

A.W.A.R.E. Inc. reported $64,725 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 0.83% of average plan assets, above the peer median. Employer contributions averaged $2,158 per active participant. This ratio covers administrative expenses reported on the plan's Schedule H only; fund-level expense ratios are not included in public structured data — see methodology.

Across the 2 years on file its reported administrative ratio rose from 0.75% to 0.83%. The plan sits in the $1M–$10M size bracket, benchmarked here against 18,840 comparable plans and shown alongside other health care & social assistance employers. By assets it is among the smaller plans on file in Montana (137th of 229), and 6,202nd of 11,911 in health care & social assistance. In 2024, employees put in $1.82 for every $1.00 the employer contributed; active participation has shrunk from 403 to 188 since 2022.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$8,624,467
Participants with balances227
Active participants188
Employer contributions$405,651
Employee contributions$736,599
Employer contribution per active participant$2,158
Average account balance$37,993
Benefits paid to participants$526,103
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
AuditorWIFPLI LLP
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$8.6M · 227 accts · $406K emplr
2023$7.0M · 265 accts · $364K emplr
2022$5.6M · 276 accts · $328K emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2024
Recordkeeping & contract admin$31,527
Investment management$27,071
Total administrative$64,725
The A.W.A.R.E. Inc. 401(k) match · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$2,158
Median for plans this size$1,313
2024$2,158 per active participant
2023$2,068 per active participant
2022$814 per active participant

A.W.A.R.E. Inc.'s 2024 employer contribution ran above the $1,313 median for plans its size. Filings report dollars actually contributed, not the match formula; the formula itself (for example, 50% of the first 6% of pay) lives in the plan's summary plan description from HR.

What these fees cost you

Annual cost at the plan's reported 2024 administrative ratio, against the median plan its size; fund expense ratios are extra. Compare any plan.

Service providers · 20245
LPL FINANCIAL · Investment advisory (plan)$21,756
SANNAH M BRANDT LLC · Contract administrator$7,252
LEAFHOUSE FINANCIAL ADVISORS,LLC$6,127
EMPOWER ADVISORY GROUP, LLC · Investment management$5,315

Compensation shown is direct payments from plan assets reported on Schedule C. Providers paid through fund revenue-sharing appear as indirect.

Administrative cost history3
2024$64,725 · 0.83%
2023$47,236 · 0.75%
2022$43,607 · 0.75%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 810360391 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.