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Central Farmers Cooperative401(k)

CO-OP 401(K) PLAN · MARION, SD · plan year 2024

Reported admin expense ratio · 2024
0.32%

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

Central Farmers Cooperative reported $52,184 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 0.32% of average plan assets, above the peer median. Employer contributions averaged $2,044 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 0.29% to 0.32%. The plan sits in the $10M–$50M size bracket, benchmarked here against 27,838 comparable plans and shown alongside other agriculture, forestry & fishing employers. By assets it is the 106th-largest of 233 plans among South Dakota employers on file, and the 304th of 945 in agriculture, forestry & fishing. In 2024, employees put in $2.36 for every $1.00 the employer contributed; active participation has grown from 124 to 140 since 2022.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$16,395,017
Participants with balances200
Active participants140
Employer contributions$286,155
Employee contributions$674,674
Employer contribution per active participant$2,044
Average account balance$81,975
Benefits paid to participants$2,198,649
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
AuditorGARDINER AND COMPANY
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$16.4M · 200 accts · $286K emplr
2023$16.1M · 220 accts · $453K emplr
2022$13.7M · 209 accts · $405K emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2024
Recordkeeping & contract admin$49,688
Total administrative$52,184
The Central Farmers Cooperative 401(k) match · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$2,044
Median for plans this size$2,416
2024$2,044 per active participant
2023$3,563 per active participant
2022$3,270 per active participant

Central Farmers Cooperative's 2024 employer contribution ran below the $2,416 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.

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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 · 20241
MILLIMAN, INC. · Recordkeeping · Loan processing$44,213

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

Recordkeeper by year2
2024Milliman
2023Milliman

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Administrative cost history3
2024$52,184 · 0.32%
2023$42,522 · 0.29%
2022$37,710 · 0.29%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 460417526 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.