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Central McGowan, Inc.401(k)

CENTRAL MCGOWAN, INC. 401(K) AND PROFIT SHARING PLAN · ST CLOUD, MN · plan year 2024

Reported admin expense ratio · 2024
0.38%

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

Central McGowan, Inc. reported $59,044 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 0.38% of average plan assets, above the peer median. Employer contributions averaged $3,360 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 0.34% to 0.38%. The plan sits in the $10M–$50M size bracket, benchmarked here against 27,838 comparable plans and shown alongside other wholesale trade employers. By assets it is among the smaller plans on file in Minnesota (1,015th of 1,918), and 2,219th of 4,246 in wholesale trade. In 2024, employees put in $1.49 for every $1.00 the employer contributed; active participation has grown from 131 to 150 since 2022.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$16,488,996
Participants with balances177
Active participants150
Employer contributions$504,021
Employee contributions$751,313
Employer contribution per active participant$3,360
Average account balance$93,158
Benefits paid to participants$1,611,378
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$16.5M · 177 accts · $504K emplr
2023$14.4M · 171 accts · $505K emplr
2022$12.8M · 146 accts · $485K emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2024
Recordkeeping & contract admin$37,949
Investment management$21,095
Total administrative$59,044
The Central McGowan, Inc. 401(k) match · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$3,360
Median for plans this size$2,416
2024$3,360 per active participant
2023$3,631 per active participant
2022$3,703 per active participant

Central McGowan, Inc.'s 2024 employer contribution ran above 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.

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 · 20242
ALERUS FINANCIAL, N.A. · Recordkeeping · Trustee$37,949
LEDGE WEALTH MANAGEMENT, INC. · Investment advisory (participants) · Investment advisory (plan)$21,095

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

Recordkeeper by year2
2024Alerus
2023Alerus

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Administrative cost history3
2024$59,044 · 0.38%
2023$43,080 · 0.32%
2022$47,464 · 0.34%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 410873429 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.