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Down East Community Hospital401(k)

DOWN EAST COMMUNITY HOSPITAL 401(K) RETIREMENT PLAN · MACHIAS, ME · plan year 2023

Reported admin expense ratio · 2023
0.31%

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

Down East Community Hospital reported $65,438 in plan administrative expenses for 2023: 0.31% of average plan assets, above the peer median. Employer contributions averaged $2,477 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 3 years on file its reported administrative ratio has held roughly steady near 0.28%. The plan sits in the $10M–$50M size bracket, benchmarked here against 26,779 comparable plans and shown alongside other health care & social assistance employers. By assets it is the 126th-largest of 354 plans among Maine employers on file, and the 3,361st of 11,911 in health care & social assistance. In 2023, employees put in $1.44 for every $1.00 the employer contributed.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$22,832,249
Participants with balances376
Active participants298
Employer contributions$738,159
Employee contributions$1,063,628
Employer contribution per active participant$2,477
Average account balance$60,724
Benefits paid to participants$2,073,343
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
AuditorBERRY BUNN MCNEIL AND PARKER
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$22.7M · 390 accts · $770K emplr
2023$22.8M · 376 accts · $738K emplr
2022$19.7M · 356 accts · $766K emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2023
Recordkeeping & contract admin$56,473
Total administrative$65,438
The Down East Community Hospital 401(k) match · 2023
Employer contribution per active participant$2,477
Median for plans this size$2,440
2024$2,603 per active participant
2023$2,477 per active participant
2022$2,623 per active participant

Down East Community Hospital's 2023 employer contribution ran above the $2,440 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 2023 administrative ratio, against the median plan its size; fund expense ratios are extra. Compare any plan.

Service providers · 20233
AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL SERVICES LLC · Investment advisory (plan)$50,136
DOWNEAST PENSION SERVICES INC · Contract administrator$4,600
CAPITAL GROUP RETIREMENT PLAN SERVI$2,738

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$62,853 · 0.28%
2023$65,438 · 0.31%
2022$56,011 · 0.26%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 010263198 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.