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First District AssociationMoney purchase plan

FIRST DISTRICT ASSOCIATION RETIREMENT BENEFIT PROGRAM FOR UNION EMPLOYEES · LITCHFIELD, MN · plan year 2023

Reported admin expense ratio · 2023
0.37%

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

First District Association reported $34,092 in plan administrative expenses for 2023: 0.37% of average plan assets, below the peer median. Employer contributions averaged $5,221 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 1 year on file its reported administrative ratio fell from 0.37% to 0.24%. The plan sits in the $1M–$10M size bracket, benchmarked here against 22,307 comparable plans and shown alongside other agriculture, forestry & fishing employers. By assets it is among the smaller plans on file in Minnesota (1,307th of 1,918), and the 448th of 945 in agriculture, forestry & fishing.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$9,907,590
Participants with balances145
Active participants116
Employer contributions$605,688
Employee contributions—
Employer contribution per active participant$5,221
Average account balance$68,328
Benefits paid to participants$750,865
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
Plan history2
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$9.7M · 160 accts · $686K emplr
2023$9.9M · 145 accts · $606K emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2023
Investment management$34,062
Trustee / custodial$30
Total administrative$34,092
Employer contributions to the First District Association plan · 2023
Employer contribution per active participant$5,221
Median for plans this size$1,308
2024$5,577 per active participant
2023$5,221 per active participant

First District Association's 2023 employer contribution ran above the $1,308 median for plans its size, placing it in the top quarter of its peers. 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 · 20231
ADVANCED CAPITAL GROUP · Custodial (securities) · Investment advisory (plan)$34,092

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

Administrative cost history2
2024$23,963 · 0.24%
2023$34,092 · 0.37%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 410255940 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.