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Gfa Federal Credit Union401(k)

GFA FEDERAL CREDIT UNION 401(K) PROFIT SHARING PLAN · GARDNER, MA · plan year 2024

Reported admin expense ratio · 2024
0.40%

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

Gfa Federal Credit Union reported $14,870 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 0.40% of average plan assets, below the peer median. Employer contributions averaged $2,778 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 0.25% to 0.40%. The plan sits in the $1M–$10M size bracket, benchmarked here against 18,840 comparable plans and shown alongside other finance & insurance employers. By assets it is among the smaller plans on file in Massachusetts (2,384th of 2,726), and 4,503rd of 4,798 in finance & insurance. In 2024, employees put in $1.73 for every $1.00 the employer contributed; active participation has grown from 90 to 101 since 2022.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$4,214,145
Participants with balances110
Active participants101
Employer contributions$280,557
Employee contributions$484,374
Employer contribution per active participant$2,778
Average account balance$38,310
Benefits paid to participants$824,918
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
Plan history4
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2025$0 · $248 emplr
2024$4.2M · 110 accts · $281K emplr
2023$3.3M · 119 accts · $269K emplr
2022$2.8M · 119 accts · $231K emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2024
Recordkeeping & contract admin$3,295
Investment management$11,575
Total administrative$14,870
The Gfa Federal Credit Union 401(k) match · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$2,778
Median for plans this size$1,313
2024$2,778 per active participant
2023$2,958 per active participant
2022$2,566 per active participant

Gfa Federal Credit Union's 2024 employer contribution ran above the $1,313 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 2024 administrative ratio, against the median plan its size; fund expense ratios are extra. Compare any plan.

Service providers · 20243
PINNACLE PENSION CONSULTANTS · Investment advisory (plan)$9,407
EMPOWER ADVISORY GROUP, LLC · Investment management$2,168

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

Administrative cost history4
2025Not separately reported
2024$14,870 · 0.40%
2023$11,868 · 0.39%
2022$9,163 · 0.25%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 041355545 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.