Plan Ledger DOL Form 5500 · updated monthly

New Cooperative, Inc.401(k)

THE RESTATED THRIFT/PROFIT SHARING PLAN FOR COOPERATIVES · FORT DODGE, IA · plan year 2024

Reported admin expense ratio · 2024
0.12%

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

New Cooperative, Inc. reported $130,645 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 0.12% of average plan assets, below the peer median. Employer contributions averaged $1,053 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 0.10% to 0.12%. The plan sits in the $50M–$250M size bracket, benchmarked here against 10,352 comparable plans and shown alongside other agriculture, forestry & fishing employers. By assets it is the 83rd-largest of 878 plans among Iowa employers on file, and the 36th of 945 in agriculture, forestry & fishing. In 2024, employees put in $4.25 for every $1.00 the employer contributed; active participation has grown from 844 to 1,235 since 2022.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$113,541,715
Participants with balances1,436
Active participants1,235
Employer contributions$1,300,587
Employee contributions$5,525,480
Employer contribution per active participant$1,053
Average account balance$79,068
Benefits paid to participants$11,521,009
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$113.5M · 1,436 accts · $1.3M emplr
2023$105.6M · 1,207 accts · $1.1M emplr
2022$78.5M · 959 accts · $865K emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2024
Recordkeeping & contract admin$93,647
Investment management$36,105
Total administrative$130,645
The New Cooperative, Inc. 401(k) match · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$1,053
Median for plans this size$3,635
2024$1,053 per active participant
2023$926 per active participant
2022$1,025 per active participant

New Cooperative, Inc.'s 2024 employer contribution ran below the $3,635 median for plans its size, in the bottom 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 · 20247
PRINCIPAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY · Contract administrator · Loan processing$73,942
EDELMAN FINANCIAL ENGINES, LLC · Investment advisory (participants)$36,105
ASSOCIATED BENEFITS CORPORATION · Plan administrator$19,705
DST ASSET MANAGER SOLUTIONS, INC · Custodial (securities)indirect comp
WELLINGTON TRUST CO., NA · Custodial (securities)indirect comp
MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO · Custodial (securities)indirect comp
MORNINGSTAR INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT · Investment advisory (participants)indirect comp

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$130,645 · 0.12%
2023$103,267 · 0.11%
2022$87,686 · 0.10%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 421009976 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.