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North Star Aviation401(k)

NORTH STAR AVIATION 401(K) PLAN · MANKATO, MN · plan year 2024

Reported admin expense ratio · 2024
1.56%

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

North Star Aviation reported $34,763 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 1.56% of average plan assets, higher than ~90% of peers. Employer contributions averaged $1,031 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 fell from 1.83% to 1.56%. The plan sits in the $1M–$10M size bracket, benchmarked here against 18,840 comparable plans and shown alongside other educational services employers. By assets it is among the smaller plans on file in Minnesota (1,758th of 1,918), and 2,787th of 3,091 in educational services. In 2024, employees put in $1.28 for every $1.00 the employer contributed; active participation has grown from 191 to 286 since 2022.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$2,562,968
Participants with balances430
Active participants286
Employer contributions$294,916
Employee contributions$377,794
Employer contribution per active participant$1,031
Average account balance$5,960
Benefits paid to participants$257,166
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$2.6M · 430 accts · $295K emplr
2023$1.9M · 335 accts · $237K emplr
2022$1.3M · 249 accts · $179K emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2024
Recordkeeping & contract admin$34,763
Total administrative$34,763
The North Star Aviation 401(k) match · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$1,031
Median for plans this size$1,313
2024$1,031 per active participant
2023$1,083 per active participant
2022$938 per active participant

North Star Aviation's 2024 employer contribution ran below the $1,313 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
ADMIN. GROUP, LLC DBA TAG RESOURCES · Recordkeeping · Loan processing$18,096
TRANSAMERICA FINANCIAL LIFE INS · Recordkeeping · Loan processing$16,667

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

Recordkeeper by year2
2024ADMIN. GROUP, LLC DBA TAG RESOURCES, Transamerica
2023ADMIN. GROUP, LLC DBA TAG RESOURCES, Transamerica

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Administrative cost history3
2024$34,763 · 1.56%
2023$26,466 · 1.66%
2022$23,247 · 1.83%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 411251295 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.