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Northern Air Corporation401(k)

NORTHERN AIR CORPORATION 401(K) PLAN · VADNAIS HEIGHTS, MN · plan year 2023

Reported admin expense ratio · 2023
0.47%

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

Northern Air Corporation reported $72,915 in plan administrative expenses for 2023: 0.47% of average plan assets, higher than ~75% of peers. Employer contributions averaged $10,346 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 rose from 0.39% to 0.47%. The plan sits in the $10M–$50M size bracket, benchmarked here against 26,779 comparable plans and shown alongside other construction employers. By assets it is among the smaller plans on file in Minnesota (1,000th of 1,918), and the 2,279th of 5,337 in construction. In 2023, the employer put in $1.32 for every $1.00 employees contributed themselves.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$16,868,982
Participants with balances107
Active participants64
Employer contributions$662,148
Employee contributions$502,677
Employer contribution per active participant$10,346
Average account balance$157,654
Benefits paid to participants$1,663,630
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
AuditorJOHN A KNUTSON & CO, PLLP
Plan history2
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2023$16.9M · 107 accts · $662K emplr
2022$14.3M · 113 accts · $615K emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2023
Recordkeeping & contract admin$10,300
Investment management$62,615
Total administrative$72,915
The Northern Air Corporation 401(k) match · 2023
Employer contribution per active participant$10,346
Median for plans this size$2,440
2023$10,346 per active participant
2022$8,426 per active participant

Northern Air Corporation's 2023 employer contribution ran above the $2,440 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 · 20232
TRUST POINT INC · Recordkeeping · Trustee$62,615
JOHN A KNUTSON & CO, PLLP · Accounting / audit$10,300

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

Administrative cost history2
2023$72,915 · 0.47%
2022$66,267 · 0.39%
Similar plansConstruction · Minnesota
Vinco, Inc. MN$17.7M · 0.45%
Gowan Construction, Inc. MN$16.8M · 0.39%

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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 411508221 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.