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Northwestern Lumber Association401(k)

NLA MULTIPLE EMPLOYER 401(K) SAVINGS PLAN · GOLDEN VALLEY, MN · plan year 2023

Reported admin expense ratio · 2023
0.90%

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

Northwestern Lumber Association reported $170,541 in plan administrative expenses for 2023: 0.90% of average plan assets, higher than ~90% of peers. Employer contributions averaged $4,086 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 0.83% to 0.90%. The plan sits in the $10M–$50M size bracket, benchmarked here against 26,779 comparable plans and shown alongside other professional & technical services employers. By assets it is the 885th-largest of 1,918 plans among Minnesota employers on file, and the 5,489th of 11,654 in professional & technical services. In 2023, employees put in $1.09 for every $1.00 the employer contributed; active participation has grown from 266 to 295 since 2022.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$20,302,818
Participants with balances302
Active participants295
Employer contributions$1,205,354
Employee contributions$1,307,820
Employer contribution per active participant$4,086
Average account balance$67,228
Benefits paid to participants$1,375,714
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
AuditorOLSEN THEILEN & COMPANY, LTD
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$17.1M · 230 accts · $858K emplr
2023$20.3M · 302 accts · $1.2M emplr
2022$17.6M · 275 accts · $903K emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2023
Recordkeeping & contract admin$157,684
Investment management$1,290
Audit (IQPA)$11,567
Total administrative$170,541
The Northwestern Lumber Association 401(k) match · 2023
Employer contribution per active participant$4,086
Median for plans this size$2,440
2024$3,203 per active participant
2023$4,086 per active participant
2022$3,393 per active participant

Northwestern Lumber Association's 2023 employer contribution ran above the $2,440 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 2023 administrative ratio, against the median plan its size; fund expense ratios are extra. Compare any plan.

Service providers · 20234
PINNACLE FINANCIAL SERVICES · Recordkeeping$18,366
NATIONAL PROFESSIONAL PLANNING GROU · Recordkeeping$6,330
LINCOLN NATIONAL CORPORATION · Contract administrator$97,728
STADION MONEY MANAGEMENT · Investment advisory (participants)$49,942

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

Recordkeeper by year2
2024NATIONAL PROFESSIONAL PLANNING GROU, PINNACLE FINANCIAL SERVICES
2023NATIONAL PROFESSIONAL PLANNING GROU, PINNACLE FINANCIAL SERVICES

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Administrative cost history3
2024$168,618 · 0.90%
2023$170,541 · 0.90%
2022$152,558 · 0.83%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 411676811 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.